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- Wed Apr 18, 2012 7:41 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Flight Deck of Space Shuttle... (2012 Apr 18)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 9734
Re: APOD: The Flight Deck of Space Shuttle... (2012 Apr 18)
At the top of the "Astronomy Picture of the Day" page it says "Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer". Today's picture is by a "Ben Cooper" who according to t...
- Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:11 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Tungurahua Erupts (2012 Apr 02)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3782
Re: APOD: Tungurahua Erupts (2012 Apr 02)
When a terrestrial feature gets in the way of an astronomical view, is it not possible to remove said terrestrial feature using Photoshop? Alternatively, as in this case, the photographer should really have noticed that there was a volcano in the way and chosen a different position from which to tak...
- Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:57 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Sailing Stone in Death Valley (2012 Feb 22)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 8309
Re: APOD: A Sailing Stone in Death Valley (2012 Feb 22)
We seem to be moving towards TPOD (Terrestrial Picture of the Day) again. What exactly does this picture have to do with Astronomy?
- Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:36 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Ghost of the Cepheus Flare (2011 Oct 31)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3597
Re: APOD: Ghost of the Cepheus Flare (2011 Oct 31)
Clicking on the main image goes to http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/im ... _block.jpg which does not exist!
- Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:06 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Roll Cloud Over Wisconsin (2011 Aug 31)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 5770
Re: APOD: Roll Cloud Over Wisconsin (2011 Aug 31)
It seems that the number of terrestrial scenes with some astronomical scenes in the background are increasing on APOD and today we have a scene with no astronomical details at all. What do others think about this? Personally, I prefer pure astronomical pictures. There are dozens of sites on which I ...