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Re: (meteorobs) Discovery Channel to cover eclipse

Well, atleast you were not watching info-mercials like the guy in NYC, or me
watching Aussies cavorting on wetbikes here in Canada.
Small satisfaction that is was crap anyway...
Good luck with the Perseids, atleast you don't have to rely on the boob tube
to see 'em....

                                         Yours truly, Alex

----- Original Message -----
From: Mark S. Williams <n4okx@n4gn.com>
To: <meteorobs@jovian.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Discovery Channel to cover eclipse


> Hey, meteorobs...
>
> Am I the only person who thinks Discovery Channel's coverage of the
eclipse
> stunk? "Witches" and "Shamans" talking about the "mystic sigificance" of
the
> eclipse???!!! Taped it as I was "observing" by radio.
>
> Tonight it's off to a park near Brandenburg, Kentucky to observe the
> Perseids visually, photographically and by radio.
>
> Clear skies...
>
> Mark S. Williams
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Weaver <n6tw@csi.com>
> To: meteorobs@jovian.com <meteorobs@jovian.com>
> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 5:34 PM
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Discovery Channel to cover eclipse
>
>
> >>In a message dated 8/11/99 8:30:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >>mdimuzio@cisnet.com writes:
> >>
> >>> You must, because I am watching it here in the states, although
> >>>  apparently, Discovery Channel Europe is covering the eclipse
> >>>  and are providing a feed to Discovery Channel in the US.
> >
> >
> >I have DirecTV satellite, and Discovery was carrying  the eclipse from
what
> >looked  like a British feed. I was disappointed in the coverage, mostly
> >chatter and commercials with a few short looks at the eclipse.
> >
> >Tuned in CNN; their coverage was much better--they had  some great shots
> >which were on screen long enough to see something happen, some from NASA.
> >They followed it across the continent.
> >
> >Larry
> >
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