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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak
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 Posted - 2010-07-24 : 11:35:40
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GilaMonster
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
4507 Posts |
Posted - 2010-07-24 : 11:42:52
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| Beautiful. Thanks--Gail ShawSQL Server MVP |
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Sachin.Nand
2937 Posts |
Posted - 2010-07-24 : 12:46:24
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| Makes us look so insignificant.Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. PBUH |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2010-07-25 : 03:57:24
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| Betelgeuse (top left star in Orion) is 1,000 times the diameter of our Sun (and it reducing in size at a dramatic rate - about 500 miles per hour!) if Betelgeuse were our Sun its diameter would reach out to the orbit of Jupiter. That's quite big really ... |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2010-07-26 : 11:39:54
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| Come on Brett, use your imagination ... |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
15586 Posts |
Posted - 2010-07-26 : 12:13:20
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Originally posted by Kristen
Come on Brett, use your imagination ...
ummm...I don't have to?in any case...buddy of mine got an Iphone(a phone is a phone damn it)And he got the first app I've ever heard of that was actually pretty cool...it shows you all the stars/planets/constellations, by pointing it up at the sky..something about a compas and PGS built in...And if you point it at the ground, it shows you that stars on tyhe other side of the world...I thought that was pretty coolNow if the US Congress could just go back to funding Nasa...doesn't anybody learn about history anymore????Brett8-)Hint: Want your questions answered fast? Follow the direction in this linkhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/brettk/archive/2005/05/25/5276.aspxAdd yourself!http://www.frappr.com/sqlteam |
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Sachin.Nand
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Posted - 2010-07-26 : 12:32:45
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And if you point it at the ground, it shows you that stars on tyhe other side of the world...I thought that was pretty cool
Hmmmm that's interesting.I wonder what happens if you point it to your right or left.  Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless. PBUH |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
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Posted - 2010-07-26 : 12:36:39
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Originally posted by X002548
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Originally posted by Kristen
Come on Brett, use your imagination ...
ummm...I don't have to?in any case...buddy of mine got an Iphone(a phone is a phone damn it)And he got the first app I've ever heard of that was actually pretty cool...it shows you all the stars/planets/constellations, by pointing it up at the sky..something about a compas and PGS built in...And if you point it at the ground, it shows you that stars on tyhe other side of the world...I thought that was pretty coolNow if the US Congress could just go back to funding Nasa...doesn't anybody learn about history anymore????Brett8-)Hint: Want your questions answered fast? Follow the direction in this linkhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/brettk/archive/2005/05/25/5276.aspxAdd yourself!http://www.frappr.com/sqlteam
What does NASA have to do with Iphone apps or big stars?CODO ERGO SUM |
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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak
15732 Posts |
Posted - 2010-07-26 : 12:37:19
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And he got the first app I've ever heard of that was actually pretty cool...it shows you all the stars/planets/constellations, by pointing it up at the sky..something about a compas and PGS built in
Google Sky, or maybe another app. It's also available for Android. It is very neat. |
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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak
15732 Posts |
Posted - 2010-07-26 : 12:41:38
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What does NASA have to do with Iphone apps
Quite a bit actually: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/iphone/index.htmlquote:
or big stars?
Also more than you might imagine: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ipp/video/psa_celebrities_index.html |
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So you think you've got a big Sun?