Comments on: Town to town, up and down the dial http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:59:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Charlie in Dayton http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-119450 Charlie in Dayton Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:50:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/#comment-119450 A great evening was had by all, even if the weather report faked us out...Most were expecting solid cloud, so we didn't bring our stuff...silly us... Got to see Jupiter at 200x through a fairly steady sky...cheeze'n'crackers, that thing's got lotsa cloud bands! And of course, there was much cussin' and discussin' this that and the other... That was after the BA's talk (I wonder if Phil would ever ask Bruce Willis for an autograph...). Wonder of wonders, the BA recognized my fuzzy little face from years gone by (insert fanboi squeel here)... The next day, though, Ike came thru...it's Thursday night, and the mid-block streetlight and high-voltage LIVE feedline are STILL laying in the middle of the street... Such is the life of The Midwestern Stargazer... A great evening was had by all, even if the weather report faked us out…Most were expecting solid cloud, so we didn’t bring our stuff…silly us…
Got to see Jupiter at 200x through a fairly steady sky…cheeze’n'crackers, that thing’s got lotsa cloud bands!
And of course, there was much cussin’ and discussin’ this that and the other…
That was after the BA’s talk (I wonder if Phil would ever ask Bruce Willis for an autograph…).
Wonder of wonders, the BA recognized my fuzzy little face from years gone by (insert fanboi squeel here)…
The next day, though, Ike came thru…it’s Thursday night, and the mid-block streetlight and high-voltage LIVE feedline are STILL laying in the middle of the street…
Such is the life of The Midwestern Stargazer…

]]> By: DGKnipfer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-119047 DGKnipfer Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:41:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/#comment-119047 AAAAAAAAAAaarrrrrrrrgggggggggggg!!!!!!! I live just an hour from Cinci!!!! My son and I would have loved to hear your lecture, BA! I would have even braved the 70 MPH winds for your show. AAAAAAAAAAaarrrrrrrrgggggggggggg!!!!!!! I live just an hour from Cinci!!!! My son and I would have loved to hear your lecture, BA! I would have even braved the 70 MPH winds for your show.

]]> By: JennyW http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-118746 JennyW Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:39:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/#comment-118746 Let us know if you ever want to come to Arizona! The Prescott Astronomy Club has monthly meetings, frequent star parties, etc. Though they're probably smaller than the one you went to in Ohio. Let us know if you ever want to come to Arizona! The Prescott Astronomy Club has monthly meetings, frequent star parties, etc. Though they’re probably smaller than the one you went to in Ohio.

]]> By: Don Snow http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-118737 Don Snow Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:46:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/#comment-118737 Great article and wonderful photo. They just don't make anything, like they used to. Sometimes that's good and sometimes its empty progress for progress' sake. In astronomy, it's progress. Like you, it really tickles me pink that the old 'scope still works just fine. One of the things I love about astronomy, is we keep the old along with add the new. At my age, I get nervous in a society where the old is thrown out and replaced by something, just because it's new. Like, carburators replaced by fuel injection. It never cost $200.00 to adjust a carburator's air:fuel ratio, but try to replace a fuel injector's air mass sensor or fuel sensor for less than that. Anyway, I've returned and looked at the photo on this thread about three times, now. Thanks. Great article and wonderful photo. They just don’t make anything, like they used to. Sometimes that’s good and sometimes its empty progress for progress’ sake. In astronomy, it’s progress. Like you, it really tickles me pink that the old ’scope still works just fine. One of the things I love about astronomy, is we keep the old along with add the new.

At my age, I get nervous in a society where the old is thrown out and replaced by something, just because it’s new. Like, carburators replaced by fuel injection. It never cost $200.00 to adjust a carburator’s air:fuel ratio, but try to replace a fuel injector’s air mass sensor or fuel sensor for less than that.

Anyway, I’ve returned and looked at the photo on this thread about three times, now.

Thanks.

]]> By: Jadehawk http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-118712 Jadehawk Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:35:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/#comment-118712 Rob Says: I’d go for Aurora Londinii. d'oh, no idea why I thought aurora would be plural, hehe Rob Says:
I’d go for Aurora Londinii.

d’oh, no idea why I thought aurora would be plural, hehe

]]> By: Jadehawk http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-118710 Jadehawk Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:34:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/#comment-118710 Rob Says: I’d go for Aurora Londinii. Rob Says:
I’d go for Aurora Londinii.

]]> By: Gary Ansorge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-118654 Gary Ansorge Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:29:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/09/15/town-to-town-up-and-down-the-dial/#comment-118654 A small addendum, Phil. Here's a link to the GOCE satellite, a really cool gravity mapping sat. http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1513658585/bctid1740023527 GAry 7 A small addendum, Phil. Here’s a link to the GOCE satellite, a really cool gravity mapping sat.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1513658585/bctid1740023527

GAry 7

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