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Old 22-02-2008, 10:14 PM
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Hello Doug
I belong to ASSA Astronomical Society of South Africa.
Every second Saturday of the Month we go to the SAAO in a place called Observatory Cape Town. The observatory is open to the public on these evenings. The Maclean refractor is open for the public to observe and the members of ASSA bring their scope and set up outside on the lawn. We end up with loads of kids and adults all lining up for a skwint at varios DSO's.

At a privately owned observatory in the Cedarberg ( a really dark sky site) there is a public presentation and viewing session with all sorts of scopes every saturday night.

I went to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens a few weeks ago with 10 other ASSA members to give a view of the night sky to a convention of 600 visiting international gynaecologists.

Having said all that , I agree lets pass it on

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Old 22-02-2008, 10:22 PM
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I went to Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens a few weeks ago with 10 other ASSA members to give a view of the night sky to a convention of 600 visiting international gynaecologists.
That's bizarre man, I'm in the gynaecological health profession myself!!
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Old 22-02-2008, 10:37 PM
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Well I certainly met quite a few interesting people that night.
They were extremely interested in a macroscopic viewpoint for a change.
Had a very good chat with two Egyptians who kept asking me if I believed there was intelligent life out there. I replied that there must be as they taken great pains to avoid us.

I also asked them if they believed that the Egyptians built the pyramids to which they replied that the Egyptians designed them but got Jewish and other slaves to build them.

All in all an interesting time was had by all.
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Old 22-02-2008, 11:01 PM
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Well I certainly met quite a few interesting people that night.
They were extremely interested in a macroscopic viewpoint for a change.
Had a very good chat with two Egyptians who kept asking me if I believed there was intelligent life out there. I replied that there must be as they taken great pains to avoid us.

I also asked them if they believed that the Egyptians built the pyramids to which they replied that the Egyptians designed them but got Jewish and other slaves to build them.

All in all an interesting time was had by all.
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Good story Steve - nice one!! Aren't the Pyramids a paradox for modern man!? Either they were built by an alien technology or by an ancient civilization not reliant on computers and technology but obviously able to engineer stonework to millimetre accuracy!!!! Go figure!!!!
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Old 23-02-2008, 04:11 AM
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Steve thanks for clarifying that up, once again I apologise to Johnno because I didn't understand.
You see I've been viewing CN in flat mode, didn't realise there's a 'threaded mode'.

Johhno that's why I couldn't understand the example you were referring to when you sited the CN thread.



PS: I hardly visit CN btw so not to savvy with that setup.
Hi Andrew.

Many thanks to Steve,who explained my intention, far,better than I could.

Thats,Exactly what I was reffering to.

While I realise,there is a "Quick Reply" button I can use,Here,

I allways believed it was Just That.A quick Reply.

What I was trying to get across,is with the "REPLY Button".(Such,as found On CN)

The person "I",am replying to
Has Their "User Name",

FEATURED,at the top of my reply,so "THEY KNOW",MY reply was directed to THEM Specifically.

My Apologies Also,
Andrew,

YOUR Confusion,was Mainly due, to "MY" Inability to explain Exactly what I meant.

As I left School at 14 in 1963,I claim "Lack of Education" for my Blunder.

I DID,go back to tech,at 31,and became top of class, Electronics Trades,5 years Later.

Geez,I dont wont to do THAT again.

Anyway,my Sincere thanks,and Regards.
John.
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Old 23-02-2008, 06:45 AM
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Good story Steve - nice one!! Aren't the Pyramids a paradox for modern man!? Either they were built by an alien technology or by an ancient civilization not reliant on computers and technology but obviously able to engineer stonework to millimetre accuracy!!!! Go figure!!!!
Doug!!!
built by humans, design not by humans.

the design incorporates very complex mathmatics- mathmatical representations of the length of the year, the dimensions of the solar system, the dimensions of the earth....... did you know that if you extend the n/s axis through the length of the world it sits on exactly the largest land length available (add up land miles skip water).... and if you extend the e/w axis around the world it sits on exactly the largest land length in that direction, if you extend the diagonals it divides the land masses into 4 equal sections (bit hard for a bunch of people who didnt know even australia existed or america for that matter........i could go on and on and on.
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Old 23-02-2008, 09:39 AM
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built by humans, design not by humans.

the design incorporates very complex mathmatics- mathmatical representations of the length of the year, the dimensions of the solar system, the dimensions of the earth....... did you know that if you extend the n/s axis through the length of the world it sits on exactly the largest land length available (add up land miles skip water).... and if you extend the e/w axis around the world it sits on exactly the largest land length in that direction, if you extend the diagonals it divides the land masses into 4 equal sections (bit hard for a bunch of people who didnt know even australia existed or america for that matter........i could go on and on and on.
Bloomin' mind boggling!!!
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Old 24-02-2008, 11:44 PM
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I feel exactly the same. I made my own forum so i can discuss astronomy with more friendly new faced people. I asked about photography software and i didnt get many answers. It's too cliche. Always the same faces.
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Old 25-02-2008, 01:16 AM
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I feel exactly the same. I made my own forum so i can discuss astronomy with more friendly new faced people. I asked about photography software and i didnt get many answers. It's too cliche. Always the same faces.
LOL this will be my third year on IIS.
I've had threads that have had few replies, I've had threads with no responses at all.
So what?

Does that mean I need to go out and start my own forum?

When was the last time you replied to one of my threads Sonia?

You joined in Feb 2006 and are member #793, now we are approaching 4000 members, surely you've noticed some new faces since then?

I find it very sad that people take this sort of attitude especially considering the work and effort we put in behind the scenes, keeping this forum running efficiently, for everyone to participate.
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Old 25-02-2008, 02:37 AM
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Sonia, You only asked that question 3 days ago give it ago. Not everyone reads these forums everyday of the week.

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Old 25-02-2008, 02:46 PM
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I feel exactly the same. I made my own forum so i can discuss astronomy with more friendly new faced people. I asked about photography software and i didnt get many answers. It's too cliche. Always the same faces.
I read that post but didn't answer it because the question was way too vague. It's like saying I sold my car, suggestions for a replacement? If you stated what you wanted/expected then people might be able to answer the question.
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Old 25-02-2008, 11:37 PM
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I find it very sad that people take this sort of attitude especially considering the work and effort we put in behind the scenes, keeping this forum running efficiently, for everyone to participate.
And I for one greatly appreciate what you all do behind the scenes to keep it running.

I have been a member for nearly 2 years and have learnt more about this great hobby than I ever did in the previous 28 years and have met some great people who have helped me along with all facets of astronomy and astrophotography.

To me it would seem that the very fact that we are seeing the same old faces is simple testament to the success of IIS, members keep coming back because of it's popularity, openess and the way many members have been helped along in what times can be a tricky learning curve.

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Old 26-02-2008, 10:56 AM
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...we are seeing the same old faces is simple testament to the success of IIS
Cheers
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I own one!!!

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