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Case wrote:And you'll need a clear view at the horizon

Whew! Thanks for the reassurance...!!! I get stressed easily

Nice image!

Have there been any correlations in weather relative to the 9-14 yr fluctuations in the solar cycle?

Just wanted to be number 50... and let you know that I still didn't see Venus or Jupiter this morning... starting to get worried... If we did lose either or both planets, I'm almost positive it would have detrimental effects on earth

What are some of the key earth weather effects from the 11 year sun cycle? Are the effects consistent over longer periods or are there other key fluctuations in different durations... say some harmonic in time like 22 years or 1100 (if there is any pertinant info from that long ago)? I am curious ho...

The Bible does not teach us that the earth is the center of the universe. The Bible teaches us that we are the center of God's attention. The Bible has historically been misused to bolster arguments both for scientific and political embellishment. What the Bible does teach us can be summerized in on...

auroradude, The bible does not teach us that the earth is the center of the universe. Regarding the church, Jesus laid the foundation for the church with people, not elaborate or even plain building materials. His church was neither a science lab or a political arena although even the original churc...

auroradude wrote: easily impressed minds of the ancients,

Maybe the ancients were smarter than us "modern folks" but simply had less data and fewer tools

Are the lines telling us anything about density? Kinda looks like placing a heavy object on a blanket covering a mattress.

neufer: I have fun exchanging with folks like yourself too. It is nice to have common ground admiring celestial objects and I learn some interesting things.

Henchman, n.; pl. -men. [OE. hencheman, henxman; prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E. man, and meaning, a groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G. hengst stallion, OHG. hengist horse, gelding.] An attendant; a servant; a follower. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexamenos_graffito http://facul...

This is obviously a later added literary embellishment. No angels (or UFOs) in their right mind would dare to lead the Magi right TO the young child after they had placed themselves in a position where Herod's henchmen could be following them. Herod did not send henchmen or else they lost their way...

I wasn't disagreeing with the theory about the June 17, 2 B.C. event at all. I was simply postulating another theory.

I am glad you have fond memories with your dad and it must be especiallly nice to be reminded by an astrological event as impressive as this.

The Bible is not a science book but is a book of faith written by humans inspired by God - yet the writers are still processing data through their free-willed human minds. Little of what is mentioned in the Bible can be proven and there are more questions than answers regarding timelines of events (...

Agreed. That was damned good, Chris! -Noel Hi Noel: I feel a little funny this morning... :P so thought I would point out the dichotomy of your comment... "damned" and "good"... if I were an alien monitoring APOD trying to learn english I think I would be confused... :wink: ... ...

Chris: I think I understand a better now... equidistant from the center in 4D made it a little clearer. Again, thanks for your willingness to share and patient answers! I believe I understand God in a similar fashion to your 4D model. I admire you folks that can wrap your heads around the mechanics ...

Chris Peterson wrote: There is no direction you can look. The "center" doesn't exist in three-dimensional space, and therefore we can't see it. There are not multiple origins at all. Any direction we look is towards the [one] origin... the farther we look, the closer we are to it. Sorry bu...

npsguy: the WMAP CMB timeline http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_ig/060915/CMB_Timeline75.jpg indicates there is a center point but... :?: Chris: says that There was no "point" in the usual sense; any 3D point in the Universe can be considered the center. I understand the WMAP CMB timeline graphic...

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080131.html I an not an astronomer or scientist so these beautiful images are mostly "eye candy" for me. I am humbled both by the people that make these images available to us and the very intelligent people that post to further enlighten those of us searching ...

emc wrote: Does an asteroid become a meteor :?: or is an asteroid always an asteroid :?: what about when it becomes tiny particles :?: Dr. Skeptic wrote: Asteroid: in space Meteor: in the atmosphere Meteorite: on the ground or in your hand Micro-Meteor or Micro- meteorite when less than .5 mm (sand...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/01/2 ... index.html

What has greater probability... asteroid crashes or satellite crashes

Does an asteroid become a meteor or is an asteroid always an asteroid what about when it becomes tiny particles

Thanks Ace and welcome to APOD! 8)

I am always joking about being hit in the head by a meteor... maybe this is the one.

neufer: Thank you for enhancing the history lesson! :) The painting so well dipicts the eclipse... I wonder if Asam used photographs to aide his work??? I expect he has taken artistic license with St. Benedict's posturing though! 8) (I once told a bunch of kids to "not look into the light"...

Every time I open my eyes I venture into an artistic world... the universe is the most magnificent masterpiece in existence.

I enjoyed the history lesson!

I was just taking a sarcastic dig in line with the argument going on in the thread about shelf clouds. 8) I noticed the thread but hadn't read it until your comment... I had expected it to be a large discussion about the strange/unusual cloud. After reading it, I now realize it is more about person...