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by Boomer12k
Mon Dec 26, 2011 3:11 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Raging Storm System on Saturn (2011 Dec 26)
Replies: 11
Views: 3660

Re: APOD: A Raging Storm System on Saturn (2011 Dec 26)

Source of disturbance has been found....someone fuuted under the clouds.... :roll:

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by Boomer12k
Sun Dec 25, 2011 12:34 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble (2011 Dec 25)
Replies: 19
Views: 4158

Re: APOD: M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble (2011 Dec 25)

The alignment of magnetic poles on a neutron star must be very different compared to other stellar bodies. Due to the intense and concentrated magnetic flux on a neutron star the magnetic poles probably overlap one another. This would imply that one pole completely surrounds the other pole. For exa...
by Boomer12k
Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:24 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble (2011 Dec 25)
Replies: 19
Views: 4158

Re: APOD: M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble (2011 Dec 25)

This is your brain....This is your brain after a Supernova! :D

Merry Xmas!

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by Boomer12k
Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:11 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Shell Galaxy NGC 7600 (2011 Dec 23)
Replies: 17
Views: 2566

Re: APOD: Shell Galaxy NGC 7600 (2011 Dec 23)

From what I observed on the video, there is an alternative explanation. As a nucleus of one larger galaxy come in, about 1:04 into the video. It reminded me of a "Newton's Cradle". As the gravity of the central object is centered, the other galaxy "goes through it". Well, the mom...
by Boomer12k
Wed Dec 21, 2011 2:24 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Horseshoe Einstein Ring from Hubble (2011 Dec 21)
Replies: 50
Views: 7625

Re: APOD: A Horseshoe Einstein Ring from Hubble (2011 Dec 21

At first glance, I thought I was looking at a Bubble Nebula.... :oops:

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by Boomer12k
Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:54 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Unusual Vein of Deposited Rock on Mars (2011 Dec 12)
Replies: 19
Views: 6393

Re: APOD: Unusual Vein of Deposited Rock on Mars (2011 Dec 1

Got to go to the assay office and stake my claim!


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by Boomer12k
Mon Dec 12, 2011 7:53 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Unusual Vein of Deposited Rock on Mars (2011 Dec 12)
Replies: 19
Views: 6393

Re: APOD: Unusual Vein of Deposited Rock on Mars (2011 Dec 1

Considering the "blackness" of the vein(s) extend into the sky in the background, it's most likely an imaging error. The "vein" in not the dark patches in the photograph that go up. The vein is a horizontal line in the picture by the words "Homestake Vein". The darknes...
by Boomer12k
Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:20 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Eclipsed Moon in the Morning (2011 Dec 09)
Replies: 17
Views: 2430

Re: APOD: Eclipsed Moon in the Morning (2011 Dec 09)

Looks like it is SMILING DOWN ON US! Great! :D

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by Boomer12k
Sat Nov 26, 2011 8:28 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Pelican Nebula Close Up (2011 Nov 26)
Replies: 12
Views: 4355

Re: APOD: Pelican Nebula Close Up (2011 Nov 26)

Looks like a Minotaur. You can see a shoulder and head, and mouth and horns....the Minotaur Nebuala???


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by Boomer12k
Fri Nov 25, 2011 5:17 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Glimpse of CLIMSO (2011 Nov 25)
Replies: 21
Views: 3796

Re: APOD: A Glimpse of CLIMSO (2011 Nov 25)

HOLY SMOKES!!! IT LOOKS LIKE A DEATH RAY MACHINE!!!!

Dr. Evil's...."L.A.S.E.R."

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by Boomer12k
Thu Nov 24, 2011 6:26 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Caught in the Afterglow (2011 Nov 24)
Replies: 19
Views: 2939

Re: APOD: Caught in the Afterglow (2011 Nov 24)

Would not a smaller universe have more "gravity"? Would it not have a higher concentration of "Dark Matter"? Would that not create stars quicker and thus the cycle of star formation, and heavier metals? Would not the "gamma ray burst" be caused by a massive star? In a e...
by Boomer12k
Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:02 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: In the Arms of M83 (2011 Nov 11)
Replies: 22
Views: 2714

Re: APOD: In the Arms of M83 (2011 Nov 11)

Awesome!

"And look there's a Camel walking across it" -- Benny Hill episode.

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by Boomer12k
Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:59 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Hammer Versus Feather on the Moon (2011 Nov 01)
Replies: 83
Views: 12206

Re: APOD: Hammer Versus Feather on the Moon (2011 Nov 01)

Supposedly on the Moon , Scott drops the feather and the hammer while Irwin is seen moving around . The question is : who is holding and operating the movie camera ??? Earth telemetry. The guys at the space center. Remote control camera. Just like today with robot space craft on mars, etc... :----=...
by Boomer12k
Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:35 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Ghost of the Cepheus Flare (2011 Oct 31)
Replies: 21
Views: 3506

Re: APOD: Ghost of the Cepheus Flare (2011 Oct 31)

Neat picture. I wonder which "DIRECTION", those "ghosts" are . Are they areas coming out "AT US", or "AWAY FROM US", a 3 dimensional perspective would be interesting....HAPPY HALLOWEEN.....

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by Boomer12k
Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:56 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble (2011 Oct 29)
Replies: 22
Views: 4763

Re: APOD: Spiral Galaxy NGC 3370 from Hubble (2011 Oct 29)

Reminds me of a Net being thrown out to catch fish....

Wonder if there are fish there.....

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by Boomer12k
Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:47 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: IC 1805: The Heart Nebula in HDR (2011 Oct 25)
Replies: 12
Views: 3289

Re: APOD: IC 1805: The Heart Nebula in HDR (2011 Oct 25)

And it is even underlined as if to note its importance....

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by Boomer12k
Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:49 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Clouds of Perseus (2011 Oct 21)
Replies: 21
Views: 5411

Re: APOD: Clouds of Perseus (2011 Oct 21)

And in the California Nebula, I see a Shark, and a running Scotty Terrier.....no kidding....


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by Boomer12k
Tue Oct 18, 2011 4:51 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Movie: Approaching Light Speed (2011 Oct 18)
Replies: 43
Views: 6594

Re: APOD: Movie: Approaching Light Speed (2011 Oct 18)

Now I wonder what my bedroom looks like to a photon....

Last time I saw something like that was back in the 80's....er...um...well, heh, heh, some things are better left unsaid.... :roll:


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by Boomer12k
Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:19 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Color of IC 1795 (2011 Oct 13)
Replies: 12
Views: 2849

Re: APOD: The Color of IC 1795 (2011 Oct 13)

Looks like an EEL head coming out of a den...

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by Boomer12k
Tue Oct 11, 2011 3:14 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula (2011 Oct 11)
Replies: 23
Views: 4916

Re: APOD: NGC 7635: The Bubble Nebula (2011 Oct 11)

So, are all those stars in front of it? or behind it? Is that cloud totally blanking out the background, or are we seeing through it, and some of those stars are behind it? I have often wondered. Great Pic. I don't get that great a shot of it from my drive way. But then I don't do a very long exposu...
by Boomer12k
Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:35 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind (2011 Oct 06)
Replies: 16
Views: 6570

Re: APOD: M82: Starburst Galaxy with a Superwind (2011 Oct 0

In close up, it looks like lots of Hydrogen (I assume) bubbles. That is an awesome picture.

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