Kripes, what telescope does she have access to. Mount Palomar? I think I'll see if I can book some time on the rooftop observatory that we have above the penthouse in our apartment building. I can't wait to see the 'red spot' on Mars (I thought it was all red, but what do I know).
BTW, I actually heard a newsperson on TV yesterday talk about seeing the canals on Mars, it's so close. I assumed they were joking, but one never knows... <vbg> cheers, knarf Cotty wrote: > I must tell you this. I was listening to the radio while on manoevres > driving around central London today, and this business of Mars being at > it's closest to Earth for millenia etc is a right old occasion for the > 'space experts' to be wheeled out and spout off loads a sheeeeeyite about > planet-watching etc etc. Anyway, a commercail radio station that shall > remain nameless (but was in fact Jazz FM - which actually is brilliant > and my fav in London) uses a generic Independent Radio News (IRN) > bulletin material source for things like this. Up pops this woman who > clearly was just bobbling along about where to look in the sky etc etc > and she says something like this: > > "...yes and it will be perfectly visible with the naked eye, and if you > have access to a telescope you might even be able to make out things like > dust storms and the big red spot - " > > I laughed so hard I nearly shunted a black cab into the middle of next week! > > Cheers, > Cotty > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps > _____________________________ > Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk -- "Jazz is about capturing the moment" -Herbie Hancock
