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Essence Lumin

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01-15-2006 01:15

Nasa launched a space vehicle, Stardust, seven years ago. It has traveled beyond Mars and has circled the sun three times. It traveled near a distant comet with ancient dust. At 1:57 SLT or PST it is reentering the earth's atmosphere landing at 2:12 am. I want to watch it. I read it will be 15 times brighter than the brightest star. It would be within view for me in Portland, Oregon but it is cloudy tonight :It is on nasa tv. The video is at www.nasa.gov then click on the nasa tv link and the options you want.

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01-15-2006 01:50

Thanks for the heads up, Essence. This is exciting.

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Zonax Delorean

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01-15-2006 01:51

Anyone remember the film 'Andromeda strain'?

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01-15-2006 01:55

From: Zonax Delorean

Anyone remember the film 'Andromeda strain'?

Hehe, I was just thinking the same thing.

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Torley Linden

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01-15-2006 01:55

Starlight, starbright--what a miracle it's come so far. Hope all goes well, that's one long trip!

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01-15-2006 02:07

Awesome. Torley, you appear to be on a posting tear!

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Introvert Petunia

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01-15-2006 05:44

Uh, like thanks for the advance notice, dude!

(Actually I'd read about it but have the disadvantage of being of the the wrong coast, did you catch it? I mean see it, if you caught it it would either hurt a lot, or as others noted above, turn your blood to dust.)

Chip Midnight

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01-15-2006 06:45

For those that haven't heard and may be interested in participating, NASA will be using volunteers to search the aerogel for instellar dust grain impacts...

From: someone

Finding the incredibly tiny interstellar dust impacts in the Stardust Interstellar Dust Collector (SIDC) will be extremely difficult. Because dust detectors on the Ulysses and Galileo spacecraft have detected interstellar dust streaming into the solar system, we know there should be about 45 interstellar dust impacts in the SIDC. These impacts can only be found using a high-magnification microscope with a field of view smaller than a grain of salt. But the aerogel collector that we have to search enormous by comparison, about a tenth of a square meter (about a square foot) in size. The job is roughly equivalent to searching for 45 ants in an entire football field, one 5cm by 5cm (2 inch by 2 inch) square at a time! More than 1.6 million individual fields of view will have to be searched to find the interstellar dust grains. We estimate that it would take more than twenty years of continuous scanning for us to search the entire collector by ourselves.

If you're interested in volunteering you can find more info here: http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/

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looking forward to the 24th

01-15-2006 14:45

if i remember correctly, it's on the 24th that the Discovery Science channel will be airing a special about Stardust and some initial findings.

and Chip.. yuo beat me to it! my main purpose of coming to the forums at this time was to post the link you already posted. *hmph* ..looks interesting though. i'll probably end up participating in this as well. (which reminds me, i have to get my Seti@home updated to the new system)

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Zuzu Fassbinder

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01-15-2006 14:46

From: Zonax Delorean

Anyone remember the film 'Andromeda strain'?

Yeah, it was pretty good execpt for the ending. Why does hollywood insist on ruining perfectly decent movies by tacking on deus ex machina endings?

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Bertha Horton

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01-15-2006 21:02

Well, it made it back, no problem there. What a dull-looking object. Why name something without bling after a casino?

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01-16-2006 08:08

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01-16-2006 08:52

From: Bertha Horton

Well, it made it back, no problem there. What a dull-looking object. Why name something without bling after a casino?

Hey... that's a flying saucer!

oh and Chance... WTF is that? One of those live action Japanese super-team shows?

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01-16-2006 09:15

From: Zuzu Fassbinder

oh and Chance... WTF is that? One of those live action Japanese super-team shows?

Starlight Express. Andrew Lloyd Weebler

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01-16-2006 09:30

Not that anyone much cares, but I was aware of this and watched it come in on Nasa TV.

It crossed California and Nevada at a visible, scary speed on the radar... faster than anything I had thought possible.

Had it not slowed down, I could easily imagine the little dot punching through and popping out through Europe ten minutes later - it was wickedly fast.

As it came down - it really looked like the mission was about to fail. They had tracking cameras, and it didn't appear to slow down one bit when the first parachute supposedly deployed. In fact, I'm not sure if it did?

The second parachute definitely did deploy, and then they found the thing in the desert about forty minutes later.

The main spacecraft kept going - I don't think it's anywhere near Earth right now...

