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Hi guys

The link to the previous day is broken on todays (Wide Field... Galactic Centre) picture.

The link is to ap120115.html - yesterdays Ringside with Titan and Dione is ap120105.html

Thought you'd like to know.

Regards

Well, I didn't know it was well known, or that it was sponsored by chewing gum until I read this thread. But I had come to post a complaint. What a disappointment. What was the point? Except driving more traffic to the forum maybe? Really, the guy can't even effing dance. And every cloud has a silve...

I thought some here may appreciate this. It's been posted on the BBC's web site, but it's got a global appeal. From their web site: quote/ ...project which harnesses the power of the internet - and your brain - to classify a million galaxies. By taking part, you'll not only be contributing to scient...

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041229.html


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I think its amazing that we can't usually see the huge amount of activity that it going on in Orion, considering it's one of the most recognisable constellations in the northern sky. So, I was particularly impressed by the Orion's Cradle APOD. However, I had a bit of difficulty explaining to a few p...

I agree they've been getting a bit tiresome, but today's is the most spectacular comet picture I've ever seen. And given that the photo was taken by the original discoverer, it's certainly worthy of APOD (imo).

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070122.html

Super, thank you.

If I was on the Moon how big would the Earth be in the sky?

Say, in terms of compared with the size of the Moon seen from the Earth.

My guess would be much bigger, maybe x3 or x4. Anybody know?

Tx

Nice thread, how about http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980129.html or http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap961225.html but really, my favorite (on APOD) is: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000102.html Though I prefer the same picture uncropped at: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA0045...

The picture is the belt. http://home.online.no/~rhagen2/galleri/orion.html Shows the familar shape. You can see the smudge of the Flame nebula just above the leftmost star in the belt (Alnitak). The Horsehead nebula is just discernable below. The reason you can see the nebulae in the picture is a re...

If this is true then how can we ever hope to explore our own galaxy, much less cross the interstellar gulfs? The problem is not the the light barrier, it is the time barrier. Arguably, we're close now (ie. ~100 years) to being able to build a ship that could travel the galaxy indefinitely, albeit v...

10 years... congratulations and many thanks.

Regards
John Devany