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Old 09-04-2003 | 12:34 PM
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through my scope in Big Bear. Very red disc. We could see the polar icecap and the dark plains.
Old 09-04-2003 | 12:36 PM
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Very nice George! I would have loved to see that!
Old 09-04-2003 | 01:34 PM
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DUDE WE WANNA SEE!!! now you could at least post up some of the ones I saw at your house
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George...how long is the viewing supposed to be good? We have a public observatory nearby and I may go check it out.
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Mom-

How do I post a huge Hubble Space Telescope image behind glass?

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It's still very big and bright. Go see it.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Raptor
[B]Mom-

How do I post a huge Hubble Space Telescope image behind glass?

Luke-

It's still very big and bright.
Old 09-04-2003 | 03:18 PM
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Yeah, the HST images. Can you scan through glass? I ain't takin em apart.

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Raptor
[B]Yeah, the HST images.
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Thanks.
Old 09-04-2003 | 05:12 PM
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I can't see mars through the roof at work....



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