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- Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:32 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Space ship Solaris
- Replies: 3
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Re: Space ship Solaris
Thank you.
- Wed Sep 27, 2017 7:37 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Space ship Solaris
- Replies: 3
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Space ship Solaris
Is it possible that as the sun ejects material into space that it thrusts the sun onto a new course or direction, and that the solar system follows that new course?
- Fri Nov 27, 2015 5:44 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Gravity's Grin (2015 Nov 27)
- Replies: 27
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Re: APOD: Gravity's Grin (2015 Nov 27)
How often has gravitational lensing been observed to date?
- Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:44 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: LL Ori and the Orion Nebula (2013 Feb 03)
- Replies: 25
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Re: APOD: LL Ori and the Orion Nebula (2013 Feb 03)
I am not an astronomer, so my first thought on seeing the object referred to by Chris Peterson was, a man-made satellite. It does appear to be partially blocking a bright area, giving the object a pinched waist. I suppose it would be visible in other space photos of the region if the object is stell...
- Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:35 pm
- Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
- Topic: Star formation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 156
Star formation
The question is: What is the general process that activates a star's nuclear burn, and is there a shockwave when ignition begins? What might that shockwave's frequency be and could it be discerned?