Astronomy Night

[Dav]

Astronomy Night at Beatty School February 13th at 7-8:30  Come on out and join the Orange County Astronomers and see celestrial spheres! We are located just east of Beach Blvd off Malvern at 8201 Country Club Dr. in Buena Park.

[Joe Sperling]

I saw this thread title, and though I have been reading the board from time to time, I had, through self-
imposed exile, stopped posting for a few months. Doctor Lipschitz though, here at the Asylum,
has begun to untie my arms for an hour or so at a time, so I decided to post a couple of verses
that deal with the subject at hand. Last night was "chili night", as it always is for us
patients on Tuesdays, and after supper I had quite a bout with indigestion.  I walked outside, (tethered by a cord, of course, which is held by a nurse), and stared up at the stars, as I gulped down some Pepto-Bismol. Since I
was in a jacket with my hands tied in front, the nurse had to pour the pink liquid down my throat. I bent my head
back as I swallowed, and gazed up at the stars; and the following verses came to mind:

"He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite". (Psalm 147: 4,5).

"And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and they that turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars forever and ever". (Daniel 12:3).

God has special names for each and every star-----and for each and every one of us also. Pretty amazing and wonderful stuff huh?  Well, gotta go, I'm on kitchen detail--Wednesday is Ravioli night.

[Mark C.]

Hi Joe!

  Good to have you back, if only for the short periods that Dr. Lipschitz allows you to use your fingers!
It's that nurse Ratchett you really have to watch out for though!  

  It might be that your humor will keep some of us from having to join you for chili night, etc. at the asylum ( I think they prefer to call them "Rest Homes" or "Recovery centers" now days. )

                                                         Thanks so much for your healthful humor,
                         
                                                                                                Mark C. 

[Vandyyke]

http://www.livephysics.com/gallery/d/1729-2/Spiral-Galaxies.jpg


  In about 5 billion years this collision is going to happen to the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxies!

 

[Vandyyke]

http://www.crystalinks.com/helixnebula207.jpg


   The Celestrial Eye!

[Vandyyke]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/55/Hourglass_Nebula.gif


The hourglass

[Vandyyke]

http://shell.cable.nu/~bill/astro/hst/0028/0028x.jpg

The Jewel Nebula