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by alexpirie
Thu Jan 15, 2009 3:12 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Swan of Avon (APOD 2009 January 15)
Replies: 21
Views: 2521

Re: Swan of Avon (APOD 2009 January 15)

I'd like some more detail on the exposure times, film and film placement, and mounting as well. For a drink can pin hole camera there is an astounding amount of information in that picture - assuming that the blanks in the solar trail indicate cloudly conditions of a particular magnitude and above. ...
by alexpirie
Fri Nov 28, 2008 4:20 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Galaxy, Edge-On, M51-Like, AstroMunchies (APOD 2008 Nov 27)
Replies: 5
Views: 1653

AstroMunchies

Just wondering if anyone else finds the anthropomorphization of physical processes as in galaxies eating one another and practicing cannabalism or losing a struggle as in today's APOD (11/27/08 Galaxies in the River) a little odd? For some reason this just struck me as peculiar for the first time......
by alexpirie
Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:57 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Once a week!?! (APOD 16 Mar 2008)
Replies: 13
Views: 3899

Once a week!?! (APOD 16 Mar 2008)

How much grunge/blast-off? Just spent a day in a toxics workshop and maybe hypersensitive, but that looks like a pretty big carbon footprint left behind when those rockets leap up. OK, the Hubble, not OK every rich guy in the neighborhood who wants bragging rights on how much those of us left behind...
by alexpirie
Sun Mar 16, 2008 3:46 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: I Don't "Digg It"
Replies: 37
Views: 15777

thnx steerpike and arramon -

don't digg it, don't like it, too much clutter and cute talk - save it for Wonkette. cyberbabbleclutter begone.