hi Folks!

Hate to begin with what may be seen as a nitpick, But -----


Re: the movie “Contact” (1997)….

http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/movies/contact.html


Bad:
In a pivotal scene, Ellie flashes back to the night her father dies. There's a meteor shower, and they have a couple of small telescopes set up.

Good:
You don't watch meteor showers through a telescope! Meteors flash across the sky in a few seconds, while telescopes magnify a small part of the sky. Watching a shower through a 'scope is like trying to find a coin you dropped on the ground with a microscope. It won't work! The best way to watch meteors is lying in a lounge chair, so you can watch a large fraction of the sky comfortably.


Nope. Sorry --- People do watch meteor showers with telescopes.

Here’s the link from the International Meteor Org:

http://www.imo.net/tele?PHPSESSID=bb...759baac72c339f


It isn’t just a one page blurb. They continue for six or seven pages describing the reasons for using telescopes, basic site selection, observing techniques, equipment commendations, forms to use and where you can send your data.

...then again, you CAN look at other objects with telescopes while watching a meteor shower (just don't let her catch you....)

If I caught my dad doing that, I'd stomp his foot so hard... he'd wish he was dead.

__________________
Kai's home computer is broken and her posting may be eratic for a while - ToSeek
"The only way to explore the universe is to go and look." - Brian Cox
Well, the best way to find out is to go there and, find out. - Raven's Cry
'Evolution and science are one thing, but you don’t mess with Yoko Ono. Everybody knows that. ' - 386sx

Thanks for thw chuckles, guys ---


HMmmm.

Does anyone associated with maintaining the content of the website read the forum?

Oh, yes. Phil, whose website it is, doesn't post as much as some of us would like, but he does make his presence known.

__________________
Gillian

"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"

"You can't erase icing."

"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"

You can PM the BA if you want to.

__________________
Kai's home computer is broken and her posting may be eratic for a while - ToSeek
"The only way to explore the universe is to go and look." - Brian Cox
Well, the best way to find out is to go there and, find out. - Raven's Cry
'Evolution and science are one thing, but you don’t mess with Yoko Ono. Everybody knows that. ' - 386sx

is there anybody out there ?

__________________
Thank God for magnetism.

If S.E.T.I would here anything it would be to far away by now to even worry about.

__________________
Thank God for magnetism.

Exactly.

"Oooh, a signal!"
"Let's see, it says 'If any sentient beings recieve this, announce your surrender to the Yogians on all channels.'"
<Tears ups, throws in garbage, goes back to listening.>

__________________
Kai's home computer is broken and her posting may be eratic for a while - ToSeek
"The only way to explore the universe is to go and look." - Brian Cox
Well, the best way to find out is to go there and, find out. - Raven's Cry
'Evolution and science are one thing, but you don’t mess with Yoko Ono. Everybody knows that. ' - 386sx