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Far Out, going for hundreds of AU
Marcel
post Jul 18 2005, 01:46 PM
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Very interesting article (pdf).

http://astronauticsnow.com/mg_pubs/2005_Gr...4_IAA_Aosta.pdf

Also available as a "here" link on the 4th topic on

http://www.centauri-dreams.org/
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djellison
post Jul 19 2005, 06:06 PM
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I think that telescope company is in Birkenhead - didnt they make the mirrors for the Faulkes scopes? I remember going "Ohh - Birkenhead" because that's where Helen and I both herald from in our youth smile.gif
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post Jul 20 2005, 01:01 PM
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On the big radio telescope 'Railway Bridge' heavy engineering front, here are some pictures of Jodrell Bank which illustrate the scale of things. Some are in 3-D.
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- Marcel   Far Out   Jul 18 2005, 01:46 PM
- - Bob Shaw   Marcel: Interesting - and the last paragraph spea...   Jul 18 2005, 02:17 PM
|- - Marcel   Yeah, but that's the part i did not understand...   Jul 18 2005, 02:25 PM
- - djellison   Lots of small dishes adding up to the same size as...   Jul 18 2005, 02:34 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (djellison @ Jul 18 2005, 03:34 PM)Lots...   Jul 19 2005, 03:32 PM
|- - tty   QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jul 19 2005, 05:32 PM)Doug:...   Jul 19 2005, 05:06 PM
- - edstrick   One of the "Purple Pigeons of Planetology...   Jul 19 2005, 09:41 AM
|- - AndyG   QUOTE (edstrick @ Jul 19 2005, 09:41 AM)Imagi...   Jul 19 2005, 11:58 AM
- - djellison   I think that telescope company is in Birkenhead -...   Jul 19 2005, 06:06 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   On the big radio telescope 'Railway Bridge...   Jul 20 2005, 01:01 PM
|- - Bob Shaw   There *is* a reason for strong structures - as sho...   Jul 20 2005, 11:01 PM
- - ilbasso   Man, I HATE it when that happens!   Jul 21 2005, 01:10 AM
- - lyford   QUOTE The loss of the 300Foot telescope resulted i...   Jul 21 2005, 01:42 AM
|- - Bob Shaw   QUOTE (lyford @ Jul 21 2005, 02:42 AM)I think...   Jul 21 2005, 08:52 AM
- - lyford   RE: Far Out   Jul 21 2005, 09:01 AM
- - ljk4-1   Paper: astro-ph/0601117 Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 00:...   Jan 10 2006, 03:33 AM

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