MLT Club Member Jürgen
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You hear so much about accidents in space. Hopefully the probe LUCY and the James Webb Space Telescope will not collide. From well-informed sources I have received knowledge of a near accident in the outer orbit of the earth, that could only be avoided by the lightning-fast reaction of the crew and which was concealed by the media:
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While the James Webb Space Telescope is on the way to the stars and will hopefully soon provide us with exciting information, we can sweeten the time of waiting a bit with beautiful music down here on earth. With songs that reflect the desire to be close to the stars or simply describe the love and hopes of people whose fulfillment they seek in the vastness of the universe.
I would like to start with a classic by composer Bart Howard, who first published this beautiful song in 1954 under the title “In other words” (It became better known under the title “Fly me to the moon”).
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I never seriously thought about which song could be Paul McCartney’s favorite. Maybe „Yesterday“ or „Let it be“. After all, all the songs he composed are “his children”. And since parents like to claim that they love all their children equally, the question never occurred to me before. Thanks for this reflection Jung. And since questions have the peculiarity never to appear alone, but like to be in company, of course new questions arise for me. You may already have guessed it: which song did John, George and Ringo loved the most?
„Here, there and everywhere“, for me personally also one of the most beautiful Beatles songs. Both from the musical level (or structure like Paul McCartney mentioned in the interview) and the lyrics itself:
„Knowing that love is to share
Each one believing that love never dies
Watching her eyes and hoping I’m always there“
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Hi Jung, thanks for setting the mood with the music of The Kinks. I’m sure Mona and Lisa would have a lot of fun with it.
Before JWST will give us fantastic insights into our universe and also perhaps into our most distant past, here is a nice review of what Hubble has already given us in terms of images and information. So to say, what happened so far:
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Now you have made me curious and I have found a nice video that even a model builder (and former Lego fan) like me understands.
(I think from minute 11:03, the video is then aimed at a slightly different target audience. Unfortunately, I have not yet figured out how to cut youtube videos at the end).
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Hi Jung, hi David,
a fascinating topic and I am also very excited about the insights that JWST will provide us. Since I can’t make a qualified scientific contribution now, I’ll try to support the topic at least musically.
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Hi Jung,
thanks for the very nice video contributions. Yes, I also find it amazing that these musicians, despite their advanced age, still go to the studio and follow their passion. Fantastic. I hope that at 80 I can still be as active. For me, they’re heroes too: not superheroes, but people who have made their dream of music come true. People who have followed this dream incessantly: they have not let themselves be distracted from their path by mistakes and have picked up where others might have left off. And that’s what I actually find admirable: the energy, the perseverance and ultimately the belief in your own abilities and yourself that have brought these people to where they are today.
Here comes a whole bouquet full of aged “heroes”. The “Traveling Wilburys”. First up for me is George Harrison. I think the whole song clearly bears his signature. Then the unforgettable voice of Roy Orbison. Jeff Lynne and his ELO also gave me many wonderful hours. Personally, I can’t do much with Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. Important contemporaries in music history, but to this day I have not found any access to their attitude towards life and their music.
I am always a little cautious when such a pack of celebrities appears at once: Sometimes then a lot of self-loving stars meet who do not harmonize with each other. With the Traveling Wilburys, I don’t feel like that is the case. I think they all harmonize well with each other. And especially with George Harrison, I have the feeling that he is enjoying performing with a band again.
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Hi Tom, Hi Jung,
I am very pleased that you liked my “little story”. Yes, I enjoy writing very much. But of course it’s much more fun when you find readers who like what you write. Therefore I would like to thank you very much!
I wish you both a Merry Christmas and have a good time!
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Hi Michael, I received my card last week. It was postmarked 09.12.2021. But the postal routes from UK to Germany are maybe a bit faster.
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Hi Jung,
thanks for sharing this video and also the other posts on this topic. I’m glad to see your enthusiasm. As a non-musician and non-mathematician, I can guess what the whole thing is about, but I don’t really understand it. That’s not a bad thing, though. A good school friend of mine, who now teaches music, used to try to make me understand music theory. And I answered: “Dirk (that was his name), I’m glad you understand the whole thing, but I listen to music with my heart and less with my head. And if my heart tells me, hey, this is great music, then I’m satisfied and don’t have to understand all the rest so clearly”. But still very interesting and thank you.
Einstein, as far as I understand him, and relativity theory, as far as I understand it, have always fascinated me. Another good school friend of mine, now a doctor of physics, once gave me a little book: it explained Einstein’s ideas in an easy-to-understand way, with almost no formulas. He told me that at some point theoretical physics enters a field that has more to do with philisophy than with natural science. And from this point of view, I can well understand that Einstein took up the violin in his breaks from thinking: to integrate both hemispheres of his brain in his creative process, both the creative musical side and the rational logical side, to synchronize them and use the full potential of his brain.
Did you know that the language-dominant hemisphere works sequentially and the non-language-dominant side of our brain works in parallel? Logical processes in our head are processed sequentially. Music, images and body sensations feel can be perceived and processed simultaneously. Activate both sides and you’ll have twice as much fun, or insight, or whatever. And that is what Einstein obviously did: whenever he was faced with a problem that was difficult to solve, he played music and thus used the full potential of his brain.
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Hi David,
what are your greatest expectations for JWST, or which questions seem most interesting to you:
- Clues to how the first stars in the Hydrogen Nebula might have formed?
- The answer to the question if there is water or even life on exoplanets?
- Findings on whether dwarf planets might exist at the edge of our solar system?
- The deciphering of the secrets of Jupiter?
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Hi Jung, I haven’t been to Japan yet, but I imagine the landscape is very beautiful and I would also be very interested in the culture. In which place or region did your mom grew up?
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Thank you, very beautiful music, Jung. Suitable for this here’s another CD that has been spinning in my player for about 35 years ( and it never thinks of giving up) 🙂
