The Greatest Event of 2010?

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Coming up on 8th June, get your telescopes ready.

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So what is it?

** EDIT ** Site is back up. Well, I guess it's a big deal. The article is poorly
written but that's another thing altogether.

I guess astronomy buffs will get all pumped up over this but it's not
exactly my idea of excitement.

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Alexa Smith

Banned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

The article is poorly written but that's another thing altogether.

Fair point ... I'll have a look around later for a better-written site to link to and edit my OP, if I can. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

I guess astronomy buffs will get all pumped up over this but it's not exactly my idea of excitement.

Ooh, astronomy is very exciting! I have a little telescope, it's surprising what you can see ...

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Dave Patterson

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

I have a little telescope, it's surprising what you can see ...

That's IT....I'll never open my blinds again...!

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Alexa Smith

Banned 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Dave Patterson

That's IT....I'll never open my blinds again...!

As the saying goes: people who live in glass houses ... should draw the blinds pretty carefully before removing their pants. (That is what they say, isn't it?) :confused:

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Bill Farnham

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

As the saying goes: people who live in glass houses ... should draw the blinds pretty carefully before removing their pants. (That is what they say, isn't it?) :confused:

Well, nobody wants to get 'caught' in the blinds, so closing the blinds first is probably a good idea. :rolleyes:

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KenThompson

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Fair point ... I'll have a look around later for a better-written site to link to and edit my OP, if I can. :rolleyes:

Ooh, astronomy is very exciting! I have a little telescope, it's surprising what you can see ...

Ok Alexa...

I like astronomy a lot, too. For years I've been meaning to get a really
cool telescope. I found this site online that sells incredible scopes. There
were some that are like mini observatory scopes. That was some years, ago,
though.

Anyway, have some excellent links for you. You might already know about them.
But if not, you're in for a treat. At these sites, you learn how to classify things
like galaxies and other stuff. Then you're shown images and you classify them.
What you're doing is helping scientists because the amount of data they have
is overwhelming.

First: http://www.galaxyzoo.org/ You can classify galaxies, etc. I have not
done this one.

But I've done this next one alot. Really cool. I signed up for Solar Storm Watch.
And what I do is look at images taken from a satellite, don't remember the name,
and identify and measure solar storms either in real time or archive images. You
can also look at images and try to identify comets, solar particle hits on the
satellite, and some other things.

I think it's really very cool because you're looking at the outer fringes of the
sun and it's really very close - or looks close. You have to check it out. It's
just cool to me because you're looking at space like you've never seen it before,
there are so many stars to see it's unbelievable. I do this when I have time. But
there have been times when I've spent hours measuring solar storms.

Anyway, hope you like it.

https://login.zooniverse.org/login?s...spot_and_track

Ken

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FostinWD

14 years ago

wow that's interesting, I wish I had a telescope to check it out :\

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garyv

14 years ago

Ooh, I love astronomy as well. I just recently moved onto a big lot w/ woods all around and no lights. It gets very dark out here at night.

One of my fondest memories as a kid was a time when my father woke me and my 2 brothers up in the middle of the night to lay out in the backyard and witness a meteor shower. I've been hooked ever since.

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Kurt

14 years ago

A "Saturn Uranus conjunction"? I'm not sure if I need an astronomer or a proctologist? Either way, I guess that explains the telescope.

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myob 14 years ago

... Jupiter will conjoin Uranus! This will actually be a triple conjunction ...

Oh no, ouch!
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CDarklock 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Kurt

A "Saturn Uranus conjunction"?

Clearly, that would be "but."

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sarahberra

14 years ago

I hope the skies are clear. I will be ready. Interesting.

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joe247

14 years ago

I wouldnt exactly call this the greaest event of 2010, the greatest event starts 11th June and that is The World Cup

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JustinDupre

14 years ago

hahaha yeah I can't wait for World Cup 2010 to start either. I need to buy a horoscope before June 8th! Hopefully someone with a really good horoscope would upload a video on this event on youtube too just in case I can't see it through my building.

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Edge88

14 years ago

Dont get me wrong, Jupiter going after Uranus (hehe) is pretty exciting. But the biggest event of 2010 is without a doubt the World Cup.

My birthday is on June 20th. Will be turning 22... But I could careless b/c I'm looking forward to the World Cup way more.

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Andrew Leatherland

14 years ago

Loved the bit about Avatar being the highest grossing movie in 2010. Good to see this conjunction signalling such profound outcomes for all of mankind.

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