Comments on: Cassini dances with Enceladus once again

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:11:39 +0000

I wish our moon, the moon, was like this, Europa, or Titan. Although I appreciate our moon…don’t get me wrong…how cool would it be if it offered something a tad more exciting than dust and craters.

By: Calv

Calv — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:40:44 +0000

I’m sure the news agency’s would go put this on the news, but it seems that’s it’s only those of us that are on sites like this are the ones going to get excited. It’s always weird when i remember most of my friends couldn’t give a damn about that is currently being photographed in space and the news agencies see this as their audiences opinion. They aren’t going to put it on the news if their audience doesn’t care.

to each his own i suppose…

By: StevoR

StevoR — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:52:55 +0000

Yeah that’s the one I meant now.

By: StevoR

StevoR — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:04:04 +0000

Well it worked but was the wrong link (D’oh!) try :

http://newburyas.wordpress.com/

instead.

By: StevoR

StevoR — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:58:57 +0000

For example :

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/images/greatperseids/Martin1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://newburyas.wordpress.com/&usg=__i_PNsDMJNRUfgWJLgQp_7v2JFbw=&h=800&w=621&sz=68&hl=en&start=25&sig2=9HiDa-gP1FuLAbVyyRksIQ&tbnid=tossXvfGDeBh8M:&tbnh=143&tbnw=111&prev=/images%3Fq%3DAstronomical%2Bvideo%2Bclips%2Bonline%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D21&ei=C_vwSunmLoPOswOaq4XeDg

From the Newbury astronomical society in readiness for Geminid meteor shower & moonwatch. (Hope the link works.)

By: StevoR

StevoR — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:41:20 +0000

@ 19. Larian LeQuella Says:

StevoR, too bad it’s basically a full moon though… That may dampen what could be a fun one. Although the Gemenid shower in December seems to line up with a nearly new moon.

True. The Taurid’s are meant to have a number of bright fireballs so I’m hoping some may still have punched through – could be a good subject for some astronomical video recording if anyone’s trying that.

We’ve also got the Leonids later this month too. Its actually the 210th anniversary of the very first spectacular Leonid meteor storm which occurred in 1799 – would be great if the Leonids put on as good a show this year!

By: Messier Tidy-Upper

Messier Tidy-Upper — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:32:26 +0000

@ 28 Chet Twarog :

Why not? Why *don’t* these fantastic images and even a basic summary of what they are and what they mean appear on our nightly news?

That really puzzles me. Aren’t NASA / ESA sending the media these images? Aren’t people in the media even the slightest bit impressed or thinking these may be newsworthy? I don’t get it.