Re: BSG thoughts(spoilers for the most recent episode)

On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 02:48:36 +0000 (UTC), Jeffrey Kaplan
<rastb5m@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>It is alleged that Wendy of NJ claimed:
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>> On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 23:02:08 +0000 (UTC), Wesley Struebing
>> <strueb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> >On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 15:10:19 +0000 (UTC), Amy Guskin
>> ><aisling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> >>>>On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:48:57 -0400, Chris wrote
>> >>(in article <pelzo63-EEEEDE.22484828082005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):
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>> >And, just as an aside, can't all Zodiacal signs be seen at once from
>> >the Equator? (Ghods - it's been too long!)
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>> No. The stars that comprise the Zodiac belt complete a 360-degree
>> circle around the Earth. I don't think there is anywhere on earth
>> where they will be visible at once. And certainly NOT at the
>> declinations shown in the "planetarium". That bit really annoyed me.
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>Haven't you ever been to a planetarium where they show all the stars as
>if the Earth wasn't blocking the view?

No, I've only been in a hemispherical planetarium, not a complete
sphere (and the seats and other patrons weren't transparent, either.

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