tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post3430852419636950699..comments2024-03-08T10:57:50.061+00:00Comments on A Raft of Apples: Looking OutJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-76740437290850207152014-03-03T16:02:16.767+00:002014-03-03T16:02:16.767+00:00That’s an eye-catching photograph at the top of yo...That’s an eye-catching photograph at the top of your interesting post, and how clever of you to touch on next week’s prompt too with the dome!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-76269601171956334982014-03-03T15:33:32.193+00:002014-03-03T15:33:32.193+00:00Hail to Hale seems appropriate somehow.
I missed a...Hail to Hale seems appropriate somehow.<br />I missed a trick this week as you have jogged my senior memory - I too astronomy as a general subject at university in the 1950s. I should have remembered the discussions that took place about Palomar then.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-6899481424539693802014-03-03T12:42:18.786+00:002014-03-03T12:42:18.786+00:00I learn so much on Sepia Saturday.I learn so much on Sepia Saturday.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-45272678626975011032014-03-03T04:20:35.327+00:002014-03-03T04:20:35.327+00:00A neat twist on the theme. Science seems to move s...A neat twist on the theme. Science seems to move so fast these days that we forget the many years and tremendous effort needed to build some of these early instruments. And all that precision was calculated and measured by human brain power without calculators or computers. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-50204850535363665922014-03-02T00:43:39.538+00:002014-03-02T00:43:39.538+00:00So it seems that the Hubble Space Telescope was fa...So it seems that the Hubble Space Telescope was fated to be beset by delays and adjustments.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-40672235641670532692014-03-01T23:44:29.934+00:002014-03-01T23:44:29.934+00:00Have been there to Cal tech long ago, took no phot...Have been there to Cal tech long ago, took no photos. This is interesting history..I especially like that first photo of the Westinghouse workers...assembledAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-64062705655460503262014-03-01T23:12:12.312+00:002014-03-01T23:12:12.312+00:00Interesting post. There sure was a lot of time, wo...Interesting post. There sure was a lot of time, work, and money involved in making that telescope.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-16144186973132733412014-03-01T11:20:00.055+00:002014-03-01T11:20:00.055+00:00I hope all those workers got a copy of that photo ...I hope all those workers got a copy of that photo standing where the mirror would go. It would be such a fantastic keepsake for the people behind the scenes. What a smart way to convey just how large that mirror is. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-130999193823092450.post-66222141923284315672014-03-01T10:11:26.151+00:002014-03-01T10:11:26.151+00:00I once worked in an office building that was house...I once worked in an office building that was housed in an old shoe factory. They had pictures like this all over the hallways. It was so interesting to get a glimpse of the old workers.aspiritofsimplicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870339828098281415noreply@blogger.com