Speaking of fantastic Hubble pictures…
James Randi’s next full-scale Amaz!ng Meeting will be June 2008 in Vega$.
It’s a bit pricey, this meeting. A lot of folks want to come, but can’t afford it. To help out, an informal scholarship of sorts was started; a major source of funds for this is the annual Auction of Cool Stuff on Randi’s forum.
This year, I contributed two Hubble pictures. One is a glossy image of a star-forming region, and the other a semi-gloss finish photo of an image I worked on a few years back. Both are signed by me, and the bidding is already getting hot!
If you want a cool picture and also help someone get to an incredible amazing meeting, bid! Detailed description are in the bidding thread. Better hurry– the auction ends on Friday!
November 1st, 2007 at 12:58 pm
…Bypass shower door installation guide?
November 1st, 2007 at 1:04 pm
That was used as a bit of padding to the photos. Kitty (running the auction) was being silly.
November 1st, 2007 at 2:25 pm
I might actually bid on the shower door installation guide if it came with a hand-written explanation by Phil. In fact, I’d put it in a frame on the wall behind my desk just to freak people out.
November 1st, 2007 at 2:32 pm
Gee mr BA, do you know how much money you just lost right there? Come on, you could’ve said “Yes, but do not be fooled by this very important document’s looks. Encrypted within are the oh so secret directives to the Hollywood producers and the actors of the Apollo moon landing movie.”
November 2nd, 2007 at 5:45 am
I love your avatar pic on randi.org… Excellent.
July 8th, 2008 at 9:24 am
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