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08-02-2023 04:58 PM
08-02-2023 04:58 PM
Jules Verne's birthday
Hi everyone - it's Jules Verne's birthday today - he was a great early sci fi writer - I started my early sci fi adventure with Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Also the TV Series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. I looked - there are more books he wrote that I want to read Owlunar | 7 |
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08-02-2023 07:44 PM
08-02-2023 07:44 PM
Re: Jules Verne's birthday
Hi Chibam
Great to see you here
Owlunar
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08-02-2023 07:47 PM
08-02-2023 07:47 PM
Re: Jules Verne's birthday
@Owlunar wrote:
Hi everyone - it's Jules Verne's birthday today - he was a great early sci fi writer
For anyone else who is curious, he would've been 195 today (thanks, Wikipedia 😉)
Personally, every time I hear Jules Verne's name, I can't help but remember that he was Doc Brown's favorite author in Back To The Future Part III.
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15-02-2023 12:11 PM
15-02-2023 12:11 PM
Re: Jules Verne's birthday
Hi @chibam
I didn't know Jules Verne had any connection to the Back to the Future movies - thanks for the info I really enjoy watching Doc Brown and Marty McFly dealing with anomalies in time travel
Owlunar
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15-02-2023 03:10 PM
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20-04-2023 07:30 AM - edited 23-04-2023 06:32 AM
20-04-2023 07:30 AM - edited 23-04-2023 06:32 AM
Re: Jules Verne's birthday
Hello, @Owlunar, just wanted to track you down and ask if you'll be using your telescope on the eclipse today?
I thought of you when I say the ABC had an article about photographing the eclipse using a telescope.
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20-04-2023 11:02 PM
20-04-2023 11:02 PM
Re: Jules Verne's birthday
Hey @Historylover
No - I didn't see the eclipse today - it was cloudy in Melbourne so totally not visible here - and even so it would have been a very small view this time.
I did watch a partial eclipse some years ago when I lived in an upstairs apartment with a west facing window - I didn't look at it - I had two pieces of card and watched the event through the pin hole - facing away from the window. That was a safe way to watch it.
I did see a total solar eclipse in Melbourne - ah - let me look it up. 23rd of October 1976. It was fantastic - the stars came out and the birds stopped singing and it was eerie - and we did watch for a short spell but went inside to watch the end of it on TV. I will never forget that - it was fantastic. The next total solar eclipse in Melbourne will be in 2037 - and I will be past it I think by then - I am glad I saw it when I did.
And thanks for the link - that's really informative.
My telescope would be great if I had a decent horizon and my shoulder wasn't so impaired. The sky was wonderfully clear last night and I thought I might have some success but I couldn't - so the telescope is wonderful but my shoulder isn't - when I get out to a shopping centre I will try and find a folding table of the right size - I am vulnerable in crowds though so I am waiting my time.
Also - we have a lot of light pollution in such a big city - I remember how black the sky was when I was a little kid - so many stars and so brilliant - I saw a comet after WW2 and I didn't understand it - I probably heard people talking and I thought it had something to do with the war or the atomic bombs -
I hope your day has been peaceful - I know you have been busy in the site here - I do read my phone when I am resting my shoulder - I can't answer everything - which would be ideal - when I do - I really put my heart into what I write - and I care about you
All the best
Owlunar
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21-04-2023 07:21 AM
21-04-2023 07:21 AM
Re: Jules Verne's birthday
I was thinking of doing the pinhole image projected onto the concrete to see the eclipse, @Owlunar, but in the end, it just slipped my mind. I did see it on television though. It was amazing—as always. Yes, it must be bewildering for the birds!
You've not been able to make the most of your telescope, have you? You should do an internet search for small, folding tables. Bunnings, Officeworks or similar would be a good place to start. At least, then, you'd get a feel for the prices and range available. Perhaps you've done so already.
I hope today is peaceful for you, too, @Owlunar.
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16-05-2023 06:10 PM
16-05-2023 06:10 PM
Re: Jules Verne's birthday
On matters astronomical, @Owlunar, have you ever spotted the space station travelling overhead?