Rover spots the 'new thing' on Mars, Our own Stuart Atkinson |
Rover spots the 'new thing' on Mars, Our own Stuart Atkinson |
Nov 5 2011, 12:17 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1018 Joined: 29-November 05 From: Seattle, WA, USA Member No.: 590 |
MSNBC ran an article today about Opportunity's latest findings, and not only credits all the pics to Stu, it refers to him as "Stuart Atkinson, a British educator, author and amateur astronomer who has been working up wonderful imagery from the rover missions for years."
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/...rs?preview=true Congratulations, Stu! --Greg |
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Nov 5 2011, 05:55 AM
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Senior Member Group: Admin Posts: 4763 Joined: 15-March 05 From: Glendale, AZ Member No.: 197 |
That's our Stu. Proud to know him.
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Nov 5 2011, 05:54 PM
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Lord Of The Uranian Rings Group: Members Posts: 798 Joined: 18-July 05 From: Plymouth, UK Member No.: 437 |
Ditto!
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Nov 5 2011, 06:06 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Thanks, I was amazed by the requests from various sites to use my images. Traffic to Road To Endeavour has gone a bit nuts, almost 2000 hits today. Guess I'd better tidy it up a bit!
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Nov 5 2011, 06:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 399 Joined: 28-August 07 From: San Francisco Member No.: 3511 |
Love Road To Endeavour, MSL here we come... Congrats!
-------------------- 'She drove until the wheels fell off...'
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Nov 5 2011, 07:49 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 166 Joined: 20-September 05 From: North Texas Member No.: 503 |
MSNBC got it mostly right; they described Stu as a "British educator, author and amateur astronomer".
But they should have added "poet" Stu's images are always fantastic. But there are others on this forum who can match his image wizardry. But being able to put in words what most of us feel about these missions, is something that Stu alone has mastered. |
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Nov 6 2011, 12:40 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Agreed.
Stu, MAJOR congrats....finally, the wider world is recognizing at least a small part of what we privileged few @UMSF have known all along. Well done, sir. Well done. -------------------- 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.
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Nov 6 2011, 12:45 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 754 Joined: 9-February 07 Member No.: 1700 |
Whenever we find something new,
We turn to our beloved Stu, Cuz no one will know it Like our Laureate Poet; He brings it to me and to you! ehh, I never claimed Poetic Laureacy! Congrats on a richly-deserved acknowledgement! |
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Nov 6 2011, 03:12 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1018 Joined: 29-November 05 From: Seattle, WA, USA Member No.: 590 |
Oooh. A bad poetry contest in Stu's honor!
When newspapers want pix from Mars (the kind from those wee robot cars) They call out "Red Rover, Send Stuart right over. His pictures and poems are stars." --Greg |
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Nov 6 2011, 03:44 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Okay, I cannot resist the challenge...but I gotta do it right, in his honor.
Toiling in the darkness, and in the light To live, yes, but also To hold a hand, be smiled upon To make a difference in someone's life Every day, until each day ends And he steps outside Into the brilliant darkness To truly see And he has the need, the utter compulsion To tell others Of the light in the darkness Only then can he sleep, knowing That he has told others what he could see That they may do the same That they may have a light in their lives Like that which sustains his own For you, Stu. -------------------- 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.
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Nov 6 2011, 04:08 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 754 Joined: 9-February 07 Member No.: 1700 |
When trying to write a bad limerick,
Don't use good ideas -- go with a trick! But your words do succeed In fulfilling the need To commemorate Stu's words, my good friend Nick! |
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Nov 6 2011, 09:32 AM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Wow, thanks everyone. I'm blushing like a nun passing an Ann Summers shop, so, much appreciated, but back to our regular programming now. -------------------- |
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Nov 7 2011, 09:46 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 796 Joined: 27-February 08 From: Heart of Europe Member No.: 4057 |
Some time ago, I haven't even idea, that something as MSNBC exists, but I knew Stuart's blog.
Congratulations, Stu! -------------------- |
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Nov 7 2011, 04:26 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 10-October 06 From: Maynard Mass USA Member No.: 1241 |
Yea!
Bad Limerick Tyme! There once was a bloke named Stu He ran around with the UMSF crew He toiled in North Umberland Running his own private Space Command And now his images have caused a hullabaloo (congrats) -------------------- CLA CLL
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