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by S. Bilderback
Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:33 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Dark Matter
Replies: 161
Views: 41624

Hello Orca Neutrinos are one fifth that of electrons. Expansion and inflation of the universe is a Santa Clause story. You will get parts of the Universe expanding and other parts inflating. It is part of the recycling process that never ends and has no start. As for Steven Hawkins I had several di...
by S. Bilderback
Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:04 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Earthrise
Replies: 27
Views: 8268

Bill:
I am honored to read the words of a true hero, I tip my hat to you.

Salute!
by S. Bilderback
Fri Dec 30, 2005 12:50 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Andromeda, Great Attractor: when do we collide?
Replies: 40
Views: 14098

It is the space between the galactic clusters that seems to have the greatest rate of expansion. It could be all space is expanding at the same rate and the distances between galactic clusters is a much greater distance so there would be more expansion over the larger area. It could also be that mat...
by S. Bilderback
Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:30 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Andromeda, Great Attractor: when do we collide?
Replies: 40
Views: 14098

And yet we feel no sense of motion at all.
That means it time to go to the frig and find another cold one. :wink:

So what impact do you think these high velocities have on our relative time compared to the source of origin?
by S. Bilderback
Tue Dec 27, 2005 10:04 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Speed Of Gravity
Replies: 47
Views: 18305

That jogged the old memory, thanks.
by S. Bilderback
Tue Dec 27, 2005 7:08 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Speed Of Gravity
Replies: 47
Views: 18305

Re: speed of gravity

Speed of gravity gets cancelled out at L4. Oh yeah, gravity is massless and can only be detected by the influence on objects that have mass, governened by Newton's laws. Are you trying to bridge Newtonian physics to quantum physics ???? Pass the ice cold one !! Can you take a picture of the Souther...
by S. Bilderback
Tue Dec 27, 2005 6:46 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Who adds the twinkles...and why?
Replies: 8
Views: 2910

The quality of the glass support would have to be incredible to prevent optical distortion. Glass isn't a rigid material (large mirrors and lenses need support), so maintaining structural integrity, vibration dampening from tracking movement and wind, and one more hardware to keep clean makes it imp...
by S. Bilderback
Mon Dec 26, 2005 3:32 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Favorite APOD
Replies: 208
Views: 3082594

I'm a Mac OS/X user, I have over 300 wonderful photos, mostly from APOD and NASA. If you haven't seen the screen saver app. for the Mac it's great, it can do a continuous pans and fades between pictures - it's like having an astronomy movie running on my desk.

Editorial:

Unix rules! :wink:
by S. Bilderback
Sat Dec 24, 2005 3:36 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Andromeda, Great Attractor: when do we collide?
Replies: 40
Views: 14098

That would be 3.67^17 / 1.1^19*π . . . ah . . . DUCK AND COVER!!!!!!!!! :shock:

Just kidding, our Sun will be a long passed faded memory by then.



A Merry Christmas to all!

And I wish for you all a prosperous new year.

Salute. :wink:
by S. Bilderback
Fri Dec 23, 2005 1:26 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: pin size point
Replies: 15
Views: 3614

The other dimensions are also need to explain quantum mechanics.
by S. Bilderback
Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:56 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Dark Matter
Replies: 161
Views: 41624

The force causing the accelerating expanse of the universe, pushing galaxies clusters away from each other but not expanding the space inside the galaxies.
by S. Bilderback
Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:31 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Dark Matter
Replies: 161
Views: 41624

If Dark Matter exists, why isn't it evenly distributed, evidence seems to have it concentrated between galactic clusters? Has anyone found any new, good nonfiction books lately? Something in the order of "The Elegant Universe" by Greene or "Hyperspace" by Kaku. A suggestion for g...
by S. Bilderback
Wed Dec 21, 2005 3:01 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APODS Images of Crater Chains, Thank You
Replies: 18
Views: 6638

CS types of crater chains
You'll have to get me up to speed here, what does the CS refer to?
by S. Bilderback
Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:24 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Dark Matter
Replies: 161
Views: 41624

Are we ever going to get back to the original question: does dark matter exist or are we seeing the product of some other phenomenon?
by S. Bilderback
Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:09 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Thinner than a razor blade?
Replies: 20
Views: 5593

Empeda2 wrote:In proportion of their diameter.

If you scaled the rings diameter down to the length of a razor blade, the rings would be much thinner than said blade.
Good answer, give yourself 2 points!
by S. Bilderback
Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:02 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: pin size point
Replies: 15
Views: 3614

That is right but I prefer the logic of 11, maybe because 11 is hard enough, 27 is too much for me. :shock:

The extra dimensions are also convenient, a place where that X/0 and the square root of (-1) can get us to. :wink:
by S. Bilderback
Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:44 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Thinner than a razor blade?
Replies: 20
Views: 5593

]Comparative sizes do not require the knowledge of absolute sizes. TA152h0 is correct "... making them many times thinner, in relative proportion, than a razor blade . . ." It needs to state in relative proportions to "what"? I don't see a scale to satisfy the "what". ...
by S. Bilderback
Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:16 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Thinner than a razor blade?
Replies: 20
Views: 5593

But then the size of Saturn would need to be compared to something on the same scale and that is not posted. It is an open-ended comparison. Unless it is figurative speach.

ipgrunt is correct.
by S. Bilderback
Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:05 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Dark Matter
Replies: 161
Views: 41624

harry wrote:Hello Bildeback and empeda

Both of you are always there and your responses are very logical

It is not that I disagree with you, It just that I want to know ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I would guess that empeda and myself have had these discusions before. :wink:
by S. Bilderback
Mon Dec 19, 2005 12:38 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Dark Matter
Replies: 161
Views: 41624

Mathematical reasoning has been worked by man. The existing mathematical reasoning does not stand up to the actual workings of the universe. There are two types of things that can be measured; one set quantitatively, the other qualitatively. The first set can all be represented by mathematic; the s...
by S. Bilderback
Sun Dec 18, 2005 7:29 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Dark Matter
Replies: 161
Views: 41624

The universe cannot be infinitely old either, here is a mathematical reason why: Take one second and divide it in half, and then again, and again ... At some point you need to get to the smallest division of time. If the division of time were infinitely small it would take an infinite number of segm...
by S. Bilderback
Sun Dec 18, 2005 4:06 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Travelling Light Year Distances
Replies: 83
Views: 25560

Just think, if you had a long-range Star Trek transporter, it would take all day to get to Saturn and back. Nine years round trip to Alpha C. (Earth time), there's got to be a better way!
by S. Bilderback
Sat Dec 17, 2005 11:57 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Travelling Light Year Distances
Replies: 83
Views: 25560

The original Star Trek had an episode where a giant asteroid was hollowed out and had carried about 1,000 occupants for 100's of generations. (They didn't know they were in one).
by S. Bilderback
Sat Dec 17, 2005 3:02 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Moon Landing Photos
Replies: 8
Views: 3033

Moon Landing Photos

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/ ... -21391.jpg

So is this a real picture from the Moon or one of the staged ones? :shock: