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by Boomer12k
Sun Aug 04, 2019 10:31 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Rumors of a Dark Universe (2019 Aug 04)
Replies: 18
Views: 10866

Re: APOD: Rumors of a Dark Universe (2019 Aug 04)

That has to be the DUSTIEST Galaxy there is... they got DUST BUNNIES there... you thought you had it bad.... :lol2: It also show that there can be stars where we don't necessary think we would see stars.... :---[===] * Actually NGC 4526 is not very dusty at all. It is a lenticular galaxy which, lik...
by Boomer12k
Sun Aug 04, 2019 8:03 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Rumors of a Dark Universe (2019 Aug 04)
Replies: 18
Views: 10866

Re: APOD: Rumors of a Dark Universe (2019 Aug 04)

That has to be the DUSTIEST Galaxy there is... they got DUST BUNNIES there... you thought you had it bad.... :lol2:

It also show that there can be stars where we don't necessary think we would see stars....

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by Boomer12k
Sat Aug 03, 2019 8:53 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Mimas in Saturnlight (2019 Aug 03)
Replies: 13
Views: 9438

Re: APOD: Mimas in Saturnlight (2019 Aug 03)

Awesome..."Saturn Glow"....

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by Boomer12k
Wed Jul 31, 2019 11:57 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: IC 1795: The Fishhead Nebula (2019 Jul 31)
Replies: 9
Views: 7283

Re: APOD: IC 1795: The Fishhead Nebula (2019 Jul 31)

To me....looks like a whole FISH.... behind the dust lane is the rest of the body...in Ann's heart nebula image, it looks like it is swimming through it....

Really bright, and detailed image...
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by Boomer12k
Tue Jul 30, 2019 8:27 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Star Forming Region NGC 3582 without... (2019 Jul 30)
Replies: 8
Views: 6712

Re: APOD: Star Forming Region NGC 3582 without... (2019 Jul 30)

Looks like a GREMLIN is grabbing her arm and trying to lift her up...

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by Boomer12k
Sat Jul 27, 2019 9:53 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Chandrayaan 2 Launch (2019 Jul 27)
Replies: 7
Views: 6189

Re: APOD: Chandrayaan 2 Launch (2019 Jul 27)

Looking forward to the images...

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by Boomer12k
Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:49 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Zodiacal Road (2019 Jul 24)
Replies: 17
Views: 10847

Re: APOD: Zodiacal Road (2019 Jul 24)

Is it visible to the naked eye? Because around sunset I think I saw something similar...

a patch of "lighter sky"...

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by Boomer12k
Tue Jul 23, 2019 8:31 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind (2019 Jul 23)
Replies: 11
Views: 6951

Re: APOD: M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind (2019 Jul 23)

Evidently it has had a lot of gas disrupted maybe from brushes with M81...there does not seem to be much gas INSIDE M82...or it would show up in the image as it was specifically photographed. Not disputing the gas being pushed out... It is like the, other-wise, DUST LANES are being ripped off M82......
by Boomer12k
Mon Jul 22, 2019 10:00 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: HDR: Earth's Circular Shadow on the Moon (2019 Jul 22)
Replies: 17
Views: 9629

Re: APOD: HDR: Earth's Circular Shadow on the Moon (2019 Jul 22)

Awesome image.... since 4th century BC?????....they KNEW the Earth cast a shadow on the Moon, and it was CURVED???? That must have been common knowledge then...why was there ever a "Flat Earth"? Could that have just been a JOKE for the masses or something? "Shecky Aurelius"...at ...
by Boomer12k
Sun Jul 21, 2019 9:55 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Moonquakes Surprisingly Common (2019 Jul 21)
Replies: 15
Views: 6686

Re: APOD: Moonquakes Surprisingly Common (2019 Jul 21)

I wonder if there would be enough cavern collapses to account for it...

I wonder if tidal forces from Earth... as The Moon produces Tides on Earth... THAT is a real constant ever changing pressure... a transference of Energy.

Or has that already been ruled out...
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by Boomer12k
Wed Jul 17, 2019 12:04 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Apollo 11: Descent to the Moon (2019 Jul 17)
Replies: 13
Views: 8598

Re: APOD: Apollo 11: Descent to the Moon (2019 Jul 17)

Awesome presentation... gripping...

