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Julie's avatar

This story is going make me go outside and stare at the beautiful night sky.

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Ken Guidroz's avatar

Yeah baby.

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Albert Cory's avatar

Good article. And this is why I don't own a telescope. It all just looks the same, if we're honest.

In 2002 or so when Mars was at its closest point to Earth, I got to go to the Lick Observatory in San Jose and look through the big refracting telescope. Again if we're honest, it was like looking at a flashlight. You could BARELY make out the polar ice caps. Nothing at all like the great Mars photos we've gotten lately.

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Ken Guidroz's avatar

Yup, yup, yup. Awesome but lots of the same. Thanks.

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