Starship Asterisk*

I learned that [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Eppalock]Lake Eppalock[/url] is a man-made lake on the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaspe_River]Campaspe River[/url], and by extension was reminded of the word [i]catchment[/i].

I learned the word "paraselene." I knew about sun- and moondogs and knew[i] parhelion[/i]; if I ever knew [i]paraselene[/i], I'd forgotten it. I also learned of what may be a new vacation destination for me, Lake Ossiach. I haven't been in that part of Austria yet.

Among other things, I learned that speckles make an egg stronger (!), and that it's been so long since I've heard Holst's "The Planets," I didn't recognize [i]Venus[/i] when I heard it. :shock:

Dang, I missed an R, i knew it was meant to be there, my fingers just didnt let me put it there. My bad.

Looks to me like it exists for the advertising revenue, not for its content. Wikipedia has much better and more complete content. And Wikipedia does contain an article on [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanny%27s_Voorwerp]Hanny's Voorwerp[/url].

Rob

[quote="owlice"]That there is an [url=http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/ETEmain.html]internet encyclopedia of science[/url]. Rats. I may never sleep again![/quote]

Me too!!!!!! I just learned that it exsists thanks to you. Although I thought of the most random space/science thing I could think of and checked the encyclopedia and it wasn't there. That random space/science thing I thought of was Hannys Vorwep. It should be more complete than that!

Not in Kansas anymore, hmmm? :ssmile:

If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard.
Because if it isn't there, I never really lost it to begin with! Is that right :?:

That there is an [url=http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/ETEmain.html]internet encyclopedia of science[/url]. Rats. I may never sleep again!

I learned the word "collinear" and about Lagrange points and Trojan asteroids/moons. I love APOD!!