Just as he did last year, Joel Schlosberg is holding a Sagan blogathon. He has links to dozens of posts about Sagan. Stupid of me, but I forgot to send one in (too busy being a matchmaker, I guess). Anyway, lots of great posts over there remembering the man.
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December 20th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
I know that one of the Mars mission rover has memorialized Dr. Sagan (can’t remember which one, or the exact name of the memorial), but what are the possibilities of a future next generation space telescope being named in honor of him? I think that would be a fitting honor.
December 20th, 2007 at 8:50 pm
The Pathfinder spacecraft upon landing on Mars and sending out Sojourner became The Carl Sagan Memorial Station.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap970710.html
December 20th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
We interrupt this blog to bring some breaking news of the Martian kind — AP is reporting that there is a 1 in 75 chance of an asteroid hitting Mars next month! Now, 1 in 75 is still pretty long odds, but still….
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071221/ap_on_sc/mars_asteroid
On this occasion, let’s hope for a direct hit!
December 20th, 2007 at 11:14 pm
Thanks Chip! had a brain fart earlier. I knew it was one of the recent rovers.
Tacitus: Let’s hear it for a Martian Armageddon!
December 21st, 2007 at 12:36 am
Matchmaker?
OK, Phil, fork it over, whassup?
Our collective curiosities are piqued!
Rich
December 21st, 2007 at 12:39 am
I see now, it’s Linda Lindsey.
I start at the top and work my way down from the newest blog entries to the older ones…
Rich
December 21st, 2007 at 2:11 pm
According to this Web page piece written by Ann Druyan:
http://anndruyan.typepad.com/the_observatory/2007/12/20-december-200.html
“One such effort, his 1980 “Cosmos” television series, has
now been seen by a billion people worldwide. Parts of it will
be broadcast in North America at 8 pm EST on Christmas Day
on the Discovery Science Channel. On Tuesday evenings at 9
pm EST, starting January 8, 2008 the whole series will begin to
run again. “Cosmos’” enduring world-wide appeal is another
testament to his prophetic vision.”
December 21st, 2007 at 7:46 pm
dangit! Kepler2 beat me to it. I thought this would be the place to announce it. Yahoo! I’ve never actually seen Cosmos. I’ve read it, but it was off the air before I was a science geek, or really any kind of geek at all. Now I get to see it.
I need a dvr.
December 27th, 2007 at 9:51 am
I remember watching Cosmos in my 8th grade class in 1982 and being the only kid wanting to.Once a week we would watch a taped episode and i couldnt get enough,everyone else was bored out of their minds.In 2000 i got the series on DVD and it was great to rewatch it.It really sparked my interest in Physics,Chemistry,Astronomy and opened up my mind to how big,old,energetic and awesome our universe is. I’m sure anyone who has seen it (and given it a chance) will agree.On a lighter note, some of the phrases and the way he says them are kind of funny.And cant help but laugh when i a few episodes he looks like a big hot dog…Red sweater and tan colored blazer, all he needed was a yellow tie to fill out the look.Bottom line, it was a very informative as well as enjoyable series to watch.
Tom