The one question I'd really like an answer to is ... how many other species are out there asking these same types of questions? Dan Heim President Desert...
Great question. My fear is that if there is intelligent life elsewhere, we should fear it. On our own earth, advanced civilizations almost always conquered or...
For those who may have followed this thread, Roger and I successfully presented our first remote imaging session yesterday evening at the boy scouts DAFC...
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That's a good point, using past Earth civilizations as an example. I like to think that, in the not too distant future, our species will lose that agressive...
The first question I would ask an alien would be about their Cosmogony. I wonder if they have developed a "Big Bang" theory to explain the birth of the...
Yeah, I can see you sitting in your warm, warm room, sipping on an adult beverage, while those easily forgotton must put up with both the weather and a bunch...
Holy crap, was that a comet? I thought it was one of the cub scouts running around with his flash light on. I kept yelling: "turn off that %^&*$ light" but of...
I think the shots went over very well. I'm getting the feeling that some viewers will say something looks great even if they see nothing at all! Being able...
In 1950, the physicist Enrico Fermi asked the question, "Where are they?" Wikipedia has an excellent article that describes this famous paradox. The Universe...
Hello list, You may have already heard this announcement regarding the information table from Dan. If so, then please disregard. DFAC still needs someone to...
Ahh yes .. one of the many intriguing "Fermi questions." The Drake Equation provides a possible answer to "Where are they?" This equation provides a model for...
Hello, The IYA-2009 information table position has been filled.. Thank you -Scott Hello list, You may have already heard this announcement regarding the ...
Sorry about the bad link. Here it is again. I think this is obviously the result of failing Martian underground infrastructure - probably a broken water main.....
This is off-topic, but myself and a coworker lost the majority of our hours at work. If anyone knows of any work out there, I'd love to hear about it. Just...
I took the 80mm short tube out Saturday night to see how well the double cluster would show for our IYA event next weekend. I will say that the scope performed...
I am ordering one of the Galileoscopes. They are supposed to ship at the end of April, it sounds like a nice item for the price. Would be easy to take in a...
I remember when they had the first trailers in the summer before ST was on TV in the fall. I thought, cool, a real science fiction show! Thursdays at 10pm on...
"Mr. Spock wine decanter" I can barely imagine what that looks like. I suppose the proper way of opening is by means of the Spock grip. ..lol Thanks for...