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- Sat Jan 26, 2008 11:28 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Shelf Cloud (APOD 22 Jan 2008)
- Replies: 39
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The Earth is a planet, in a solar system, in a galaxy, in the universe. This point appears in several guises in the thread. Taking that point, my holiday snaps are relevent. Porn is part of the universe. A plain black screen - dark matter. You could argue that anything is relevent. It is also true ...
- Tue Jan 22, 2008 6:56 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Shelf Cloud (APOD 22 Jan 2008)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 20149
Shelf Cloud (APOD 22 Jan 2008)
Yet another non astronomical picture on Astronomy Picture of the Day.
- Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:01 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Moon Over Pigeon Point Lighthouse (APOD 26 Nov 2007)
- Replies: 4
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Moon Over Pigeon Point Lighthouse (APOD 26 Nov 2007)
Yet another wonderful picture with a very tenuous astronomical connection. Is APOD becoming a photographers gallery, or what?
I could put a picture of a coal face down a mine and claim it was once part of a nebula therefore astronomical.
I could put a picture of a coal face down a mine and claim it was once part of a nebula therefore astronomical.
- Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:10 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Iridescent Cloud - astronomy connection? (APOD 25 Nov 2007)
- Replies: 10
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Iridescent Cloud - astronomy connection? (APOD 25 Nov 2007)
Another fine picture but again, where is the astronomical connection. It is a weather picture here on Earth.
- Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:34 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Hole in the clouds? What is this?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4031
It is a Fallstreak Hole. Some more pictures here. If you search the web for "fallstreak hole" you will find lots of info.
- Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:54 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Comet Encke's Tail Ripped Off (APOD 03 Oct 2007)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3494
- Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:53 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Pangea Ultima: Earth in 250 Million Years? (APOD 22 Sep 07)
- Replies: 58
- Views: 18002
- Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:22 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Pangea Ultima: Earth in 250 Million Years? (APOD 22 Sep 07)
- Replies: 58
- Views: 18002
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:05 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Tungurahua eruption.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4464
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 3:23 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Tungurahua eruption.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4464
huh? Astronomy picture of the day. Like the rainbows the other day, (meteorology picture of the day?), the astronomical pedgree of the volcano picture, (geological picture of the day?), is somewhat lacking. There have been many A POD's which have little or nothing to do with astronomy is all I'm sa...
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 5:45 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Tungurahua eruption.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4464
Tungurahua eruption.
Another fine picture but with a very thin astronomical link.
As an aside, I've walked on the slopes of that volcano, it is just outside Baños in Ecuador. Hot springs were the towns tourist mark.
As an aside, I've walked on the slopes of that volcano, it is just outside Baños in Ecuador. Hot springs were the towns tourist mark.
- Thu Sep 13, 2007 5:57 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Six Rainbows Across Norway... (APOD 12 Sep 2007)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10068
- Mon Apr 23, 2007 11:43 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Something in Orbit? M3: Inconsistent Cluster (15 Apr 2007)
- Replies: 11
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- Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:34 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: APOD 12 April Forgotten Date
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2323
- Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:59 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Why is polar cloud mysterious? (APOD 03 Apr 2007)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4158
The new Saturn from IKEA.
- Fri Mar 17, 2006 2:32 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD 17th March 2006.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1824
APOD 17th March 2006.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060317.html
It's easier if you click the picture to get the full size one, but Messier 51 is clearly visible as a fuzz on the shot, "above" and just "right" of Alkaid, (the furthest right star).
It's easier if you click the picture to get the full size one, but Messier 51 is clearly visible as a fuzz on the shot, "above" and just "right" of Alkaid, (the furthest right star).
- Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:20 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: 14th March cometary globule.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1580
14th March cometary globule.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060314.html
Something that struck me at once when I looked at that picture is the ring or circle of stars at the 7 o'clock position of the galaxy.
Rather then the galaxy being eaten, it may escape through a hole!
Something that struck me at once when I looked at that picture is the ring or circle of stars at the 7 o'clock position of the galaxy.
Rather then the galaxy being eaten, it may escape through a hole!
- Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:49 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD 21/10 Ring Galaxy AM 0644-741 from Hubble
- Replies: 1
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APOD 21/10 Ring Galaxy AM 0644-741 from Hubble
If you click on the picture to open the larger, uncropped version, in the top left of the field is a large background spiral. Look through the galaxy at about the 4 o'clock position, and you can see another ring like galaxy, or at least, it looks like one.