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by orin stepanek
Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:51 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Belt of Venus over Mount Everest (2023 Jun 26)
Replies: 13
Views: 3027

Re: APOD: The Belt of Venus over Mount Everest (2023 Jun 26)

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Wow; A lot of great photos in today's APOD
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Kitty and doggy playing! :lol2:
by orin stepanek
Sun Jun 25, 2023 9:19 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Lightning on Jupiter (2023 Jun 25)
Replies: 13
Views: 2948

Re: APOD: Lightning on Jupiter (2023 Jun 25)

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Night lights on jupiter!

little dog in middle a lot like my dog! 8-)
by orin stepanek
Sat Jun 24, 2023 6:29 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: 3D Ingenuity (2023 Jun 24)
Replies: 6
Views: 2254

Re: APOD: 3D Ingenuity (2023 Jun 24)

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Thanks' APOD for the wonderful views of the Mars views taken by
Ingenuity! 8-)
by orin stepanek
Fri Jun 23, 2023 2:26 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Giant Galaxies in Pavo (2023 Jun 23)
Replies: 12
Views: 3039

Re: APOD: Giant Galaxies in Pavo (2023 Jun 23)

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Large indeed; and it looks as though it has captured a smaller Spiro!
I hope it makes a happy marriage! 8-) :lol2: Down below; there is an
Elliptical that has a galaxy in its grasp & below that is another
Spiral!😀
by orin stepanek
Thu Jun 22, 2023 4:16 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Stars and Dust across Corona Australis (2023 Jun 22)
Replies: 3
Views: 2378

Re: APOD: Stars and Dust across Corona Australis (2023 Jun 22)

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Thanks Chris; I really like the scattered blue light; it's so colorful! :D
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Nice; I like annotations! 8-)
by orin stepanek
Wed Jun 21, 2023 10:28 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Three Sun Paths (2023 Jun 21)
Replies: 16
Views: 8012

Re: APOD: Three Sun Paths (2023 Jun 21)

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Summer solstice at Stonehenge
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Solstice Sun at Lulworth Cove; impressive photo! JMO!
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Kitty surprised about solstice! :shock:
by orin stepanek
Tue Jun 20, 2023 6:06 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Ñandú in the Milky Way (2023 Jun 20)
Replies: 21
Views: 4544

Re: APOD: The Ñandú in the Milky Way (2023 Jun 20)

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Wow; I don't know how anyone can see a big bird here; They
have a very good imagination to do so! :D I thought my
imagination was beyond reality! :lol2: Anyway, I'm glad they
do because I love the picture! 🥰
by orin stepanek
Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:13 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula (2023 Jun 19)
Replies: 6
Views: 2945

Re: APOD: The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula (2023 Jun 19)

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Beautiful To look at but a nasty place to be! :evil:
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The Lagoon Nebula; beautiful! 8-)
by orin stepanek
Mon Jun 19, 2023 4:57 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula (2023 Jun 19)
Replies: 6
Views: 2945

Re: APOD: The Busy Center of the Lagoon Nebula (2023 Jun 19)

Rauf wrote: ↑Mon Jun 19, 2023 5:20 am Well, I know my drawing is not pretty, but it looks like a beast to me.

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Look at those huge arms. :?
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Nice; but the one under your beast looks like a happy Snowman to
me! :mrgreen:
by orin stepanek
Sun Jun 18, 2023 9:16 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Saturn's Northern Hexagon (2023 Jun 18)
Replies: 14
Views: 4773

Re: APOD: Saturn's Northern Hexagon (2023 Jun 18)

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an unusual feature of Saturn!
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Kitty stumped at this hexagon!
by orin stepanek
Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:06 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Planet Earth at Night II (2023 Jun 17)
Replies: 7
Views: 3805

Re: APOD: Planet Earth at Night II (2023 Jun 17)

Well; there was a nice view of Florida and Cuba! Kinda hard for me catch landmarks of the states and the rest of the world! :shock:
by orin stepanek
Fri Jun 16, 2023 8:16 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Sunset to Sunrise over the Baltic Sea (2023 Jun 16)
Replies: 11
Views: 3769

Re: APOD: Sunset to Sunrise over the Baltic Sea (2023 Jun 16)

