[Magdalen] pluto pix

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I think every generation has its own moments of awe.  It used to be that
when the National Geographic came, a new world would open up for anyone who
opened and read, even if the pictures were few, and in black and white only.

I remember the whole neighborhood was outside looking up at the
(fortunately clear) sky to see Telstar fly over.  What excitement to see
this one speck of light moving perceptably across the heavens.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 11:08 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 7/17/2015 10:58:10 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
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> This  once-wannabe astronomer has been glued to the news for that and
> marveling  at the pictures. I never would have dreamed, as a 9-year-old
> scanning the  heavens, that I would see these pictures in my  lifetime.>>>>
>
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> My father (1880 - 1958) was fascinated by what was known about the
> universe in his day.  I often wonder what he would think of all of  this
> exploration and the resultant pushing of the borders of our  knowledge.
> He was gone, sadly, before any of the Hubble Telescope pictures,
> moon landings and all.
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> David Strang - Remembering being awed by a tour of Yerkes Observatory
> at Williams Bay, Wisconsin back in the day.
>