Astronomy Question of the Week 3/19

[tfwthom]

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[tfwthom]

What......no one wants to take a guess? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="1" color="#3366ff">www.siriuslookers.org</font> </div>

 

[derekmcd]

Too easy to google it. If I had to guess, it would've been just that. I liked last weeks question that made ya think a bit. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#0000ff" class="Apple-style-span">"If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing." - Homer Simpson</span></div> </div>

 

[plutocrass]

Yep. and besides, you misspelled "Paramore". So there's no way to guess...Doh!<br /><br /> HMSParamorePink

 

[tfwthom]

Actually that is the correct spelling.<br /><br />Just going to pass this question. http://www.nndb.com/people/608/000030518/ <br /><br />Paramour Pink<br /><br />A pink was a small warship, paramour meant gallantry. In 1691 Halley devised a method to determine the Sun's distance by observing a transit of Venus from widely separated locations. To study one of these rare events, Captian James Cook sailed to Tahiti in 1769 aboard the HMS Endeavour. <br /><br />Since the next 2 weekends I'll be Messier Marathoning no new questions. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="1" color="#3366ff">www.siriuslookers.org</font> </div>

 

[plutocrass]

Interesting stuff. <br /><br />I found that dictionary.com listed another term for Paramour.<br /><br />Paramour n. A lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship. <br /><br />Gives Paramour Pink a healthy, scientific connotation!<br /><br />I will also add to the spelling controversy by contributing this link from amazon:<br /> The three voyages of Edmond Halley in the Paramore, 1698-1701, by Edmond Halley<br /><br />Note that Mr.Halley spelled it Paramore, not Paramour... <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /><br />Anyway, cheers, thanks for the questions, and good luck with the Messier Marathoning!<br /><br />