tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Mar 19 21:48:31 2001
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Re: KLIC: <telescope>wIj chu'
ja' Qov:
><telescope>vaD juvmeH mI'mey vISovbe', 'ach mI'mey ghoHmeH neH jangmo' latlhpu'
Do'Ha'.
chaq, 'ach mu'meychajmo' vIghojlaHbej.
"Perhaps, but I can certainly learn from their words."
>pov QInlIj 'ej Daj.
qathlo'.
>chorgh ben Hov bejmeH yaHDaq jIvum.
>pa' cha' <telescope> tIn tu'lu'.
bIDo'qu'.
>not yon QulwI'.
>not tlhoy tIn <telescope>.
>not tlhoy Hurgh ram.
>not tlhoy HoSghaj De'wI'.
>not Hovmey 'Iq leghlaH.
lugh mu'tlheghmeyvetlh; Sormey rur. ngem lugh rur.
"Those sentences are all correct as trees. They are a forest of correctness."
>>ram Hoch, Daqmey tamchuqtaHvIS <Jupiter> maSmey, vIbejtaH.
>qaStaHvIS yInwIj, wa' maS neH vIleghpu'.
qaStaHvIS yInwIj, jav maS vIleghta': tera' maS, <Io>, <Europa>, <Ganymede>,
<Callisto>, <Titan> je vIleghta'.
"I have seen six moons in my life: Earth's moon, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto,
and Titan."
>><Saturn> bavbogh DI gho vIleghta'.
>DI ghomey DatoghlaH'a'?
ghobe'. machqu'.
"No. They are too small."
>luchevlu', qar'a'?
HISlaH, 'ach <telescope> mach lo'lu'DI', chevmeH Qatlhqu'. tugh <Cassini> DI
ghomey joj vIleghlaH 'e' vItul. 'oH tIn law' Hoch tIn puS.
"Yes, but they are very difficult to separate using a small telescope. Soon, I
hope to be able to see the Cassini Division. It is the largest."
>><Venus> muD 'engmey vIleghta'.
>tIDel. chIS'a'? ghor luHuvHa'chu''a'? vIH'a'?
jIHaDmo' meH, 'engmey bIH 'e' vISov, 'ach Habqu' 'ej chIS. 'engmey rurbe'. reH
<Venus> ghor luwaQ <Venus> 'engmey. vaj not ghor leghlu'.
"I know they are clouds only because I have studied, but they are smooth and
white. They don't look like clouds. Venus' clouds always obscure it's surface,
so it can never be seen."
>>yuQ'a' <Uranus> vInejlI'.
>DaqDaj Delbogh De' Daghaj'a'? DaqDaj DaSIm'a'? chay' nejmeH Daq DawIv?
yuQmey Quv SImmeH De'wI'wIj vIlo'. yuQ Quv SImwI' ghaj je <telescope>wIj.
<Polaris>Daq <telescope> vIQeqchu'. ghIq DoS vIwIvlaH, 'ej jIHvaD Qeq
<telescope> nguSDI'mey.
"I use my computer to calculate planetary positions. My telescope also has a
planetary positional calculator. I aim the telescope right at Polaris, then I
can choose a target, and the telescope's motor drive will aim it for me."
chalDaq yuQ wov, Hov wov je' SumDI' <Uranus>, vItu' 'e' vInID. <Uranus>
leghlu'meH, reH <telescope> 'utbe'lu'.
"When Uranus is near a bright planet or star in the sky, I will try to find it.
A telescope is not always needed to see Uranus."
>>tugh ghopDap vItu' 'e' vInID.
>chu'wI' DaSamchugh DaponglaH, qar'a'?
chu'wI' vISamchugh, [Qov] vIpongbej.
"If I find a new one, I will certainly call it 'Qov'."
>>ghaytan jIQap.
>DoS yIQIp.
Er, did you mean /qIp/ instead of /QIp/?
- tuv'el