Aurora !
9 years since I last saw it . . 9 long years of looking on every clear night opportunity, hoping!
But it was worth the wait; red, amazing, beautiful, no more words needed!
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- Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:20 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: What did you see in the sky tonight?
- Replies: 1303
- Views: 1135237
- Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:13 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka (2013 Dec 12)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15552
Re: APOD: Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka (2013 Dec 12)
I was only admiring these three stars in the sky last evening - the other way up from here!
But how I wish I could resolve all those beautiful colours with my own eyes as well.
Beautiful image! Great to see them in context with the Horsehead and Flame nebulas.
But how I wish I could resolve all those beautiful colours with my own eyes as well.
Beautiful image! Great to see them in context with the Horsehead and Flame nebulas.
- Sat Apr 20, 2013 7:56 pm
- Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
- Topic: Where am I?
- Replies: 1004
- Views: 64126
Re: Where am I?
Oh well, I tried, but I now see I was barking up the wrong tree / astronomical object !! . . . not even close!
I have never heard of the Blue Snowball Nebula! This game is way beyond my abilities! . . but not beyond Beyond's![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
I have never heard of the Blue Snowball Nebula! This game is way beyond my abilities! . . but not beyond Beyond's
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
- Sat Apr 20, 2013 4:38 pm
- Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
- Topic: Where am I?
- Replies: 1004
- Views: 64126
Re: Where am I?
Vaguer . . . no, I meant to say Vega!!
- Thu Apr 18, 2013 9:25 am
- Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
- Topic: Where am I?
- Replies: 1004
- Views: 64126
Re: Where am I?
MargaritaMc wrote:And - I've never even HEARD of Red Dwarfs.![]()
Click to play embedded YouTube video.
- Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:06 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Crescent Neptune and Triton (2013 Apr 14)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 6710
Re: APOD: Crescent Neptune and Triton (2013 Apr 14)
It's a beautiful picture, although it appears almost monochrome to my Sunday morning bleary eyes! I can just about make out some colour on Triton and a hint, almost like chromatic aberration, around the edge of Neptune. The explanation paragraph is indeed a little confusing though . . "smaller ...
- Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:03 am
- Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
- Topic: Where am I?
- Replies: 1004
- Views: 64126
Re: Where am I?
I'm sure I once read somewhere that it was considered possible that Jupiter might have a pure diamond core, perhaps because of the immense gravitational pressure. Not sure, but would that be about 2 light hours away from us? And I agree about Uranus having rings too, Margarita, and maybe it is that ...
- Fri Mar 15, 2013 5:53 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: CME, Comet, and Planet Earth (2013 Mar 15)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 7199
Re: APOD: CME, Comet, and Planet Earth (2013 Mar 15)
Very cool APOD! The 11 second video clip (off the "remarkable... " link) is absolutely fantastic too! I've tried to see the comet myself, but we've been under miserable grey skies this week :( Note to the editors: the "discuss" link on the APOD page points towards yesterday's dis...
- Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:44 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: What did you see in the sky tonight?
- Replies: 1303
- Views: 1135237
Re: What did you see in the sky tonight?
Well, not what did I see in the sky "tonight", but at sunrise this morning. I was rewarded with my first ever Sun Pillar; a vertical column of brightness in the peachy coloured sky extending straight up above the orange orb of the sun as it rose through low-lying mist in the valley. It was...
- Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:07 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Tardigrade in Moss (2013 Mar 06)
- Replies: 67
- Views: 14748
Re: APOD: Tardigrade in Moss (2013 Mar 06)
So that's where one of the inflatables that slipped it's tether at a Pink Floyd gig sometime in the nineties got to!
- Mon Feb 04, 2013 2:58 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3513
Re: APOD: Namibian Nights (2013 Feb 04)
Beautiful landscapes, beautiful skyscapes . . beautiful photography!
- Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:45 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Saturns Rings from the Dark Side (2012 Dec 31)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 5140
Re: APOD: Saturns Rings from the Dark Side (2012 Dec 31)
Time and again I try to imagine a more aesthetically stunning alien world and I just can't do it! Saturn rules! And APOD ends the year on a high!
- Tue Dec 25, 2012 8:21 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Yosemite Winter Night (2012 Dec 25)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5761
Re: APOD: Yosemite Winter Night (2012 Dec 25)
Looks like the perfect Christmas scene; beautiful photo.
Merry Christmas everybody!
Merry Christmas everybody!
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:50 am
- Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
- Topic: Cute stuff goes here; you have been warned!
