I had some insomnia last night so I got my 4" refractor and looked at Mars. It looked like the dust cloud had expanded west and north. It is almost all the way down to the south polar region. I'd like to see some more images of this dust storm. I'm getting worried. Debbie
Debbie, check the ALPO Mars page daily for updates- I don't have the url handy but any search engine will get you there. Donald Parker is uploading images daily. Most of the experts predicted a strong possibility of a large storm- it's a Martian seasonal weather feature. Let's hope it runs its course before the end of August. C. --- UTAHDEB@aol.com wrote:
I had some insomnia last night so I got my 4" refractor and looked at Mars. It looked like the dust cloud had expanded west and north. It is almost all the way down to the south polar region. I'd like to see some more images of this dust storm. I'm getting worried.
Debbie
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Debbie, check the ALPO Mars page daily for updates- I don't have the url handy but any search engine will get you there. Donald Parker is uploading images daily.
Most of the experts predicted a strong possibility of a large storm- it's a Martian seasonal weather feature. Let's hope it runs its course before the end of August.
C.
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I had some insomnia last night so I got my 4" refractor and looked at Mars. It looked like the dust cloud had expanded west and north. It is almost all the way down to the south polar region. I'd like to see some more images of this dust storm. I'm getting worried.
Debbie
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A direct link to the D.C. Parker images at ALPO: http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~rhill/alpo/marstuff/recobs.html ************************ On Monday, July 7, 2003, at 03:19 PM, Chuck Hards wrote:
Debbie, check the ALPO Mars page daily for updates- I don't have the url handy but any search engine will get you there. Donald Parker is uploading images daily.
Most of the experts predicted a strong possibility of a large storm- it's a Martian seasonal weather feature. Let's hope it runs its course before the end of August.
C.
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I had some insomnia last night so I got my 4" refractor and looked at Mars. It looked like the dust cloud had expanded west and north. It is almost all the way down to the south polar region. I'd like to see some more images of this dust storm. I'm getting worried.
Debbie
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Chuck As I recall, way back in February you intuitively knew that a piece of foam traveling at hi-speed had enough mass to it to punch a hole through a ceramic tile. It took the rest of the world 6 months to catch up to you according to the news today. Way to go Chuck! I gotta admire that mind of yours. Jim --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month!
What I also remember from the early stage of the investigation is that some NASA bigshot was deriding those who dared suggest such a thing as being "foamies." -- Joe
Chuck As I recall, way back in February you intuitively knew that a piece of foam traveling at hi-speed had enough mass to it to punch a hole through a ceramic tile. It took the rest of the world 6 months to catch up to you according to the news today. Way to go Chuck! I gotta admire that mind of yours. Jim
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I can see that you guys got your payments this month, he-he... Seriously, thanks for remembering that. In defense of the "big shots", though, even a strong intuitive feeling seemingly corroborrated by video evidence is insufficient foundation to announce a 'smoking gun'. They simply had to go through the testing anyway. Let's see if I can anticipate the solution... I predict eventual "break away" or jettisonable leading-edge protectors, possibly of titanium or a titanium-composite sandwich, for orbital insertion. Flights might be resumed with minimal hard engineering changes and beefed-up inspections and de-icing, but I think the cosmic "bug deflector" may have advantages. The real solution is a single-stage-to-orbit vehicle, of course. Much more ecconomical, simpler, safer. Chuck President, Foamies of Utah --- Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com> wrote:
What I also remember from the early stage of the investigation is that some NASA bigshot was deriding those who dared suggest such a thing as being "foamies." -- Joe
Chuck As I recall, way back in February you intuitively knew that a piece of foam traveling at hi-speed had enough mass to it to punch a hole through a ceramic tile. It took the rest of the world 6 months to catch up to you according to the news today. Way to go Chuck! I gotta admire that mind of yours. Jim
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