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To: Gay State Conservative

Yea, I have better things to look at, regardless of your name.

Haven’t been to Atacama, but it’s definitely bitchin’. You won’t see the North Star or Big/Little Dipper there, but you will get a great look at Orion (assuming your timing is correct) - other cool stuff too!


16 posted on 12/28/2019 4:05:53 PM PST by BobL (I drive a pickup truck to work because it makes me feel like a man.)
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To: BobL
Just for the record...if you take a quick peek at my profile you'll see an explanation of my screen name.

As for Atacama I think it's pretty close to the equator.I don't know if the equator might be the place to be if you want to see the Northern Hemisphere as well as the Southern.

Again,I'm not a scientist.

21 posted on 12/28/2019 4:14:31 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election)
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To: BobL

Speaking of Orion, Betelgeuse is dimming to a level never previously seen. It is a variable star but, it has never fainted to this degree. Supernova is not out of the question.

” If it sat where the sun does, it would swallow all the inner planets, including Earth, Mars and even Jupiter. It’s also about 14,000 times more luminous than our comparatively small star.” When it does collapse it will be as bright as the moon. https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/betelgeuse-dimming-1.5407038


62 posted on 12/29/2019 4:58:40 AM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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