Starship Asterisk*

tess the border collie.jpg Tess is looking quite nonplussed by these latest posts :!: :-? :!: This thread was originally about 'Pets' . . so what happened :?: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: Ann, fret-ye-not, you are allowed to make a mistake (only ONE mind you!) . . you are able to identify all sorts of wond...

Well, I think Beyond was right!, 'cos all those duck babies in Moonlady's picture are actually ittle-bitty goosies . . . they're Canada Geese. Ducks certainly quack around where I live (and I'm sure they "kvack" over in Sweden too!), but wherever they are in the world, geese definitely hon...

When Orin sees this he's going to love it for a background!

Somehow it isn't a very reassuring thought that all the water on Earth can be contained in that relatively small sphere. And considering that the drinkable freshwater element of that sphere is even smaller, it makes the vision of a future water-starved Earth look not at all far-fetched. So, rather l...

I like this cool video animation, especially the first and second clips, though I'm not so convinced by the vertical distortion of Aricia Tholus, I'd rather see it as it should be. But I did enjoy the 'exaggerated height' link :puppy: FYI to whoever it is that needs to know about these things, I see...

tess having a great time.jpg Orin, Sassy looks really gorgeous there! . . :yes: indeed! Just had a great weekend here . . . the sun actually came out! 8-) And the dogs had a really great time too! Here's 2 yr old Tess in training for the 2012 back-garden flyball championships! She loves doing this,...

This is such a beautiful picture of a spiral galaxy! Together with the picture from Saturday, these are great APODs if only because the scales and distances of what we are viewing are so mind-blowingly immense and yet so elegant too. Thanks for taking the time to write such detailed, informative pos...

Thanks Ann!

Moonlady, with you being a being of the moon, and a super-moon-being you be, undoubtedly, you surely know that was 'Earthshine' that you saw; the light being reflected back off the Earth and illuminating the 'dark side'

:owl: . . may I . . Perigee, apogee: golly gee, and whee! Looks like Owlice got fuddled with her lines of poetry Annular eclipse of the bright solar disk, If you don't get to see it, well there's always Asterisk! Hey Neptune, you really cracked me up there! :lol2: Next time don't take the stairs, tr...

Well, must say, I really enjoy the variety and breadth of images and subjects featured on APOD; it is what makes it fascinating and stimulating and more than worthwhile coming back to see every day. Almost without exception, there is something new to be learned. And the comments on Asterisk are alwa...

I remember the very first time I ever saw the shuttle in it's vertical launch position, with the twin boosters and the massive central tank; the visual reminded me strongly of the Taj Mahal, it looked very exotic indeed compared to all the other rocket designs that there had been up 'til that point....

hmm, flying from Toronto to Zurich at night, from west towards east, and Venus was in front of them?

These yellow doronicum daisies are in a raised bed outside the window.

It provides a nice perspective, looking like some kind of exotic miniature forest

Anticipation
Log on and look at apod
Life, the Universe


(by the way, I like today's picture too , thanks)

Hillside at nightfall
The senses somehow heightened
Wonder at the sky

I really love today's picture . . brilliant Venus and the jewels of the Sisters; a wonderful capture. This photo must have been taken shortly before the closest conjunction, which I missed from my location due to poor weather conditions at the time, but I saw it with my own eyes last night and, thou...

A couple more for the M-J-V conjunction collection . . taken on successive evenings in North Yorkshire, UK. The weather has been just perfect for viewing this majestic event ~ ~ (copyright: starstruck) "On Lightning Tree Hill" March 25th, 2012 lightning tree hill 700 starstruck 25-03-2012....

If you were able to look up from the surface of a planet going around one of those stars in that crowded cluster, the nightsky would surely look pretty bright! By my rough reckoning, going by what the the GJ catalogue says, about 100 times as many stars as we have in our neighbourhood

I keep looking every night, but I've still not been lucky enough to see any sign of the Northern Lights from here. I'll keep looking and hoping though. Certain that if I did, I know I wouldn't be able to get as good a picture as this! It is beautiful!

Jupiter and Venus, just beyond the stile . . .
. . with The Pleiades at top left
about 20:30 GMT, North Yorkshire, UK, March 11th, 2012

APOD Robot wrote:You don't have to be on Reunion Island to see this week's planetary conjunction.

. . . maybe not, but it sure would be nice!

Wolf Kotenberg wrote:Tomorrow we are scheduled to have clear skies . I will check to see if this is a painting !

. . . Good one Wolf! Here, have an iced one . .

Well, being a non-American I wouldn't ordinarily say this, but this video actually warrants it; that was totally AWESOME!! . . . I would think they had to put on that loud dramatic music to drown out the whooping and hollering of those lucky guys and gals on board. How could anyone not be moved by t...

Wow!, lovin' that wooden submarine . . . and yellowish coloured too!! Nice find. I really liked the picture of the day and felt it was a perfectly valid one for APOD. It was a well thought out capture and beautifully composed. Having seen the conjunction myself from my own location, I really enjoyed...

Jupiter, Venus and the crescent Moon with Earthshine
a twilight conjunction above the rooftops of North Yorkshire, UK
February 24th, 2012

Venus and Mars [were] alright tonight

(...with Jupiter loitering between 'em)

Also saw quite an impressive meteor streak from east to west directly overhead at about 8:45pm GMT