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	Polar views
	If you missed Joanna Lumley's trip to see the Northern Lights on BBC TV this evening (Sunday 7 September) watch out for a repeat. Wonderful scenery, cloudscapes, arctic sea smoke and breathtaking aurora (and decent incidental music for a change). By Rodney Blackall - Sep 7 - 1 new of 1 message

	Radio Meteor Obs. Bull. August 2008 Perseids
	Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin No. 181 of August 2008 (79 K) is available now as [link] More information and the visual presentation of the hourly forward scatter counts can be found on [link] [link] Chris By Chris Steyaert - Sep 7 - 1 new of 1 message

tonite narrow triangle V planets brilliant venus mercury mars

tonite narrow triangle V planets brilliant venus mercury mars west 640 pm local time sthn hemisphere wellington 41 º deg S. Sept 2008. dfear scientists, o lord my god, i stand and gaze in WVonder on the vast heaVens thy Wisdom hath ordained SVn moon and stars continUe at thy pleasVre from nothing called and by thy power sustained.... more »

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	cpu temps running seti
	If you are running seti@home on a quad-core under linux x86_64 can you please post your cpu temps? (especially if you are running an optimized seti app like AK_V8_linux64) I trying to get a feel as to what normal cpu temps should be with 4 seti@home's running under BOINC (1 app per core) Thanks Eric... more » By Eric - Sep 7 - 4 new of 4 messages

	QUR'ANIC VERSES WITH IMPORTANT ASTRONOMICAL (COSMOLOGICAL AND COSMOOENIC) CONNOTATIONS
	By: Dr. / Zaghloul El-Naggar The cosmos is collectively referred to in the Glorious Qur’an under the term “heavens and earth”, or simply “heavens” and sometimes in the singular form “heaven, firmament or sky”. Such reference is made in (310) Qur’anic verses (190 in the plural and 120 in the singular form)... more » By Hamady - Sep 6 - 11 new of 11 messages

	AstroTrac - AstroTrac TT320X Tracking Mount
	Does ayone have any experience/opinions with/about this mount? I'm on a real tight budget here... [link] AstroTrac - AstroTrac TT320X Tracking Mount The AstroTrac TT320X is the new and improved version of the AstroTrac TT320, a motorized camera tracking mount that allows you to take up to two... more » By VicXnews - Sep 6 - 13 new of 13 messages

	Messenger spacecraft
	"The spacecraft is moving around the Sun at 77.5 million miles (124.7 kilometers) per hour." Quote from [link] LOL By TMA - Sep 6 - 6 new of 6 messages

	Another Wonderfull Destination
	Hi...Another wonderfull destination for you Please feel free to visit: [link] Thank you. [link] By faiz - Sep 6 - 1 new of 1 message

	<> Rexsy - Beautiful Relaxing Music <>
	Greetings! Rexsy is curently offering free download on several Albums of Romantic Symphonic Piano Music, which is about Love, Romance, and Beauty! The music is Great for Relaxation and Meditation! [link] Enjoy! Rexsy Rexsy.com [link]... more » By Rexsy - Sep 6 - 1 new of 1 message

	Yukon Aurora
	[link] This is the kind of action occuring in northern Canada. A reconnection event produed the streaming effect. This ability of the earths magnetic field to respond to CME's as a reconnection magnetic field points or... more » By TMA - Sep 6 - 1 new of 1 message