Gary Heaton

Processing paperwork at a community college in Charleston, South Carolina. Physicist, Astronomer, Photographer, Cook, Salzburg Global GCP participant

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A view of @inspiration4 flying over the Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston as seen from a patient’s room. @ArceneauxHayley @rookisaacman @DrSianProctor @ChrisSembroski @SpaceX @MUSChealth @MUSCPR

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@LCWxDave That was indeed a gorgeous launch nebula.

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The launch time is dependent on the readiness of the rocket and the weather both in Florida and down range since this is a crewed mission.

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Attention Charleston people. There will be a possible rocket launch visible tomorrow, Wednesday. The Inspiration 4 mission carrying the first all private crew to space is scheduled to launch at 8:02 PM.

https://t.co/jvxHOGtzaR

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@LCWxDave And a possible launch viewing tomorrow. The Inspiration 4 mission is scheduled to launch at 8:02 PM Wednesday. Weather permitting and rocket readiness of course. This will be the first private crew in history.

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@GQCOP45 @chswx Wow! These are great.

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@DJSnM I’m one of the complaining physicists. No one wants a unit named slugs in their measurement system. And I guess a new tonne is 9,800 N.

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Did @rjallain start working for TI? https://t.co/VpZFsiMyrJ

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@achmorrison I think we have all become fluent in autocorect .

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@achmorrison I would definitely say anticrepuscular rays.

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@LCTTA Just go to an auto parts store. They will usually use theirs for no charge. You can look up what the codes mean.

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@DJSnM It made for a much better view in person. They definitely need to hire a few people with broadcast experience.

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Summer Sunday Sunsets at Bulow Landing. It sounds like a book title, but it actually just my recent photography habit.

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@rjallain Hmm, surface area of Mars is approximately 1.44 x 10^14 m^2 so sure 10^23 seems reasonable.

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@DJSnM I see this as the first step toward transcontinental suborbital flights. Drop from a plane, light the rocket and travel to another continent much much faster than now.

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@brianwfrank My response to that question is you may or may not use it depending on your career. But you will most definitely use the method of interpreting data, formulating a plan, and solving a problem. That works everywhere. Physics is particularly good about developing those skills.

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@chswx And remember, approximately 4.5 seconds between seeing lightning and hearing thunder equates to lightning one mile away.

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@SimoneGiertz The sneeze snare drum hit ending is great.

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If you’ve ever wondered if you could ride a mini bike “hog” from Nebraska to Aspen, the answer is yes you can. https://t.co/LL5IyF6Xl5

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Rantowles Creek Sunset. @chswx @LCWxDave @NWSCharlestonSC @SStevensWCIV @JoeySovine @RobStormTeam2