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- Sun May 24, 2015 1:54 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: UCSB: Supernova Hits Star, Results Shocking
- Replies: 2
- Views: 376
Re: UCSB: Supernova Hits Star, Results Shocking
This and other factors led many to conclude that most type Ia supernovae arise from the mergers of two white dwarf stars. ... Because of; or due to the fact, that astronomers looking out in to space see that the majority of stars have companions / are in a binary system. I hope i said that right. Be...
- Sun May 24, 2015 1:36 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Dawn: Journey to the Asteroid Belt
- Replies: 181
- Views: 308318
Re: Dawn: Journey to the Asteroid Belt
I'm sad to say that this optics focal length thing is really confusing for this astronomy 101 guy, darn it. Question regarding my 10 inch reflector, Am i doing something wrong in that each time i drop in a higher magnification eye piece whatever i'm looking at grows darker and darker. I have the cor...
- Sun May 17, 2015 4:40 pm
- Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
- Topic: Does Matter absorb space time?
- Replies: 111
- Views: 490935
Re: Does Matter absorb space time?
None of you are actually serious right, after all it is common knowledge that the langoliers eat spacetime
- Sun May 17, 2015 4:30 pm
- Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
- Topic: Reactor meltdown
- Replies: 4
- Views: 36690
Reactor meltdown
If one were to place a nuclear reactor in orbit around the earth / On even placed it upon our moon, and run it with no cooling whatsoever so as to purposely have it go in to an uncontrolled meltdown what would it look like ? Would it glow red ? Would it glow bright white like the spots on Ceres or w...
- Sat May 16, 2015 3:35 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Dawn: Journey to the Asteroid Belt
- Replies: 181
- Views: 308318
- Sat May 09, 2015 3:14 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Where New Horizons is
- Replies: 606
- Views: 542106
Re: Where New Horizons is
Thank you Chris So my next question What size of asteroid or comet would this be possible / say it's the consistency of ice. BTW Chris, any idea at all / educated guess for why we're not being afforded clear close-up images from dawn? I cannot find any information on the subject anywhere, that is ex...
- Sat May 09, 2015 12:52 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Where New Horizons is
- Replies: 606
- Views: 542106
Re: Where New Horizons is
A general view of Pluto, Charon and New Horizons ... Do you realize that Charon is over half the (linear) size of Pluto? Pluto radius = 1170 km Charon radius = 603 km Theoretically speaking With Charon's radius being only 603 km could a person standing on it escape it's gravitation pull by jumping ...
- Thu May 07, 2015 8:59 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Dawn: Journey to the Asteroid Belt
- Replies: 181
- Views: 308318
Re: Dawn: Journey to the Asteroid Belt
YouTube / Ceres bright spots / Not very happy with the pictures (All Blurry) That NASA keeps releasing
That's all I'm going to say
That's all I'm going to say
- Sat Apr 25, 2015 4:55 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Where New Horizons is
- Replies: 606
- Views: 542106
Re: Where New Horizons is
The most recent pictures seem to hint colors real close to the that which you have used ( BTW, awesome artwork ) and i really hope to see a colorful Pluto upon arrival, that is to say i won't be disappointed by pictures of a frozen Ice ball, I'd just rather pluto have a colorful rocky surface, flowi...
- Wed Apr 08, 2015 5:15 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Dawn: Journey to the Asteroid Belt
- Replies: 181
- Views: 308318
Re: Dawn: Journey to the Asteroid Belt
Thanx bystander
- Tue Mar 10, 2015 3:30 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Dawn: Journey to the Asteroid Belt
- Replies: 181
- Views: 308318
Re: Dawn: Journey to the Asteroid Belt
Thanks all i understand the situation fully now As the white spots go, were I a conspiracy type person ( which i am certainly not ) I'd have thrown the book at this one. Imagine they are all up in arms over over this ??? Think I'll google it to find out just for a laugh right now CYA and thanks agai...
- Sun Mar 08, 2015 2:11 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Dawn: Journey to the Asteroid Belt
- Replies: 181
- Views: 308318
Re: Dawn: Journey to the Asteroid Belt
I'm not understanding why pictures were available all the way up until Dawn was close enough to see the rock up close, in orbit. Now that its close enough to see what the bright spots are................We have to wait????
