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Elfinsafety - MemberDon't. They tried telling me it was Gatwick, when all along it was Farnborough airport.
20 years ago, a friend had just got his Private Pilot's Licence. He got into a little trouble by mistaking Gatwick for Biggin Hill and trying to land there.........
I like deadlydarcy's idea because it just adds a bit more hugeness, awesomeness into things.
If you believe we have a god who looks after us, and accept that man is made in his image, and also accept that there are infinite suns/worlds, then you must also accept that there are infinite gods to look after the infinite number of aliens who aren't covered by our own god's remit.
Which means that 'our' god must be pretty busy keeping good relations, bickering, having celestial wars with the aliens' gods.
And all this while trying to balance on a pinhead, or moving away from each other, moving towards each other.....no wonder we haven't seen many miracles lately. (Apart from on 34th Street apparently?)
I like deadlydarcy's idea because it just adds a bit more hugeness, awesomeness into things.
Nooooooo...I was only messing. You'll have the other eejits down on you like a ton of guff in a second.
stuartie_c - if you're in Fife then you might be interested in the Royal Observatory Edinburgh's public events. They run talks throughout the winter. They also do public viewing evenings too, although it looks like this is currently unavailable for renovations.
[url= http://www.roe.ac.uk/vc/actpublic/lectures/ ]clicky[/url]
I like deadlydarcy's idea because it just adds a bit more hugeness, awesomeness into things.
I'm not sure dd had an idea, he just doesn't like the Big Bang Theory.
(quite right to as it is a rubbish derivative sitcom)
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you must also accept that there are infinite gods to look after the infinite number of aliens
Except our God apparently created all the heavenly bodies, so he must be the main deity.
Also "infinite" keeps getting banded about. Current theory says the universe is finite containing a finite number of bodies. It is just reaaaaallly big.
is finite
Is there a wall at the end?
deadlydarcy - MemberNooooooo...I was only messing. You'll have the other eejits down on you like a ton of guff in a second.
Am I allowed to say LOL any more?
. It is just reaaaaallly big.
If you think that it's a long way to the chemist, then space is a lot, lot bigger...... (paraphrased from the Hitchhikers Guide.)
Is there a wall at the end?
Nah, just a restaurant.
I'm going shopping for a telescope tomorrow so I can get a better look at all this crazy shit.Really, I am. Except, I won't be going anywhere near a shop. Instead I'll press some keys on my wireless keyboard and click my wireless mouse and some electromagnetic perturbations will be transmitted across my wireless network and one will arrive at my house a few days later.
Except it won't, because all the wonders of the universe and the brave, pioneering spirit of our Earth-bound scientists can still be brought sharply into check by the banal hopelessness of our postal system and I'll have to trudge over to a delivery depot on the outskirts of Livingston or Glenrothes and wait whilst an short, aggressive man ignores me for an hour before wresting a muddied card from my hand, sighing loudly and grunting at one of his fellow dementors who will deliver a sorry, broken package to my hands and rendering all the wonders above me forever mute and dark.
Perhaps I should just side with deadlydarcy. It's easier that way, isn't it?
Don't give up that easily, buddy.
Whilst you're passing the time between your bank details being skimmed off by some dodgy Russian spyware and receiving the card from DHL saying they tried to deliver even though you were in the whole day, have a look here: [url= http://www.stellarium.org/ ]Stellarium[/url]
Can I recommend this [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Turn-Left-Orion-Hundred-Telescope/dp/0521781906 ]book[/url] and these [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sky-Atlas-2000-0-Wil-Tirion/dp/0933346875/ref=tag_dpp_lp_edpp_img_in ]charts[/url] (try to find it cheaper)? This [url= http://www.amazon.com/National-Audubon-Society-Field-Guide/dp/0679408525 ]book[/url] is also pretty good in lieu of the charts. I'm sure those charts used to be available for about £4...
A set of 7x50 binoculars will do the trick, you can even shove them in your bag on a night ride. Take a torch with a red filter and you're all set. Planisphere is pretty helpful when you're starting out too
Who else is watching Stargazing Live on BBC2?