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It does make a stunning photo. 8-)
by orin stepanek
Thu Jun 15, 2023 8:26 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster (2023 Jun 15)
Replies: 16
Views: 4907

Re: APOD: M15: Dense Globular Star Cluster (2023 Jun 15)

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So many stars in only one cluster! 8-)
by orin stepanek
Wed Jun 14, 2023 8:14 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Shark Nebula (2023 Jun 14)
Replies: 7
Views: 2951

Re: APOD: The Shark Nebula (2023 Jun 14)

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I don't know; but I think it sorta looks like a
Shark! :shock:
by orin stepanek
Tue Jun 13, 2023 9:09 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Moons Across Jupiter (2023 Jun 13)
Replies: 11
Views: 3034

Re: APOD: Moons Across Jupiter (2023 Jun 13)

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Nice set of moons! :D
by orin stepanek
Mon Jun 12, 2023 12:28 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Largest Satellites of Earth (2023 Jun 12)
Replies: 10
Views: 3331

Re: APOD: The Largest Satellites of Earth (2023 Jun 12)

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I think China's Space Station would be noted before the JWST! :mrgreen:
by orin stepanek
Sun Jun 11, 2023 7:13 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Sun and Its Missing Colors (2023 Jun 11)
Replies: 23
Views: 8751

Re: APOD: The Sun and Its Missing Colors (2023 Jun 11)

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APOD wrote Today, the majority of spectral absorption lines have
been identified - but not all! Does that mean we still don't know all
the elements in Old Sol? :shock:
Ann; I liked all the pictures in your post! :D
by orin stepanek
Sat Jun 10, 2023 7:32 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Mars and the Beehive (2023 Jun 10)
Replies: 1
Views: 1848

Re: APOD: Mars and the Beehive (2023 Jun 10)

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beautiful Mars and the Bees!
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Kitty cat enjoying the meadow and the dandelions!
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The bees are swarming!
We really need to be careful with the bug spray as the bees are
crucial to the crops! 8-)
by orin stepanek
Fri Jun 09, 2023 7:59 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Pandora's Cluster of Galaxies (2023 Jun 09)
Replies: 15
Views: 4190

Re: APOD: Pandora's Cluster of Galaxies (2023 Jun 09)

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More galaxies than I can count; and they were there, like forever! :mrgreen:
Well as far as I'm concerned; forever! :wink:
by orin stepanek
Thu Jun 08, 2023 4:49 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Elephant's Trunk and Caravan (2023 Jun 08)
Replies: 5
Views: 2208

Re: APOD: Elephant's Trunk and Caravan (2023 Jun 08)

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Gotta love the Elephant's trunk!
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This guys kinda cute!
by orin stepanek
Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:42 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: M94: A Double Ring Galaxy (2023 Jun 07)
Replies: 14
Views: 3876

Re: APOD: M94: A Double Ring Galaxy (2023 Jun 07)

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At first I thought it was the result of a galactic merger; but after
reading the APOD; I guess not! :D 8-)
by orin stepanek
Tue Jun 06, 2023 1:14 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Star Eats Planet (2023 Jun 06)
Replies: 16
Views: 4507

Re: APOD: Star Eats Planet (2023 Jun 06)

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Oh what a horrible way to die! :mrgreen:
And 8 billion years from now that may happen to Earth? wow!
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You ate the whole planet? :D
by orin stepanek
Mon Jun 05, 2023 9:23 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: In the Center of the Trifid Nebula (2023 Jun 05)
Replies: 10
Views: 2713

Re: APOD: In the Center of the Trifid Nebula (2023 Jun 05)

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JMO! :lol2:
by orin stepanek
Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:48 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Color the Universe (2023 Jun 04)
Replies: 37
Views: 9650

Re: APOD: Color the Universe (2023 Jun 04)

Might be fun; but a lot of work is involved! 8-) :lol2:
by orin stepanek
Sat Jun 03, 2023 1:21 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Charon: Moon of Pluto (2023 Jun 03)
Replies: 8
Views: 2573

Re: APOD: Charon: Moon of Pluto (2023 Jun 03)

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How many people would have noticed That that bulge by Pluto was
a moon? 8-)
Wonderful Charon! There was one photo (I couldn't copy) that
showed lines in the ice! My opinion; but i Thought that they looked
like roads! :evil:

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