by neufer » Thu Dec 23, 2021 3:36 pm
APOD Robot wrote: ↑Thu Dec 23, 2021 5:06 am
Explanation: Are you still looking for that perfect holiday gift for an astronomer? ... In this snapshot of the December solstice evening sky from the
village of Kirazli, Turkey the brightest celestial beacon is Venus, close to the southwestern horizon at the right. Look left and up to find Saturn shining between clouds.
Follow that line farther left and up to bright Jupiter, the Solar System's ruling gas giant. This year's surprise visitor to the inner Solar System,
Comet Leonard (C/2021 A1), is near the horizon too.
The comet is fainter but forms a nearly equilateral triangle with planets Venus and Saturn in this view. After a
dramatic brightening in recent days the comet is just visible to the unaided eye, though a nice pair of binoculars is always
a good idea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Men_and_a_Baby wrote:
<<Three Men and a Baby is a 1987 American comedy film
directed by Leonard Nimoy. It stars Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson as three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to de facto fatherhood with the arrival of the love child of one of the gentlemen.
Architect Peter Mitchell, satirist Michael Kellam, and actor Jack Holden are happy bachelors in their shared NYC apartment, with frequent parties and flings. One day, a baby named Mary arrives on their doorstep with a note revealing she is the result of Jack’s tryst with an actress named Sylvia during a Stratford Festival Shakespearean production a year prior.
Jack is in Turkey shooting a movie, and obliges a director friend's favor to have a package delivered to the apartment. Jack asks his roommates to keep the delivery a secret per his friend's wishes; when Mary arrives, they believe she is the “package.” Peter and Michael are totally befuddled how to care for Mary, and Peter leaves to buy supplies. Their landlady Mrs. Hathaway delivers a small box – the actual "package" of heroin – which Michael tosses aside. They learn to care for Mary, including diaper changes, baths, and feedings.
Four days later, two drug dealers arrive at the apartment for the package. Peter and Michael mistakenly give them Mary, along with a can of powdered milk the dealers believe is the heroin. Peter discovers the actual package; realizing the mix-up, he runs downstairs but trips, spilling the package's contents. He gathers up the drugs and confronts the men outside, causing a scuffle. A police officer on horseback intervenes; Peter rescues Mary, but the dealers flee with the can of powdered milk. The officer detains Peter and Michael at the apartment until Sgt. Melkowitz, a narcotics officer, arrives to question them.
Jack calls from Turkey, but Peter and Michael are unable to talk openly as they are being recorded.>>
[quote="APOD Robot" post_id=319218 time=1640235971 user_id=128559]
[b] Explanation: [/b] Are you still looking for that perfect holiday gift for an astronomer? ... In this snapshot of the December solstice evening sky from the [b][u][color=#FF0000]village of Kirazli, Turkey[/color][/u][/b] the brightest celestial beacon is Venus, close to the southwestern horizon at the right. Look left and up to find Saturn shining between clouds. [url=https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211219.html]Follow that line[/url] farther left and up to bright Jupiter, the Solar System's ruling gas giant. This year's surprise visitor to the inner Solar System, [b][u][color=#0000FF]Comet Leonard[/color][/u][/b] (C/2021 A1), is near the horizon too. [url=https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/comet-leonard-might-become-2021s-brightest-2022/]The comet is fainter[/url] but forms a nearly equilateral triangle with planets Venus and Saturn in this view. After a [url=https://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=21&month=12&year=2021]dramatic brightening[/url] in recent days the comet is just visible to the unaided eye, though a nice pair of binoculars is always [url=https://spaceweathergallery.com/index.php?title=leonard]a good idea[/url]. [/quote][quote=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Men_and_a_Baby]
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<<Three Men and a Baby is a 1987 American comedy film [b][u][color=#0000FF]directed by Leonard Nimoy[/color][/u][/b]. It stars Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson as three bachelors as they attempt to adapt their lives to de facto fatherhood with the arrival of the love child of one of the gentlemen.
Architect Peter Mitchell, satirist Michael Kellam, and actor Jack Holden are happy bachelors in their shared NYC apartment, with frequent parties and flings. One day, a baby named Mary arrives on their doorstep with a note revealing she is the result of Jack’s tryst with an actress named Sylvia during a Stratford Festival Shakespearean production a year prior. [b][u][color=#FF0000]Jack is in Turkey[/color][/u][/b] shooting a movie, and obliges a director friend's favor to have a package delivered to the apartment. Jack asks his roommates to keep the delivery a secret per his friend's wishes; when Mary arrives, they believe she is the “package.” Peter and Michael are totally befuddled how to care for Mary, and Peter leaves to buy supplies. Their landlady Mrs. Hathaway delivers a small box – the actual "package" of heroin – which Michael tosses aside. They learn to care for Mary, including diaper changes, baths, and feedings.
Four days later, two drug dealers arrive at the apartment for the package. Peter and Michael mistakenly give them Mary, along with a can of powdered milk the dealers believe is the heroin. Peter discovers the actual package; realizing the mix-up, he runs downstairs but trips, spilling the package's contents. He gathers up the drugs and confronts the men outside, causing a scuffle. A police officer on horseback intervenes; Peter rescues Mary, but the dealers flee with the can of powdered milk. The officer detains Peter and Michael at the apartment until Sgt. Melkowitz, a narcotics officer, arrives to question them. [b][u][color=#FF0000]Jack calls from Turkey[/color][/u][/b], but Peter and Michael are unable to talk openly as they are being recorded.>>[/quote]