Solved: What is it? Space mystery object

[Beyond]

OH heck!! Well, so much for that. At least now i know how it works. I ought to remember at least till i go to sleep tonight. Its a lot easier to remember not to get involved with it. Exit stage

[wonderboy]

Thank god lol. I realised that although this looks like another hard one, I had even forgot what the APOD was. so i desperately tried to find it again and have. much to my relief, so when your ready start guessing and stop moaning about rubbish uranus jokes. You can't possibly tell me that you didn't smile when you read some of them.


Paul.

[Amir]

i didn't do any search yet. but don't you wanna give a hint or something, Paul?
noone even guessed after one week!

[wonderboy]

its nothing to do with uranus, so don't search using that method.


Paul.

[makc]

looks like rhea but I don't think it's right image.

also, what a hell is that noise in dark part? I thought you can't see stars against bright moon surface.

[wonderboy]

Thats not it, but you may have inadvertantly given away the biggest clue yet as to how to search for this APOD Makc


Paul.

[alter-ego]

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap971005.html

Worlds of a Distant Sun: 47 Ursae Majoris b

[wonderboy]

congratulations

[Amir]

congrats alter-ego! your turn now. choose a crop for #37.

[alter-ego]

congrats alter-ego! your turn now. choose a crop for #37.

Is that how it's done?

What are the rules? I pick form APODs, and can crop. Nothing else?

I may be slow compared to what you all are used to; I check this forum a couple times a day. I'm happy to play, but I don't want to frustrate you with waiting for me
ae

[Chris Peterson]

What are the rules? I pick form APODs, and can crop. Nothing else?

In general, you can pick as much or as little of an APOD as you like, drawing your material from (1) the image on the APOD main page for a given date, (2) the full version of the image that is usually available by clicking on the (sometimes) smaller main page image, or (3) a video frame or rollover image presented as the APOD. You should use an image editing tool that doesn't muck around with the color, you shouldn't change the resolution, and you should resave your crop with a high enough JPEG quality setting that you don't introduce new artifacts not seen in the original image.

You can look back at some of the past mystery object posts to see how it works.

[alter-ego]

What are the rules? I pick form APODs, and can crop. Nothing else?

In general, you can pick as much or as little of an APOD as you like, drawing your material from (1) the image on the APOD main page for a given date, (2) the full version of the image that is usually available by clicking on the (sometimes) smaller main page image, or (3) a video frame or rollover image presented as the APOD. You should use an image editing tool that doesn't muck around with the color, you shouldn't change the resolution, and you should resave your crop with a high enough JPEG quality setting that you don't introduce new artifacts not seen in the original image.

You can look back at some of the past mystery object posts to see how it works.

Thanks, Chris.

[Wayne]

I've actually done this with a very low power laser and welding glass. I wanted to know if I could see the laser being brighter or darker as I moved along it. So I vote based on that.

Edit: Beyond, that's just an artifact of how the diagram is drawn. You're seeing a side view, not a top view.

[bystander]

And please start a new topic, What is it? Space mystery object #37.

Your new topic will be pinned to the top of the forum and this one
merged with Solved: What is it? Space mystery object.

BTW: Congratulations, alter-ego!

[alter-ego]

I think this one is fair -- cropped only. Sorry it's not exciting

[BMAONE23]

It looks like what I saw in the sky when the shuttle fell apart on reentry.

[alter-ego]

I think this one is fair -- cropped only. Sorry it's not exciting

There are a few hours left for me to edit the mystery picture. If there is a voice of consensus out there, I can re-crop the picture to show a teense more that might be more helpful in visual searching.

[bystander]

There are a few hours left for me to edit the mystery picture. If there is a voice of consensus out there, I can re-crop the picture to show a teense more that might be more helpful in visual searching.

No, save it for a hint. Maybe not even your first.

There is a diagonal from top left to bottom right. Is that of some significance in the picture as a whole?

[alter-ego]

No, save it for a hint. Maybe not even your first.

There is a diagonal from top left to bottom right. Is that of some significance in the picture as a whole?

It certainly is in my opinion. It wasn't the first thing I noticed, but it is directly related to the focus of the APOD.

[swainy]

Hi alter-ego

looks very much like http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100617.html to me. But i think it is just very close and no match.

tc

[alter-ego]

Hi alter-ego

looks very much like http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100617.html to me. But i think it is just very close and no match.

tc

Sorry, swainy, that's not it. I thought / hoped there would be several look-alikes to pick from.

[alter-ego]

Hi alter-ego

looks very much like http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100617.html to me. But i think it is just very close and no match.

tc

I believe, without a doubt, that there won't be any question in your mind you've found it when you see this APOD.

[wonderboy]

I believe I may have found it, possibly? It maybe isn't but I have literally spent HOURS looking for it and this is the best and closest match I've found.

I think you;ve been sneaky in flipping it. And I think its quite a close crop due to the grainy nature of the photo, so this one makes sense to me.


Paul

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/ ... e_full.jpg

[Chris Peterson]

I believe I may have found it, possibly?

I don't think so. It isn't allowed to reorient or resize an image, and he indicated in the original post this is just a crop.

[wonderboy]

It does look really similar though doesnt it?


Paul.