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dodger
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Hi Gents,

I find this great that Voyager 1 has gone out of our Solar System and they said on the BBC News tonite that at 38,000 mls an hour it will be 40,000 yrs until it reaches the next star,

I think the most fascinating thing that i have seen over the years is the photo that was taken by Voyager of the Earth that was just a pinpoint of light, like the stars we see every nite,

Cheers,

Roger.
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dodger wrote:Hi Gents,

.... it will be 40,000 yrs until it reaches the next star,



Cheers,

Roger.
I just hope it won't be a early morning event here, cause I'm usually asleep.
I'd hate to miss it.

Saw that on the BBC E-dition of the news. I guess they are recording the noises out there and playing messages to the Martians, in multiple languages 8) just in case they speak Japanese or Italian, or something like that. :doh:

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I don't get it, they claim the Oort cloud which theoretically extends some 2 light years beyond the Sun (almost 1/2 way to the nearest star). If the Oort cloud is part of our system and itself orbiting the Sun, then how can they claim that Voyager has left our system when it hasn't even reached the cloud let alone passed through it. The Oort cloud is the origin of many comets.
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airboatr wrote:
dodger wrote:Hi Gents,

.... it will be 40,000 yrs until it reaches the next star,



Cheers,

Roger.
I just hope it won't be a early morning event here, cause I'm usually asleep.
I'd hate to miss it.

Check it out mate...it's 40,000 years next Tuesday 13:52 UTC *-)

I bet it'll be cloudy too :doh:

:lol: 8)
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Check it out mate...it's 40,000 years next Tuesday 13:52 UTC

I bet it'll be cloudy too

B*gger.No point in using my binoculars then. 8) EricT
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airboatr wrote: .............................

Saw that on the BBC E-dition of the news. I guess they are recording the noises out there and playing messages to the Martians, in multiple languages 8) just in case they speak Japanese or Italian, or something like that. :doh:
.... if they will respond please call me, it will be fun to chat with any of them. Not in Japanese, of course..... ;)
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Hoopfuly not at twothirty, or I will need to see Chinese dentist.

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