*hums Ziggy Stardust*

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Nasa stardust landing in an hour
Essence Lumin . Join date: 24 Oct 2003 Posts: 806	01-15-2006 01:15 Nasa launched a space vehicle, Stardust, seven years ago. It has traveled beyond Mars and has circled the sun three times. It traveled near a distant comet with ancient dust. At 1:57 SLT or PST it is reentering the earth's atmosphere landing at 2:12 am. I want to watch it. I read it will be 15 times brighter than the brightest star. It would be within view for me in Portland, Oregon but it is cloudy tonight :It is on nasa tv. The video is at www.nasa.gov then click on the nasa tv link and the options you want.
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	01-15-2006 01:50 Thanks for the heads up, Essence. This is exciting. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
Zonax Delorean Registered User Join date: 5 Jun 2004 Posts: 767	01-15-2006 01:51 Anyone remember the film 'Andromeda strain'? _____________________
Chosen Few Alpha Channel Slave Join date: 16 Jan 2004 Posts: 7,496	01-15-2006 01:55 From: Zonax Delorean Anyone remember the film 'Andromeda strain'? Hehe, I was just thinking the same thing. _____________________ . Land now available for rent in Indigo. Low rates. Quiet, low-lag mainland sim with good neighbors. IM me in-world if you're interested.
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	01-15-2006 01:55 Starlight, starbright--what a miracle it's come so far. Hope all goes well, that's one long trip! _____________________
Gabe Lippmann "Phone's ringing, Dude." Join date: 14 Jun 2004 Posts: 4,219	01-15-2006 02:07 Awesome. Torley, you appear to be on a posting tear! _____________________ go to Nocturnal Threads
Introvert Petunia over 2 billion posts Join date: 11 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,065	01-15-2006 05:44 Uh, like thanks for the advance notice, dude! (Actually I'd read about it but have the disadvantage of being of the the wrong coast, did you catch it? I mean see it, if you caught it it would either hurt a lot, or as others noted above, turn your blood to dust.)
Chip Midnight ate my baby! Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 10,231	01-15-2006 06:45 For those that haven't heard and may be interested in participating, NASA will be using volunteers to search the aerogel for instellar dust grain impacts... From: someone Finding the incredibly tiny interstellar dust impacts in the Stardust Interstellar Dust Collector (SIDC) will be extremely difficult. Because dust detectors on the Ulysses and Galileo spacecraft have detected interstellar dust streaming into the solar system, we know there should be about 45 interstellar dust impacts in the SIDC. These impacts can only be found using a high-magnification microscope with a field of view smaller than a grain of salt. But the aerogel collector that we have to search enormous by comparison, about a tenth of a square meter (about a square foot) in size. The job is roughly equivalent to searching for 45 ants in an entire football field, one 5cm by 5cm (2 inch by 2 inch) square at a time! More than 1.6 million individual fields of view will have to be searched to find the interstellar dust grains. We estimate that it would take more than twenty years of continuous scanning for us to search the entire collector by ourselves. If you're interested in volunteering you can find more info here: http://stardustathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ _____________________ My other hobby: www.live365.com/stations/chip_midnight
Cybin Monde Resident Moderator (?) Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,468	looking forward to the 24th 01-15-2006 14:45 if i remember correctly, it's on the 24th that the Discovery Science channel will be airing a special about Stardust and some initial findings. and Chip.. yuo beat me to it! my main purpose of coming to the forums at this time was to post the link you already posted. hmph ..looks interesting though. i'll probably end up participating in this as well. (which reminds me, i have to get my Seti@home updated to the new system) _____________________ "We, as developers, are doing the easy part – building the scaffolding for a new world. You, as the engines of creation, must breathe life into it." - Philip Linden "There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be." - Willy Wonka (circa 1971) SecondSpace (http://groups.myspace.com/secondspace) : MySpace group for SLers.
Zuzu Fassbinder Little Miss No Tomorrow Join date: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,048	01-15-2006 14:46 From: Zonax Delorean Anyone remember the film 'Andromeda strain'? Yeah, it was pretty good execpt for the ending. Why does hollywood insist on ruining perfectly decent movies by tacking on deus ex machina endings? _____________________ From: Bud I don't want no commies in my car. No Christians either.
Bertha Horton Fat w/ Ice Cream Join date: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 835	01-15-2006 21:02 Well, it made it back, no problem there. What a dull-looking object. Why name something without bling after a casino? _____________________ Trapped in a world she never made!
Chance Abattoir Future Rockin' Resmod Join date: 3 Apr 2004 Posts: 3,898	01-16-2006 08:08 _____________________ "The mob requires regular doses of scandal, paranoia and dilemma to alleviate the boredom of a meaningless existence." -Insane Ramblings, Anton LaVey
Zuzu Fassbinder Little Miss No Tomorrow Join date: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 2,048	01-16-2006 08:52 From: Bertha Horton Well, it made it back, no problem there. What a dull-looking object. Why name something without bling after a casino? Hey... that's a flying saucer! oh and Chance... WTF is that? One of those live action Japanese super-team shows? _____________________ From: Bud I don't want no commies in my car. No Christians either.
Chance Abattoir Future Rockin' Resmod Join date: 3 Apr 2004 Posts: 3,898	01-16-2006 09:15 From: Zuzu Fassbinder oh and Chance... WTF is that? One of those live action Japanese super-team shows? Starlight Express. Andrew Lloyd Weebler _____________________ "The mob requires regular doses of scandal, paranoia and dilemma to alleviate the boredom of a meaningless existence." -Insane Ramblings, Anton LaVey
Desmond Shang Guvnah of Caledon Join date: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 5,250	01-16-2006 09:30 Not that anyone much cares, but I was aware of this and watched it come in on Nasa TV. It crossed California and Nevada at a visible, scary speed on the radar... faster than anything I had thought possible. Had it not slowed down, I could easily imagine the little dot punching through and popping out through Europe ten minutes later - it was wickedly fast. As it came down - it really looked like the mission was about to fail. They had tracking cameras, and it didn't appear to slow down one bit when the first parachute supposedly deployed. In fact, I'm not sure if it did? The second parachute definitely did deploy, and then they found the thing in the desert about forty minutes later. The main spacecraft kept going - I don't think it's anywhere near Earth right now... hums Ziggy Stardust _____________________ Steampunk Victorian, Well-Mannered Caledon!

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