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- Wed Nov 11, 2015 5:46 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: An Unexpected Rocket Plume over San... (2015 Nov 11)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4705
Re: APOD: An Unexpected Rocket Plume over San... (2015 Nov 11)
Sorry, as a long retired military veteran I take exception to the labeling the missile as a "Trident II D5 nuclear missile" for two reasons: A. the caption stated it was "unarmed" indicating that none of the potentially 14 thermonuclear MIRVs were on board and B. it's a 3 stage s...
- Wed Jul 08, 2015 3:41 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: In the Company of Dione (2015 Jul 08)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3250
Re: APOD: In the Company of Dione (2015 Jul 08)
Just a technical observation, it appears that since Otto posted the page so early (Tue Jul 07, 2015 8:07 pm) that July 7, 2015 became the default date for http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150708.html. Giving July two days with the same date. A Cosmologist might need to research this. 8D <;))',><
- Wed Nov 16, 2011 4:12 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Poll: Astronomy Picture of the Week for 2011 November 6-12
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2284
Re: Poll: Astronomy Picture of the Week for 2011 November 6-
I picked S106 for the drama of the photo and the apparent depth of the ejecta. The text was not the best as I enjoy knowing the image sources and techniques of present these magical images. I choose YU55 because of importance of such objects the life on earth and the descriptive text. The text very ...
- Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:49 pm
- Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
- Topic: Poll: Astronomy Picture of the Week for 2011 June 26-July 2
- Replies: 1
- Views: 685
Re: Poll: Astronomy Picture of the Week for 2011 June 26-Jul
My two picks were: VAR!; for its historical value and as a reminder to us here in the digital/electronic age that most of our knowledge and great discoveries were made with ground-based, optical instruments, eyeballs and the processing power of the human brain; and Stardust and Betelgeuse; for the d...
- Thu Jun 30, 2011 6:56 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Star Factory Messier 17 (2011 Jun 30)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2708
Re: APOD: Star Factory Messier 17 (2011 Jun 30)
Might want to double check the date. Here on the Left Coast (as of 2345 hrs) it reads 2011 June 28. ( http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html)