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- Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:01 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Interesting 'tease' ... Deimos (2009 March 16)
- Replies: 26
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Interesting 'tease' ... Deimos (2009 March 16)
smaismrmilmepoetaleumibunenugttauiras ????????? I saw this 'wording' listed as "Tomorrow's Image" for Sunday's APoD, 15Mar09 , but was not able to figure out what it meant/stood for then, or now - even after seeing the image for today . Anybody able to translate? Thank in advance! :mrgreen:
- Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:47 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Comet Lulin (2009 Feb 25)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2779
Re: Comet Lulin
Don't worry smita, you're not alone! A friend and I attempted to view it Monday night (23Feb), but had no luck either. I'm going to try again Thursday, since it'll be so close to Regulus and hopefully that'll be the perfect 'guide' to help me find it. *fingers crossed* Oh and - *hoping the weather c...
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:51 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 Feb 17)
- Replies: 201
- Views: 46975
Re: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 February 17)
apodman - LOL!!!! 8)apodman wrote:maybe it was one of those special planes decorated with the image of an SI cover model.....
*ahem*
Now back to our regularly scheduled original topic/question....
- Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:27 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 Feb 17)
- Replies: 201
- Views: 46975
Re: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 February 17)
Some pretty interesting guesses.... But I do have a question re: these types of images - that is the type of image that gets APOD readers throwing guesses out there as to causes for things seen in images. Is there ever a definite answer/follow up to the questions posed by these images? I know there ...
- Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:33 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Orion's Belt Continued (2009 Feb 11)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1513
Re: Today's picture
Or... or you could use a search engine of your choice and type in something like "labeled Orion images", or whatever, and see what hits get returned. (I'd do it, but I'm too lazy.....) But that is just one way to get what you're asking for. :mrgreen: Excellent image, today's , btw..... 8)
- Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:50 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Anemic Galaxy NGC 4921 at the Edge (2009 Feb 09)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1743
Re: Anemic Galaxy NGC 4921 (2009 Feb 09)
That was exactly my thought, when reading the description. Hopefully TPTB will see it and fix it. For posterity, if not for clarity!Bill Melater wrote:Is there something missing from the explanatory text?
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- Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:32 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: A Dangerous Summer on HD 80606b (2009 Feb 04)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2472
Re: A Dangerous Summer on HD 80606b
I was sorta thinking the same thing. While the description is accurate and informative, the images are just a bit too symmetric - IMESHO.... 8)
(It is a neat rendering, though!)
(It is a neat rendering, though!)
- Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:09 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Oooooooooooh! Lovely! APoD 11/1/9.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3627
Re: Oooh! Lovely! In Saturn's Shadow (2009 Jan 11)
Someone should print this off as a poster.... I actually was one of several winners in an online contest, and received an 18" x 36" poster of the 'sister image' to this. It is gorgeous!!! I have it hanging right above my desk where I can look (read: gaze longingly) at it every day. 8) P.S...
- Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:52 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Unusual Light Pillars Over Latvia (2009 Jan 12)
- Replies: 176
- Views: 188007
Re: Unusual Light Pillars Over Latvia (2009 January 12)
Does anyone else wonder why the effect is only seen on two of the light pillars? Kalvin touched on it, when s/he said, "not all lights are causing creating this effect". It seems that whatever the cause, it's rather 'localized'.
Interesting image.![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Interesting image.
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
- Wed Dec 31, 2008 6:18 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: 31 Dec 08 APOD video: The Sky in Motion
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2032
Re: 31 Dec 08 APOD video: The Sky in Motion
That was going to be my next question, to any/everyone: has anybody been able to view the video right from the APOD page itself? Perhaps Mr. Nemiroff or Mr. Bonnell were able to? ![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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- Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: 31 Dec 08 APOD video: The Sky in Motion
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2032
Re: 31 Dec 08 APOD video: The Sky in Motion
Thanks, bystander. That's what I ended up doing. And it's a very interesting video!
