Perseverance NASA rover on Mars
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grunge
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Same as always, signs of life, past or present. They have landed in a dried out ocean/Lake bed where the odds would be good to find fossilised evidence if there is any to find.
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I'm so happy that the landing was successful. Looking forward to new discoveries.
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LangleyBlue1970
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Is it called 'built for Mars', around hour and half long?
cleavers
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Yes that's it.
ultimateharold
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Far more interesting than Boris talking bollocks.
LangleyBlue1970
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Just watched the real time landing. Jaw dropping.
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I’ve got an old Celestron reflector scope. It’s been around a few years now, needs a good clean inside. I’ll have to get it done.Some nice views of Mars last night and visible to the naked eye. Just above the Moon to the right and dearly wished I owned a telescope. I have been looking this morning and there some reasonable ones doing the rounds, but what type and what's available for the budget. If anyone else is mulling over a purchase then Expert Reviews goes through the basics of ownership here with some recommendations and links.
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An informative little read from Sky At Night.
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It’s always a great moment when I get someone to look through the telescope. I’ll dial in a star cluster or something, maybe the Pleiades, low power eye-piece or a wide angle, whichever. Every single person, they step up to the scope and take a look… almost immediately, they step away again and look up at the sky where the scope is pointing. They don’t say a word, silent. Then they go back for another look.
I know, in that moment, the cosmos has stared into them. Even if it’s just on a subconscious level, they’ve peered out into the cradle of life and connected with the past, present and future, all in a kaleidoscopic second: that’s where I’m from and that’s where my atoms are going when I’m dust. Powerful. Profound. Permanent.