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#1 Postby azsnowman » Thu Aug 28, 2003 7:22 pm

Howdy!! Well.......talk about a COOOOOOL trip this time, there were over 50 astronomers from all OVER THE WORLD there doing experiments....the reason??? "MARS!" :o We got to talk to 2 of them, they explained EVERYTHING about the VLAS in laymans terms "LOL!" AND....there were some AWESOME Boomers near by....this is by FAR THE BEST trip to the VLA'S we've ever had, we go over there every 3 months when they change the configuration of the VLA'S!

Here's the pics!

http://community.webshots.com/album/87865066fYTlnd

Dennis 8-)
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#2 Postby Lindaloo » Thu Aug 28, 2003 8:04 pm

WOW!!! Lucky Dennis and Michelle. I have always wanted to view those up close. Thanks for the pics.
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#3 Postby azsnowman » Thu Aug 28, 2003 9:22 pm

I know....it's SO cool Linda, I know you'd REALLY LOVE seeing them up close! OH.....here's the website too: http://www.nrao.edu

ENJOY!

After every trip, we want to rent the movie Contact "LOL!" They swear up and down that they've heard NOTHING but come on.......there's GOT to be SOMETHING out there, RIGHT???

Dennis 8-)
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#4 Postby azsnowman » Fri Aug 29, 2003 7:31 am

That's the website for the WHOLE NRAO project, here's the link to the VLA'S in Socorro!

http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/

Dennis
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#5 Postby Lindaloo » Fri Aug 29, 2003 8:02 am

LOL!! I have watched that movie Contact so many times I could act in it. I believe there is something out there. There was a man here in the 60's who claimed while he was fishing that a UFO picked him and his friend up. I met his son, by accident, and he believes his Father saw something.

Thanks for the links.
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#6 Postby azsnowman » Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:09 am

I don't remember the year...there's a movie about it, 3 men who were logging out near Heber SWEAR they were picked up and taken away for a few days, wish I could remember the name of the movie..........seeings how they were loggers, it was probably some RADICAL ENVIRON"MENTAL"IST that picked them up "LOL!"

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#7 Postby isobar » Fri Aug 29, 2003 11:20 am

Great pics Dennis! What an awesome trip! ...except for the evil twin part. :wink: :lol:
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#8 Postby azsnowman » Fri Aug 29, 2003 6:20 pm

You have NO IDEA about the EVIL TWIN "LOL!" J/K.....she's GREAT, Marci and Michelle look and sound JUST ALIKE......you should seen us when we met, Marci would call the house, I thougt it was MeShell......Opps......some of the things I said "LOL!"

Yes indeed......being there with the astronomers on sight, WOW! I learned more in 1 hour than I did in the 2 years I've been making the trips over there! I'd LOVE to see everyone here at Storm2K make a trip over there!

Dennis
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