> Rick Rutherford wrote:
It's albedo (surface brightness reflectivity) is extremely low, so it'll
prolly depend on the size of your telescope. ;-)
(and no, HST will NOT be looking at it during closest approach - the
tracking mechanism on the 'scope is far too fragile and slow to keep up with a
moving target of that speed that close; long before or long after the closest
approach is a different matter altogether, but will depend on other factors)
Mk
> (and no, HST will NOT be looking at it during closest approach - the
This is a complete fabrication. Patently untrue.
I just saw "Enemy of the State" for the first time, and I *KNOW* that the
Hubble is actually pointing right down here.... All that fancy imagery was
mocked up on a hollywood sound stage, and...
oh, never mind.
SSSSHHHH!!!!! We warned you about such talk inm the Acronym thread! Do you
want the NSA sending the MIB around to cover up this SNAFU? (Oh, God, it's a
DISEASE!!!!!)
----Original Message Follows----
From: adrian.johnson@sympatico.ca
Reply-To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
To: gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
Subject: Re: new toy on web [OT unless you're into orbital
calculationstu ff] [CLEAN STAMP]
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 01:46:43 -0500
This is a complete fabrication. Patently untrue.
I just saw "Enemy of the State" for the first time, and I *KNOW* that the
Hubble is actually pointing right down here.... All that fancy imagery was
mocked up on a hollywood sound stage, and...
oh, never mind.
> At 11:00 PM 3/27/00 PST, BB wrote:
For some fun with acronyms, try:
http://www.brunching.com/toys/toy-acronymer.html
or
http://www.brunching.com/toys/toy-cyborger.html
Unfortunately, neither (well, maybe the latter) really generates acronyms
suitable for the list, but I'm sure someone could come up with something if
they so desired. ^_- (Of course, it's either that or paint, and we all
know how much painting we still have to do....)