OT: We have liftoff

[Altec Best]

I like all things that have to do with space exploration.Astronomy magazine,and I've wanted to purchase a nice 11" telescope for a couple years now, one of those goto scopes hooked up to my laptop.Geeky no it is just a question of asking What's out There.:2thumbsup:

[valhallax]

i subscribe to astronomy magazine as well..have since i was a kid

[Altec Best]

It's an excellent magazine.The latest issue's cover "Is The Sun An Oddball Star" I've subscribed for about the last 5 years.It will be a sad day when they retire Hubble. As Hubble has taught us there is a surprise everywhere we turn to look in the universe.One subject I have been studying is "Black holes" they are quite incredible and almost impossible to comprehend.Ex: The black hole in the center of our galaxy(Milky Way) there is a Supermassive Black Hole.It has 4 million times the mass of our Sun and it is compressed down to a size of a spec of dust.Our Sun is around 870,000 miles across so 4 mil. times that to a spec of dust. Very Cool .There is a new Telescope out in Arizona and it has 2 mirrors like binoculars supposed to have more resolution than the Keck scope in Hawaii and Hubble,can't wait to see some images from that.:2thumbsup: