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Location: Fort Worth, Texas | Just musing over Memorial Day Weekend. I've been keeping up with the Cassini Mission on the internet. Breathtaking image of Saturn:
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Location: Central Oregon | Yes it is. Thanks.
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Location: Florida | Beats the hell out of looking at Uranus. |
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Location: NJ | ". . I was drawn by the Sirens of Titan . . carried along by their call . . . ."
- from Al Stewart's "Sirens of Titan" (based on the Kurt Vonnegut SciFi novel of the same name)
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Location: St. Petersburg, FL USA | I remember aiming my first "real" telescope at a bright object - there weren't many to choose from in my Long Island backyard - which turned out to be Saturn. I could really make out the rings, pretty exciting moment. Thanks for the pic, Paul. Here's a link that summarizes the Cassini mission for those interested:
Cassini-Huygens press release |
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Location: NJ | cliff
vonnegut is my favorite author. I have read most everything he wrote and I HATE sci fi. |
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