Venus in transit

Max, June 5th, 2012 

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9 Comments »

  1. byronius wrote,

    In ’2312′, KSR is slamming various icy bodies into the poor girl, trying to spin her up and make her breathable.

    It’s a lovely book. I so love this book.

    Comment on June 5, 2012 @ 11:18 pm

  2. Cat-eyes wrote,

    b: just checked it out from the library –

    M: your vid link wants to install software again -

    Comment on June 6, 2012 @ 4:02 am

  3. SkyHarbor wrote,

    Max: I had the ‘live feed’ from the ‘Big Island’ on for hours as Venus (very) slowly tracked across the face of Old Sol. Thanks.

    byronius: Must get a copy ASAP. I found a rather free-wheeling review by ‘The Speculative Scotsman’ here.

    Mars’ rotation period is almost the same as Earth’s (~24 hrs.)… so I need to read 2312 to understand why Mars would require a ‘spin up’…

    Comment on June 6, 2012 @ 4:54 am

  4. Max wrote,

    I assume KSR must be spinning up Venus. By 2312 he’s got Mars turned into a paradise already. That’s the easy job.

    Comment on June 6, 2012 @ 7:22 am

  5. byronius wrote,

    This book is getting a little dark and scary. I don’t like Earth. Especially China. Want to leave.

    Comment on June 6, 2012 @ 11:20 am

  6. Cat-eyes wrote,

    re: “This book is getting a little dark and scary. I don’t like Earth. Especially China. Want to leave.”

    Reality is getting a little dark and scary. I don’t like Earth what we’ve done to Earth. Especially Corporations. Want to leave with space hippies.

    Comment on June 6, 2012 @ 12:15 pm

  7. SkyHarbor wrote,

    Ditto on the Space Hippies (oh yeah)

    Comment on June 6, 2012 @ 1:26 pm

  8. Max wrote,

    New link with some amazing visuals.

    (check the top of the post)

    Comment on June 6, 2012 @ 4:16 pm

  9. byronius wrote,

    Japan’s Hinode satellite:

    Comment on June 7, 2012 @ 7:45 am

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