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The Happy Sky (2008 Dec 03)
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:26 pm
by Indigo_Sunrise
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081203.html
Today's APOD has a rather witty title. Although, I'm not sure that the sky is
happy with all that light pollution/haze(/smog? Is that word still in use??)
I didn't get to see this particular view of the planets and moon Sunday due to the weather, but Monday evening was superb, IMO. (I just wish the wind has been a bit less, or I were tougher and could stand to be out in it longer.....)
But I do like some of the images of planetary conjunctions! 8)
Re: The Happy Sky
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:45 pm
by apodman
Re: The Happy Sky (2008 Dec 03)
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:27 pm
by emc
Not only is the view pleasing but I had a rewarding moment last evening when I was asked what stars or planets those were near the moon and was able to accommodate the answer.
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
Re: The Happy Sky (2008 Dec 03)
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:43 pm
by diem
Was particularly spectacular from the southern skies, I viewed from Perth, Australia, the heavens were certainly smiling down
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Re: The Happy Sky
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:53 pm
by emc
apodman wrote:Regarding the
APOD for 2008 Dec 03 ...
(here's that horse again ...)
I see the mouth and eyes, but
why the long face?
(maybe already answered)
I can't back this up... but I've heard that horse faces get longer with age.
Re: The Happy Sky
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:41 pm
by bystander
emc wrote:I can't back this up... but I've heard that horse faces get longer with age.
You should know.
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Re: The Happy Sky (2008 Dec 03)
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:22 pm
by neufer
Indigo_Sunrise wrote:http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081203.html
Today's APOD has a rather witty title. Although, I'm not sure that the sky is
happy with all that light pollution/haze(/smog? Is that word still in use??)
I remember this view from Mt. Wilson at the beginning an 1955 episode of _Science Fiction Theatre_
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Fiction_Theatre
1-36 Are We Invaded?
December 31, 1955
Pat O'Brien, Anthony Eustrel, Leslie Gaye
"That which we do not understand sometimes causes apprehension."
<<A reporter and the daughter of a respected astronomer, watching the stars [over L.A. from Mt. Wilson] one evening from their parked car, see what they consider a flying saucer. A stranger appears at the door of the car saying he too saw the light in the sky, and asks if he can be given a lift down the hill into town. Later, the astronomer refuses to believe the couple saw anything more than an optical illusion. To prove the existence of UFOs, the reporter films a documentary of witnesses, while the astronomer promptly demonstrates scientific explanations for each witnesse's sightings. But the mysterious stranger has dropped off a photograph at the astronomer's lab- a photograph of our solar system taken from deep space. The stranger has disappeared, but left a forwarding address: Alpha Centauri, 4.5 light years from Earth.>>
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Re: The Happy Sky
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:43 pm
by emc
bystander wrote:emc wrote:I can't back this up... but I've heard that horse faces get longer with age.
You should know.
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Actually, I do know this about horses… if the horse is having a bad day, doesn’t want to obey the reins and doesn’t want anything to do with a rider on its back… well… if you grab their ear, they will stop… at least this particular horse would stop… of course I didn’t learn that bit of knowledge until after I was thrown into a tree... It's a good thing the tree broke my fall, otherwise I would have hit the ground. (I'm feeling a little bit Yogi Berra today)
Re: The Happy Sky (2008 Dec 03)
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:47 pm
by emc
neufer wrote:"That which we do not understand sometimes causes apprehension."
And sometimes understanding causes comprehension. (sounds like a
Yogi-ism, huh)
Say, do you have an idea why Venus appears blue and the moon appears orange in this photo?
" You can observe a lot by watching ", Yogi Berra
Re: The Happy Sky
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:56 pm
by bystander
emc wrote:I can't back this up... but I've heard that horse faces get longer with age.
It's also true of male
homo sapiens, primarily due to receding hairlines.
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
Re: The Happy Sky
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:06 pm
by emc
bystander wrote:emc wrote:I can't back this up... but I've heard that horse faces get longer with age.
It's also true of male
homo sapiens, primarily due to receding hairlines.
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
Yeah, I know what your talking about... my chin is growing... down.
Say... one good thing about getting old is you gain excess brain matter... at least that's my theory... how else do you explain my hair turning grey but leaking brains... wait a minute... what if it isn't excess!!
![Shocked :shock:](./images/smilies/icon_eek.gif)
Re: The Happy Sky (2008 Dec 03)
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:47 pm
by iamlucky13
Nice APOD, but I was extremely disappointed that it's been cloudy here for the last week, so I haven't gotten to see the conjunction myself yet, and the moon's moving out of the picture.
Stupid clouds.
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
Re: The Happy Sky (2008 Dec 03)
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:38 am
by Luciano P. Lopes
My friends are experiencing some kind of difficulty on opening your 12/03 APOD I'v send them to notice the full mirror effect of showing the moon crescent from left to right upwards and the planets downwards from the moon while in Rio they appeared just the opposite. That's quite significant as constelations appear on Brazilian flag on half mirror, changing left for right as if they would look as a projection from outer space. Should my friends use some command to open the outlook express mail of your picture?
Luciano
Re: The Happy Sky (2008 Dec 03)
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 1:50 pm
by bystander
Luciano P. Lopes wrote:My friends are experiencing some kind of difficulty on opening your 12/03 APOD I'v send them to notice the full mirror effect of showing the moon crescent from left to right upwards and the planets downwards from the moon while in Rio they appeared just the opposite. That's quite significant as constelations appear on Brazilian flag on half mirror, changing left for right as if they would look as a projection from outer space. Should my friends use some command to open the outlook express mail of your picture?
Luciano
Not really a question for this forum. We don't deal with email or os problems.
Why not just send them the link to the APOD?
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081203.html
Re: The Happy Sky
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:00 pm
by neufer
apodman wrote:
Regarding the
APOD for 2008 Dec 03 ...
I see the mouth and eyes, but
why the long face?
![Image](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3064/2574228428_ac0afaf8f9.jpg)
<<On
December 1, 2008,
Paul Benedict was found dead at his home by his brother in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. He was 70 years old. Paul Benedict was an American character actor who made numerous appearances in television and movies beginning in the 1960s. He is probably best recognized for his roles as The Number Painter on the PBS children's show Sesame Street, and as the quirky English neighbor "Harry Bentley" on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons. Benedict was grew up in Massachusetts. As a young man, he suffered from acromegaly, a pituitary disorder that affects the extremities and face, which accounted for his slightly oversized jaw and large nose.>>
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=B2dTJJ0PdTI
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=PeT0VKR2eno
Re: The Happy Sky (2008 Dec 03)
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:19 pm
by Luciano P. Lopes
bystander wrote:Luciano P. Lopes wrote:My friends are experiencing some kind of difficulty on opening your 12/03 APOD I'v send them to notice the full mirror effect of showing the moon crescent from left to right upwards and the planets downwards from the moon while in Rio they appeared just the opposite. That's quite significant as constelations appear on Brazilian flag on half mirror, changing left for right as if they would look as a projection from outer space. Should my friends use some command to open the outlook express mail of your picture?
Luciano
Not really a question for this forum. We don't deal with email or os problems.
Why not just send them the link to the APOD?
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081203.html
All right! My fellow menaged to repair his conection and opened the 12/03 APOD I'd send her and I had a sample of the burocratic orientation prevailing on your manners to deal with the requests adressed. Thank you.
Luciano