... Submitted by John Blomquist on 06/28/2007 04:24:13 . ... Taken with a Televue Genesis, 4", and a Hassleblad 6x6 camera body modified to accept a Nikkor 21mm lens reversed. Camera was guided using an SBIG ST-4 autoguider. Kodak ISO 800 medium format professional film recorded the picture which was exposed for about 45 min. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

Martian life: stuck somewhere between inevitable biochemistry and quirky biology Charles H. Lineweaver School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Australian Centre for Astrobiology, Sydney, email: charley@bat.phys.unsw.edu.au If traces of life are found on Mars the question that needs to be asked is: How independent is this life from life on Earth? ... Are we related to trees? ... Will whatever traces we find of life on Mars be related to life on Earth. ... Mars and Earth are not independent. ...

... Initially my only reservation of trying cycling sandals was that the Sandal would feel more floppy and loose than a shoe. ... With Frog cleats, they're not completely walkable, as I can hear and feel a bit of grinding when I walk on asphalt or concrete. ... With the shimano sandals, I had to shim both cleats (the pedals come with shims for this purpose) to stick out more, in order to engage with the pedals, otherwise the pedal platform pushed against the sole of the shoe and prevented engagement. ...

... From Ice Skater Physics to Star Birth in HII Regions. ... The group will meet at the Rte579 Astronomy Events for 2006 Edited by Barlow Bob Feb 20 - 25 Winter Star Party, Florida Keys, FL http : //www.scas.org/ Zombie Party, Atlanta, GA http ://www.atlan taastronomy.org/ Apr 28 ­ May 2 Delmarva Star Gaze Star Party, Tuckahoe State Park, MD http ://www.delmarvastargaze rs.org/archive/sg2006/sg2006.html South Jersey Spring Star Party, Belleplain State Forest, NJ http :// ...

Catastrophism : . ... During the late 18th and early 19th century, a German mineralogist, Abraham Gottlob Werner, proposed that all of the Earth's rocks were formed by rapid chemical precipitation from a "world ocean," which he then summarily disposed of in catastrophic fashion. Though not directed toward the genesis of landforms in any coherent fashion, his catastrophic philosophy of changes of the Earth had two major consequences of geomorphic significance. ... Thermal Plate Tectonics : . ...