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Some seriously sweet pics at link. My favorite is the one of Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Gives some great perspective.
1 posted on 10/20/2008 8:28:25 PM PDT by thefactor
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To: thefactor

No spots......global cooling is upon us.....


2 posted on 10/20/2008 8:30:19 PM PDT by Michigan Bowhunter (Democrat socialist liberal scumbags.....how did we let this happen!)
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To: thefactor

Pretty much how I feel right now. Teenagers...


3 posted on 10/20/2008 8:31:58 PM PDT by itsthejourney (1 of every 10 people you pass in the mall is here illegally)
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To: thefactor

Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Didn't know it was that tiny.

4 posted on 10/20/2008 8:32:13 PM PDT by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact i DID only read the excerpt.)
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To: thefactor

Reminds me that I need to do a slab of babybacks.


5 posted on 10/20/2008 8:33:55 PM PDT by GunsAndBibles (God save Calif. - 'cause it's gonna take a miracle.)
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To: thefactor

That’s cool! Reminds me of Eve Online. :)


6 posted on 10/20/2008 8:35:42 PM PDT by PureSolace (In God We Trust)
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To: KevinDavis

Worthy of the Space Ping?


9 posted on 10/20/2008 8:42:44 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: thefactor

The REAL culprit that Algore don’t want you to know about.


10 posted on 10/20/2008 8:42:54 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("I'm just going to spread YOUR wealth around." - Barack HUSSEIN Obama a.k.a. Barry Soetoro)
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To: thefactor

It looks hot!


11 posted on 10/20/2008 8:43:03 PM PDT by discipler (We have our celebrity too, but they are a better breeed of celebrity.)
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To: thefactor

The Sun is a mass of incandescent gas...


12 posted on 10/20/2008 8:43:24 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
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To: thefactor

That sun looks great with Wagner music playing in the background.


18 posted on 10/20/2008 8:51:54 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (I am 56 days away from outliving Sam Sheppard)
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To: thefactor

that really gets in my eyes


23 posted on 10/20/2008 8:57:03 PM PDT by woofie
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http://www.funnychest.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/solar_system_planet_size_comparision_03.jpg

http://www.planetpals.com/planetsize.html

Flash presentation:
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/messenger/psc/PlanetSize.html

Our Sun System - Size Of Planets and Stars to Scale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS88G5WBcfQ

http://www.barnabu.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/solar-system-google-earth.jpg


37 posted on 10/21/2008 6:14:30 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, October 11, 2008 !!!)
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To: thefactor

Very cool!


38 posted on 10/21/2008 6:47:40 PM PDT by Eaker (Dutch expression "You can give a monkey a gold ring, but it stays an ugly thing." - EscapedDutch)
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