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mars loon

Nov 17 2006, 06:44 AM

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Prof. Jim Bell of Cornell University will present “Postcards from Mars: Spirit and Opportunity Roam the Red Planet” at a lecture on 12 December 2006 on the campus of Princeton University at 8 PM in Peyton Hall (Ivy Lane). Free and open to the public. UMSF forum members especially welcome. The lecture is sponsored by the Amatuer Astronomers Association of Princeton. Please visit the website or contact me for details:
http://www.princetonastronomy.org/

Prof. Bell will also be signing copies of his new, highly praised book “Postcards from Mars: The First Photographer on the Red Planet”.

Today (publication day) I received a stack of copies and my review is that its FABULOUS. The book is glossy with high quality reproductions and quite current. Mars fans will love this book. There are over 10 fold out panoramic panels of 3 and 4 pages in width. So now you can savor and contemplate the images. And its vastly superior to a computor monitor.

Although most of the content ends around Sol 600 or so due to publishing deadlines, Jim did manage to include some late breaking and striking images from Home Plate and Erebus. Only the latest images from McMurdo and Victoria are not included.

The book is divided into 3 chapters focusing on the prelaunch history, followed by details on Spirit and Opportunity and concluding with a brief postscript of late breaking images

ken

Ken Kremer

Program Chairman
Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton

http://www.princetonastronomy.org/
mailto: ken@princetonastronomy.org

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Guest_PhilCo126_*	Nov 18 2006, 09:30 AM Post #2
Guests	Any chance we could directly buy 'autographed' copies ? ( Maybe bulk-order for interested UMSF forum-members ) Post Scriptum: I can contact Dr Bell as a start? http://marswatch.astro.cornell.edu/resume.html

mars loon View Member Profile	Nov 20 2006, 05:39 AM Post #3
Member Group: Members Posts: 548 Joined: 19-March 05 From: Princeton, NJ, USA Member No.: 212	QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Nov 18 2006, 09:30 AM) Any chance we could directly buy 'autographed' copies ? ( Maybe bulk-order for interested UMSF forum-members ) I may be able to help with this if people are willing to pay for the book plus the additional shipping and handling charges. Please contact me quickly in case I need to order additional books again, the lecture is open to all and please let me know if you wish to attend ken Ken Kremer mailto: ken(at)princetonastronomy(dot)org

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mars loon "Postcards from Mars" by Jim Bell Nov 17 2006, 06:44 AM

djellison I was fortunate enough to recieve a copy earlier i... Nov 17 2006, 08:15 AM

PhilCo126 Any chance we could directly buy 'autographed... Nov 18 2006, 09:30 AM

mars loon QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Nov 18 2006, 09:30 AM)... Nov 20 2006, 05:39 AM

Stu QUOTE (mars loon @ Nov 20 2006, 05:39 AM)... Nov 20 2006, 08:40 AM

paxdan QUOTE (Stu @ Nov 20 2006, 08:40 AM) VERY ... Nov 20 2006, 09:40 AM

jaredGalen QUOTE (mars loon @ Nov 20 2006, 05:39 AM)... Nov 20 2006, 11:32 AM

djellison .com and .co.uk will be very different. Doug Nov 20 2006, 09:58 AM

PhilCo126 Well, I have contacted Dr Bell an he wrote: Quote... Nov 20 2006, 05:11 PM

Airbag I'll be at the Princeton meeting Ken mentioned... Nov 22 2006, 06:43 PM

Airbag Apparently it is also possible to just send him ... Nov 23 2006, 04:31 AM

mars loon Reminder: Prof. Jim Bell of Cornell University wi... Dec 12 2006, 05:42 AM

ustrax QUOTE (mars loon @ Dec 12 2006, 05:42 AM)... Dec 15 2006, 10:58 AM

mars loon QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 15 2006, 10:58 AM) So... Dec 15 2006, 03:29 PM

ustrax Aaarghhh!!! Why are all this miles in ... Dec 15 2006, 03:41 PM

mars loon QUOTE (ustrax @ Dec 15 2006, 03:41 PM) Aa... Dec 24 2006, 02:15 AM

mars loon A Martian Christmas present Today, after celeb... Dec 25 2006, 10:13 PM

Airbag QUOTE (mars loon @ Dec 15 2006, 10:29 AM)... Dec 15 2006, 04:04 PM

Airbag Mars Loon asked me to post some images of the even... Dec 19 2006, 01:47 AM

ustrax QUOTE (Airbag @ Dec 19 2006, 01:47 AM) Ma... Dec 19 2006, 03:59 PM

PhilCo126 Thanks for sharing those photos... Dec 19 2006, 05:23 PM

volcanopele I only caught the latter part of the talk. Nice c... Dec 26 2006, 12:54 AM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (volcanopele @ Dec 26 2006, 12:54 A... Dec 26 2006, 01:02 AM

ustrax Space.com article EDITED: Ooops, already on anoth... Jan 5 2007, 12:42 PM

PhilCo126 Received my book this evening via Amazon.co.uk and... Feb 12 2007, 07:34 PM

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