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by dpiddy
Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:56 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Earth from Saturn - other stars? Moon? (APOD 27 Sep 2006)
Replies: 26
Views: 7392

"How come you can only see earth? Where are the rest of the stars?" A. "rest of the stars?" Earth is not a star so "where are the stars?" would be more appropriate. :) B. There's at least one other point source of light in that image. Not sure what it is. Might be a moo...
by dpiddy
Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:41 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Face on Mars, Cydonia - Mars Express (APOD 25, 26 Sep 2006)
Replies: 33
Views: 13831

I also see a skull, a bird, an Indian arrow head, a squashed bug, and a starfish. Chance?
by dpiddy
Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:36 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Earth from Saturn - other stars? Moon? (APOD 27 Sep 2006)
Replies: 26
Views: 7392

Caption clearly says: "...Cassini imaged a faint dot on the right of the above photograph..." Therefore, Earth is the dot on the right side of the image. The other dot is on the left side of the image.
by dpiddy
Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:34 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Earth from Saturn - other stars? Moon? (APOD 27 Sep 2006)
Replies: 26
Views: 7392

Come on, peeps! You're assuming that the edge of the blurry fuzz ball is the edge of the Earth's surface, which it is not. Just like when you look at a star through a telescope, you're not seeing the surface of the star. You are seeing a bright halo of its light that extends far beyond its actual su...