Where am I?

Moonlady · Post by **Moonlady** » Wed May 01, 2013 8:03 pm

I am a feline beauty!

MargaritaMc · Post by **MargaritaMc** » Wed May 01, 2013 8:21 pm

I am presuming that we are not simply talking about the constellation Leo??
But there are LOTS of beautiful galaxies in that constellation...
Margarita

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Wed May 01, 2013 8:24 pm

How about a nebula?

MargaritaMc · Post by **MargaritaMc** » Wed May 01, 2013 8:30 pm

Beyond wrote:How about a nebula?

Nebulae are beautiful - do you know any of those in Leo, Beyond?

Or are there OTHER feline linked astronomical objects that I've never heard of? It is extremely likely!

I'm off to bed - night- night!
Margarita

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Wed May 01, 2013 8:42 pm

Well, the first (and only) thing that popped into my noggin, is the cats eye nebula. It's feline, but of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Moonlady · Post by **Moonlady** » Wed May 01, 2013 9:55 pm

Beyond wrote:Well, the first (and only) thing that popped into my noggin, is the cats eye nebula. It's feline, but of course beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

that is correct!

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Wed May 01, 2013 10:56 pm

I should have also added that the beholding depends on the filters used for the photographing.

rstevenson · Post by **rstevenson** » Wed May 01, 2013 11:06 pm

(Referring to the previous puzzle, the answer to which was Epsilon Lyrae - I'm too slow today.)

Nice one! I've always liked that double star in one corner of the Lyra triangle, but I never knew they were double-doubles.

Rob

MargaritaMc · Post by **MargaritaMc** » Thu May 02, 2013 9:22 am

rstevenson wrote:(Referring to the previous puzzle, the answer to which was Epsilon Lyrae - I'm too slow today.)

Nice one! I've always liked that double star in one corner of the Lyra triangle, but I never knew they were double-doubles.*

Rob

Do you take double-doubles with your toroids, Rob?

Margarita

*(Canadian) a cup of coffee served with two helpings of cream and sugar

Congratulations, Beyond, on getting the Cat's Eye Nebula! As you have shown yourself to be knowledgeable - why not set us a puzzle yourself?

rstevenson · Post by **rstevenson** » Thu May 02, 2013 11:02 am

MargaritaMc wrote:Do you take double-doubles with your toroids, Rob?

Not any more. I must restrain my baser urges. Single/singles now and forever more.

Rob

MargaritaMc · Post by **MargaritaMc** » Thu May 02, 2013 12:06 pm

rstevenson wrote:
MargaritaMc wrote:Do you take double-doubles with your toroids, Rob?
Not any more. I must restrain my baser urges. Single/singles now and forever more.

Rob

We have something similar here, called cortado leche-leche*, which I, too, have had - reluctantly - to abjure...

leche-leche.jpeg

Margarita

*"short milk-milk" not "sour milk-milk" .

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Thu May 02, 2013 12:14 pm

MargaritaMc wrote:Congratulations, Beyond, on getting the Cat's Eye Nebula! As you have shown yourself to be knowledgeable - why not set us a puzzle yourself?

Are you kidding

I'm still working on trying to do one from the first one i solved! Solving isn't the same as making one up. In order to make one up, ya gotta know more. Well, i just don't know that much about space stuff. Actually, i almost couldn't believe that Moonlady did such a simple one. But then Ann also did a simple one with the picture of a pan and a picture of stars. Well, one of these days something will come together. If there was a nebula called humdinger, i could do one now.

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Fri May 03, 2013 12:04 am

Beyond, if you don't mind, I'm going to post another one.

I smoke! I don't inhale, but I sure exhale. I exhale carbon! There's soot and tar in what I exhale, I shouldn't wonder.

All that carbon I exhale gives me an interesting color. It fits your expectations to a T!

Ann

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Fri May 03, 2013 12:30 am

I don't mind at all, Ann. You've got way more star-brains than i. Although... my T is really tea.

But something about what you said reminds me of T-tauri. Don't know if i spelled it right, but it doesn't matter, as i don't remember what it is anyway.

So that's all i got.

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Fri May 03, 2013 1:20 am

Good guess, Beyond! T Tauri is a young star that hasn't been fully "born" yet, and it is having "baby upheavals". Tantrums, if you like!

It could have been this T that I'm asking for, but it isn't.

Ann

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Fri May 03, 2013 2:47 am

Tantrums eh

Sounds kinda human to me. I'm glad it doesn't need diapers, or this whole section of the universe would be in Big trouble

As for something spacey that exhales carbon, i draw a blank. Although there is a very faint something about changing color, but i just don't remember what-when-why.

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Fri May 03, 2013 2:58 am

A tea clue for my T:

No. No. Yes!

Ann

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Fri May 03, 2013 3:16 am

Ah, tea for 3 clues. Didn't help me at all, but that's no surprise.

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Fri May 03, 2013 4:42 am

Well, I was referring to the color of the tea... how surprising!

It gives you a clue as to the color of the T.

My T is a smoker, exhaling soot and tar (among other carbonaceous products). I very much doubt it is spitting tea, red, green, black or otherwise, but it wouldn't surprise me if it gives off steam!

Maybe my T likes to listen to music similar to this.

Ann

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Fri May 03, 2013 4:47 am

I might point out, too, that my T is a fairly northerly fellow. Once he might have come close to being the North Star. (Please note: He never was the North Star, as far as I'm aware, but he is located fairly close to a star that once was the beacon of the North!)

My object may actually have something in common with Santa. He is red and northerly and gives off stuff. But unlike Santa, he doesn't like jingle bells, preferring some other kind of music instead!

A cup of T, Santa?

Ann

Beyond · Post by **Beyond** » Fri May 03, 2013 5:15 am

Don't forget the chocolate chip cookies

They're what keeps him jolly

Well, there is a big star that has to do with Orion that has color and i do remember reading something about the north star being another star once upon a time, and that the north star will change again some day, but... i just don't remember enough to put anything together. That's why i can't make up any puzzles. I just don't have the lobes to remember enough information.
Actually, space is pretty boring. All everything ever does out there is come together and blow up! Then it does it all over again. Does make for some pretty pictures though.

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Fri May 03, 2013 8:27 am

Well, T isn't going to blow up, I think, although he's past his prime (which is why he is the color he is).

Click to play embedded YouTube video.

This is T's favorite music, which he enjoys in the company of Santa, drinking a cup of T.

Ann

MargaritaMc · Post by **MargaritaMc** » Fri May 03, 2013 9:55 am

I would have said Tau draconis from the other clues - but the music clue makes nonsense of that idea.
Margarita

PS http://www.astrostudio.org/xhip.php?hip=95154 UX draconis is a Carbon star in Draco. But still no music - and no T

Ann · Post by **Ann** » Fri May 03, 2013 11:06 am

A carbon star is just T's cup of tea, Margarita!

But this T is not in Draco. It's someplace more - well, musical?

Ann

TNT · Post by **TNT** » Fri May 03, 2013 12:20 pm

Ooh! Pick me! Pick me!

Starship Asterisk*

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