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- Wed Nov 14, 2018 7:12 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Cave Nebula in Hydrogen, Oxygen,... (2018 Nov 14)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3017
Re: The curly pig tail dark nebula
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LTgNVwfMAE The first festivals celebrating the sorrows and later joys of Demeter and Persephone were exclusively for women held in pre-Hellenic Greece; the festivals included the sacrifice of suckling pigs in a manner suggestive of human sacrifice. The suckling pigs...
- Fri Apr 21, 2017 3:59 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: NGC 4302 and NGC 4298 (2017 Apr 21)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10887
Re: APOD: NGC 4302 and NGC 4298 (2017 Apr 21)
Thank you for the clear explanation, Chris! It makes a lot more sense now.
- Fri Apr 21, 2017 3:03 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: NGC 4302 and NGC 4298 (2017 Apr 21)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 10887
Re: APOD: NGC 4302 and NGC 4298 (2017 Apr 21)
The caption for the picture says that NGC 4298 is a "smaller companion" of NGC 4302, which I would assume means it lies at roughly the same distance of 55 million light-years. But if that's so, I'd expect to see a lot more interaction than just some tidal stretching of NGC 4298. Is it poss...
- Fri Apr 21, 2017 2:43 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Asteroid 2014 JO25 (2017 Apr 20)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3693
Re: APOD: Asteroid 2014 JO25 (2017 Apr 20)
My apologies to Bruce and everyone else; I didn't make myself clear. The point I was trying to make is that if we are already picking up the dust and such from these objects as meteor showers, then an actual collision with a larger body is really inevitable at some point in the future. It may take m...
- Thu Apr 20, 2017 8:01 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Asteroid 2014 JO25 (2017 Apr 20)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3693
Re: APOD: Asteroid 2014 JO25 (2017 Apr 20)
I'm a very amateur astronomer, and making my first visit back here since 2015, but even so I'd agree with Chris. After all, don't we have several thousand "micro-collisions" with the dust and rock particles these objects shed each year, better known as meteor showers? Or am I way off base ...
- Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:14 pm
- Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
- Topic: What do you think the unusual plumes on Mars are?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 779168
Re: What do you think the unusual plumes on Mars are?
It's too early to be the Cabal - we haven't found the Traveler yet. I suspect instead it's the Reaper invasion force gearing up for their overwhelming invasion of Earth. Where's Commander Shepard when you need him/her? ![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
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- Fri Jun 20, 2014 10:40 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Along the Western Veil (2014 Apr 04)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 8949
Re: APOD: Along the Western Veil (2014 Apr 04)
Hello from an amateur astronomer who just (re-)discovered this site. I'd come across it years ago, but forgot about it in the bustle of my daily life. I just want to thank you all for the lovely pictures that inspire me and my children to learn more about this universe we live in! By the way, in thi...