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- Mon Oct 31, 2016 9:30 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Ghost Aurora over Canada (2016 Oct 31)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 53452
Re: APOD: Ghost Aurora over Canada (2016 Oct 31)
Just call me Angel of the Morning.
- Fri Jul 17, 2015 6:13 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Charon (2015 Jul 17)
- Replies: 45
- Views: 17413
Re: APOD: Charon (2015 Jul 17)
Could you then please clarify for me whether Charon orbits Pluto. If it does not, then surely it cannot be described as a moon.
- Fri Jul 17, 2015 5:34 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Charon (2015 Jul 17)
- Replies: 45
- Views: 17413
Re: APOD: Charon (2015 Jul 17)
As I understand it, the term "binary planets" is used when two bodies orbit a point outside either of their masses which is what I understand Pluto and Charon do. Students everywhere will no doubt be pleased to learn that it doesn't matter what terms they use. "Everyone gets 100%,&quo...
- Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:54 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Charon (2015 Jul 17)
- Replies: 45
- Views: 17413
Re: APOD: Charon (2015 Jul 17)
Before too many more photos of Pluto and Charon are downloaded from New Horizons, could writers, editors, journalists and correspondents please agree whether Charon is Pluto's largest moon or the two are binary planets. Today's APOD caption was quite a setback for those wishing to see the term "...
- Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:43 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph (2014 Mar 15)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6025
Re: APOD: Apollo 17 VIP Site Anaglyph (2014 Mar 15)
From an astrological perspective, Harrison Schmitt, as a Cancer born July 3rd, 1935, is the only human so far to set foot on his ruling planet - the Moon.
- Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:02 pm
- Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
- Topic: APOD's 2014 calendar is now available
- Replies: 79
- Views: 236613
Re: APOD's 2014 calendar is now available
Superb job, peoples. As a life-long proof-reader (what an exciting way to spend an incarnation, eh?) I would point out one incey-wincey typo in case that page is carried over to next year's calendar (you never know, it might!). On Page 28/30 in the calendar for 2015, what should be May 30 is printed...
- Wed Nov 06, 2013 8:48 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Creature Aurora Over Norway (2013 Nov 06)
- Replies: 69
- Views: 9648
Re: APOD: Creature Aurora Over Norway (2013 Nov 06)
It's a sky fossil of an aurorasaurus. These flying lizards had wings which were sensitive to approaching comets and they took to the skies about 65 million years ago rarely to be seen again.