[Magdalen] pluto pix

[Roger Stokes]

On 18/07/2015 12:48, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
> 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.

 From the other side of the pond I recall waiting for that same 
satellite to be in line of sight with Goonhilly Downs so that live TV 
pctures from America could be broadcast in the UK.  Now we take it as 
normal that a reporter in the field anywhere in the world can feed into 
a live newscast.

Roger