Starship Asterisk*

Ringo Supernova wrote: ↑Wed Sep 06, 2023 1:04 pm What is this song? It's as amazing as the video!

Shazam says it is "Jiangnan Girl" by Haixiao.

And those are more than occasional satellites. They are a blight.

Note cat on wall.

"Close inspection indicates that the dark coating typically faces the moon's equator" -- There's a wrong word in here somewhere.

How much time is this showing?

It is incorrect to say that 8.85 km (29,000 feet) is the maximum cruising altitude for commercial airliners; it is actually at the lower end of the average range of cruising altitudes.

Does anyone know what the blurred object in the upper right-hand corner is? It could be "just" another galaxy, but it doesn't look like it would be one.

Does anybody happen to know the speeds of winds in the cloud bands shown in the picture? Which bands contain the higher speed winds?

Thanks.

"These two solar images were taken from Spain during 2006, but the same effect can be seen in any year from any Earth-bound location."

Well, except if you're near the North/South pole, in which case you wouldn't be able to see the sun during January/July.