- Sun Mar 08, 2015 1:54 pm
- Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
- Topic: Pets
- Replies: 457
- Views: 749112
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 3:52 am
- Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
- Topic: Animalia
- Replies: 141
- Views: 191617
Re: Animalia
I've known some women that turned out to be real snakes in the grass. On another note and possibly slightly off topic but it does have to do with animals The apod planet earth photo that gets recycled now and then, it reads along the line of / This is the planet earth, it is home to several intellig...
- Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:51 am
- Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
- Topic: Polka Time
- Replies: 104
- Views: 202128
Re: Polka Time
Dressed up like a chicken with my ex at the Long beach Octoberfest. Polka, the chicken dance, so much fun
- Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:01 am
- Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
- Topic: Weather!
- Replies: 2869
- Views: 1124366
Re: Weather!
Freezing fog, it sounds like its the name of some horror movie ( The Freezing Fog )
No such thing as seasons here in LA, sad.
Right after I click on the submit tab i'm going to google pictures of freezing fog as I've never even heard of the stuff
No such thing as seasons here in LA, sad.
Right after I click on the submit tab i'm going to google pictures of freezing fog as I've never even heard of the stuff
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:14 am
- Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
- Topic: RIP Leonard Nimoy
- Replies: 10
- Views: 25176
Re: RIP Leonard Nimoy
A class act by all accounts RIP Leonard Nimoy
The miracle is this: the more we share the more we have.
Leonard Nimoy
The miracle is this: the more we share the more we have.
Leonard Nimoy
- Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:05 am
- Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
- Topic: 3-D Ceiling Wallpaper / The Universe
- Replies: 0
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3-D Ceiling Wallpaper / The Universe
Thinking of ordering some for my den, does anyone here have any experience with the stuff / does it look as good as the picture or pictures imply
- Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:27 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Dark Craters and Bright Spots on... (2015 Feb 18)
- Replies: 105
- Views: 196838
Re: APOD: Dark Craters and Bright Spots on... (2015 Feb 18)
My bet is that a hard dirty snowball hit that spot hard and hot, the surface stayed hot long enough for the dirt mixture in the ice that was melted to settle to the bottom and that left a slightly cleaner ice to re-freeze on the surface around the impact area.
- Fri Feb 27, 2015 6:42 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Pre-civilization Milky Way?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9788
Re: Pre-civilization Milky Way?
I live just outside of Los Angeles..............Enough said I imagine Nonetheless a four hour drive out to someplace like blyth Az. and the heavens are beautiful, sorta like chocolate chip ice cream in reverse. I wonder if the nighttime sky was like that across the entire lower 48 in say the 1920s a...
- Tue Feb 24, 2015 6:00 pm
- Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
- Topic: xkcd: What If?
- Replies: 363
- Views: 433807
Re: xkcd: What If?
In order for earths moon to hold an atmosphere it would need a much greater magnetic field Seems to me the simplest way, the cheapest way and the fastest way to accomplish this could be treating the moon as if it were an electric motor. Set up some nuclear power plants and run an electrical grid acr...
- Thu Feb 05, 2015 4:53 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Ice on Mercury
- Replies: 21
- Views: 35106
Re: Ice on Mercury
With the many millions of dollars its taken to send a probe to Pluto and beyond why not send a probe to the south pole of Mercury, who cares if it's easier to land a probe in any ice fields on our moon, theres no atmosphere. If there is some goldilocks zone where water is in a liquid state where bet...
- Thu Feb 05, 2015 12:31 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Planet's X and Y
- Replies: 21
- Views: 9611
Re: Planet's X and Y
@ BDanielMayfield
I like the name Ice Planet Zero, for some reason it seems less boring than all the rest
I like the name Ice Planet Zero, for some reason it seems less boring than all the rest
- Tue Jan 27, 2015 3:37 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: What is Light?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 63669
Re: What is Light?
I was hung-up on this light thing with the idea that if a single photon were to strike the ground right in front of two people and they could both visibly see this happen then / well what would that mean about the structure of a photon. Seems the closest thing to this ever happening though is person...
- Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:24 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: What is Light?
- Replies: 43
- Views: 63669
Re: What is Light?
Rephrased, but i think what you said already answers my question Two people in a dark room, one single photon in that room That photon happens to run in to one persons eye / retina and so for an instant the person will see a single flash through one of his eyes while the other person in the room obs...