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by 2stepbay
Sun Jun 21, 2015 5:44 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Sky from Mauna Kea (2015 May 11)
Replies: 24
Views: 4354

Re: APOD: The Sky from Mauna Kea (2015 May 11)

Lovely pano image. At first I had difficulty understanding exactly which scene I was viewing vis-a-vis the visual I'm accustomed to seeing from this location. The extra wide angle perspective makes Mauna Loa seem far in the distance to the right of Kilauea. Actually, Mauna Loa looms quite large acro...
by 2stepbay
Sun May 12, 2013 11:17 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus (2013 May 12)
Replies: 20
Views: 3568

Re: APOD: Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus (2013 May 12)

Yes, the APOD caption is incorrect. The image, per the photographer's web site, was taken on Sept 11, 2010. This month's close pairing can be seen in this image taken by Cattleya Flores Viray on May 10th from LaJolla CA (the 1st Crescent Moon is barely visible): http://en.es-static.us/upl/2013/05/ve...