Comments on: Bouncing Laser Beams Off of the Moon http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html Chronicling and Commenting on Human Progress Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:02:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: ash http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-11435 ash Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:42:27 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-11435 very very informative...helpd me with my physics assignment on LLR!!!thnx! very very informative…helpd me with my physics assignment on LLR!!!thnx!

]]> By: Jaime Acevedo http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-5964 Jaime Acevedo Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:35:45 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-5964 Congratulations! This definitively shut down any question about fake Apollo landings on the Moon. Congratulations! This definitively shut down any question about fake Apollo landings on the Moon.

]]> By: Wheat-dogg's world http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-3148 Wheat-dogg's world Sat, 29 Jul 2006 03:09:47 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-3148 <strong>Moondance...</strong> On the eve of a solar eclipse, it seemed a good time to blog about the moon. First of all, the eclipse, which begins early this morning US eastern time, will not be visible in US at all. The path of totality crosses over northern Africa, the Mediterran... Moondance…

On the eve of a solar eclipse, it seemed a good time to blog about the moon.
First of all, the eclipse, which begins early this morning US eastern time, will not be visible in US at all. The path of totality crosses over northern Africa, the Mediterran…

]]> By: wheatdogg http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-279 wheatdogg Wed, 29 Mar 2006 01:13:11 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-279 Very cool. And I am glad that it confirms the somewhat briefer information provided to my students in their <em>Conceptual Physics</em> text. The corner cube reflectors probably rate as one of the cheapest pieces of equipment in outer space, in terms of value returned. Very cool. And I am glad that it confirms the somewhat briefer information provided to my students in their Conceptual Physics text.

The corner cube reflectors probably rate as one of the cheapest pieces of equipment in outer space, in terms of value returned.

]]> By: Anthony Kendall http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-276 Anthony Kendall Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:29:24 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-276 No Joy, Yes, I did indeed mean "annular". Eclipses, while not infrequent, would be less magical if they were annual, I think! No Joy, Yes, I did indeed mean “annular”. Eclipses, while not infrequent, would be less magical if they were annual, I think!

]]> By: NoJoy http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-275 NoJoy Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:21:48 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-275 In one instance above, you say "annual", when I assume you mean "annular". The other occurrences seem to be correct. "Check the radar range." "About 15 more minutes, Chief." In one instance above, you say “annual”, when I assume you mean “annular”. The other occurrences seem to be correct.

“Check the radar range.” “About 15 more minutes, Chief.”

]]> By: Bruce http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-268 Bruce Sun, 26 Mar 2006 15:52:49 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-268 It's cool to see that 30-some years later, these simple arrays of corner cubes (go optics!) are still providing useful data, and that 300-some years after Newton, the Moon is still helping us to understand gravity and even cosmology. I just read a short book called "Newton's Gift" (David Berlinski) that talks mostly about the development of Newton's ideas leading up to the Principia, and the important role the Moon played in his various thought experiments. It's a pretty good book despite some overly flowery prose in places. Newton was a weird guy, but what a brain! Thanks for the post! -Bruce It’s cool to see that 30-some years later, these simple arrays of corner cubes (go optics!) are still providing useful data, and that 300-some years after Newton, the Moon is still helping us to understand gravity and even cosmology. I just read a short book called “Newton’s Gift” (David Berlinski) that talks mostly about the development of Newton’s ideas leading up to the Principia, and the important role the Moon played in his various thought experiments. It’s a pretty good book despite some overly flowery prose in places. Newton was a weird guy, but what a brain! Thanks for the post!

-Bruce

]]> By: skyhawk science http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-266 skyhawk science Sat, 25 Mar 2006 18:40:28 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-266 <strong>Bouncing Laser Beams Off of the Moon...</strong> From http://www.anthonares.net...While most folks remember Apollo for the videos and photos it returned of a foreign, desolate world, some of the science experiments left behind have gone under-appreciated. Two of the science experiments, the Lunar Las... Bouncing Laser Beams Off of the Moon…

From http://www.anthonares.net…While most folks remember Apollo for the videos and photos it returned of a foreign, desolate world, some of the science experiments left behind have gone under-appreciated. Two of the science experiments, the Lunar Las…

]]> By: Anthony Kendall http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-265 Anthony Kendall Sat, 25 Mar 2006 02:23:37 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-265 Quantoken, I see your point, but I'd chalk it up to a mental switcheroo more than anything. I'm sure the poster is quite aware of the difference between coherent light lasers and radar. Quantoken,
I see your point, but I’d chalk it up to a mental switcheroo more than anything. I’m sure the poster is quite aware of the difference between coherent light lasers and radar.

]]> By: Quantoken http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-264 Quantoken Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:12:38 +0000 http://www.anthonares.net/2006/03/bouncing-laser-beams-off-of-the-moon.html#comment-264 Anthony: Look at the trackback message just before my message. They saw posts here and they created a post, supposedly talking about the same thing, and even attached the same photo. But they call it Lunar <b>Radar</b> Ranging. It's not even a typo since the same word is used several times. Anthony:
Look at the trackback message just before my message. They saw posts here and they created a post, supposedly talking about the same thing, and even attached the same photo. But they call it Lunar Radar Ranging. It’s not even a typo since the same word is used several times.

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