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@madtube: YES. SG-U FTW. Anyone who is ignoring that show because of the campier prior series is really missing out on excellent sci-fi.

video link broken?

@mfnher: Oh yeah. There's not a spot of dust on that plate.

oh man, that's so co-zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......

I find this awesome, no doubt. But I'll be much more interested, when this thing (or its grandchild) is able to dock at the ISS.

@Dr.Rabbit: That's the only video you need to show someone if they ask "is JC2 worth picking up?" Play that for them, then say "you tell me."

@gobeaubien: carbon credits...I have a bridge for sale too...and star names for sale...and a secret fortune of treasure that I can access only if I use your bank account #...

@Timmy: Yes, the excellent dark sky site above is quite misleading. In an isolated place you can definitely see some cool stuff, like Pleiades or satellites. But you won't see swaths of space gas or anything like that.

@icelight: The nci isn't the only source of funding.

To be honest, I'd rather guys do the same to raise prostate cancer awareness. Breast cancer research gets 6 times more funding than prostate, which affects almost as many men. I think Joel's suggestion would work just as well for this.

@EthanPeter: No, but what'll happen is grandpa will get this whole system, then it'll be hooked up with the standard def, yellow video cable.

That's in Maiden, NC, the middle of bumfuck nowhere.

Yeah, chick-fil-a nuggets are where it's at. none of this extruded mess.

Yeah, chick-fil-a nuggets are where it's at. none of this extruded mess.