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- Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:33 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Little Drop of Galaxy (2020 Mar 27)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3689
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 1:18 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano (2020 Mar 22)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4747
Re: APOD: Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano (2020 Mar 22)
Can someone please explain the giant Luna through a telescopic lend part? Did the people there see an ordinary sized moon? And does the lens type affect the apparent speed also? It has nothing to do with the lens, and only the relative distance between the observer, intermediate objects, and the Mo...
- Tue Mar 24, 2020 1:11 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star (2020 Mar 24)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4808
Re: APOD: A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star (2020 Mar 24)
I wonder about the large gap of undisturbed sky between the black hole and the seemingly serenely orbiting puffs of gas and dust that encircle it. Ann I think the (common) dust and gas are "smart enough" to keep clear of the Black Hole, but the "celebrity" (star) isn't. B^) http...
- Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:51 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center (2020 Mar 17)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3306
Re: APOD: M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center (2020 Mar 17)
Is the "bump" off to the right a satellite / dwarf galaxy? Star formation in M77.png You mean this bump? That's a region of star formation. You can see a few blue star clusters inside, surrounded by red gas structures. A whitish patch "below" the blue star clusters shows where b...
- Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:47 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: M13: The Great Globular Cluster in... (2020 Mar 19)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 21425
Re: APOD: M13: The Great Globular Cluster in... (2020 Mar 19)
Sorry to get theological on you great folks...
But, I think, someday in Eternal Life, I may get to view, if not travel, this vast beautiful universe!
Okay, neufer, your turn to put me down!
But, I think, someday in Eternal Life, I may get to view, if not travel, this vast beautiful universe!
Okay, neufer, your turn to put me down!
- Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:36 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Morning, Planets, Moon and Montreal (2020 Mar 20)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2705
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:28 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center (2020 Mar 17)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3306
Re: APOD: M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center (2020 Mar 17)
Is the "bump" off to the right a satellite / dwarf galaxy?
- Fri Mar 13, 2020 1:39 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Starry Night by Jean-Francois Millet (2020 Mar 13)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 21156
Re: APOD: Starry Night by Jean-Francois Millet (2020 Mar 13)
Has Millet accurately rendered a particular group of stars? Or is it just a star-like spatter of paint? Rob The three stars in a row in the upper right look suspiciously like the belt of Orion but I can’t recognize anything else... Eric I agree, then the blurry stars below them and at top right wou...
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:38 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Milky Way and Zodiacal Light over Chile (2020 Mar 09)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4272
- Fri Mar 06, 2020 2:59 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Mars Panorama from Curiosity (2020 Mar 06)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 7177
Re: APOD: Mars Panorama from Curiosity (2020 Mar 06)
Or send astronauts (muskonauts?) who are red-green color blind?BDanielMayfield wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 2:15 pm As a test for astronauts hoping to go to Mars they should make them live for a while in rooms with nothing but red...
- Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:48 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Sharpless-308: The Dolphin Nebula (2020 Mar 02)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6080
Re: APOD: Sharpless-308: The Dolphin Nebula (2020 Mar 02)
Or...TheZuke! wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:39 pmThe little bubble at the "bottom" of the dolphin?starsurfer wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:52 pm A challenge for everyone, can anyone find the secret hidden planetary nebula?
it is a smaller nebula inside the dolphin, and it resulted in shaping the dolphin's "snout".
- Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:39 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Sharpless-308: The Dolphin Nebula (2020 Mar 02)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6080
Re: APOD: Sharpless-308: The Dolphin Nebula (2020 Mar 02)
The little bubble at the "bottom" of the dolphin?starsurfer wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:52 pm A challenge for everyone, can anyone find the secret hidden planetary nebula?
- Fri Feb 28, 2020 4:29 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: South Celestial Rocket Launch (2020 Feb 28)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2314
Re: APOD: South Celestial Rocket Launch (2020 Feb 28)
So, when a 1st stage (intended for re-use) splashes into an ocean, would the engines have cooled off enough to keep them from being damaged by contraction? I'm guessing that is why SpaceX lands them on a barge. @neufer, The positronium reference was interesting (I had never heard of it previously) w...
- Tue Feb 25, 2020 2:14 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Jupiter's Magnetic Field from Juno (2020 Feb 25)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 6411
Re: APOD: Jupiter's Magnetic Field from Juno (2020 Feb 25)
And I thought I was having a bad hair day!
