[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 0 - 08:42:40 ]
Welcome! Today's chat with Jim Thieman will begin in about 45 minutes. Be sure to read Jim's bio prior to the chat-- http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/sso/team/thieman.html

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 1 - 09:32:55 ]
Hi. Jim Thieman here. If anyone else is here and wants to ask a question go ahead and fire away!

[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 5 - 09:38:09 ]
RE: [amanuel-mrs.amanuel/ibm] hi...i am at work right now so it might take a few to respond and ask but i will enjoy being here
Welcome! Do you have any questions you'd like to ask our resident expert astronomer?

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 6 - 09:38:12 ]
RE: [amanuel-mrs.amanuel/ibm] hi...i am at work right now so it might take a few to respond and ask but i will enjoy being here
I assume you have interest in space science chats. Do you have interest in any particular area?

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 9 - 09:41:12 ]
RE: [amanuel-mrs.amanuel/ibm] i am basically interested in the relation-ship between science and religion...i am from eritrea ..east africa...been here for 11 years..i am currently studying mcse..and c ..but am very interested in the universe..
If you have a particular interest in that area, I'd be happy to try to answer your question. Although I'm not an expert in science and religion.

[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 10 - 09:41:53 ]
RE: [Lillian-Lillian/SJRMC] I am interested in the planets visible in the night sky. I live in Oklahoma and notice what I think is a planet in the Western sky. Can you provide information, please?
Welcome Lillian! Glad you could make it today to chat with Jim! He will answer your question in just a moment...

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 11 - 09:42:56 ]
RE: [Lillian-Lillian/SJRMC] I am interested in the planets visible in the night sky. I live in Oklahoma and notice what I think is a planet in the Western sky. Can you provide information, please?
I believe what you are probably seeing is Venus which is very bright right after sundown. I know Jupiter is in that area of the sky now too, but I haven't checked on its' position lately.

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 13 - 09:47:08 ]
RE: [amanuel-mrs.amanuel/ibm] what do u think about about the following comparison heaven in the bible....is the universe ufo !.......flying creatures....angels....created..found in heaven..universe dust of the earth.....chemicals...c , o , fe , etc..[the writer did not know chemicals...] more to come
My own belief is that analogies can be made to the statements in the Bible in comparison to things we know today, but the statements do not have to be literally true. What is important is the underlying message to what they are saying. That is the important part.

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 15 - 09:52:24 ]
RE: [amanuel-mrs.amanuel/ibm] and also is it true that all the planets will allign in a straight line arround may 5 2000...and what is the effect in terms of gravity,....etc to earth ?
The May 5 planetary alignment is a very rough alignment. I believe the planets are all in the same quarter of the sky. Even with a perfectly straight alignment, however, the gravitational effect on the Earth would be minuscule in comparison to that of the Sun and the Moon.

[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 16 - 09:53:07 ]
Mrs. Amanuel: It looks as if you are the only person in the chat room today, other than Jim and myself! We're glad you're here! I will keep the room openfor another six minutes (until the top of the hour) and then I will close it down. If you have a couple more questions you'd like to ask Jim, please send them now. Thanks :-)

[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 20 - 09:58:21 ]
RE: [Lillian-Lillian/SJRMC] Thank you for this opportunity. I enjoyed our brief conversation and look forward to "chatting" again.
Hi Lillian: Don't leave just yet! Jim is still here and will answer your question about recommended books. If you have a couple more questions you'd like to ask, go ahead and send them in. The reason i was closing the chat room down early is because there are only two chatters. But if you have another couple ?'s we'll take them :-)

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 21 - 09:58:43 ]
RE: [Lillian-Lillian/SJRMC] Are there books you recommend for amateur star watchers which would include constellation and planet positions in relation to seasons?
The "Observer's Guide to the Stars and Planets" is the one I would most recommend since it is a very good reference for locations as well as star positions, constellations, etc. I'm trying to remember the author's name and it begins with a "P", but it escapes me at the moment. The book is part of a series, however, such as the "Field Guide to Trees", one on insects, etc. It's available in most bookstores.

[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 22 - 09:59:37 ]
RE: [amanuel-mrs.amanuel/ibm] i understand....thanx...
Thank you! Do you have another 1 or 2 questions you want to ask Jim before I close the chat room?

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 23 - 09:59:41 ]
RE: [Lillian-Lillian/SJRMC] Thank you for this opportunity. I enjoyed our brief conversation and look forward to "chatting" again.
If you have an email address I will be happy to send a more exact title for the book. Hope we can talk again, perhaps in the fall.

[ Lillian-Lillian/SJRMC - 25 - 10:00:33 ]
Thank you! When will you next be in the chat room? I will tell friends.

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 26 - 10:00:41 ]
RE: [amanuel-mrs.amanuel/ibm] i understand....thanx...
Thanks for joining us. I hope I will be doing another of these in the fall and I will be happy to chat with you again then.

[ Lillian-Lillian/SJRMC - 27 - 10:01:24 ]
My email address is mmorig@yahoo.com

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 29 - 10:02:31 ]
RE: [AstroTeamJJFrayElem-ShuttleBoys/J.J.FrayElem.] Hello, We are third graders from Va. Glad to join the chat. We are working on a computer project for school and this is our first chat.
Welcome, please ask any questions you have in mind.

