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Title: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: danny_galaga on November 14, 2008, 07:39:31 am


how cool is this?

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/5145181/from-afar-the-first-optical-photos-of-an-exoplanet/

(http://l.yimg.com/news.aunz.yimg.com/xp/afp/20081114/08/760226344.jpg?x=450&sig=3mftOsbSGQMMbhVvNFtQxA--)

thats some pretty exciting stuff right there (",)
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: ChadTower on November 14, 2008, 09:34:08 am

That looks like the eye of god.
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: Ed_McCarron on November 14, 2008, 10:24:26 am
Or Sauron...
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: RayB on November 14, 2008, 01:24:26 pm
They show'd an animated sequence of it on TV...
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: ChadTower on November 14, 2008, 01:26:34 pm

Damn... I bet if you magnified it, it's not red on black, it's black on red... and all those spaces are monoliths. 

I for one welcome our new sun.
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: Ed_McCarron on November 14, 2008, 01:29:48 pm
and all those spaces are monoliths. 

I can think of a few folks around here that would benefit from touching one...
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: ChadTower on November 14, 2008, 01:31:09 pm
and all those spaces are monoliths. 

I can think of a few folks around here that would benefit from touching one...

Who says we didn't? 

(http://www.starchildascension.org/starchild/starchild1a.jpg)
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: Ummon on November 14, 2008, 08:16:49 pm

That looks like the eye of god.

The Mote in God's Eye.
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: Ed_McCarron on November 15, 2008, 11:42:09 am

That looks like the eye of god.

The Mote in God's Eye.

Ooh, good book...
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: DaOld Man on November 15, 2008, 03:14:13 pm
and all those spaces are monoliths. 

I can think of a few folks around here that would benefit from touching one...

Who says we didn't? 

(http://www.starchildascension.org/starchild/starchild1a.jpg)

OK, I dont get this picture.
Why would two perfectly normal dolphins have a human baby? And on top of that why would they leave him in a pyramid made out of a bubble?
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: danny_galaga on November 15, 2008, 07:42:56 pm
and all those spaces are monoliths. 

I can think of a few folks around here that would benefit from touching one...

Who says we didn't? 

(http://www.starchildascension.org/starchild/starchild1a.jpg)

OK, I dont get this picture.
Why would two perfectly normal dolphins have a human baby? And on top of that why would they leave him in a pyramid made out of a bubble?


well, they are talking about monoliths. that seems to be a '2001, a space odyssey' reference. i dont know anything about the sequels, maybe clarke was inspired by adams and decided we needed rescuing by dolphins?
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: Mauzy on November 15, 2008, 11:32:44 pm
Check the image properties. That image came from http://www.starchildascension.org . try taking a look at that.
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: DaOld Man on November 16, 2008, 10:47:21 am
Oh, OK, sorry I commented about it..
 :)
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: ChadTower on November 16, 2008, 11:02:53 am

Yeah, I just randomly googled Starchild, and that's the first decent image I came upon.

danny, Clarke wrote 2001 when Adams was still in high school. 
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: danny_galaga on November 17, 2008, 03:35:29 am

Yeah, I just randomly googled Starchild, and that's the first decent image I came upon.

danny, Clarke wrote 2001 when Adams was still in high school. 

when did he write the sequels, the ones i was referring to  ;)
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: Ed_McCarron on November 17, 2008, 07:27:06 am
Pluto replies:
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: ChadTower on November 17, 2008, 09:50:53 am
when did he write the sequels, the ones i was referring to  ;)


Much later but the whole starchild concept was in the first book.   :)

Adams may have been a good writer but Clarke was nominated twice for the Nobel Prize.  Communication satellites in geostationary orbits was his idea.  The geostationary orbit above the equator is actually called the Clarke Orbit.   :notworthy:
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: danny_galaga on November 19, 2008, 01:42:57 am
when did he write the sequels, the ones i was referring to  ;)


Much later but the whole starchild concept was in the first book.   :)


with dolphins?  ;D
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: ChadTower on November 19, 2008, 09:36:01 am

Dolphins as the superior species isn't an Adams concept either.   :)
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: danny_galaga on November 20, 2008, 01:09:10 am
I suppose every field needs its very own Michael Jackson.  SciFi got theirs in Clarke.



cough *sri* cough *lanka*
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: patrickl on November 20, 2008, 03:43:05 am
I suppose every field needs its very own Michael Jackson.  SciFi got theirs in Clarke.



cough *sri* cough *lanka*
Neverland is in sri Lanka?  :P
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: danny_galaga on November 20, 2008, 05:10:00 am
I suppose every field needs its very own Michael Jackson.  SciFi got theirs in Clarke.



cough *sri* cough *lanka*
Neverland is in sri Lanka?  :P

hmmm, my 'cough' was pointless as i didnt realise he lived there since 1956. i assumed the scandal was when he was visiting sri lanka...

although, i gues that could mean neverland rally IS in sri lanka!
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: DaOld Man on November 21, 2008, 03:24:11 pm

Dolphins as the superior species isn't an Adams concept either.   :)

Plus they go very good with tuna meat.
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: Ed_McCarron on November 21, 2008, 03:31:41 pm

Dolphins as the superior species isn't an Adams concept either.   :)

Plus they go very good with tuna meat.

Dunno, they never really struck me as overly smart since they keep getting caught in the tuna nets.
Title: Re: first pic of planet outside our own solar system
Post by: ChadTower on November 21, 2008, 03:33:13 pm
Dunno, they never really struck me as overly smart since they keep getting caught in the tuna nets.


Every species has tommies.