Recent content by davea0511

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    NASA weighs potential impacts of helium leaks and more on Boeing's Starliner astronaut test flight

    2 words: spray foam. What?! You forgot to stop by home depot on the way?!
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    Don't miss Comet NEOWISE in the evening sky now. It won't be back for 6,800 years!

    Lasts until midnight, then drops below the horizon. Watched on our telescope last night ... Soooo much better with a telescope. Tiny comet though, big plume. Jupiter opposite end of the sky (brightest object over there), and Saturn right next to it. Both easy to find. Easily see the 3 closest...
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    Don't miss Comet NEOWISE in the evening sky now. It won't be back for 6,800 years!

    I tried to find it at 3am. Does it slip below the horizon at some point? If so when? I couldn't find it.
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    Is the Milky Way harboring dozens of intelligent civilizations?

    This sun is a 3rd generation sun. We know this because of the quantity of heavy metals. The universe is about 13.8 billion years old, so divide by 3 ... About 4.5 billion each, round up to 5. Actually the first two generations probably formed faster, as with each supernova the elements get...
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    SpaceX Will Launch 60 Star Satellites into Orbit Tonight. Here's How to Watch It Live.

    He better start painting them vanta black. Those things are messing up the sky.