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MeteorWayne

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>It's even closer now.&nbsp;It's even closer closer now.It's even closer closer closer now.Who'da thunk that time actually advances in a linear sort of way?&nbsp; Alert the media! <br />Posted by adrenalynn</DIV><br /><br />I do believe it's even closer now!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>OMG, and the moon is even closer now!!!</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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adrenalynn

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<--- Ducks and Covers <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>.</p><p><font size="3">bipartisan</font>  (<span style="color:blue" class="pointer"><span class="pron"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2">bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən</font></span></span>) [Adj.]  Maintaining the ability to blame republications when your stimulus plan proves to be a devastating failure.</p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#ff0000">IMPE</font><font color="#c0c0c0">ACH</font> <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#c0c0c0">O</font>BAMA</font>!</font></strong></p> </div>
 
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Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Chrismas&nbsp;&nbsp; day,saturnalia,barodin&nbsp;&nbsp; are&nbsp;&nbsp; same. <br />Posted by alokmohan</DIV><br />Merry&nbsp; christmas&nbsp; in&nbsp; advance.
 
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Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Chrismas&nbsp;&nbsp; day,saturnalia,barodin&nbsp;&nbsp; are&nbsp;&nbsp; same. <br />Posted by alokmohan</DIV>We&nbsp;&nbsp; are&nbsp; now&nbsp; in&nbsp; winter&nbsp; solstice.<br />
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>We&nbsp;&nbsp; are&nbsp; now&nbsp; in&nbsp; winter&nbsp; solstice. <br />Posted by alokmohan</DIV><br /><br />No, as I said in the second post in this thread, the solstice (it's a precise astronomical term and time) is at</p><p>12:03 UTC December 21 .</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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adrenalynn

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<p>This is the most amusing thread in the forum...</p><p>Keystone Cops meet Einstein.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>.</p><p><font size="3">bipartisan</font>  (<span style="color:blue" class="pointer"><span class="pron"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2">bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən</font></span></span>) [Adj.]  Maintaining the ability to blame republications when your stimulus plan proves to be a devastating failure.</p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#ff0000">IMPE</font><font color="#c0c0c0">ACH</font> <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#c0c0c0">O</font>BAMA</font>!</font></strong></p> </div>
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>This is the most amusing thread in the forum...Keystone Cops meet Einstein. <br />Posted by <strong>adrenalynn</strong></DIV><br /><br />Oh I don't about that.&nbsp; There's at least 2 threads in the Unexplained forum that are pretty amusing as well.</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>-----------------------------------------------------</p><p><font color="#ff0000">Ask not what your Forum Software can do do on you,</font></p><p><font color="#ff0000">Ask it to, please for the love of all that's Holy, <strong>STOP</strong> !</font></p> </div>
 
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alokmohan

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Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Chrismas&nbsp;&nbsp; day,saturnalia,barodin&nbsp;&nbsp; are&nbsp;&nbsp; same. <br />Posted by alokmohan</DIV>We&nbsp; should&nbsp; have&nbsp; more&nbsp; discussion&nbsp; on&nbsp; the&nbsp;&nbsp; topic.<br />
 
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Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>We&nbsp; should&nbsp; have&nbsp; more&nbsp; discussion&nbsp; on&nbsp; the&nbsp;&nbsp; topic. <br />Posted by alokmohan</DIV><br /><br />Since they aren't really astronomy related, perhaps that would be best in the Open Forum? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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adrenalynn

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<p>No, maybe we should have more discussion on when we should arbitrarily decide the solstice is!&nbsp; Yeah!</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>.</p><p><font size="3">bipartisan</font>  (<span style="color:blue" class="pointer"><span class="pron"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2">bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən</font></span></span>) [Adj.]  Maintaining the ability to blame republications when your stimulus plan proves to be a devastating failure.</p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#ff0000">IMPE</font><font color="#c0c0c0">ACH</font> <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#c0c0c0">O</font>BAMA</font>!</font></strong></p> </div>
 
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Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Chrismas&nbsp;&nbsp; day,saturnalia,barodin&nbsp;&nbsp; are&nbsp;&nbsp; same. <br />Posted by alokmohan</DIV><br />Haay&nbsp;&nbsp; Chrismas.
 
