Hi, Don. Good question. The landers do not perform a controlled landing because the mission cannot afford it. Like the Mars Pathfinder mission, the Mars...
I was wondering why they don't time it for a soft touch down. My understanding of the landing sequence is they cut free from the parachute at a height of...
Hi, Jose (and everyone else)! I was just checking the Web out quickly before the 7 pm event tonight (Friday) at The Saunders Planetarium at MOSI. We will have...
Yes there is a group, and some of us do check this site out every now and then. I've been away for a while. Go to http://www.marsastro.org/ and check out the...
Hi. I just joined this group and I see no new postings. Is anyone still using this group? My friend and I are looking for Tampa Bay area groups that get ...
Hi, Rick. I apologize for not replying sooner. My work keeps me very busy these days. Your idea of an 8" to 10" Newtonian reflector on a Dobsonian mount is a...
Hey lillian! No need to be sorry. If you're interested we would be glad to have you join in any discusion! Do you have an interest in astronomy? You do not...
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Aug 10, 2003 11:36 pm
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ok kinda like i sent the message with no help yes i am new i am very green (very very bright green would describe it better ) really sry if i wasted ur time ...
ok kinda like i sent the message with no help yes i am new i am very green (very very bright green would describe it better ) really sry if i wasted ur time ...
ok kinda like i sent the message with no help yes i am new i am very green (very very bright green would describe it better ) really sry if i wasted ur time ...
Richard, I just checked the MARS site and I do not see my reply I sent last night. Anyway, here goes. You have done a great job researching what type of ...
sdixon
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Aug 9, 2003 4:04 pm
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Richard, I posted a reply to your telescope question on the chat room at the MARS web page. Did you receive it? Also, I am not sure who sent that other reply...
sdixon
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Aug 9, 2003 3:48 pm
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nope none wat so ever Richard Spana <rspana@...> wrote:Hello all, I'm new to this group & live in the Tampa area. I am trying to purchase my first...
Hello all, I'm new to this group & live in the Tampa area. I am trying to purchase my first telescope & have ordered a 10" dobsonian from Orion but have just...
Hi all, I saw your weather link on the MARS homepage and thought I would share this site in case you have not visted it yet. I find the level of detail to be...
Let me try this again... I as well would like to know about dark-sky sights in northwest Hillsborough county. I live near the intersection of Waters Av and...
I would like to know as well. I live near the intersection of Waters Av and Clear Skies, Jimmy Thomas, President Museum Astronomical Resource Society (MARS...
I live in northwest Hillsborough County with an abundance of light pollution due to Teco installed street lights/glare producers. Does anyone have suggestions...
Caltech News Release Contact: Robert Tindol (626) 395-3631 tindol@... October 7, 2002 Caltech planetary scientists find largest object in solar system...
Please pass the following information on to everyone that you know who might be interested in attending this very important meeting. If even 1/10 of the people...
First Confirmed Capture into Earth Orbit Is Likely Apollo Rocket September 20, 2002 Apollo 12 on launchpad, November 1969 Browse image Near-Earth Object site ...
Cool! I hoped that this would be a "blast from the past." It's too bad that the piece can't be retrieved as a relic of the Apollo moon program. However, it is...
Paint Confirms Earth's New Satellite Not an Asteroid Wed Sep 18, 9:23 AM ET By SPACE.com Staff, SPACE.com Astronomers have the first direct evidence that a...
Hi, folks. Here is a copy of Sky and Telescope's online article published Thursday, September 12. I include it below the closing. To check out the original...
Interesting. Honestly, I have been so busy with work and family stuff that this is the first I have seen of this. I've printed off a copy to look over this...
Hi, friends. I looked outside briefly last night (Monday) and I did not catch any Perseid meteors. I'm afraid that I could not drag myself out of bed early...
My Dear Friends, It is my pleasure to announce that MARS has a new "Yahoo! Group" list to which you may subscribe. The new list is called MARS-Chat and is a ...