The Mellotron Group

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 12:02 AM, <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:

It happens at about 2:45 AM EST Tuesday morning. I'll take photos.

In a message dated 12/20/2010 8:23:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jandjstrz@verizon.net writes:

How was it Frank?

I had to work early so I missed it…

I did watch the partial lunar eclipse whilst playing some Doors…”Moonlight Drive” a few summers ago…don’t think my neighbors minded much.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lsf5275@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 11:56 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21

A little Pink Floyd to disturb the neighbors while lounging on the deck drinking tea at 3 AM. I'm gonna do it.

In a message dated 12/19/2010 11:45:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ecclesreinson@rogers.com writes:

Worldwide viewing locations and times here: (scroll down)

http://www.spacedex.com/lunar-eclipse/

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From: john barrick

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:48 AM

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21

We're totally overcast here in eastern Iowa (where you can normally see the stars like in the desert), so pics would be appreciated, Frank.

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 12:02 AM, <lsf5275@aol.com> wrote:

It happens at about 2:45 AM EST Tuesday morning. I'll take photos.

In a message dated 12/20/2010 8:23:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, jandjstrz@verizon.net writes:

How was it Frank?

I had to work early so I missed it…

I did watch the partial lunar eclipse whilst playing some Doors…”Moonlight Drive” a few summers ago…don’t think my neighbors minded much.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of lsf5275@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 11:56 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21

A little Pink Floyd to disturb the neighbors while lounging on the deck drinking tea at 3 AM. I'm gonna do it.

In a message dated 12/19/2010 11:45:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ecclesreinson@rogers.com writes:

Worldwide viewing locations and times here: (scroll down)

http://www.spacedex.com/lunar-eclipse/

On 12/21/2010 11:15 AM, ClayE wrote:

I have a 7 minute time-lapse video of the eclipse that I will be uploading to youtube in about an hour. It's still in the oven.

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, "ClayE" <ecclesreinson@...> wrote:
>
> I have a 7 minute time-lapse video of the eclipse that I will be uploading to youtube in about an hour. It's still in the oven.
>

From: lsf5275@aol.com <lsf5275@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 1:31 PM

Here's one of mine... Pretty great, huh?

In a message dated 12/21/2010 3:24:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, punchbowl4@earthlink.net writes:

It's been raining like crazy for days here in SoCal -- but a friend in Nevada got a good photo of the eclipse:



On 12/21/2010 11:15 AM, ClayE wrote:

I have a 7 minute time-lapse video of the eclipse that I will be uploading to youtube in about an hour. It's still in the oven.

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From: Ms. Janet Strauss

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:30 PM

Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Speaking of the moon.....total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21

What’s with these “moon landing Hoax” people?

Apparently 25% of American youth less than 30 y/o firmly believe it was all a hoax….

Is the American government so distrusted and disliked, and the youth today so cynical that they honestly believe we faked it,,,and went so far as to fake it nine times?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2MQuH50_Io&feature=related

What’s with these “moon landing Hoax” people?

Apparently 25% of American youth less than 30 y/o firmly believe it was all a hoax….

Is the American government so distrusted and disliked, and the youth today so cynical that they honestly believe we faked it,,,and went so far as to fake it nine times?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2MQuH50_Io&feature=related

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From: Bob Snyder

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:19 PM

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Speaking of the moon.....total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21

We only "faked" it six times: 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17.

And I know they weren't faked because I was there when the last two popped out of the sky.

Bob S.


Ms. Janet Strauss wrote:

What’s with these “moon landing Hoax” people?

Apparently 25% of American youth less than 30 y/o firmly believe it was all a hoax….

Is the American government so distrusted and disliked, and the youth today so cynical that they honestly believe we faked it,,,and went so far as to fake it nine times?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2MQuH50_Io&feature=related

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Tony <atm655@verizon.net> wrote:

I am fortunate enough to have seen Apollo 11 launched in person, July 16, 1969.

Guess they managed to pull off quite a trick indeed!

Tony

----- Original Message -----

From: Bob Snyder

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:19 PM

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Speaking of the moon.....total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21

We only "faked" it six times: 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17.

And I know they weren't faked because I was there when the last two popped out of the sky.

Bob S.


Ms. Janet Strauss wrote:

What’s with these “moon landing Hoax” people?

Apparently 25% of American youth less than 30 y/o firmly believe it was all a hoax….

Is the American government so distrusted and disliked, and the youth today so cynical that they honestly believe we faked it,,,and went so far as to fake it nine times?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2MQuH50_Io&feature=related

--- On Tue, 12/21/10, Bob Snyder <bob.snyder@cox.net> wrote:

From: Bob Snyder <bob.snyder@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Speaking of the moon.....total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 9:19 PM

We only "faked" it six times: 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17.

