Dublin Lecture last Monday, "Cosmic Casualty" |
  |
Dublin Lecture last Monday, "Cosmic Casualty" |
| Guest_PhilCo126_* |
 Feb 9 2009, 03:08 PM
Post
#16
|
|
Guests  |
Ostend-Bruges airport also gets regular visits of the large Antonov cargo airplanes, mostly the AN-124 CONDOR 4-engines version.
Not for heavy stuff but because of its large volume 
|
 |
 
|
|
Feb 9 2009, 03:35 PM
Post
#17
|
|
 Administrator  Group: Chairman Posts: 13247 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Damn - we went to the other end of the runway, so not past the normal Cargo end to see if anything cool was there. And there was a lot of Fog. I don't like flights when the first thing you see of the destination is the runway threshold.
|
|
|
|
|
Feb 10 2009, 12:25 AM
Post
#18
|
|
|
Administrator Group: Chairman Posts: 13247 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Feb 7 2009, 05:38 AM)  give Doug a good handshake when you see him so he can pass it on when I see him in California next month. Done - and video documented on the banks of the Liffey after a great lecture ( big, friendly crowd and great AV facilities, in a lecture theatre previous used by Schrodinger (of cat fame). ) and great food with Helvick. |
|
|
|
|
Feb 10 2009, 12:52 AM
Post
#19
|
|
 Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4500 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Sloughhouse, CA Member No.: 197 |
QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 9 2009, 04:25 PM) in a lecture theatre previous used by Schrodinger (of cat fame). ) Sounds like you stayed clear of the flask and the Geiger counter. Have you called back there to check if there is a paradoxical Doug-corpse still in the theater? -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
|
|
|
|
|
Feb 10 2009, 01:06 AM
Post
#20
|
|
 Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 6476 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
How would he know if the phone really rang, though, if he did?
 I suspect that most things associated with Mr. Schrodinger only probably happen or exist; there's no guarantee.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
|
|
|
|
| Guest_Enceladus75_* |
Feb 10 2009, 01:17 AM
Post
#21
|
|
Guests |
QUOTE (nprev @ Feb 10 2009, 01:06 AM) How would he know if the phone really rang, though, if he did? I suspect that most things associated with Mr. Schrodinger only probably happen or exist; there's no guarantee.Great Lecture Doug. Here's to many more! 
|
|
|
|
| Guest_PhilCo126_* |
Feb 10 2009, 09:51 AM
Post
#22
|
|
Guests |
Looks like I'll have to order that DVD
|
|
|
|
|
Feb 10 2009, 11:35 AM
Post
#23
|
|
|
Administrator Group: Chairman Posts: 13247 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Tried to take some push-frame imaging from the flight home, 1280 x 720 @ 15fps.. I'll see how it works
|
|
|
|
|
Feb 10 2009, 06:59 PM
Post
#24
|
|
 Dublin Correspondent Group: Admin Posts: 1771 Joined: 28-March 05 From: Celbridge, Ireland Member No.: 220 |
We had a great evening - Doug is a fantastic speaker and he really has put together an impressive and very entertaining lecture. If you ever have a chance to get to see him in full flight, you absolutely must do so.
The Schrödinger Theatre in TCD was definitely a great venue for the talk too - it's a proper old school lecture theatre that almostly certainly looks and feels exactly the way it did when Schrödinger (may or may not have) lectured there in the 1940's. Despite the class old school environment they have managed to add in the sort of modern presentation conveniences that are kind of important for a lecture like Dougs - like a projection system that works, and a decent sound system. Doug's opening slide (the one with John Zarnecki's "It's called a cock-up" comment re the original Huygens release plan) was particularly funny this time round and set the event up perfectly as Astronomy Ireland's last guest lecture was by none other than John Zarnecki himself. |
|
|
|
|
Feb 10 2009, 11:05 PM
Post
#25
|
|
 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2930 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542 |
QUOTE (helvick @ Feb 10 2009, 06:59 PM) We had a great evening Thanks for that account of the event. I wish I could have been there. (So near and yet so far. Work gets in the way - even an instantaneous transporter would have been no use. We had a college open evening that night.) |
|
|
|
|
Feb 11 2009, 12:42 AM
Post
#26
|
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1101 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Seattle Member No.: 530 |
QUOTE (helvick @ Feb 10 2009, 02:59 PM) it's a proper old school lecture theatre that almostly certainly looks and feels exactly the way it did when Schrödinger (may or may not have) lectured there in the 1940's. If anyone went to the lectures he definitely did one or the other. |
|
|
|
|
Feb 11 2009, 01:30 AM
Post
#27
|
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 567 Joined: 4-September 06 From: Boston Member No.: 1102 |
Just ask the his Cat. If the cat is dead (good chance after 60 years)--he was there, if the cat is alive, he wasn't.
-------------------- Floyd
|
|
|
|
|
Feb 11 2009, 02:10 PM
Post
#28
|
|
|
Administrator Group: Chairman Posts: 13247 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Better late than never - I'll be on Phantom radio ( www.phantom.ie ) at about 4.20pm today.
|
|
|
|
|
Feb 11 2009, 04:50 PM
Post
#29
|
|
|
Administrator Group: Chairman Posts: 13247 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
That went quite well - Simon seemed interested in what I was talking about - and the forum got a nice plug!
|
|
|
|
|
Feb 11 2009, 05:01 PM
Post
#30
|
|
|
Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4500 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Sloughhouse, CA Member No.: 197 |
Did you capture it?
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 23rd May 2013 - 07:06 PM |
|
RULES AND GUIDELINES Please read the Forum Rules and Guidelines before posting. IMAGE COPYRIGHT |
OPINIONS AND MODERATION Opinions expressed on UnmannedSpaceflight.com are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of UnmannedSpaceflight.com or The Planetary Society. The all-volunteer UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderation team is wholly independent of The Planetary Society. The Planetary Society has no influence over decisions made by the UnmannedSpaceflight.com moderators. |
SUPPORT THE FORUM Unmannedspaceflight.com is a project of the Planetary Society and is funded by donations from visitors and members. Help keep this forum up and running by contributing here. |
|
