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vhuang168
Posts: 169 Joined: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:13 amLocation: Sunnyvale, CA, USA
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by vhuang168 Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:35 am
Remus' and Huang's similar threads merged. Thanks for the tinker guys.
vhuang168 wrote:
It was announced today that Thomas Back has passed away.
mrngbss
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by mrngbss Sat Sep 22, 2007 9:36 am
So it is true...
Wee Nghee the Pooh
Tachyon
Posts: 2038 Joined: Wed Jun 01, 2005 11:40 amLocation: Bedok
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by Tachyon Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:23 am
So sad... what did he die of?
[80% Steve, 20% Alfred] ------- Probability of Clear Skies = (Age of newest equipment in days) / [(Number of observers) * (Total Aperture of all telescopes present in mm)]
vhuang168
Posts: 169 Joined: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:13 amLocation: Sunnyvale, CA, USA
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by vhuang168 Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:35 am
Dunno. He had been ill for a very long time. I don't know from what.
weixing
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Posts: 4708 Joined: Wed Oct 01, 2003 12:22 amFavourite scope: Vixen R200SS & Celestron 6" F5 Achro RefractorLocation: (Tampines) Earth of Solar System in Orion Arm of Milky Way Galaxy in Local Group Galaxies Cluster
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by weixing Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:11 pm
Hi,
So sad...
Rest In Peace Thomas...
Yang Weixing
"The universe is composed mainly of hydrogen and ignorance."
ariefm71
Posts: 2304 Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:15 pmLocation: bedok
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by ariefm71 Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:39 pm
It's very very sad indeed.
Meng Lee
Posts: 1233 Joined: Wed Mar 28, 2007 1:36 pmLocation: NTU, Woodlands
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by Meng Lee Sat Sep 22, 2007 11:28 pm
His legend is still with us, in the astronomical community.
"The universe is composed mainly of hydrogen and ignorance." 