- Replies: 127
- Views: 33597
Re: Cute stuff goes here; you have been warned!
Our cats really enjoyed watching this live feed, it spurred lots of interest when momma cat came into shot and the kittens all got up to greet her . . speaking personally, I can't stand the human equivalent TV program, but this is like Big Brother for cats! :kitty: . . do the lights ever go out in t...
- Sat Nov 17, 2012 4:23 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Moon Shadow Sequence (2012 Nov 16)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4590
Re: APOD: Moon Shadow Sequence (2012 Nov 16)
Very nicely composed and executed view. I like seeing the multiple images as the sun rises. Checked out Ben Cooper's website too; some really stunning photography! . . well worth a look.
- Sun Oct 28, 2012 5:55 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars (2012 Oct 28)
- Replies: 44
- Views: 14539
Re: APOD: Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars (2012 Oct 28)
Yep, works for me, thanks!owlice wrote:Mirrored here.
- Sun Oct 21, 2012 5:49 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Zodiacal Light and Milky Way (2012 Oct 20)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5314
Re: APOD: Zodiacal Light and Milky Way (2012 Oct 20)
Thanks for the link Ann. I should qualify what I said by adding that I meant all disk galaxies. It seems counterintuitive to me that they should form into disk shapes without there being some rotation about a centre present. So, forgive me for asking again, but is the Milky Way rotating, or not? Do ...
- Sun Oct 21, 2012 5:18 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Zodiacal Light and Milky Way (2012 Oct 20)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5314
Re: APOD: Zodiacal Light and Milky Way (2012 Oct 20)
How do you know?, 'cos now that does seem counterintuitive! I thought all galaxies were rotating about their own respective galactic centre, be it a black hole or whatever.geckzilla wrote:
Milky Way is not rotating.
- Wed Oct 03, 2012 8:27 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Goat Aurora Over Greenland (2012 Oct 03)
- Replies: 57
- Views: 10591
Re: APOD: Goat Aurora Over Greenland (2012 Oct 03)
I saw my first ever perfect 'moonbow' last friday night and it gave me such a buzz! . . and that was just a moonbow, so I simply cannot imagine how incredible it would be to see an amazing aurora like this. Great capture! Thanks for sharing it with us. Some other great images on the "huge shape...
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:11 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Orbiting Astronaut Self Portrait (2012 Sep 18)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11956
Re: APOD: Orbiting Astronaut Self Portrait (2012 Sep 18)
I wouldn't call it art, not by a long shot, but it certainly is a great photo! For some reason I couldn't help but think about the original (and by far the best) "Alien" movie when I saw today's picture, must be something about those outstretched arms and the vulnerability of that visor!! ...
- Tue Sep 11, 2012 4:25 am
- Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
- Topic: Informal Poll
- Replies: 35
- Views: 35348
Re: Informal Poll for a Future APOD
FWIW, I was pleased to be able to vote for all three options, because they are all true! Pictures that show some context are almost always more interesting than those that don't. This Bungle Bungles view is a fine example!
- Mon Aug 27, 2012 1:12 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: What did you see in the sky tonight?
- Replies: 1303
- Views: 1135237
Re: What did you see in the sky tonight?
Walking the dogs through the fields at dusk this evening, about half-eight, the gibbous moon hanging quite low towards the south . . . Tranquility and Serenity showing clearly . . I tipped my wink to a truly great man. Somehow, that quarter million miles seems a little further than it did before.
- Mon Aug 20, 2012 12:22 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Filament Across the Sun (2012 Aug 20)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3825
Re: APOD: A Filament Across the Sun (2012 Aug 20)
Thanks neufer. The background space has obviously been treated and added as a layer on this photo to make it look more acceptable. However, if you follow the link to the flickr page in the "above color-inverted image" link in the text, you can see the untreated negative image with the back...
- Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:34 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Filament Across the Sun (2012 Aug 20)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3825
Re: APOD: A Filament Across the Sun (2012 Aug 20)
I don't think this is a color-inverted image. It may be an inverted monochrome image, in which case it could be described as a negative, done to emphasise different tonal details. Also, I am intrigued by when clouds above the Earth are not much cooler; usage of the term "usually" would see...
- Mon Aug 13, 2012 12:32 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Flight Through the Universe (2012 Aug 13)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 19637
Re: APOD: A Flight Through the Universe (2012 Aug 13)
Reminds me of driving through snow flurries on a winter's night; those galaxies are snowflakes in the headlights! ![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
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