Re: Sky Watching
Michael Cash wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:10:46 -0800, Dan Rempel <drempel@islandnet.com>
> brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>
>
>>Michael Cash wrote:
>>
>>>Using info from http://www.heavens-above.com earlier this evening I
>>>was able to take my family out into the parking lot to watch the
>>>International Space Station go whizzing by. It was a very impressive
>>>sight, both in speed and brightness. (Half an hour before we saw it,
>>>it had been over the western coast of Africa).
>>>
>>>Venus and Mars are both at points in their orbits which bring them
>>>very near the Earth and are showing up bright and clear.
>>>
>>>The heavens-above site will let you enter your location and then
>>>creates sky charts and satellite viewing maps centered on your city,
>>>with times in your local time. Very neat.
>>
>>Thanks Mike; that site is very cool. BTW, are you still at the same
>>address in Gunma-ken? I've finally got my turntable working, and want to
>>send you (after all these years) the pedal-steel recordings I owe you.
>>Feel free to respond by email, if you wish.
>
>
> Yep. Still doing business at the same stand. Remind me what it is I've
> owed you copies of all these years while you're at it.
Absolutely nothing. You sent me a bunch of kayoukyoku you recorded from
NHK Radio and I wanted to return the favour. Thought some of the
with-any-luck-soon-to-be-sent rare steel recordings might do the trick.
Dan
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