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Pastimes : Astronomy - any star lovers out there? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: lurqer who wrote (78)2/7/2000 5:11:00 AM
From: AugustWest  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 180
 
Damn, you are GOOD!

I was give or take a fed years, I came up with little over 2100 years.

Thus a new age is upon us!

<<<<OT>>> sent private.



To: lurqer who wrote (78)2/11/2000 8:43:00 PM
From: Jon Khymn  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 180
 
Dang, you guys are good... still don't have a clue what you guys are talking about though -g-

Since we are talking about the solar system, let's look at the planets one at a time.
This is for newbies like myself - Astronomy 101...

Solar system:

Lesson 1: An Overview of the Solar System

seds.org

And we can discuss some of these questions:

The Big Questions

1 What is the origin of the solar system?

2 How common are planetary systems around other stars?

3 What conditions allow the formation of terrestrial planets?

4 Is there life elsewhere in the solar system? If not, why is Earth special?

5 Is there life beyond the solar system? Intelligent life?