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- Tue Oct 02, 2012 1:08 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Introducing Comet ISON (2012 Oct 01)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4284
Re: APOD: Introducing Comet ISON (2012 Oct 01)
I don't understand the implication of the several green/red/yellow "spots" in the enlarged blue window. Has the comet already fragmented into several pieces?
- Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:12 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Milky Way Over the Bungle Bungles (2012 Sep 11)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4841
Re: APOD: Milky Way Over the Bungle Bungles (2012 Sep 11)
It would be interesting to see if Curiosity could also get a picture of the Milky Way .....
- Mon Sep 10, 2012 4:30 am
- Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
- Topic: APOD assessment poll #8
- Replies: 129
- Views: 74227
Re: APOD assessment poll #8
Sorry ~~ I don't remember. I probably accidentally stumbled across it looking for something on the NASA website.
- Sun Sep 09, 2012 5:02 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula (2012 Sep 09)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3705
Re: APOD: Wisps Surrounding the Horsehead Nebula (2012 Sep 0
A wonderous photograph!! I usually see the Horse Head as a closeup ~~ this picture gives a fantastic sense of proportion to the whole area.
- Tue Sep 04, 2012 1:39 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Hurricane Paths on Planet Earth (2012 Sep 04)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 8168
Re: APOD: Hurricane Paths on Planet Earth (2012 Sep 04)
It looks like if the land mass of the North American continent weren't there to deflect hurricanes that the Asian coastline would get a lot more bad storms.
- Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:13 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: RBSP Night Launch (2012 Sep 02)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3815
Re: APOD: RBSP Night Launch (2012 Sep 02)
Following the links, I found a mention that James Van Allen discovered that there was also radiation belts around Saturn. Do any of the other planets in the Solar System have radiation belts? Does the Sun have anything like them?
- Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:45 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Filament Across the Sun (2012 Aug 20)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3916
Re: APOD: A Filament Across the Sun (2012 Aug 20)
For a beginner in this complex arena, I found this APOD with its description and the many links an exciting introduction to ideas and things that I hadn't known about before. Thanks !!!
- Tue Aug 07, 2012 8:09 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Wheel on Mars (2012 Aug 07)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7909
Re: APOD: A Wheel on Mars (2012 Aug 07)
Yahoo!! Here's to some great adventures and fantastic finds!!
- Wed Aug 01, 2012 12:12 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Milky Way Over Monument Valley (2012 Aug 01)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 11377
Re: APOD: The Milky Way Over Monument Valley (2012 Aug 01)
OMG .... absolutely awesome!!!
- Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:51 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Eagle Rises (2012 Jul 21)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3169
Re: APOD: The Eagle Rises (2012 Jul 21)
Neufer ~~ thanks for adding the 2 background articles on the person whose name was given to Mare Smythii ~~ fascinating!
- Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:58 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Gravitational Tractor (2012 Jul 07)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5090
Re: APOD: Gravitational Tractor (2012 Jul 07)
It seems that a spacecraft with the speed and manuverability to catchup and position itself by an asteroid would be better utilized to "nudge" the asteroid from some angle behind it into a path that misses both the Earth and the Moon. This would avoid problems of transporting the extra wei...
- Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:23 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Milky Way Over Piton de l'Eau (2012 Jun 25)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 11062
Re: APOD: Milky Way Over Piton de l'Eau (2012 Jun 25)
Beautiful photograph ~~ kudos to the photographer for his persistance! And does the dog belong to the photographer? It looks like he's as patient as his possible owner.
- Sat Jun 23, 2012 12:43 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Northern Green Flash (2012 Jun 23)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3065
Re: APOD: Northern Green Flash (2012 Jun 23)
Spectacular sequence of pictures!!
- Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:14 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: APOD Turns 17 (2012 Jun 16)
- Replies: 45
- Views: 8393
Re: APOD: APOD Turns 17 (2012 Jun 16)
And an enthusiastic shoutout from my little corner of this ol' world ~~ Happy Birthday, for sure AND here's to many, many more !!!
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 3:42 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: When Venus Rises with the Sun (2012 Jun 08)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4430
Re: APOD: When Venus Rises with the Sun (2012 Jun 08)
I like that Venus was in the center of the sun as the "vase" effect was visible ~~ great symetry!
- Sun Jun 03, 2012 10:07 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Picturesque Venus Transit (2012 Jun 03)
- Replies: 56
- Views: 18248
Re: APOD: A Picturesque Venus Transit (2012 Jun 03)
I've been wondering how these various transit predictions are made. What kind of math is used ~~ could someone discribe it without getting too technical? Thanks.
- Thu May 31, 2012 10:56 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Lantern Saturn (2012 May 31)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2412
Re: APOD: Lantern Saturn (2012 May 31)
Fascinating to be able to "see" these different aspects all existing at the same time. Thank you Cassini !!
- Mon May 28, 2012 2:25 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Contemplating the Sun (2012 May 28)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10804
Re: APOD: Contemplating the Sun (2012 May 28)
Absolutely a fabulous and beautiful photo!!!! Congratulations!!!!
- Sun May 20, 2012 3:20 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Partial Eclipse Over Manila Bay (2012 May 20)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3505
Re: APOD: A Partial Eclipse Over Manila Bay (2012 May 20)
Very dramatic photo!!
I loved the link under "be exposed" in the last sentence of today's APOD.
I loved the link under "be exposed" in the last sentence of today's APOD.
- Tue May 15, 2012 1:27 am
- Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
- Topic: APOD assessment poll #1
- Replies: 49
- Views: 124122
Re: APOD assessment poll #1
Since I'm on a slow dialup internet connection, I don't spend much time surfing ~~ it's too frustrating. BUT, I do follow APOD!! I see the daily picture first but read both the text AND the Asterisk comments with great interest to make sense of the pictures. Then I go back-n-forth from the text and ...
- Sat May 12, 2012 1:55 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies (2012 May 12)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3839
Re: APOD: The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies (2012 May 12)
I'm always blown away by the fragile and difficult sense of the size of the Universe ~~ it's makes my little acre (which I dearly love wandering about on) absolutely pale in comparison.
- Mon Mar 12, 2012 3:43 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Scale of the Universe Interactive (2012 Mar 12)
- Replies: 82
- Views: 439223
Re: APOD: The Scale of the Universe Interactive (2012 Mar 12
What a perspective! One of the best APODs ever!!
- Sat Mar 10, 2012 5:39 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Lick Observatory Moonrise (2012 Mar 10)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3939
Re: APOD: Lick Observatory Moonrise (2012 Mar 10)
This is a marvelous photo ....
- Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:03 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Shocked by Supernova 1987A (2012 Feb 27)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6534
Re: APOD: Shocked by Supernova 1987A (2012 Feb 27)
Is there any speculation about why the ring wasn't pushed outward by the moving blast?
- Sun Feb 19, 2012 1:53 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: On the Road to Carina (2012 Feb 18)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3431
Re: APOD: On the Road to Carina (2012 Feb 18)
Oh my ~~ how I'd love to visit here .....