Starship Asterisk*

Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2-6 years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places. I thought that most isotopes of Governmentium decayed into Lobbyiestum.I believe that Lobbyiestum acually co...

Very interesting info there, Neufer....provides insights I've wondered about from time to time. Thanks for posting it!
~S*H

"Yes as in the Pink Floyd masterpiece, the "farside" is a comic strip!"

Now there's ya some dark humour!
~S*H

Is it just me, or does anyone else see a huge 'X' across the face? And not as broad or prominent, but a vertical line as well, making it into an asterisk? Ahh, you have discovered our logo, not yet complete. It's a part of our awareness program to generate interest in the forum. Once it's complete,...

Is it just me, or does anyone else see a huge 'X' across the face? And not as broad or prominent, but a vertical line as well, making it into an asterisk? Makes me think of a carpenter marking the scrap part of lumber before he saws it. Ya reckon maybe this side always is turned away from us for a r...

Uhhhh....I believe the numbers are more like this:
2(rah)+3(ah)+[(roma)+(roma+ma)]+2(ga)+(ooh)+2(la) = bad romance

But Neufer's mouthful says it a lot better (while I was composing) than mine.
*LMAO*

can you say in general or more specifically that most of the cratering we see on the rocky planets and moons throughout the solar system occured over a short period of time? do they all have that in common? ~~~~ If you're theororizing, I'd venture much of it concerns the perspective from which one ...

The length of the (Debussy) rays is remarkable. I'd almost bet they represent fractures rather than ejecta. Will be interesting to find if Mercury was ever in a 'brittle' state.
~S*H

Yes, if I really wanted to....but what's my incentive?

... Through the Hubble Space Telescope link I came on this "Pointing Accuracy: In order to take images of distant, faint objects, Hubble must be extremely steady and accurate. The telescope is able to lock onto a target without deviating more than 7/1000th of an arcsecond, or about the width o...

Oh! - the sights it has shown us.... Nearly every time I see images like this, while most marvel at what we see (and I join them), it never fails that a sense of extreme gratitude also crosses my mind that "someone" came to their senses and approved the humanized reservicing mission to Hu...

"why wasn't it seen 400 years ago" Maybe it was but how many people were capable of leaving written records of such events in the Southern Hemisphere in 1611? 1611 is when the King James version of the bible was published for the masses Yeah. In the northern hemisphere. Most of the southe...

Seriously, it's worth keeping in mind that most of these famous nebulas were named based on their visual appearance through an eyepiece, or from their appearance on early film images, which were B&W, fairly low resolution, and low dynamic range. Many of these objects require quite a bit more im...

I couldnt see a pelican only North America. Glad you brought that up, Lenka. I've always thought the Pelican looked more like a pterodactyl with that 'monohorned' skull feature. Or, as today's version has been monikered, a 'pterosaur'. (Those IAU freaks will apparently stop at nothing! - right, Ptl...

Quick! - somebody post that e-mail about Mars appearing as big as the Moon!!

ASTRONOMY: Y'know, more & more I've come to think maybe my school-taught-&-long-held definition of 'astronomy' was & has been lo these many years, somehow amiss or outrightly erroneous. Curious; what do others say? What I say? Take Rob's advice! :D O, kind madame....had I taken Rob's ad...

ASTRONOMY: Y'know, more & more I've come to think maybe my school-taught-&-long-held definition of 'astronomy' was & has been lo these many years, somehow amiss or outrightly erroneous. Curious; what do others say? American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: 1. The scientific s...

*Invokes Ludlow's Prayer*

Well of course it's above Hawaii. Hawaii's just barely above sea level.

*BIG WINK*
~S*H
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The fact that the question was asked means that it is possible to find a correct answer. ... Well, I have a li'l trouble with your logic ( eg , It's possible for me to ask "How many molecules are in the Great Orion Nebula?".....) but, technically, it's not only possible to find THE correc...

Aah....I see. And I agree with it not being one of the ones where an unknown answer's being sought, but rather, a prima facie 'quiz' question. WELL then - perhaps next time I'll just answer, "Yes I can, neener neener!" & be done with it rather than wasting my precious remaining time on...

SO, when do we get to see the answer?? I doubt it can be determined by looking at the picture. This must rank among the silliest of Q & A Asterisk threads. ~~~~~~~~~~~ If it needs reminding, Neuf & Chris, my question comes from the prompt footer posted below the APOD that day - to wit, &quo...

SO, when do we get to see the answer??

~B[

SO, when do we get to see the answer??