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adrenalynn

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No, but Winter did officially start yesterday morning. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>.</p><p><font size="3">bipartisan</font>  (<span style="color:blue" class="pointer"><span class="pron"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2">bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən</font></span></span>) [Adj.]  Maintaining the ability to blame republications when your stimulus plan proves to be a devastating failure.</p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#ff0000">IMPE</font><font color="#c0c0c0">ACH</font> <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#c0c0c0">O</font>BAMA</font>!</font></strong></p> </div>
 
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MeteorWayne

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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>No, but Winter did officially start yesterday morning. <br />Posted by adrenalynn</DIV><br /><br />That's astronomical winter. Meteorological winter in the US is the months of Dec, Jan, and Feb which brackets the lowest annual everage temperature far better than the astronomical season.</p><p>Weather Wayne</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'><font color="#ff0000">That's astronomical winter. Meteorological winter in the US is the months of Dec, Jan, and Feb which brackets the lowest annual everage temperature far better than the astronomical season.Weather Wayne <br /> Posted by MeteorWayne</font></DIV></p><p><font size="2"><strong>I</strong></font><strong><font size="2">t's the same here Wayne.</font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="2">The Met Office in the UK defines Winter as from 1st December to 28th / 29th February, Spring 1st March to 31st May, etc.</font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="2">Yep, we're well past the Solstice now. The afternoons are beginning to lengthen but the mornings are still getting darker here, with the latest sunrise on 2nd January. </font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="2">However, the duration the Sun is above the horizon is slowly lengthening at first, but it will quicken during January & February, reaching a peak in March around the Vernal Equinox @ 11:43 HRS UTC on Friday 20th March 2009.</font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="2">Andrew Brown.&nbsp;</font></strong></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>
 
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Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>That's astronomical winter. Meteorological winter in the US is the months of Dec, Jan, and Feb which brackets the lowest annual everage temperature far better than the astronomical season.Weather Wayne <br />Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV><br /><br />Sorry - I thought I was in an "Ask The Astronomer" forum.&nbsp; My bad... <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-kiss.gif" border="0" alt="Kiss" title="Kiss" />&nbsp;<img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-tongue-out.gif" border="0" alt="Tongue out" title="Tongue out" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>.</p><p><font size="3">bipartisan</font>  (<span style="color:blue" class="pointer"><span class="pron"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2">bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən</font></span></span>) [Adj.]  Maintaining the ability to blame republications when your stimulus plan proves to be a devastating failure.</p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#ff0000">IMPE</font><font color="#c0c0c0">ACH</font> <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#c0c0c0">O</font>BAMA</font>!</font></strong></p> </div>
 
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Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Sorry - I thought I was in an "Ask The Astronomer" forum.&nbsp; My bad... &nbsp; <br />Posted by adrenalynn</DIV><br /><br />Well, the "Ask the Astronomer" part of the question was answered in the second post in this thread. SInce then it's been beating a dead horse, and unrelated material. I s'pose it should be closed.... <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>
 
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adrenalynn

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So you're suggesting I shouldn't ask when December 25th is this year, or what the phone number for "911" is? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>.</p><p><font size="3">bipartisan</font>  (<span style="color:blue" class="pointer"><span class="pron"><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode" size="2">bī-pär'tĭ-zən, -sən</font></span></span>) [Adj.]  Maintaining the ability to blame republications when your stimulus plan proves to be a devastating failure.</p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#ff0000">IMPE</font><font color="#c0c0c0">ACH</font> <font color="#0000ff"><font color="#c0c0c0">O</font>BAMA</font>!</font></strong></p> </div>
 
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<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'><font color="#ff0000">So you're suggesting I shouldn't ask when December 25th is this year, or what the phone number for "911" is? <br /> Posted by adrenalynn</font></DIV></p><p><font size="2"><strong>Have you noticed that every year has the same twelve months in it & that every week has the same seven days contained within?? </strong></font></p><p><font size="2"><strong>Mind you the number of the year changes, every year, going up one. Strange, has anybody else noticed this??? </strong></font> <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/7/e6a9cfb7-f13f-4c62-a7f8-07aea6e20e34.Medium.gif" alt="" /><br />&nbsp;</p><p>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'><font color="#ff0000">Well, the "Ask the Astronomer" part of the question was answered in the second post in this thread. SInce then it's been beating a dead horse, and unrelated material. I s'pose it should be closed.... <br /> Posted by MeteorWayne</font></DIV></p><p><font size="2"><strong>Let me oblige..............</strong></font> <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/12/5/9cc63f9d-c432-44c7-857a-a7216f36d61f.Medium.gif" alt="" /></p><p><font size="2"><strong>This thread has been closed as the OP's question has been answered & the thread is redundant now.</strong></font></p><p><br /><font size="2"><strong>Andrew Brown. </strong></font></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>
 
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