I would guess that the relationship is that both are visible at roughly the same times of day (near dawn & dusk) and also in roughly the same parts of the sky (relatively close to the horizon).astrix wrote:frankly. i see no relationship to venus(? )
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- Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:22 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Belt of Venus over the Valley of... (2010 Apr 04)
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Re: APOD: The Belt of Venus over the Valley of... (2010 Apr
- Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:31 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: A Sonic Boom (APOD 19 August 2007)
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- Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:45 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: A Sonic Boom (APOD 19 August 2007)
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That's what I thought. So today's picture is not a sonic boom, but instead a shock wave occurring in the transonic range. A true picture of a sonic boom should be seen with the vapor cone occurring behind the aircraft, as in this video compilation of supersonic passes: http://youtube.com/watch?v=GEf...
- Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:36 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: A Sonic Boom (APOD 19 August 2007)
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Curious - if this cloud is, in-fact, the visual expression of a sonic-boom, then how is it that these clouds have been photographed at airshows all around the US, situations where breaking the sound barrier is expressly forbidden by FAA and military regulations? a couple of examples: http://www.teda...
- Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:44 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Picture perfect stary sky (APOD 15 August 2007)
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Lee (and anyone else interested :wink: ), I think you should be able to get started using the equipment that you already have. Again, thanks to software, single long-exposures are no longer absolutely necessary to capture dim stars and sky features. The software I'm trying out is located here: http:...
- Fri Aug 17, 2007 4:00 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Picture perfect stary sky (APOD 15 August 2007)
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- Fri Aug 17, 2007 1:04 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Picture perfect stary sky (APOD 15 August 2007)
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