I was just wondering why it had never 'loaded' on my screen. Probably some setting or other.....
Oh well.
*off to ring in the new year*
I was just wondering why it had never 'loaded' on my screen. Probably some setting or other.....
Oh well.
*off to ring in the new year*
- Wed Dec 31, 2008 11:14 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: 31 Dec 08 APOD video: The Sky in Motion
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2032
31 Dec 08 APOD video: The Sky in Motion
Am I the only one that cannot see it?
Hopefully it's just a bug that'll get worked out.....
And Happy New Year to all, a little early!![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
![Crying or Very sad :cry:](./images/smilies/icon_cry.gif)
Hopefully it's just a bug that'll get worked out.....
And Happy New Year to all, a little early!
![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
- Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:34 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Orion dawn over Mt. Nemrut (2008 Dec 16)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1325
Orion dawn over Mt. Nemrut (2008 Dec 16)
APODs like today's are some of my favorites!
*opinion alert* Only because they combine two of my favorite things: astronomy and history! 8)
Great image!
*opinion alert* Only because they combine two of my favorite things: astronomy and history! 8)
Great image!
- Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:26 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Lick Observatory Moonrise (2008 Dec 12)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4909
Re: Lick observatory moonrise (December 12 '08)
Chris Peterson, et al., I didn't mean to say the distance wasn't accurate, just meaning that the image was amazing, considering the distance . Apologies for not being more clear. And to my very untrained eye, I still think there is some believablity to the whole 'moon illusion' optical illusion thin...
- Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:41 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Lick Observatory Moonrise (2008 Dec 12)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4909
Re: Lick observatory moonrise (December 12 '08)
30 Km...? That's pretty far away. Not saying you're wrong, art, just sayin'. I think it's more likely one of those Moon Illusion things that we read about here from time to time. Or maybe using a telephoto lens adds to it, as in this beautiful image . But what do I know...? It's a great image, howev...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:26 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: The Happy Sky (2008 Dec 03)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1911
The Happy Sky (2008 Dec 03)
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081203.html Today's APOD has a rather witty title. Although, I'm not sure that the sky is happy with all that light pollution/haze(/smog? Is that word still in use??) :lol: I didn't get to see this particular view of the planets and moon Sunday due to the weather, but Mo...
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 1:53 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Fireball over Edmonton (2008 Nov 25)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2302
Re: Fireball over Edmonton
Today's APOD video was really cool!!! 8) I've only ever seen one fireball, and it was no where near as spectacular as that one was. (It was a while ago, and now I'm wondering if it could even be classified as a 'fireball'. I guess old age does that...) But what a fortuitous event to be caught on vi...
- Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:56 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Jupiter ESO Infrared (APOD 2008 Nov 06)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1647
Re: Jupiter ESO Infrared (APOD 2008 Nov 06)
Hiya apodman, I agree - adaptive optics is amazing technology! And as you said, I also didn't realize it was first built/utilized back in 1989. We've come a long way! From that 'MAD' link, did you notice a gallery of images? I saw they had press releases, but couldn't find any gallery or collection ...
- Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:52 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Survey: Aesthetics & Astronomy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2960
- Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:34 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Survey: Aesthetics & Astronomy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2960
- Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:50 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Survey: Aesthetics & Astronomy
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2960
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 1:34 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: High quality picture book
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1607
- Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:31 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Beneath the South Pole of Saturn (APOD 27 Oct 2008)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1981
- Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:33 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Beneath the South Pole of Saturn (APOD 27 Oct 2008)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1981
Beneath the South Pole of Saturn (APOD 27 Oct 2008)
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081027.html WRT this sentence: Surprisingly, a haze of upper level clouds visible towards Saturn's equator disappears near the pole, including over Saturn's strange polar vortex. could someone please point out where the equator is in the image? It seems to me that the im...
- Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:12 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Free Astronomy Course Taught Online by an APOD Editor
- Replies: 56
- Views: 85349