PHOTOS Star-gazers.

[Jackeens]

Go on, caption this one:

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(U.S. President Barack Obama watches first lady Michelle Obama look through a telescope during an event to look at the stars with local middle school students and astronomers from across the country on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, October 7, 2009.)

Or any of them :-)

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President Barack Obama with White House science adviser John Holdren

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Former U.S. astronaut Buzz Aldrin listens to U.S. President Barack Obama speak during an event to look at the stars with local middle school students and astronomers from across the country

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Former NASA Astronaut Buzz Aldrin salutes President Barack Obama after being introduced during an event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009.

[Ian David]

"Republicans call this a "Heresy-Tube." n/t

[SIMPLYB1980]

6. LOL!

[Jackeens]

1. B: "What do you see?" M: "Not sure, I think it might be Bo's Air Force 1 poo floating in space."

:blush:

[Cha]

2. See that hole in the Moon, honey?

"NASA to bomb the Moon

NASA is launching a dramatic mission to bomb the moon"

Crossposted from GD~
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6712126

[Jackeens]

4. Jesus, I saw that - I know nothing about space thingies, but that freaks me out.

How can bombing the moon be a good thing? :think:

[Cha]

5. I don't like it and I just am

hoping that it doesn't do any damage to our Solar System. That may sound stupid but I don't care..People have messed up the Earth badly enough and now they're taking shots at the Moon. I read on that thread that it won't do any harm and I so hope they're right.

[Jackeens]

8. Uh, it's damn scary.

But I'll just trust that these people know what they're doing....while holding up my reinforced steel umbrella.

[Hutzpa]

11. "Damn"

you two are that good...:)

[Jackeens]

16. Come in Hutzpa...

Me and Cha are all prepared for the moon bombing:



You're more than welcome to join us :toast:

:-)

[Odin2005]

27. There is no "bomb", it's a stupid headline. They are having unmaned probes crash into the moon to...

...kick up some water.

[WeDidIt]

7. It's a WONDERFUL thing

They should ahve done it decades ago.

We'll learn more from one explosion than we've learned in all the time prior to that explosion.

[Jackeens]

15. Okay WeDidIt, I'll trust you....

...but if a bit of the moon drops on my head you'll be hearing from my lawyer. Well, you would if I had one.

[rug]

3. "Oh there it is! See the Public Option just left of Orion?"

[Clio the Leo]

9. 7. "To the left of that star is my home planet......"

".... Krypton."

[Hutzpa]

10. lol

perfect..........:rofl:

[shireen]

12. arghhh!

how can they see anything with all those lights and flashes on them?! It gets in the way of viewing thru the telescope. I know it's a photo-op and all, but what they really need is a star party at Camp David where the brightest lights come from the stars -- now that's a star party!

[IndianaGreen]

13. Thank you for the great photos, Jackeens

To be fair, one can't even see the Milky Way from the city. Next time Obama should have the star party at Camp David. Dark skies are good!

[Jackeens]

14. Ah, funny you should mention city skies...

I spent three weeks in the middle of nowhere this summer (ie on an island off the north-west coast of Ireland) and just about every night, perhaps after a wine too many, I would say: "OH ****, LOOK - UFOS!!!!" And my cousin, from up there, would reply: "You big feckin' eejit, they're stars".

That's when I realised I really needed to move out of the city, I never see the stars any more, apart from Bono and Colin Farrell falling out of pubs the odd time. :shrug:

[IndianaGreen]

17. Best dark skies I have seen in this country was in Texas

a few miles from the McDonald Observatory. Not a soul in sight. The observatory has a star party program. They get thousands of visitors every year.

[Jackeens]

18. Bloody hell, you've just added the McDonald Observatory to my list of places I HAVE to see

Spectacularly beautiful.

[shireen]

25. i worked there one summer as a telescope operator ... in 1985

it is an incredibly beautiful place. That bottom photo is the 82 inch telescope, where i spent most nights. i really love that old telescope.

On moonless nights, the stars shone so bright that i could read a book by the starlight -- i am not kidding -- and the starlight was bright enough to cast shadows. On nights like that, i didn't need a flashlight to walk about the observatory grounds. It was utterly exhilarating.

[intheflow]

23. I was thinking they really should have turned out the lights.

I hope they did after the photo op, especially for the girls. Even in the city it would have improved the viewing a hundredfold.

[8 track mind]

19. 1st picture-"Honey, i think i finally found James Watt's brain....."

ah yes a dusty old Reagan era joke for your evening

[Undercurrent]

20. Thanks Jakeens!

I think this star gazing event was a great idea.

NASA set up some huge tents too.

[politicasista]

21. Cool! Thanks Jackeens.

:)

[Princess Turandot]

22. #2: But they said we could see Russia from here!...

(Just kidding...we got GeoEye.)

[Clio the Leo]

24. Tomorrow's a big day Jackeens.....

... for your fellow Obama-pic-aholics! We have THIS on the schedule......

10/8/09 2:30pm - Obama watches the National Naval Medical Center Marine Wounded Warrior team play at the White House in the afternoon.

Which means LOTS of hot, sexy American hero basketball boy man-flesh for us to lust over tomorrow!!! Cant wait!

Here's a preview!
http://www.arng.army.mil/News/Pages/WoundedWarriorsTipOffatBasketballTournament.aspx

[Odin2005]

26. Finally, a president that respects SCIENCE!

[Beaverhausen]

28. uh, it might work better without all those bright lights shining on them

just a thought.

[dolphindance]

29. Ummm. Picture #9. I am having improper thoughts!!! :) :) (eom)