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Mike Meynell
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Jackson, Mississippi, is further south than London therefore it was closer to the comet making it easier to see

Impressive that you can see through the Sun from there ๐Ÿ˜‰

can you name the song that refers to the major astronomical event of 1970

Venus? Can't remember who by though... only remember the Bananarama cover version ๐Ÿ™‚

 
Posted : 12/09/2014 11:14 am
Andy Sawers
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Impressive that you can see through the Sun from there

They're good ol' boys. I'm sure they can do anything 'slong as they got a few bottles of Bud.

Venus? Nope. The total solar eclipse of March 1970. Got the song now?

 
Posted : 12/09/2014 11:36 am
Astrograph
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Festivals are fun. Herstmonceux is a festival. The difference between 'festival' and 'star party' (in my experience) is that the campsite is more relaxed, you have a drink, bar-b and no one is too anal about the odd torch, unlike somewhere like Kelling where the offender will de disposed of quietly.

People all wander around and see what each other is doing. Its very sociable. You should all try one!

 
Posted : 16/09/2014 10:05 am
Brian Blake
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgqDtU8BXf0 ย  Another suggestion for the playlist.

 
Posted : 02/10/2014 5:00 pm
Brian Blake
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Right, then: can you name the song that refers to the major astronomical event of 1970?

 

Andy was it "Your So Vain" Carly Simon?

 
Posted : 02/10/2014 5:09 pm
Andy Sawers
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โ€œYour So Vainโ€ Carly Simon

Correct! Well done, Brian. I'd forgotten about my quiz question!
"Then you flew your Learjet up to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun" - I even remember that solar eclipse.

 
Posted : 02/10/2014 5:35 pm
Brian Blake
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I was listeningย  to some music today then heard the song and remembered your question.ย  What is my prize?

 
Posted : 02/10/2014 7:41 pm
Andy Sawers
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What is my prize?

This: 1st prize

 
Posted : 02/10/2014 7:56 pm
Brian Blake
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Already got one, Mike got it for me.

 
Posted : 02/10/2014 8:30 pm
Mike Meynell
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Already got one, Mike got it for me.

Yeah, and I want it back ๐Ÿ˜‰

 
Posted : 02/10/2014 8:42 pm
Brian Blake
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It's my precious and its mine.

 
Posted : 02/10/2014 9:08 pm
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I am trying to buy one of those but the website is forcing me to purchase a thousand of them! When I try to alter the quantity, it keeps bumping it to a thousand, totally ยฃ200, 000 ๐Ÿ™ ย Very frustrating. ย So any of you want to buy 999 Zarkov guns? ย I only need one to zap the clouds around polaris so I can do my polar alignment.

 
Posted : 03/10/2014 12:41 am
Sumitra
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So any of you want to buy 999 Zarkov guns? ย I only need one to zap the clouds around polaris so I can do my polar alignment.

hehehe you made me laugh ๐Ÿ˜‰
Same happened with me, so I gave up :'(
I'd only also need 1, so if you find people to buy 998 of them, that' be fab.

 
Posted : 03/10/2014 12:44 am
Brian Blake
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN9n1bAahg4 ย  All encompassing song on cosmology!!!!!!!!!!!!

 
Posted : 17/10/2014 7:00 pm
Tej
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"Smacks forehead", how can we have forgotten that one! Good one, Brian ๐Ÿ™‚

I actually got introduced to that song through a beautiful cover by Fiona Apple which featured in the Pleasantville credits. I didnt know it was a Beetles song then, I thought it was her song (forgive my ignorance). That's the problem with covers though, people can easily credit the song to the wrong artists!

Its a lovely cover version though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ5WPXxNzPU

 
Posted : 17/10/2014 7:48 pm
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