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From: cwc@mhuxd.UUCP (Chip Christ)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: eclipse
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Date: Fri, 8-Jun-84 00:04:38 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun  8 00:04:38 1984
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Out of ignorance of the pertinent factors, I wonder why, if total
eclipses are such a big astronomical deal (I assume they are), wasn't
the shuttle scheduled to be in orbit during the recent one?  If the
scientific community gets added value from flying airplanes at high
altitudes to take pictures, wouldn't the 70mm on the shuttle have
been that much better?
					Chip