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post Dec 24 2010, 06:22 PM
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Phil over at Bad Astronomy has an incredible couple things from amateur astronomer Damian Peach:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastro...ger-of-jollity/

Peach's been mentioned around here before, but that's just incredible. Here's his own writeup:
http://www.damianpeach.com/barbados10.htm
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post Dec 26 2010, 05:30 PM
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Amazing images, but I was more impressed with Phil finding a way to use 'Jollity' in his blog header.
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post Dec 26 2010, 05:45 PM
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Amazing images, but I was more impressed with Phil finding a way to use 'Jollity' in his blog header.


He was quoting Gustav Holst. The fourth movement of The Planets is "Jupiter, the bringer of Jollity." 'course, knowing that, I missed the Santa connection. duh.
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- stevesliva   Amateur Telescopic Jupiter Images   Dec 24 2010, 06:22 PM
- - Decepticon   Amazing those were made with such small telescopes...   Dec 25 2010, 03:57 AM
- - algorimancer   That's amazing stuff. The fine detail capture...   Dec 25 2010, 10:23 PM
- - ups   Amazing images, but I was more impressed with Phil...   Dec 26 2010, 05:30 PM
- - stevesliva   QUOTE (ups @ Dec 26 2010, 12:30 PM) Amazi...   Dec 26 2010, 05:45 PM

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