Here's an experiment: rendezvous with a satellite launched from some inland site and check it for plankton. Of course, since we no longer have a space vehicle that can do such work, we may have to wait quite a while. On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 5:29 PM, Ryan Simpkins <astro@ryansimpkins.com> wrote: On Wed, August 20, 2014 17:24, Ryan Simpkins wrote:
On Wed, August 20, 2014 17:05, Joe Bauman via Utah-Astronomy wrote:
The problem with assuming it's spacewalking-caused contamination can be summed up in two words: Why plankton?
I failed to include these links in my last e-mail. Sorry for the double-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroplankton http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerobiology -Ryan _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".