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by hlwelborn
Fri Nov 14, 2014 12:42 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Descent to a Comet (2014 Nov 13)
Replies: 31
Views: 131915

Re: APOD: Descent to a Comet (2014 Nov 13)

what is the artifact in the upper right corner?
by hlwelborn
Tue Sep 16, 2014 5:51 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Milky Way above Atacama Salt Lagoon (2014 Sep 16)
Replies: 17
Views: 15744

Re: APOD: Milky Way above Atacama Salt Lagoon (2014 Sep 16)

Images of broken light
Which dance before me like a million eyes
They call me on and on across the universe......
by hlwelborn
Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:25 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Tetons and Snake River, Planet Earth (2014 Aug 01)
Replies: 6
Views: 8718

Re: APOD: Tetons and Snake River, Planet Earth (2014 Aug 01)

I have some that red and green airglow in my head this morning. Fascinating stuff, but it interferes w/ driving a vehicle.
by hlwelborn
Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:42 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Veins of Heaven (2014 Jul 31)
Replies: 18
Views: 26705

Re: APOD: Veins of Heaven (2014 Jul 31)

Such a lovely little planet we have. :ssmile:
by hlwelborn
Mon Jul 07, 2014 4:30 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: J1502+1115: A Triple Black Hole Galaxy (2014 Jul 07)
Replies: 22
Views: 12707

Re: APOD: J1502+1115: A Triple Black Hole Galaxy (2014 Jul 0

"...100 million times the mass of our Sun."

I don't understand the use of the word "mass" in this sentence. Does this mean size or weight or ???
by hlwelborn
Mon Jun 30, 2014 6:50 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Peculiar Elliptical Galaxy Centaurus A (2014 Jun 30)
Replies: 15
Views: 9569

Re: APOD: Peculiar Elliptical Galaxy Centaurus A (2014 Jun 3

You mean like this?
http://www.mikebrownsplanets.com/2013/0 ... pe-at.html

I wonder if the bigs ones are ever available for salvage....hmmm...I'll look into it.

Thanks for the inspiration.
by hlwelborn
Tue Jun 24, 2014 4:43 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Iris Nebula in a Field of Dust (2014 Jun 24)
Replies: 26
Views: 18643

Re: APOD: The Iris Nebula in a Field of Dust (2014 Jun 24)

Can anyone point me in the direction of efforts to increase astronomy studies in public schools?
by hlwelborn
Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:30 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: V838 Light Echo: The Movie (2014 Jun 17)
Replies: 93
Views: 82971

Re: APOD: V838 Light Echo: The Movie (2014 Jun 17)

With all the shortcomings of this particular presentation, the reality it is meant to illuminate is Magnificent. How thrilling to have captured this celestial event. If it was just recorded in 2002, when did it actually happen?
by hlwelborn
Tue Jun 10, 2014 4:39 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: M51: X-Rays from the Whirlpool (2014 Jun 10)
Replies: 20
Views: 7129

Re: APOD: M51: X-Rays from the Whirlpool (2014 Jun 10)

geckzilla wrote:I had an English teacher who insisted it was wrong to use people as the plural form of person.
Some English teachers are like that.