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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #37

Post by alter-ego » Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:45 pm

wonderboy wrote: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 - I remember that APOD you chose, but alas, it is not the one :(

Also, Chris interpreted my original post correctly (thanks, Chris, for jumping in), I did not do anything sneaky - I only cropped the original, and I checked the pixel count was not reduced in the uploaded attachment. Believe me, the last thing I want is to alienate myself from the forum members and be known as a slimy, dishonest so and so.
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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #37

Post by geckzilla » Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:42 am

Alright, I've played your game... now where's mah cookie?
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020522.html
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What is it? Space mystery object #38

Post by geckzilla » Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:54 am

Hrrmmmm, what kind of rainbow be this?
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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #37

Post by alter-ego » Sat Jun 26, 2010 2:04 am

geckzilla wrote:Alright, I've played your game... now where's mah cookie?
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020522.html
Bingo! Nice job! Heck, I'd say you deserve at least two cookies!
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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #38

Post by alter-ego » Sat Jun 26, 2010 3:06 am

:wink:
Looks pretty stormy to me, in a twisted kind of way! I got lucky, and I want you to savor your cookie!.
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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #37

Post by wonderboy » Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:25 am

Well done Geckzilla, i sat for blinkin ages going through the random Apod generator on mystery object 24. :( I can't wait for the next one I get because I have a great one lined up.

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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #37

Post by Beyond » Sat Jun 26, 2010 4:45 pm

You guys most assuredly have way to much time on your hands :!: :!: :mrgreen:
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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #37

Post by wonderboy » Sun Jun 27, 2010 9:46 am

This post is what keeps me goin when I'm at work :)

Thats why I get annoyed that it isn't kept up to date as much as it should be.


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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #37

Post by geckzilla » Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:02 am

It is up to date though, I don't know why no one is guessing it.
http://asterisk.apod.com/vie ... 30&t=20000

I guess I made it way too easy because alter-ego basically already answered it but he put it in a spoiler tag.
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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #37

Post by wonderboy » Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:23 am

I know what this one is! Ive seen it before, give me 5 minutes.

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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #38

Post by wonderboy » Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:25 am

Not even 5 minutes Geckzilla :)




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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #38

Post by bystander » Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:39 pm

Your turn, Paul. Post an APOD clip to a New Topic:

What is it? Space mystery object #39.
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Unsolved: What is it? Space mystery object #39.

Post by wonderboy » Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:37 am

I think this is toughie, But I may eat my words


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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #39.

Post by wonderboy » Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:39 am

Sorry about the size, I had to use an online editor to get it cropped. Its only a crop and nothing else dodgy.


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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #38

Post by wonderboy » Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:55 am

It is done Bystander! I hope someone gets it quick, because I'm 2nd out of the whole board for getting these things, only Owlice is perched above me on 7 correct answers :(. I'm on 6.


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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #38

Post by bystander » Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:20 pm

Actually, only five. I wouldn't count guessing your own.
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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #39.

Post by wonderboy » Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:34 am

Everyone struggling? I'll give a clue....


The difference between this photo and my other ones is "night and day"


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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #39.

Post by BMAONE23 » Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:57 pm

I thought it was the Belt of Venus in this image (incorrectly) but only found 1 APOD that is similar
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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #39.

Post by Chris Peterson » Thu Jul 01, 2010 8:58 pm

BMAONE23 wrote:I thought it was the Belt of Venus in this image (incorrectly) but only found 1 APOD that is similar
I also assumed that's what it was, but a cursory search didn't turn up any matching APODs.
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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #39.

Post by alter-ego » Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:40 am

This is my best contender so far.
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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #39.

Post by wonderboy » Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:16 am

So far BMAONE23 is closest, but not for reasons which you may think.


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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #39.

Post by Joan Girones » Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:02 am

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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #39.

Post by bystander » Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:13 am

The rules are to provide a crop of an APOD or the click thru image. The only resizing permissible is due to the difference in resolution size of the APOD image and the original click thru image. The image must be from an APOD. The object, then, is to guess which APOD.
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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #39.

Post by Chris Peterson » Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:46 am

Joan Girones wrote:I pasted the mysterious photo on the top of another one of the Belt of Venus – by the way, also taken from the South African Astronomical Observatory-...
That image is not an APOD. It is found in a page linked from this APOD, but that isn't an allowable mystery image.
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Re: What is it? Space mystery object #39.

Post by alter-ego » Wed Jul 14, 2010 4:24 am

Chris Peterson wrote:
Joan Girones wrote:I pasted the mysterious photo on the top of another one of the Belt of Venus – by the way, also taken from the South African Astronomical Observatory-...
That image is not an APOD. It is found in a page linked from this APOD, but that isn't an allowable mystery image.
I thought something was fishy about this one..
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