And I know they weren't faked because I was there when the last two popped out of the sky.

Bob S.


Ms. Janet Strauss wrote:

What’s with these “moon landing Hoax” people?

Apparently 25% of American youth less than 30 y/o firmly believe it was all a hoax….

Is the American government so distrusted and disliked, and the youth today so cynical that they honestly believe we faked it,,,and went so far as to fake it nine times?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2MQuH50_Io&feature=related

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:35 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Speaking of the moon.....total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21

I am fortunate enough to have seen Apollo 11 launched in person, July 16, 1969.

Guess they managed to pull off quite a trick indeed!

Tony

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Bruce Daily <pocotron@...> wrote:
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> Â Â Mr. Bean's response was completely appropriate!
>  I was there for the Apollo 15 launch. Filmed it in shaky Super-8!
>  We owe some of our digital audio technology to the space program. I read that the messages to/from the moon were done using 4-bit digital audio. With the low power transmitters they used on the moon, it was the only method that would work. I don't know about the video technology they used.
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> Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Speaking of the moon.....total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21
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> Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 9:19 PM
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> We only "faked" it six times: 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17.
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From: John Wright

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 8:22 AM

Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] other Apollo 11

Hi Tony,

That is amazing. I know a few people that have seen the Shuttle launch from many miles away and they described the sound as incredible. How close were you and what did the Saturn V sound like? Kind of a dumb question because probably indescribable, but I imagine even several miles away it was felt as well as heard.

John

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:35 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Speaking of the moon.....total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21

I am fortunate enough to have seen Apollo 11 launched in person, July 16, 1969.

Guess they managed to pull off quite a trick indeed!

Tony

On Dec 22, 2010, at 10:20 AM, Tony wrote:

I had just turned 14 in June and was already flying sailplanes, so dad decided as a slightly belated gift, to fly my late cousin, mom, and I down for the launch in his plane.

Titusville's airport was te busiest in the U.S. on that day (no surprise), and the rows of corporate jets was a sight in itself.

We sat in the terminal with a lot of other folks on that hot July morning, watching the TV coverage, as the countdown timer hit around T-4 mins we went outside approx 7 miles from the launch vehicle. The com between controllers and spacecraft was on the PA system, and as the launch teams ran down the go/no go list you felt like the tension could be cut with a knife.

365 feet of pure white and black on a beautifull, bright sun lit launch pad, packing 7 million pounds of fuel, the count reached T-10 seconds and the sequence began. All engines running after about 3 seconds and in 7 more seconds full power and liftoff!

We initially felt the earth shake pretty quickly, before we could hear it. But a buffeting in the chest was impressive and then the sound arrived.

So many emotions, national pride, awe, envy, respect.

Among my dad many interests he always had the best optics around, so we all had great binoculars, and saw the first stage detach, IBM inter ring detach, 2nd stage ignition, and launch escape system and cover jettison (at 220,000 feet)!

John your explanation is better "indescribable"!

Now after 35 years of living in Fla I've seen with the naked eye many Space Shuttles launched from my yard on the west coast.

They remind me of that day everytime, and I'm sad that we have just one more flight left.

I just hope I live long enough to see us return to exploring space, not just near earth orbit.

But that involves politics, and I usually know better than to go there, but they ALL do!

Tony

. ----- Original Message -----

From: John Wright

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 8:22 AM

Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] other Apollo 11

Hi Tony,

That is amazing. I know a few people that have seen the Shuttle launch from many miles away and they described the sound as incredible. How close were you and what did the Saturn V sound like? Kind of a dumb question because probably indescribable, but I imagine even several miles away it was felt as well as heard.

John

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:35 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Speaking of the moon.....total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21

I am fortunate enough to have seen Apollo 11 launched in person, July 16, 1969.

Guess they managed to pull off quite a trick indeed!

Tony

----- Original Message -----

From: Tom Doncourt

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 10:33 AM

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] other Apollo 11

Thanks for the great retelling, Tony. Like you , I hope to live long enough to see us return to space exploration, humankind pushing the envelope of it's technological potential.

On Dec 22, 2010, at 10:20 AM, Tony wrote:

I had just turned 14 in June and was already flying sailplanes, so dad decided as a slightly belated gift, to fly my late cousin, mom, and I down for the launch in his plane.

Titusville's airport was te busiest in the U.S. on that day (no surprise), and the rows of corporate jets was a sight in itself.

