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Milky Way, Zodiacal Light, Wide-Angle (2009 Feb 12)

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:39 pm
by apodman
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090212.html

Nice annotations, but (... quiz question ...) what is this?

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Re: Milky Way, Zodiacal Light, Wide-Angle (2009 Feb 12)

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:40 am
by bystander
apodman wrote:Nice annotations, but (... quiz question ...) what is this?
My guess would be Pegasus, or a yellow trapezoid.

Re: Milky Way, Zodiacal Light, Wide-Angle (2009 Feb 12)

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:45 am
by neufer
apodman wrote:http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090212.html
Nice annotations, but (... quiz question ...) what is this?
The Great Square of Pegasus.

Re: Milky Way, Zodiacal Light, Wide-Angle (2009 Feb 12)

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:55 am
by apodman
I don't think the "Great Trapezoid" will catch on, but I like it.

Using Pegasus as a Guide to the Constellations

BTW, what's with the red dome?

Re: Milky Way, Zodiacal Light, Wide-Angle (2009 Feb 12)

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 2:15 am
by Dr. Skeptic
I've seen those red domes somewhere before ...




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Re: Milky Way, Zodiacal Light, Wide-Angle (2009 Feb 12)

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:29 am
by bystander
apodman wrote:I don't think the "Great Trapezoid" will catch on, but I like it.
We can't use trapezium, that's already taken.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apo ... ?trapezium

Re: Milky Way, Zodiacal Light, Wide-Angle (2009 Feb 12)

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:52 pm
by aristarchusinexile
10 Cents! Imagine, a Martian attack ship advertising for a Rapper! I guess they had to finance the invasion somehow.