Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 1, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, kent_white said: This is awful! https://www.universetoday.com/149029/the-arecibo-observatory-platform-has-collapsed/ Oh dear. Was listening to something on the wireless the other day. Some radio listening doofer somewhere (USA I think) was well over 2 acres in area, with thousands of panels on it, each the size of a small car iirc. It had just had a lift installed to save the chaps going up stairs higher than the statue of liberty. Could pick up a signal weaker than a snowflake's. 10‐³² of a unit (whatever they were measured in). Watches etc would greatly interfere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted December 1, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 1, 2020 Science blows my mind. How the fuck the boffins do this space stuff is unreal. I wish I could understand the physics and love watching space programmes on TV but I always end up confused yet in awe of it all. Every now and again I love to rewatch the earth comparison videos on NASA and even YouTube to show how utterly insignificant our planet is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Winchester White said: Science blows my mind. How the fuck the boffins do this space stuff is unreal. I wish I could understand the physics and love watching space programmes on TV but I always end up confused yet in awe of it all. Every now and again I love to rewatch the earth comparison videos on NASA and even YouTube to show how utterly insignificant our planet is. Try PBS Space Time on YouTube if you like that type of thing. It will blow your mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 https://news.sky.com/story/third-monolith-found-on-california-mountain-following-utah-and-romania-discoveries-12149697 Monoliths delivered from outerspace. Or dicks pissing about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 On 01/12/2020 at 22:31, kent_white said: Try PBS Space Time on YouTube if you like that type of thing. It will blow your mind! Wow!! My brain hurts. That said he reminds me of Professor Denzil Dexter from The Fast Show, particularly when he’s taking about quantum mechanics, do the past and future exist, etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 1 hour ago, gonzo said: https://news.sky.com/story/third-monolith-found-on-california-mountain-following-utah-and-romania-discoveries-12149697 Monoliths delivered from outerspace. Or dicks pissing about? Bizarre!! Why do it and then take it away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 On 01/12/2020 at 21:17, Winchester White said: Science blows my mind. How the fuck the boffins do this space stuff is unreal. I wish I could understand the physics and love watching space programmes on TV but I always end up confused yet in awe of it all. Every now and again I love to rewatch the earth comparison videos on NASA and even YouTube to show how utterly insignificant our planet is. KY scuti and beetlejuice particular faves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 56 minutes ago, MancWanderer said: Bizarre!! Why do it and then take it away? Because it retains the mystique? If they left them they'd probably be discovered to have been knocked-up in someones garage with 4x2, MDF and blackboard paint... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent_white Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 3 hours ago, MancWanderer said: Wow!! My brain hurts. That said he reminds me of Professor Denzil Dexter from The Fast Show, particularly when he’s taking about quantum mechanics, do the past and future exist, etc If you look through the playlists he'll take you through it from the beginning on different topics. It's hard to pick up the thread half way through - as you have to have tried to wrap your head around ones that have come before first. I listen to them at bedtime - they relax me for some reason? 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 3, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 3, 2020 5 hours ago, gonzo said: https://news.sky.com/story/third-monolith-found-on-california-mountain-following-utah-and-romania-discoveries-12149697 Monoliths delivered from outerspace. Or dicks pissing about? Vaccine freezers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 48 minutes ago, kent_white said: If you look through the playlists he'll take you through it from the beginning on different topics. It's hard to pick up the thread half way through - as you have to have tried to wrap your head around ones that have come before first. I listen to them at bedtime - they relax me for some reason? 😀 I’ll give it a go. Joining half way through is like listening to someone philosophising during and acid trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 On 03/12/2020 at 07:54, gonzo said: https://news.sky.com/story/third-monolith-found-on-california-mountain-following-utah-and-romania-discoveries-12149697 Monoliths delivered from outerspace. Or dicks pissing about? 3 more have appeared in the UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 11, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, MancWanderer said: 3 more have appeared in the UK Whereabouts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted December 11, 2020 Moderators Share Posted December 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, MancWanderer said: 3 more have appeared in the UK Crop circles for 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Dartmoor, Glastonbury and Isle of Wight iirc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted December 12, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2020 That isn’t “The UK” it’s Darn Sarf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 20, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) Jupiter/saturn conjugation now low in the South West. Slightly apart, duller just above the brighter. Close up more tomorrow. Last visible instance of this was 800 years ago, so don't bank on seeing it again. Some speculation that this event was the 'star of bethlehem' when the little fella was born. Edited December 20, 2020 by Tonge moor green jacket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter MickyD Posted December 20, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2020 36 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Last visible instance of this was 800 years ago, so don't bank on seeing it again. Thing is, I’ve seen Haley’s Comet, Hale-Bopp Comet and that won’t buy me a pint of lager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 9 minutes ago, MickyD said: Thing is, I’ve seen Haley’s Comet, Hale-Bopp Comet and that won’t buy me a pint of lager. I’ve seen a house fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 49 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Jupiter/saturn conjugation now low in the South West. Slightly apart, duller just above the brighter. Close up more tomorrow. Last visible instance of this was 800 years ago, so don't bank on seeing it again. Some speculation that this event was the 'star of bethlehem' when the little fella was born. Just seen it. Due to the light pollution I can only see the moon and one other shiny thing. That Sky Map app that Zico recommended is ace and confirms it’s Jupiter/Saturn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 54 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Jupiter/saturn conjugation now low in the South West. Slightly apart, duller just above the brighter. Close up more tomorrow. Last visible instance of this was 800 years ago, so don't bank on seeing it again. Some speculation that this event was the 'star of bethlehem' when the little fella was born. Thanks for the reminder; yes, can see it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Casino Posted December 20, 2020 Moderators Share Posted December 20, 2020 All I can see in the whole sky back of our house are 3 white things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Little lad has been counting down the day for it. Got him a telescope for xmas and bought him an actual star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MancWanderer Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 12 minutes ago, gonzo said: bought him an actual star. Brilliant. Gonna do that for the grandkids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted December 20, 2020 Site Supporter Share Posted December 20, 2020 Once bought a piece of the moon for some friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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