- Fri Feb 21, 2020 3:17 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion (2020 Feb 21)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2599
Re: APOD: LDN 1622: Dark Nebula in Orion (2020 Feb 21)
It looks like a beaver doing the back stroke.
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:16 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Star Trails of the North and South (2020 Feb 12)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4668
Re: APOD: Star Trails of the North and South (2020 Feb 12)
I wish I had "a hair day"!RocketRon wrote: ↑Wed Feb 12, 2020 5:40 am Marvellous effect.
Not sure I've seen that attempted before.
That tree looks like its having a bad hair day ?
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 4:08 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Star Trails of the North and South (2020 Feb 12)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4668
Re: APOD: Star Trails of the North and South (2020 Feb 12)
Taking in account the present precession of the Earth, is there a bright star that marks (scribes) the Celestial Equator? Orion straddles the celestial equator, and Mintaka (the northernmost of the belt stars) sits just 19 arcmin south of the equator (compared with Polaris, which is over 30 arcmin ...
- Wed Feb 12, 2020 3:04 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Star Trails of the North and South (2020 Feb 12)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4668
Re: APOD: Star Trails of the North and South (2020 Feb 12)
Taking in account the present precession of the Earth, is there a bright star that marks (scribes) the Celestial Equator?
- Tue Feb 11, 2020 4:21 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Launch of the Solar Orbiter (2020 Feb 11)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3647
Re: APOD: Launch of the Solar Orbiter (2020 Feb 11)
"This Sun-circling robotic spaceship will monitor the Sun's changing light, solar wind, and magnetic field not only from the usual perspective of Earth but also from"
How is this spaceship going to monitor the Sun, from Earth, AND outer space?
B^)
How is this spaceship going to monitor the Sun, from Earth, AND outer space?
B^)
- Thu Feb 06, 2020 10:22 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Southern Moonscape (2020 Feb 06)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4799
Re: APOD: Southern Moonscape (2020 Feb 06)
When i see romantic pics like this it amazes me there isn't a booming moondustry yet getting ppl up there to see it for themselves and experience the open and vast void of space. Who wouldn't want to go up and walk the moon? Looking for someone to fly you to the Moon? https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
- Thu Feb 06, 2020 2:22 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Southern Moonscape (2020 Feb 06)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4799
Re: APOD: Southern Moonscape (2020 Feb 06)
When i see romantic pics like this it amazes me there isn't a booming moondustry yet getting ppl up there to see it for themselves and experience the open and vast void of space. Who wouldn't want to go up and walk the moon? "I'm just a man, an average man Doing everything the best I can But i...
- Wed Feb 05, 2020 2:20 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Lunar Eclipse Perspectives (2020 Feb 05)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 22884
Re: APOD: Lunar Eclipse Perspectives (2020 Feb 05)
Okay,
What is the "BD" and other annotations on the APOD photo?
I'm confused.
What is the "BD" and other annotations on the APOD photo?
I'm confused.
- Tue Feb 04, 2020 8:56 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Sunset Night Sky over the Grand Canyon (2020 Feb 04)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9889
Re: APOD: A Sunset Night Sky over the Grand Canyon (2020 Feb 04)
Most decent modern DSLR (or similar) cameras can take very nice Milky Way shots. Use as high an ISO setting as the camera supports without getting too noisy (which has gotten pretty high on many cameras- 3200 or more), shoot as long of exposures as you can without getting star trailing- with a mode...
- Tue Feb 04, 2020 2:19 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Sunset Night Sky over the Grand Canyon (2020 Feb 04)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9889
Re: APOD: A Sunset Night Sky over the Grand Canyon (2020 Feb 04)
I wonder if my DSLR is capable of taking such a "deep" photo of The Milky Way.
(I'm not referring to the entire composite APOD)
Any tips for me?
(I'm not referring to the entire composite APOD)
Any tips for me?
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 6:03 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Goldilocks Zones and Stars (2020 Jan 31)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9490
Re: APOD: Goldilocks Zones and Stars (2020 Jan 31)
:arrow: Peter Parker, a high school student from Queens with "obsessions with rejection, inadequacy, and loneliness" acquires spider-related abilities after a bite from a radioactive spider; these include clinging to surfaces, shooting spider-webs from wrist-mounted devices, and detecting...