Which of these are you likely to see in your lifetime?

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"Arrrgh, the laws of physics be a harsh mistress!" -- Bender

I see a lot of vast space....

Is this the psychic thread? What three things are you talking about?

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Sunset

Die Sonne scheidet hinter dem Gebirge. In alle Täler steigt der Abend nieder
mit seinen Schatten, die voll Kühlung sind.

You had to wait for the system to post the poll.

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"Arrrgh, the laws of physics be a harsh mistress!" -- Bender

George Lucas has said he´s done with Star Wars, so I don´t have hopes. I´ve seen two total solar eclipses, so I´m probably done with them, too. My wish list is seeing a mission to Mars [big chances] and an ET contact [only a wishful thinking]. A daylight SN? Forget it.

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In order of probability:

A total solar eclipse (in person)
I voted for this. Quite likely - I intend to do this after I retire, or sooner if sufficient amounts of time and money make themselves available.

A daylight supernova
With luck, I have 40-50 years left. I think the probability is about 0.05-0.10.

A manned mission to Mars (on TV)
0.01. By the time it happens, I expect TV to be so dumbed down that all channels are showing American Idol reruns.

SETI contact made
Probability unknown but low. I think there are very few technological civilisations in the galaxy, but that's little better than a guess.

A new good Star Wars movie
Zero.

Lol, it never came up for me and I'm on my work server. Odd. I chose the total solar eclipse as the most probable.

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Sunset

Die Sonne scheidet hinter dem Gebirge. In alle Täler steigt der Abend nieder
mit seinen Schatten, die voll Kühlung sind.

Well, I've seen a total solar eclipse and expect to see at least one more.

I don't expect to live to see a manned mission to Mars or SETI contact, but we're overdue for a supernova in this galaxy, so that would be my second pick.

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In order of possiblity

1. A total eclipse - 100% if my lifespan holds up and we don't commit planet suicide first.

2. Mars landing - 0% not with tv, but it will be broadcast of the optical relay network.

3. A good new Star Wars movie - 100%, George can still play with the Empire Strikes back and call it new, he did it for the orginial.

4. Day-Time SuperNova - no guess, could happen at any time or not within my life.

5. SETI contact - not likely at all, we have to go out and find THEM.

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Yeah, and likely lots of folks will be calling in their votes, too.

There's a total eclipse due to cross over the US (coast to coast, NW to SE) on Aug 21, 2017; maybe I can catch it.

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Does the mission to mars have to be on TV? I am working to just look out the window to see the guys on the surface.

course, one of the things I have to do is get 6 inches shorter and 100 pounds lighter

I have already seen a total solar eclipse, so that is my vote...

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The reason I put the on TV after the Mars was just to indicate that you didn't have to go there yourself, as opposed to a total solar eclipse -- where the issue was whether you would see it in person, since we already know when and where they will occur.

This is just a fun thing, which is why I put it in Babbling.

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"Arrrgh, the laws of physics be a harsh mistress!" -- Bender

I've seen two total solar eclipses (1963 and 1970), don't think the human species has the spirit of adventure it used to, so there goes Mars, I support SETI, but don't have unrealistic expectations, and as long as Lucas is at the helm, zilch re SWTGM. As ToSeek mentioned we're overdue for a daylight supernova.

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Well, I'm a virgin when it comes to total solar eclipses...but I KNOW I will be seeing the TSE in 2017.

All I have to do is drive up the coast a "bit".

Manned landing on Mars? Gee, I hope I live that long...

I consider the other options highly unlikely.

The eclipse. I gotta go visit my parents at the right time in 2017, but when there's an total solar eclipse happening back home, the trip must be made.

Of course, you realize that since the eclipse is happening in Oregon, there's a slim chance of seeing it. (Unless you can eclipse liquid sunshine. )

I get a kick that "a good new Star Wars movie" is (so far) the only thing with a zero. 'Course, I wouldn't have picked that two movies ago (I had some faint hope horribly dashed three movies ago).

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Disclaimer: Avatar is not an official NASA image and does not imply any specific interplanetary or interstellar capability.

The Leif Ericson Cruiser

Something different - my late uncle, the eldest of my mother's brothers, was pleased to have seen Halley's Comet, twice.
But that is just an accident of birth, and weather.

John

Probably none-of-the-above.

I've already witnessed a total solar eclipse (US, pacific northwest, 1980/81?), so to make any serious travel effort to see another one is not appealing (i.e. "been there, done that").

I am almost 48 years old. A manned mission to Mars (on TV) would have to come within the next 30 years for me to be alive to see it. That probably won't happen.

A daylight supernova: possible. This might be the one with the greatest possiblility of happening in my lifetime.

SETI contact made: I doubt it --my own (opinion) solution to the Drake equation is a very very low number.

A new good Star Wars movie: Unless those new 3D versions are something special... The whole saga has been told, to fill in the gaps would not do it justice, and any other story line from that 'galaxy' wouldn't be Star-Wars.

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Good thing the choices weren't complicated by inclusion of any truly rare events - such as the Cubs winning the World Series.

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Ha!

I was limited to 5 choices, and I tried to keep them astronomy related (except for the last one, which was supposed to be good for a chuckle).