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by Pastorian
Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:35 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Conjunction Haiku (2012 Apr 07)
Replies: 26
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Re: APOD: Conjunction Haiku (2012 Apr 07)

a weekend passing
on APOD they penned haiku
as I slept deeply

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jeweled heavens shine
spring's first promise a fortnight past
basking trees - awaken!
by Pastorian
Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:42 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Centaurus A (2012 Apr 04)
Replies: 23
Views: 3716

Re: APOD: Centaurus A (2012 Apr 04)

neufer wrote:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._W._Turner wrote: <<Joseph Mallord William Turner ["the painter of light"] ... He is said to have uttered the last words "The sun is God" before expiring>>
Beautiful!
by Pastorian
Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:06 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Ancient Astronomy
Replies: 2
Views: 1980

Ancient Astronomy

Peak District monolith is astronomically aligned Astronomy Now | Dr Emily Baldwin | 28 March 2012 http://i.space.com/images/i/16203/iFF/ancient-monolith.jpg?1332798831 A 2.2 metre high monolith located in the Peak District National Park is a 4,000 year old astronomical marker that points to geograp...