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by Leaves
Wed Sep 20, 2006 9:37 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: "Flares" in Eris Photo (APOD 18 Sep 2006)
Replies: 18
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Latest APOD photo of Eris

Just a thought on the APOD keck Observatory photo of Eris on September 18:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060918.html

Has anyone considered that the two "spikes" of light from the planet, (not the moon) may be rings?
by Leaves
Thu Jun 16, 2005 4:26 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD 10th Anniversary: Congratulations
Replies: 44
Views: 25783

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

This has been my home page since 1998!
Many thanks for the past and looking forward to the future!

Many, Many Thanks!
by Leaves
Sat Jul 31, 2004 1:54 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Blue Moons (APOD 31 Jul 2004)
Replies: 20
Views: 11605

Blue Moons (APOD 31 Jul 2004)

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap040731.html I will try to track the source for this, but there were calendars printed in early last century which colored the moon blue if it was the second one in the same calendar month. Don’t know if this was a result of term blue moon, or the derivation for the term. ...