Mike Meynell
Mike Meynell
@mikem
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Joined: Jun 19, 2020
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

Good to see Mark McCaughrean on the live feed from ESA... he will, of course, be at the Flamsteed in February to talk about the mission:

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

Big milestone there.... Philae has separated from Rosetta. 7 hours until landing!

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

Detailed timeline from ESA is attached to this message.

8 years ago
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RE: Time and space - the Patek Philippe 'Supercomplication'

You’re not the buyer, are you, Mike? No, I wanted one for each wrist, and they couldn't accommodate ;) Seriously though, it is utterly beautiful.

8 years ago
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RE: Rosetta - Philae landing on Comet 67P

Stuart Clark's live blog on the Guardian is now up and running: So, apparently, the third go/no-go was delayed because the cold gas thruster on top ...

8 years ago
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RE: Time and space - the Patek Philippe 'Supercomplication'

Just one thing bothers me: haven’t they misspelled ‘sidereal’? Is this actually a Chinese fake worth twenty bucks??? I think both spellings are accep...

8 years ago
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RE: Solar Mosaic including AR2192 Sun Spot

Wow, that is stunning. Really well done, Rupert! The sunspot looks superb, but I'm really impressed by those wonderful filaments. The one on the left...

8 years ago
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RE: Interstellar

But it is a rare movie that retains the services of Kip Thorne and appears to have advanced the frontiers of human knowledge in its rendering of a bla...

8 years ago
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RE: Interstellar

Forgot to mention... yes, the sound mix is really poor in places, and you had to really concentrate on what some of the characters were saying. I thi...

8 years ago
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RE: Interstellar

Well, I have to say, I thoroughly enjoyed that. I had also read the Deborah Ross review, so my expectations were very low. However, it's one of those ...

8 years ago
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RE: Interstellar

Well, I'm going to see it this morning at the Curzon in Canterbury, so I'll report back later!

8 years ago
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RE: Pictures in the Sky by Ian Ridpath

An excellent report of this lecture, written by Andy, is now online:

8 years ago
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