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Venus Transit - Very Rare

Merwan Marker
Booring...
Join date: 28 Jan 2004
Posts: 4,706
06-07-2004 10:28
Coming to a sky near you!


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5138018?GT1=3584
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Nolan Nash
Frischer Frosch
Join date: 15 May 2003
Posts: 7,141
06-07-2004 12:19
Have been eagerly awaiting this Merwan, and my scope's all cleaned and polished in fevered anticipation.

"looks forward to seeing his redneck neighbors looking out their windows at me and asking: 'What's he lookin' at ? Hyuck.. hyuck..' "
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Selador Cellardoor
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Join date: 16 Nov 2003
Posts: 3,082
06-07-2004 14:19
I was talking in another thread about the 'dumbing down' of the BBC.

In this evening's News broadcast, the transit was described as 'a once-in-a-lifetime astrological event'.
Devlin Gallant
Thought Police
Join date: 18 Jun 2003
Posts: 5,948
06-07-2004 14:23
Actually Venus can be seen crossing the sun ALL THE TIME. You just gotta be watching from the correct angles.
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Cubey Terra
Aircraft Builder
Join date: 6 Sep 2003
Posts: 1,725
06-07-2004 14:55
From: someone
Originally posted by Nolan Nash
Have been eagerly awaiting this Merwan, and my scope's all cleaned and polished in fevered anticipation.

"looks forward to seeing his redneck neighbors looking out their windows at me and asking: 'What's he lookin' at ? Hyuck.. hyuck..' "


And when you tell them "the transit of Venus", they'll ask, "Who's Enos?"
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Siobhan Taylor
Nemesis
Join date: 13 Aug 2003
Posts: 5,476
06-08-2004 02:27
For all the BBC have dumbed down... at least they are streaming it live. For anyone who feels like it, it's at...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsa/n5ctrl/live/now1.ram

I know... RealCrap... but it could be worse, at least it's not WMV.
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Selador Cellardoor
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Join date: 16 Nov 2003
Posts: 3,082
06-08-2004 04:51
Siobhan,

Aargh! Missed it!