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Old 14-February-2004, 07:56 AM
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Yes i fully agree, Fraser and his travelling astronomical slide rule show is classic!

My dad was reading as a guest, and passed on this message 'Keep up the good work everyone, I enjoy reading UT'

So there you have it, from a Scottish butcher, how can anyone top that....(go ahead Faulkner, Chook, Tiny, Dippy etc, make my day....:P)
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Old 18-February-2004, 04:38 PM
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Fraser, I love that you give a summary and the option to read more in depth. It makes it easier if you've not much time.

The forums are great. It's nice that no matter what your level of understanding people don't patronise you and they're happy to break things down. And yes, there are some funny members out there (you know who you are!).

I only wish I had more time to spend on the site.

Cheers Fraser, and congratulations on the ankle biters!
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Old 18-February-2004, 09:03 PM
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Thanks for the kind words. I originally didn't have content on the website, just the summaries, but it's kind of stuck. I think people like the format.
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Old 18-February-2004, 11:10 PM
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I absolutely love Universe Today!!! It's by far the best website on the 'net. The forums are my favorite... everyone there is very nice and helpful. Keep up the good work Fraser!
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Old 21-February-2004, 06:15 AM
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You are darn right we like the format, fraser! One of the things I enjoy on this website is how user friendly it is.
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Old 23-February-2004, 05:04 PM
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Yeah, even a techno jinx like me can manage to get around it without breaking anything!
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Old 24-February-2004, 06:28 PM
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I don't remember have found messages about recently discovered life bearable planets on Fraser's site, but it is possible of course there is somewhere a message about planets around Vega with possibility on highly developed intelligence. I heared this on the BBC. I wrote an email to Artemis Westenberg from Marssociety, I told her I thought it was a little bit exagerated because Vega is an A type star and thus too young, because your star needs to be G0 to G2. I haven't heared since about. If people among you know more about those planets... In the night from 14 on 15 september 2003 if I remember well, we saw with the whole family while we were in a black wood in Wallonia a heavy light flying during a fraction of a second over at least sixty grades in the sky. A meteor got in an orbit or about orbit around the sky, could that be? Or that space plane?
For the first time of my life I also saw the Milky way that night and was very proud that thus you see it even in my flat country, but not in the Netherlands I suppose.
Maybe one day I dwell up all fraser's website, but what also a very interesting site is, I tell you this although they are my enemies since shortly after Bush came, is ESA's or the European Space Agency's site at ESA.int or something like that. You have to take the science compartiment and then you choose your own interesting links. I arrived at the discovery of a planet (maybe its name is Osiris but I'm not sure) There is a planet very near to its sun with oxygene and charbon in its very extended atmosphere. The oxygen is very high in the sky, it 's about 1000°C on the surface.
Are there students among you who are preparing for a G0 space flight?
I wonder if Fraser and I didn't meet earlier on the web than I'm in this forum. It was when I subscribed for spacedaily headlines. I remember him giving the impression still believing in my website. Is that possible.
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Old 29-February-2004, 04:52 PM
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Yes Fraser, I've even fallen in love with it, but I would like to upload my own avatar. It performs the flemish lion flag or does it have to do s.t. with space and astronomy? If it is not good enough I'll draw it over, even a hundred times cuz I hate using other people's stuff. Also I admire you for making all those synthesises day in day out for years maybe already. Do you have a position at the government maybe or somewhere else, that you can spend your time so usefull night afer night?

Sorry for telling you, but the matrix movie's "wub.gif" official website is really YOU from THE, if needed I give the link, but how can I know from beforehand that you'll click on it. The day I give feedback on Bush's site I think I 'll exagerate greatly, cuz you know he still uses html4.0 whereas I'm at least a little bit further you know. But they :angry: sabotate me always, now I even can't continue to follow the course that make my sites looking for pearls but in the future.
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Patience is a virtue. I have to say U.T. is easy to read and understand without biting my nails trying to figure it out. I certainly give all respect to the hard work that goes into making this quite an open door for all. Thanks again for the insight!!! Regards to ALL B)
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Old 16-March-2004, 11:08 PM
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Quote Hoore500: "???"
Please explain .
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Old 16-April-2004, 10:21 PM
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How to make it your start page? If this is impossible, don't force yourself, Fraser, then I can take the NASA mars rover student page as such.
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How to make it your start page?
If you want to make this your start page, all you have to do is go up to 'Tools' and clink on 'Internet Options...' where you just type in the URL under 'Home Page'
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Old 18-April-2004, 09:39 PM
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:huh: Thanks Galaxygirl.
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For real!!! This is a great site, great information and people who are as passionate about astronomy as I am!
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Old 19-April-2004, 06:04 PM
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I agree.

Fraser Cain performs a great service to the space science community by maintaining this site.

Can we help?

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Old 20-April-2004, 04:12 PM
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Hey Fraser... how's it hanging?

I like the expert answers you've introduced... one of your best laid plans perhaps :P
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Old 21-April-2004, 05:20 AM
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Way to go Fraser! This is a great site to come to!
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Old 21-April-2004, 05:37 PM
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Aww, shucks... group hug. :-)
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Old 21-April-2004, 06:58 PM
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Only if we have a party at your house Fraser!
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Old 18-May-2004, 03:32 AM
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I'd have to chuck up my airline mileage a bit.
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Old 22-June-2004, 10:33 PM
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Fraser,
You have done a wonderful job with this website.
A few more pictures maybe? Hard to improve upon it.
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Old 23-June-2004, 10:09 PM
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Dear Fraser:

I visit your website 2-3 times daily just for the fun of it. I really like it and especially when u give users challenges like to photograph venus etc.

I like your news. I can say it's better than space.com.
I think you should have a challenge section and post challenges so people can prepare ahead of time.

even if that can't be done it's ok this website it is as good as it gets already. I read all the posts here but I just registered because I wanted to give you some feedback on this great website.

Sincerely
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