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 30 - 10:03:21 ]
RE: [Lillian-Lillian/SJRMC] Thank you! When will you next be in the chat room? I will tell friends.
The next chat session I have will be up to Sandy.

[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 31 - 10:03:24 ]
RE: [Lillian-Lillian/SJRMC] Thank you! When will you next be in the chat room? I will tell friends.
Lillian: We're going to have very few web chats during the summer, but will pick up the weekly schedule again in September. however, the quest project does have a lot of other online activities that you might be intersted in. Check out our calendar at-- http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/common/events

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 32 - 10:03:58 ]
RE: [Lillian-Lillian/SJRMC] My email address is mmorig@yahoo.com
Thank you for the email address. I will send the exact title.

[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 33 - 10:05:00 ]
Lillian and Mrs. Amanuel: The chat room will remain open for a little while longer. Looks like a 3rd grade class just joined us. You're welcome to send in a few more questions :-)

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 34 - 10:05:23 ]
I think we will stay open a little longer for those who just joined in, so go ahead and ask your questions.

[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 36 - 10:06:03 ]
RE: [AstroTeam/JJFrayElem-ShuttleBoys/J.J.FrayElem.] Hello, We are third graders from Va. Glad to join the chat. We are working on a computer project for school and this is our first chat.
Hey Astro Team! I remember you from yesterday's chat with Orville and Wilbur Wright! I'm rally glad to see you could make it back for another Quest Chat! Please send in your questions to Jim now...

[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 37 - 10:08:06 ]
EVERYONE: AT THE END OF THE CHAT TODAY, PLEASE BE SURE TO LET US KNOW HOW WE DID by filling out a short online form at-- http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/qchats/qchat-surveys Thank you :-)

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 39 - 10:08:17 ]
RE: [AstroTeam/JJFrayElem-ShuttleBoys/J.J.FrayElem.] Jim, Are there volcanoes on Jupiter? If so, how big are they? And what year was Jupiter found?
Jupiter is a planet that's covered entirely in gas, so we don't know what's happening at the solid surface deep within. We do know that there are volcanos on one of the moons of Jupiter called Io.

[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 41 - 10:09:52 ]
RE: [Lillian-Lillian/SJRMC] signing off. thank you.
GOODBYE LILLIAN, thanks for joining us :-) Please take a minute to fill out the short survey form I mentioned above. Also check out our Quest schedule of events at http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/common/events

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 45 - 10:14:36 ]
RE: [AstroTeam/JJFrayElem-ShuttleBoys/J.J.FrayElem.] What do you think that is making the radio waves from Jupiter? Does the volcano on Io spit lava?
We are quite sure that charged particles like electrons and protons moving in the magnetic field of Jupiter cause the radio emission. That's the nature of what charged particles do. The volcanos definitely spew out some kind of lava since we see lave pools in recent pictures that weren't there before. The question is what the lave is made of. It might be somewhat different from what we see on Earth.

[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 47 - 10:16:06 ]
RE: [AstroTeam/JJFrayElem-ShuttleBoys/J.J.FrayElem.] Hello, is anyone there?
Yes, AStro Team, we are here and Jim is answering your questions!

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 48 - 10:16:32 ]
RE: [AstroTeam/JJFrayElem-ShuttleBoys/J.J.FrayElem.] Sorry it is taking so long to send our questions but the computer is taking forever to send our question! Do you think that Jupiter's moons have any ocean water?
We believe it is quite likely that another of the moons of Jupiter, Europa, has ice on its surface, and probably a lot of water underneath, perhaps in a liquid form like an ocean. Don't worry about the slowness of your computer. It takes me a while just to type. I never claimed to be a good typist.

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 51 - 10:22:58 ]
RE: [AstroTeam/JJFrayElem-ShuttleBoys/J.J.FrayElem.] What do you think about the talk on Pluto? Do you feel it should be called a planet or do you think it could be another moon?
I was raised thinking of Pluto as a planet and I'd like to keep thinking of it that way. It's got a different type of orbit from the other planets, and was probably created in a different way from the other planets, but it's big enough and enough like the other planets for me to want to call it a planet.

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 54 - 10:28:50 ]
RE: [AstroTeam/JJFrayElem-ShuttleBoys/J.J.FrayElem.] Do you think that Mars could have life on it or do you that Jupiter is a better planet to have life on it? Would you like to go to either planet? I'm sure with your glasses it would work now.
Mars is certainly a better place for life as we know it than Jupiter is. Jupiter is colder and has a very large amount of gravity that would flatten us if we went there. It may very well be possible that life existed on Mars at one time or maybe even now. MY guess is that it would be very primitive life like single celled animals. Yes, I would love to go to any planet. If Jupiter, I would want to go to the moons so I would not get flattened. My glasses should not prevent me, but they use that as one reason for choosing among the thousands of applications they have to go into space.

[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 55 - 10:29:56 ]
ASTRO TEAM: The chat with Jim Thieman is now over. Thanks so much for joining us today! You asked some good questions :-) Be sure to take a few moments to fill out a short chat survey to let us know how we did. It's very easy and it'll only take a moment. You can find it at: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/qchats/qchat-surveys If you're interested in more Quest events, check out our calendar at: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/common/events We look forward to chatting with you again :-)

[ JimThieman/Astronomer - 57 - 10:33:00 ]
Thanks to all for joining us. Glad you could make it and hope to talk to you again in the future.