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I tried using a friends telescope the other night to have a look at it, but couldn't get the damn thing focused correctly. Cheap crap :D

I heard onthe TV that you should be able to see the polar caps on Mars just using 70x bionoculars !!!

Hopefully we'll have at least one clear night this week so I can give that crappy telescope another try...

J

Well seeing as the cloud cover seems pretty clear and i don't have much to do ... i'm gonna take the 'beast' (um, Falcon.. ) up to skyhigh tonight around 8-9pm and see what i can see..

Its meant to be the closest point tonight apparently.

Let me know if anybody wants to tag along.

p.s. Mars is the god of war so we have to declare war on something tonight as well (its in the rules)

hey look maw.. a planet...

MARS3.jpg

i hope people that went to the observatory got a better view , because i didnt see shizzay except for a really bright star , which in fact was suppose to be Mars although i didnt see it that much bigger then other nights

I managed to see it before the clouds came over. I saw it at about 7:30 and then again about 10:00. Can't say it was very impressive.

Kinda looked like a really bright star with a reddish tinge.

Just glad I didn't miss it coz I couldn't be farked waiting another 280 years to see it again.

Originally posted by sniffy

venus ryhmes with penis  hehehe

yes, yes it does

know that song?

im your venus

im your fire

your desire...

i sang this song for my science teacher in high school, slightly modified

im your penis

your vagina

your desire...

she kicked me out :O

denham is hott

Mars should be quite easily spotted. Australia apparently has the best view. Anyway if you look up in the sky, you should see a orange/red bright star looking object. Thats mars. Stars(which is like our sun) twinkles and blinks whereas planets don't. Time to take my dusty telescope out of the closet :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Mr T

yes you are sniffy

btw, you should bring back the kid flipping the bird avatar

twas cool

wtf am i doin in VIC?

my apologies

back to wasteland for me!

denham is hott

denham is bad , isnt it ?

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