We sat in the terminal with a lot of other folks on that hot July morning, watching the TV coverage, as the countdown timer hit around T-4 mins we went outside approx 7 miles from the launch vehicle. The com between controllers and spacecraft was on the PA system, and as the launch teams ran down the go/no go list you felt like the tension could be cut with a knife.

365 feet of pure white and black on a beautifull, bright sun lit launch pad, packing 7 million pounds of fuel, the count reached T-10 seconds and the sequence began. All engines running after about 3 seconds and in 7 more seconds full power and liftoff!

We initially felt the earth shake pretty quickly, before we could hear it. But a buffeting in the chest was impressive and then the sound arrived.

So many emotions, national pride, awe, envy, respect.

Among my dad many interests he always had the best optics around, so we all had great binoculars, and saw the first stage detach, IBM inter ring detach, 2nd stage ignition, and launch escape system and cover jettison (at 220,000 feet)!

John your explanation is better "indescribable"!

Now after 35 years of living in Fla I've seen with the naked eye many Space Shuttles launched from my yard on the west coast.

They remind me of that day everytime, and I'm sad that we have just one more flight left.

I just hope I live long enough to see us return to exploring space, not just near earth orbit.

But that involves politics, and I usually know better than to go there, but they ALL do!

Tony

. ----- Original Message -----

From: John Wright

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 8:22 AM

Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] other Apollo 11

Hi Tony,

That is amazing. I know a few people that have seen the Shuttle launch from many miles away and they described the sound as incredible. How close were you and what did the Saturn V sound like? Kind of a dumb question because probably indescribable, but I imagine even several miles away it was felt as well as heard.

John

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:35 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Speaking of the moon.....total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21

I am fortunate enough to have seen Apollo 11 launched in person, July 16, 1969.

Guess they managed to pull off quite a trick indeed!

Tony

----- Original Message -----

From: lsf5275@aol.com

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 4:10 PM

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] other Apollo 11

You were very lucky, Tony. I, for one, would have given anything to have had that experience.

Frank

In a message dated 12/22/2010 11:07:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, atm655@verizon.net writes:

Thanks for reading it.

Hard to compress that kind of experience, but it was a once in a lifetime event, once in the history of mankind!

Sadly I am the only one of the four of us that's still alive.

That's part of life.

Tony

----- Original Message -----

From: Tom Doncourt

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 10:33 AM

Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] other Apollo 11

Thanks for the great retelling, Tony. Like you , I hope to live long enough to see us return to space exploration, humankind pushing the envelope of it's technological potential.

On Dec 22, 2010, at 10:20 AM, Tony wrote:

I had just turned 14 in June and was already flying sailplanes, so dad decided as a slightly belated gift, to fly my late cousin, mom, and I down for the launch in his plane.

Titusville's airport was te busiest in the U.S. on that day (no surprise), and the rows of corporate jets was a sight in itself.

We sat in the terminal with a lot of other folks on that hot July morning, watching the TV coverage, as the countdown timer hit around T-4 mins we went outside approx 7 miles from the launch vehicle. The com between controllers and spacecraft was on the PA system, and as the launch teams ran down the go/no go list you felt like the tension could be cut with a knife.

365 feet of pure white and black on a beautifull, bright sun lit launch pad, packing 7 million pounds of fuel, the count reached T-10 seconds and the sequence began. All engines running after about 3 seconds and in 7 more seconds full power and liftoff!

We initially felt the earth shake pretty quickly, before we could hear it. But a buffeting in the chest was impressive and then the sound arrived.

So many emotions, national pride, awe, envy, respect.

Among my dad many interests he always had the best optics around, so we all had great binoculars, and saw the first stage detach, IBM inter ring detach, 2nd stage ignition, and launch escape system and cover jettison (at 220,000 feet)!

John your explanation is better "indescribable"!

Now after 35 years of living in Fla I've seen with the naked eye many Space Shuttles launched from my yard on the west coast.

They remind me of that day everytime, and I'm sad that we have just one more flight left.

I just hope I live long enough to see us return to exploring space, not just near earth orbit.

But that involves politics, and I usually know better than to go there, but they ALL do!

Tony

. ----- Original Message -----

From: John Wright

To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 8:22 AM

Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] other Apollo 11

Hi Tony,

That is amazing. I know a few people that have seen the Shuttle launch from many miles away and they described the sound as incredible. How close were you and what did the Saturn V sound like? Kind of a dumb question because probably indescribable, but I imagine even several miles away it was felt as well as heard.

John

From: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com [mailto:newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tony
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 11:35 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Speaking of the moon.....total lunar eclipse Dec 20 / 21

I am fortunate enough to have seen Apollo 11 launched in person, July 16, 1969.

Guess they managed to pull off quite a trick indeed!

Tony