[Rockhounds] for astronomy fans & photographers

[Al Balmer]

On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:02:51 -0400, jg81638 at aol.com wrote:

>I was just abut to make the same response but Axel beat me to it? -? however I challenge his final step to the bible!? Cosmology IS the final stop, and the man to read is R.O. Kapp (Towards a Unified Cosmology?? Basic Books 1960).? Anyone want to discuss this point?? Jim Groves
>
Please, no. For the record, I disagree with Kitty's "This isn't really
off topic." It is off-topic. My RV is parked on a gravel driveway.
Shall we talk about RVs for a while?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Axel Emmermann <axel.emmermann at pandora.be>
>To: 'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors' <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
>Sent: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 4:40 am
>Subject: RE: [Rockhounds] for astronomy fans & photographers
>
>
>
>Hi Kitty & Bill
>
>> This isn't really off topic since planets and most other 
>> stuff in space are really large rocks.  Bill says, "Since 
>> geology is a tiny subset of astronomy."  (He says he expects 
>> responses especially from Kreigh and Axel on that!)
>
>Yes, he would, wouldn't he? ;-)))
>Can't let Bill Down so here goes: 
>I'm into fluorescent minerals, a small subset of mineralogy which is a
>subset of mineralogy which definitely is a subset of geology which obeys the
>laws of physics that govern astronomy which is a subset of cosmology which,
>in turn, is a small paragraph in the Bible.
>
>The photo is absolutely stunning...
>I see that a lot of hobby-astronomers are using Canon digital cameras...
>Maybe I need to go there too?
>

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Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