The altitude meter and coming down remind me of the old C64 computer games... :lol2:



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by Boomer12k
Sat Jul 13, 2019 10:27 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Eagle Rises (2019 Jul 13)
Replies: 6
Views: 3235

Re: APOD: The Eagle Rises (2019 Jul 13)

Awesome 3D image...

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by Boomer12k
Fri Jul 12, 2019 5:32 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Magellanic Galaxy NGC 55 (2019 Jul 12)
Replies: 7
Views: 3668

Re: APOD: Magellanic Galaxy NGC 55 (2019 Jul 12)

Good image of the "Whale Galaxy"... clicking on the image, and looking at the larger image and the lower left area...it looks to me to be some sort of merger going on...I know there are many forms of Irregulars...some are Diffuse, and devoid of mass... but this does not look like the case....
by Boomer12k
Thu Jul 11, 2019 11:42 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Ghost of Jupiter's Halo (2019 Jul 11)
Replies: 25
Views: 11370

Re: APOD: The Ghost of Jupiter's Halo (2019 Jul 11)

Looking at it through 3D glasses actually shows a bit of effect on the gaseous nebula to the right...great image

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by Boomer12k
Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:34 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Birds During a Total Solar Eclipse (2019 Jul 09)
Replies: 9
Views: 6244

Re: APOD: Birds During a Total Solar Eclipse (2019 Jul 09)

Awesome....they probably had a great view...

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by Boomer12k
Mon Jul 08, 2019 12:24 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Galactic Center in Radio from... (2019 Jul 08)
Replies: 10
Views: 5233

Re: APOD: The Galactic Center in Radio from... (2019 Jul 08)

Very interesting. I wonder what the arc and filaments are... they remind me of "Bow Shocks" from stars or something, but they look different, almost like lightning... and so many of them... a magnetic thing? they appear aligned....

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by Boomer12k
Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:32 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Crescent Saturn (2019 Jul 07)
Replies: 10
Views: 3021

Re: APOD: Crescent Saturn (2019 Jul 07)

Always good to see Saturn...

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by Boomer12k
Fri Jul 05, 2019 4:41 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: La Silla Eclipse Sequence (2019 Jul 05)
Replies: 7
Views: 4807

Re: APOD: La Silla Eclipse Sequence (2019 Jul 05)

Awesome...must have been a great sight. Tonight at sunset I was at a store, came out to the parking lot... my eye caught a very red glow...I thought it was a sign...like a red price sign for gas or something... it was the SUN!!!! I don't think I have ever seen it so very red...I was amazed... :---[=...
by Boomer12k
Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:30 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: In the Shadow of the Moon (2019 Jul 04)
Replies: 3
Views: 2266

Re: APOD: In the Shadow of the Moon (2019 Jul 04)

Yeah... cool...

A neighbor had a prism type of thing, and put it up to my camera...it made multiple images...
and...
My diamond ring from 2017...
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by Boomer12k
Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:47 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Robotic Dragonfly Selected to Fly... (2019 Jul 03)
Replies: 22
Views: 6747

Re: APOD: Robotic Dragonfly Selected to Fly... (2019 Jul 03)

Cool... hope it goes well...I will be 81...if I am that lucky...

My recent shot of Saturn... I wonder if Titan is in the picture...it got a little over exposed in processing...but it brought out some features, and the rings look good.

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by Boomer12k
Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:23 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral... (2019 Jul 02)
Replies: 9
Views: 15073

Re: APOD: NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Spiral... (2019 Jul 02)

Should have a great view of BIG nebula there....


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by Boomer12k
Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:06 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Big Corona (2019 Jul 01)
Replies: 7
Views: 3932

Re: APOD: The Big Corona (2019 Jul 01)

I live in Salem, Oregon... it was a hotspot for the eclipse... here is my shot....

It was my first really viewed Solar Eclipse... had a good front yard view...totality is with my camcorder. The other is with my telescope and astronomy camera.

Giant Pacman Sunspot Eater... :lol2:
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