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Old 24-January-2007, 08:51 PM
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Friday, I'm going to a talk by an astronaut. What is he going to talk about?
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The Challenges of Space Exploration: An Astronaut's View

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Sorry I took such a long time, like 3/4's of a day
And I thought Newfoundland was messed up.

Good luck, either one will do
You're not confusing the ULTIMATE astronomy quiz with the all-new Geography quiz, are you?
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Old 25-January-2007, 11:22 AM
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Close! right astronaut, wrong day, and wrong topic.
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He might've, but time zones are quasi-astronomical
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Old 25-January-2007, 01:14 PM
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Close! right astronaut, wrong day, and wrong topic. He might've, but time zones are quasi-astronomical
It did occur to me that the whole of geography could be subsumed under the aegis of planetary science.
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What made me think of it was that I was reducing radio astronomy data and looking up about sideral time, I came a time zone with :45, thats wierd, it was 3/4 of a day since I got the nod and I didn't have a question so I went with that.
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RAC Meeting
Speaker: Franklin Chang-Diaz
Title: Future Spacecraft Propulsion
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Yeppers. Tonight.

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What galaxy has had the most observed supernovae? How many?
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NGC 6946 has had 7.
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NGC 6946 has had 7.
very close
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Old 29-January-2007, 08:18 AM
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very close
Eight!
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Old 29-January-2007, 03:21 PM
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Eight is also the probable number of observed historical supernovae in the Milky Way. It could be as high as 15.

Interestingly the entire local group has only generated a measly two other supernovae - SN1885 (S Andromedae) and SN1987A
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Eight is also the probable number of observed historical supernovae in the Milky Way. It could be as high as 15.

Interestingly the entire local group has only generated a measly two other supernovae - SN1885 (S Andromedae) and SN1987A
It's a quiet neighborhood, which is why I moved here
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Eight is also the probable number of observed historical supernovae in the Milky Way. It could be as high as 15.
Good point, I should have made the wording more ... extragalactic.
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Old 30-January-2007, 08:17 AM
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I wish there was an easy question
How many stars are there in the system known as Epsilon Lyrae?
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4 - I am almost completely certain this is wrong, but I cannot come up with anything other than the simplest answer. There must be a rub, I can't imagine Eroica is just asking for the "double double" without any further twists....
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4 - I am almost completely certain this is wrong, but I cannot come up with anything other than the simplest answer. There must be a rub, I can't imagine Eroica is just asking for the "double double" without any further twists....
If this was QI, the alarm bells would be ringing and Stephen Fry would be guffawing with great satisfaction. 4 is not the correct answer.
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Old 30-January-2007, 04:36 PM
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Yes, it had to be wrong, hadn't it?
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Yes, it had to be wrong, hadn't it?
It is suppose to be an "easy question", but Eroica did not promise it wouldn't be clever.

Where did your bludgeoning hammer go?

5 is an easy answer.
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