APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

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Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by Zuben L. Genubi » Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:57 pm

I think Vermeer would have like the composite of his two paintings. There's a heightened energy generated by these two scientists as if they were collaborating on some project or discovery. Wonderful concept, splendid execution.

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by DawnEarle » Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:37 pm

Thank you so much for the creation of APOD! Thanks to the creativity and execution of two very brilliant men, I've had the pleasure and the wonder of exploring the Galaxy in the comfort of my own home. Not one of the ancients was so blessed.

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by geckzilla » Wed Jun 17, 2015 9:05 pm

Craine wrote:Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear APOOOOOODDD!!
Happy Birthday to you!

Woohoo! Yay! Where is the cake?
I made a cake a few years back. It's still fresh by cosmic standards. Have a slice.

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by DavidLeodis » Wed Jun 17, 2015 7:00 pm

Wow, you are ageing well Robert and Jerry as you look no older than you did in the APOD of June 16, 1996. Of course that's when viewing the non-pixelated version that is brought up when moving a cursor over the current pixelated image when online :).

Looking forward to many more APODs. :b:.

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by saturno2 » Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:21 am

Thanks APOD for your important work.
Happy day

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by Nitpicker » Wed Jun 17, 2015 12:53 am

Guest wrote:
Anon wrote:Probably a silly question. Does anyone know what the plot on the wall (under the date) represents?
That plot represents the time history of the first gamma ray burst ever observed (APOD from July 2, 2000).

The image to the right (on the right edge) is actually photo of the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory during deployment by the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1991 (APOD from April 8, 2000).

Both Nemiroff and Bonnell have long had a research interest in gamma ray bursts. Both were heavily involved in the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory mission.

Happy Birthday to APOD!
And for completeness (and in case it hasn't already been mentioned) the picture on the cupboard door in today's APOD, comes from the first ever APOD in 1995:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap950616.html

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by LocalColor » Tue Jun 16, 2015 11:14 pm

Happy Birthday APOD.

This was one of the first websites we found when we first got the internet.

Thank you so much for the work you have put into this site.

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by Boomer12k » Tue Jun 16, 2015 10:16 pm

Jerry looks like he is looking at the globe...but Bob looks like he is looking out the window....

Awesome pic...

Yay!! APOD!!!

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Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by John P. » Tue Jun 16, 2015 8:01 pm

Thank you to the APOD Staff who work to keep science fun, informative and interesting. I've followed you for many years and hope to do so for many more. Ad Astra!

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by maristoddard » Tue Jun 16, 2015 7:10 pm

Thank you! APOD was on my oldest recorded https://web.archive.org/web/19961122173 ... izona.edu/ home page by November 1996. I've enjoyed your work very much.

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by MarkBour » Tue Jun 16, 2015 5:26 pm

Sweet image! Nice job combining the two Vermeers and also very nice touches in the additions. Of course the pixellation was also a lot of cool work! Thanks for clearing up the mystery of the plot before I posted my silly guess. Vermeer has been accused of having used a camera obscura to assist with some paintings. Perhaps he had a special camera obscura that could pull in an image onto his wall from hundreds of years in the future!

I too, am deeply grateful for all of the work that the curators have put into this great and enjoyable science resource. Happy birthday!

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by Anon » Tue Jun 16, 2015 5:16 pm

Guest wrote:
Anon wrote:Probably a silly question. Does anyone know what the plot on the wall (under the date) represents?
That plot represents the time history of the first gamma ray burst ever observed (APOD from July 2, 2000).
Thanks for that. I thought it was going to drive me up the walls looking for it. Itried loading a cleaned up copy of the plot into google images but no dice, and I wouldn't have thought of gamma rays.

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by jparsons1974 » Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:59 pm

Thanks for all the pictures

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by Guest » Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:57 pm

Anon wrote:Probably a silly question. Does anyone know what the plot on the wall (under the date) represents?
That plot represents the time history of the first gamma ray burst ever observed (APOD from July 2, 2000).

The image to the right (on the right edge) is actually photo of the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory during deployment by the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1991 (APOD from April 8, 2000).

Both Nemiroff and Bonnell have long had a research interest in gamma ray bursts. Both were heavily involved in the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory mission.

