Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 14:24:17 -0700 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Larry Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: The Dish, radio astronomy, and Dr. Duncan Forbes Cc: Larry Kellogg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve Mencinsky sent me an article about the new Australian movie "The Dish" back last October 2000. It wasn't known at that time if it would play in the United States. Well it looks like it is. Here is some info on it and the Apollo 11 landing it helped make possible. It takes big ears to listen to signals from space. This little butterfly has small ones (well not all that small) and we listen too. May you all flap your wings and make things change. Special K. =========================================================================== From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SPACE.com Update for Tuesday, February 27, 2001 Comments: To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Today on SPACE.com -- Tuesday, February 27, 2001 -- http://www.space.com/ snip * Win tickets to "The Dish"! http://www.space.com/promo/thedish/index.php3?Enews=y Win tickets to a special preview screening of Warner Bros.' upcoming release "The Dish". =========================================================================== Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 14:25:27 -0500 To: suppressed From: Larry Klaes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: The Dish, radio astronomy, and Dr. Duncan Forbes Astrophysicist Duncan Forbes is carrying out important research into galaxy formation and evolution. He is also involved in one of the more innovative university astronomy programs around. Dr. Forbes tells Jennifer Laing about his work and research interests, and discusses how telescopes have recently hit the headlines thanks to a new movie linking an Australian radio telescope to the TV broadcast of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. http://www.universetoday.com/html/articles/2001-0116a.html =========================================================================== From: "Mencinsky, Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: suppressed Subject: Sequel to "Apollo 11" movie filmed in Australia - Steve's review Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 09:21:03 +1100 Do you remember exactly how and where you saw the first moon landing? How exciting it was? What if you had actually been involved in it? Introducing "The Dish", a movie about a handful of people working at the town of Parkes and in the giant radio telescope nearby, covering from July 16th 1969 to the 22nd. A drama-comedy: equal parts of "Crocodile Dundee" and "Apollo 13", if you will, with an added touch of romance that is full of charm. Since this is a film about the past, there are few surprises. The three Australian scientists in charge of the dish (and one NASA rep.) suddenly find themselves thrust into an essential role in the Apollo mission, while in the town the citizens from the mayor down host (somewhat anxiously, on occasion) a variety of celebrities there for the occasion. The episode of the 60 mph winds on the day of the big event is also a historical fact. No effort has been spared for realism. Apparently much of the equipment shown is the original comms. gear installed by NASA for the occasion. The actors are reasonably famous in Australia but I suspect unknown in the USA, except possibly for Sam Neill and Bud Tingwell. The beauty of the rural countryside in the area is very accurately depicted. Having been in Parkes many, many times; and recently, the whole movie was to me a very nostalgic experience. One thing about some Australian movies, especially comedies, has concerned me in the past, and that is that often the "Australianisms" are greatly exaggerated. Not every Australian speaks like "Crocodile Dundee", anymore than every American black speaks like say Eddy Murphy or Chris Tucker. Fortunately this movie maintains a good grip on reality in this regard. Some of you may have read my rave reviews of a cult Australian comedy "The Castle", which became the second highest TV rating movie ever in this country (beaten only by "Sound of Music"). "The Dish" is made by the same production company and is of a similar standard. In Australia, at least, so far it looks to be heading for similar success. Certainly a movie that I will see again. [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * NCR Australia ' # "Sub Crucem Australiem" =========================================================================== For Steve Mencinsky, ran across this bit in the Apollo Lunar Surface Jounal corrections section. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/journal.corrections.html snip Derek Henderson notes that a detailed account http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/ of the role played by the Parkes Radio Observatory, Australia, in the reception of the Apollo 11 TV signal has been compiled by John Sarkissian. I recommend this site highly and, also, a new Australian film "The Dish" which deals with some of the same material. The film takes some liberties with events in Australia; and the characters are clearly ficticious. But the result is a film that is both funny and moving. Di and I both enjoyed it thoroughly. snip On Eagles Wing http://www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/apollo11/on_eagles_wing.html new Australian film "The Dish" ================================================================ The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal has a lot of interesting material. http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/ The Apollo Lunar Surface Journal is a record of the lunar surface operations conducted by the six pairs of astronauts who landed on the Moon from 1969 through 1972. The Journal is intended as a resource for anyone wanting to know what happened during the missions and why. It includes a corrected transcript of all recorded conversations between the lunar surface crews and Houston. 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