Is it time for a tellurion?

[Miaplacidus (Brian)]

I feel I sort of missed out, not participating in that week by week orrery construction magazine series. Well, I've just picked up issue one of the Earth, Moon, Sun orbiter magazine, where you build your own tellurion. Many twee articles I just won't read (apparently next week they have something about Atlantis!), but nonetheless I think that I would like to have the finished product. Are people generally satisfied with the quality of the orrery that they built with the first series? All comments welcome.
Thanx,
Brian.

[PCH (Paul)]

Brian,

yes I was thinking of getting this too. But I decided against it mainly because I haven't anywhere to put it. I already have a couple of model ships which take up half a wall each. And then the Orrery, which looks terrific and actually works, but that needs a fair old space to display properly too. There were a couple of issues with the build quality of the orrery which were overcome either through replacement parts being offered (as in the earth/moon gear), or not important enough to cause a real problem (as in the sag with one or two of the distant planets).

The tellurion looks terrific I agree, - though I did wonder what there might be in the way of interesting articles to fill 52 weeks worth of mags with. It's my guess they'll not be as generally interesting and relevant as the Orrery mags were.

Good luck with the tellurion though Brian - a pic from time to time would be good too

[astroron (Ron)]

OK, what is a Tellurion
I have checked a dictionary, an encyclopedia, an Astronomy dictionary, with no mention of said word
I am to lazy to check Wiki

[Waxing_Gibbous (Peter)]

A "what" now?!!!

[Miaplacidus (Brian)]

http://www.build-model-orbiter.com/

Regards,
Brian

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by Miaplacidus

http://www.build-model-orbiter.com/

Regards,
Brian

No Where does it mention the word tellurion

[RobF (Rob)]

Hmmm - I thought tellurians were the guys from Earth in my old EE Doc Smith Sci Fi novels.......

[MrB (Simon)]

The name Tellurian(tho spelling may differ) is ringing bells for me, Star Trek maybe?
EDIT: Nevermind, Star Trek had Telarians


Answers.com:
tellurian adj. Of, relating to, or inhabiting the earth. n. An inhabitant of the earth; a terrestrial.

TheFreeDictionary.com:
tel·lu·ri·an (t -l r - n). adj. Of, relating to, or inhabiting the earth. n. 1. An inhabitant of the earth; a terrestrial.

From YourDictionary.com(?):
tel·lu·rian (te lo̵or′ē ən, tə-). adjective. of the earth; terrestrial. Etymology: < L tellus, gen. telluris, the earth.

[Miaplacidus (Brian)]

Hell's bells, you go with a slightly alliterative thread title and end up derailing the topic right off the bat.
(The name mightn't be on the web site, but it is on the front cover of issue one.)
Cheers,
Brian.