Happy Birthday to APOD!

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by SarbaGuha » Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:57 pm

The quote from Lewis Carroll in "bystander's" post above caught my eye:

"If you set to work to believe everything, you will tire out the believing-muscles of your mind, and then you'll be so weak you won't be able to believe the simplest true things."

There is one very close to the above by Henri Poincare:

"To doubt everything, or, to believe everything, are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection."

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by SarbaGuha » Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:46 pm

Congratulations APOD for completing your twentieth, uninterrupted year.

Of course, I did not start viewing in 1995. I came to know about your existence merely by chance in 2003 but since that first day, I have not missed a single post. If I missed a few because of vacations and other similar interruptions, I made sure that I went back and saw all the ones during my absence. You have broadened my vision of the universe in a way that I do not have words to describe, and as a consequence of which, the vision of the whole of existence itself.

Through all the last twelve years though, I had no idea that there was a place for making donations. I came to know about it through "RedFishBlueFish's" post earlier today, with the website being...............http://friendsofapod.org/

I promptly went there moments ago and made my contribution, which though meager, is from the bottom of my heart. I will try to make a regular monthly contribution from now on, which I will set up later. Honestly, I really wish you to advertise this a little more. I am sure there are many others who would like to contribute but simply don't know how.

Through all these years, you have remained focused on the subject of astronomy and sicence in general, no matter what else happened in the world around us. A question had once come up in my mind and that was, what did you post on September-12, 2001? I had gone back to your complete archive and found that out, which was: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010912.html It was just like any other, past or future to be. You are scientists and you have strictly kept us there.

Thank you very much and congratulations again.

Help

by jparsons1974 » Tue Jun 16, 2015 4:31 pm

Can someone help me register

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by bystander » Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:42 pm

Guest wrote: the date on the wall only being in 'The Geographer'.
The date (and signature) in 'The Astronomer' is on the cabinet front just above his right hand

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by bystander » Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:33 pm

george5 wrote:The person on the left is the same as the original Vermeer "The Geographer"
... and the one on the right is the same as the original Vermeer "The Astronomer" (see the image credits)

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by SSFee » Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:07 pm

I have started my day with this for years and have told so many friends about this - which leads to an interesting relationship once they know a goofy blonde is a nerd. :D

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by ErnieSmith » Tue Jun 16, 2015 1:55 pm

First thing I do every day when sitting at a keyboard is check out the APOD site. This is a tremendous resource that reminds us all how fragile, small, and yet unique we humans are in the vastness of the Cosmos. Thank you to the APOD team for all that you do. Happy Birthday.

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by Guest » Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:59 pm

Anon wrote:Probably a silly question. Does anyone know what the plot on the wall (under the date) represents?
The image is a composite of 'The Astronomer' and 'The Geographer', both by Vermeer. Both paintings appear to have been done in the same room. Still, as a composite, it is well put together. We looked at images of the original works and can see no trace of the plot on the wall under the date; the date on the wall only being in 'The Geographer'. The picture hung on the wall in one seems to be a map of some sort in one image, and seems to be a painting of a number of people in the other. Otherwise the wall is clear of images other than the shadow from the large piece of furniture. Whatever the plot is that appears in the APOD image, it was added by someone for some reason. As to the picture hung on the wall, we can't make out what the APOD representation is supposed to be. Perhaps a computer generated artifact? The decoration on the upper door of the furniture is also something that was added, tho it is difficult to make out what it is supposed to be. Perhaps Jupiter and a collection of its moons?

Still Happy Birthday!!! We are learning a lot, especially when we have to do research before asking any questions...

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by CURRAHEE CHRIS » Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:52 pm

Congratulations APOD!!! Way to go!!! Thank you for everything you have done. I have learned quite a lot while reading the pictures and related discussions. Here's to another 20 more years!!! ;)

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by Markus Schwarz » Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:45 pm

Happy birthday! And thank you for bringing an APOD to us every day for 20 years.

Re: APOD: APOD is 20 Years Old Today (2015 Jun 16)

by Franko » Tue Jun 16, 2015 12:29 pm

Congratulations on 20 years! It certainly has been comforting oasis of consistency for me. I love how the page HAS NOT changed visually
in the 15 years I've dropped in. Good job guys!!

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