http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/blogs/astronomy/2008/08/26/oh-the-people-you-ll-meet-on-astronomy-tours.aspxIt’s funny who you get to know on an eclipse trip . I’ve met corporate executives, small-business owners, professional photographers, and lots of others. On our recent trip to Siberia to view the August 1 total solar eclipse , we met Ed Piwowarski , aenCommunityServer 2007 SP2 (Build: 20611.960)http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/blogs/astronomy/2008/08/26/oh-the-people-you-ll-meet-on-astronomy-tours.aspx#390093Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:56:58 GMT5cad643e-09e9-4c3f-b1be-205e244b4f67:390093Starwolf<p>My family and I got back from our vacation earlier this month from Maine. On a &quot;sunset tour&quot; of Camden Harbor, I got to talking with the crew. The captain came out, held up a drink and asked us all to toast NASA&#39;s 50th year!!! </p> <p>Immediately, I approached him(after I slammed down my whiskey) &nbsp;and started talking to him about our shared interests (in drinking and astronomy...of course). It turns out he was a &quot;personal friend&quot; of Al Nagler. He just saw him the week before we took our trip. </p> <p>Small world.</p> <img src="http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=390093" width="1" height="1">http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/blogs/astronomy/2008/08/26/oh-the-people-you-ll-meet-on-astronomy-tours.aspx#390037Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:22:14 GMT5cad643e-09e9-4c3f-b1be-205e244b4f67:390037Antitax<p>Yes, it&#39;s a small world. When we start exploring the Galaxy and then the Universe, will such coincidences still happen? Will we some day say it&#39;s a small Galaxy or a small Universe because friends meet unexpectedly on other planets? </p> <img src="http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=390037" width="1" height="1">