what geckzilla said.
I may go several days between APODs, but I always look back to catch up!
The explanations of the science behind the images are what truly inspire and impress us.
Thanks for all the wonderful images. (more cosmology please!)
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- Sun Jul 29, 2012 1:02 pm
- Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
- Topic: APOD assessment poll #7
- Replies: 108
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- Sun Jul 29, 2012 1:02 pm
- Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
- Topic: APOD assessment poll #7
- Replies: 108
- Views: 101284
- Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:52 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1073 (2012 Feb 20)
- Replies: 76
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Re: APOD: Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1073 (2012 Feb 20)
An inspiring APOD! Any help on the nomencalture involved? :? An hour of browsing found lots of catalogue abbreviations (HD,BD,GC,SHO,HR,PPM,NGC,etc) but I was unable to locate a link that would decifer the references. Obviously QSO designates a Quasi Stellar Object and PKS is probably a catalog of r...