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Happy Birthday, APOD. You make my day every day.

Thanks you.
Smita

Every time I see a picture of auroras somewhere in the world, I want to be there and not here. My goal is to learn how to take aurora pictures/movies, get the right equipment and chase solar flares. Does anyone have any ideas on what do I need to do about figuring out how to take low-light pics/movi...

Happy 15th Anniversary, APOD!!!
And wish you many more to come.
Thank you for putting a smile on my face every morning I start the browser.

Cheers,
Smita

Is the meteor in earth's atmosphere? How do we know that?

Thanks,
Smita

Thanks Chris, that clarifies it.

Thanks, I asked the question because I thought that a passing black hole would affect the characteristics of a nearby constellation due to the gravity of that black hole. Of course, that also depends on size of the black hole.

Thanks Chris for the clarification.

I found this link from slashdot.org about black hole simulation at http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18498-new-black-hole-simulator-uses-real-star-data.htm . The app can be downloaded from http://www.vis.uni-stuttgart.de/~muelleta/IntBH/ . I watched the embedded video but have a question about w...

I am with the people of Pandora.

Yes, that's the one. Thank you.

Well, when exactly I will tell you when I go the see the movie again. If my memory serves me right, it is when they are going toward Pandora. I do not know if it was computer-generated or an APOD image put in the background, but the left side of the screen is fully covered with the famous impage of ...

Thank you.

The story may put Pandora far away from Earth, but the Jupiter shot in the background was unmistakable.

Is Pandora near Jupiter?

In one shot in the movie, as the spacecraft traveled towards Pandora, in the background was Jupiter - much larger and easy to identify by one of its signature red spots.

Comments?

Pardon me for a non-APOD question. But this is the only place I know where someone may have the answer. Just heard on the news that the scientists discovered proteins critical to life in StarDust dust. And that may be a comet similar to that would have brought life to Earth. Well, my question is why...

Could someone please tell me what are the white (lighter-shade) patches around Block Island?

Thanks.

Would the spiral shape of the galaxy automatically imply that a black hole in the center is pulling the mass slowly towards it? Like an eye of a hurricane.

Thanks,
Smita

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090715.html

I am just wondering if this image has been enhanced in any way?
I have never seen a sky like that before.

Smita

Thanks for the info.

Today's - July 3, 2009 - APOD
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090703.html

Does the proximity to sun affect the weather? By how much?

I think in the northeastern US, we are seeing the effect of it

Thanks.

Happy Birthday APOD

Many many happy returns of the day. I love to begin my day with APOD.

Cheers,
Smita

Thanks Chris, I remember reading something along the lines. Will do more search on this forum.

I am a newbie. So thanks for accepting my naivete. Also, I am not Christian, so please do not send me any religious stuff. Not interested in that. That said... I was watching Universe series on National Geographic channel and began wondering. Is universe finite? If the universe is expanding at an ev...

Yeah, looks beautiful indeed.
Over the years, I have seen comets - the one I remember the most had two tails - so many years ago that I do not remember the name.

Smita

I tried last evening around 9 PM (somewhat half-heartedly) and did not see anything.
Will try again tonight late. But next few days in Boston, MA area are going to be cloudy so chance of seeing anything is somewhat remote.
Smita

I found this on YouTube -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jKJaGVlUKk

Smita