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by Platypus
Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:25 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Fermi's Gamma-ray Pulsars (2009 July 9)
Replies: 20
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Re: Fermi's Gamma-ray Pulsars (2009 July 9)

A neutron walks into a bar and orders a drink. When the neutron gets his drink, he asks, "Bartender, how much do I owe you?" The bartender replies, "For you, neutron, no charge."
by Platypus
Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:21 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Moonrise Over Turkey (2009 June 16)
Replies: 26
Views: 8101

Moonrise Over Turkey (2009 June 16)

I have always assumed that the reason that the moon seems larger at the horizon has been to do with the relative size of the objects around it. For instance when the moon is at the horizon it is close to trees and mountain ridges which are relatively small while when it is higher in the sky it is su...