Re: OT Query: Starship Troopers- MIA???

>>>Thanks, I don't know if this is true or not, but I remember seeing
>>>something to the point that half of all real NASA rocket Scientists
don't
>>  >know how to program their VCRs. Prolly BS but it make s apoint.
>>
>>Actually it has some basis. Many professional astronomers couldn't
>>point out the constellations for you, much less know which con-
>>stellation is which ("Big Dipper? I'm more interested in LTT 5721
>>at coords 14 29 42 by -62 40 46!"*)
>>
>>* - bonus points for anyone who can name that star  ;-)
>
>That's either on the bright star or binary lists, I'm guessing it's 
>Polaris. A web search failed me :-(

Actually it's on neither list (ummmm...okay, might be on the binary
list,
as it is a companion to a multi-star system). And being 11th mag, a
little
too faint to be seen naked eye (Polaris is mag ~1.9).

(hint: try looking it up on SIMBAD)

Mk
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