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Old 12-09-2020, 07:26 PM   #113
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Dat landing! Ouch... Other than that, pretty amazing.
They were THIS close.
Other than that great launch and descent.
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Old 12-09-2020, 07:37 PM   #114
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Man, for a first flight that was awesome! Good thing they have more stacked up ready to go!!
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Got to love a good acronym...

The RUD that Musk uses is actual rocket science slang:

Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly!
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Old 12-09-2020, 08:06 PM   #116
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And just for fun... be sure to check out:

https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/

If you are in California, you should get a great view in about an hour!

Barely discernable as a fast moving H in the sky with the naked eye, very distinct with binoculars.
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Old 12-10-2020, 11:58 AM   #117
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Old 12-10-2020, 12:05 PM   #118
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Old 12-10-2020, 02:39 PM   #119
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Got to love a good acronym...

The RUD that Musk uses is actual rocket science slang:

Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly!
It's fun until you get three acronyms nested within each other and it takes 5 minutes to explain it to a newbie...

I designed something I wanted to call a CommE but program management started getting mad at me. Capitalist pigs.
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Old 12-10-2020, 03:02 PM   #120
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It's fun until you get three acronyms nested within each other and it takes 5 minutes to explain it to a newbie...

I designed something I wanted to call a CommE but program management started getting mad at me. Capitalist pigs.
lol nice. I'm involved in the upkeep of my customer's Production Image Store. They weren't pleased when I got sick of typing out the whole name.
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It's fun until you get three acronyms nested within each other and it takes 5 minutes to explain it to a newbie...

I designed something I wanted to call a CommE but program management started getting mad at me. Capitalist pigs.
Now try acronyms of acronyms of shortened phrases (specifically not an acronym, though they are written in all caps) strung together.
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Old 12-21-2020, 05:13 PM   #122
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Just a pixel on my Pixel, but first pics of the Jupiter-Satun conjunction (center left, see bottom shot)...

Also bonus sunset...
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looks like a nasty zit
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looks like a nasty zit
I bet that's what they think of you too. :P
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I bet that's what they think of you too. :P
I'm more the gassy giant. It's overcast here. I won't be able to see it IRL



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I'm more the gassy giant. It's overcast here. I won't be able to see it IRL



Cross-posting here for more awesome pics, hopefully
They as in "those planets over there"...

I bet someone is going to get some real pictures. If not, I'm sure the internet at large will have some.
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