Starship Asterisk*

zbvhs wrote:
Would these be the source of phenomena like gegenschein or is that something different?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiacal_light wrote:
<<Zodiacal light is produced by sunlight reflecting off dust particles in the solar system known as cosmic dust. Consequently, its spectrum is the same as the solar spectrum. The material producing the zodiacal light is located in a lens-shaped volume of space centered on the sun and extending well out beyond the orbit of Earth. This material is known as the interplanetary dust cloud. Since most of the material is located near the plane of the solar system, the zodiacal light is seen along the ecliptic. The amount of material needed to produce the observed zodiacal light is amazingly small. If it were in the form of 1 mm particles, each with the same albedo (reflecting power) as Earth's moon, each particle would be 8 km from its neighbors. The gegenschein may be because particles directly opposite the sun as seen from Earth would be in full phase.

The Poynting-Robertson effect causes the particles to spiral slowly into the Sun, thus requiring a continuous source of new particles to maintain the zodiacal cloud. Cometary dust and dust generated by collisions among the asteroids are believed to be mostly responsible for the maintenance of the dust cloud producing the zodiacal light and the gegenschein. In recent years, observations by a variety of spacecraft have shown significant structure in the zodiacal light including dust bands associated with debris from particular asteroid families and several cometary trails.>>

twc wrote:Does this image represent only asteroids found in the orbital plane of the earth? Wouldn't a two dimensional image representing a three dimensional space show some higher densities toward the center of the image, assuming that the gravitational effect of the sun would draw them into a spherical shape?

orin stepanek wrote:Wow!and they took away Pluto's planetary status because it hasn't cleared out it's orbital path. Looks to me like Mercury; Venus; Earth; and Mars hasn't either. :mrgreen:

drollere wrote:point of english usage: "light" is *visible* electromagnetic radiation. the standard of light is the human eye and the radiation it can detect in most situations.

Chris Peterson wrote:
"Light" is a broad term with many definitions.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-alcohol_beer wrote:
<<Light beer is beer that is reduced in alcohol content or in calories, compared to regular beer. The spelling "lite beer" is also commonly used. Light beers may be chosen by beer drinkers who wish to manage their alcohol consumption or their calorie intake. However, these beers are sometimes criticized for being less flavorful than full-strength beers, being "watered down" (whether in perception or in fact), and thus advertising campaigns for light beers generally advertise their retention of flavor.

In Australia, regular beers have approximately 5% ABV; reduced-alcohol beers have 2.2%–3.2%.
In Canada, a reduced-alcohol beer contains 2.6%–4.0% ABV, and an “extra-light” beer contains less than 2.5% ABV.
In Scotland, beers were taxed according to strength in the 19th century. The weakest category, 60/-, was generally under 3.5% ABV.

In the United States, most reduced-alcohol beers, including Bud Light, Coors Light, and Miller Lite have 4.2% ABV. This is a 16% reduction in alcohol compared to beer that has 5% ABV. Also, some establishments are permitted to sell only reduced-alcohol beer. For example, in Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Utah, beer that is sold in supermarkets and convenience stores must have no more than 3.2% alcohol by weight (4% ABV). This low-alcohol beer is called "low-point beer" or "three-two beer". Minnesota has a full-service alcohol license that is available to retailers. It permits the sale of regular beer, but licenses permitting the sale of 3.2% beers are easier to obtain.

"Light beer" can also refer to beer that has a reduced calorie content, compared to regular beer. Reducing the calorie content of beer is done by a large reduction of its carbohydrate content and a small reduction of its alcohol content. Most beer of this kind is not significantly less intoxicating than regular beer, although Budweiser Select is labelled as having under 3.2% ABW, possibly to permit its sale in localities that have 3.2% beer laws. Beer Advocate suggests it actually contains 2.5% ABV, or 50% of the alcohol in a normal American-style non-light lager.

The calorie content of beers varies over a wide range:

• Bud Light contains 110 calories per 12-ounce serving.
  Coors Light contains 102 calories.
  Miller Lite contains 96 calories.>>

neufer wrote:<<Light beer is beer that is reduced in alcohol content or in calories, compared to regular beer...

NoelC wrote:This strikes me as the kind of thing that would be better expressed as a video, with a 3D "flyover" showing where all these asteroids are, and maybe even animated to show their motion.

'Course that might scare the hell out of folks (me included).

-Noel

Chris Peterson wrote:

neufer wrote:
<<Light beer is beer that is reduced in alcohol content or in calories, compared to regular beer...

I strongly disagree that "light beer" is beer. While "light" is frequently rendered "lite" in this case, it is actually "beer" that should be altered... to "byr" perhaps. In the U.S. at least, you can't use the term "cream" unless there is actually dairy cream in the product- otherwise "creme" is typically used. "Light beer" is false advertising, pure and simple, and undeserving of that historical term!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coors_Brewing_Company wrote:

Coors brewery in Golden, Colorado

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<<The Coors Brewing Company managed to survive Prohibition relatively intact. Years before the Volstead Act went into effect nationwide, Adolph Coors with sons Adolph Jr., Grover, and Herman established the Adolph Coors Brewing and Manufacturing Company, which included Herold Porcelain and other ventures. The brewery itself was converted into a malted milk and near beer production facility. Coors sold much of the malted milk to the Mars candy company for the production of confection. Manna, the company's non-alcoholic beer replacement, was a near beer which is similar to current non-alcoholic beverages. However, Coors and sons relied heavily on the porcelain company as well as a cement and real estate company to keep the Coors Brewing Company afloat. By 1933, after the end of Prohibition, the Coors brewery was one of only a handful of breweries that survived Prohibition intact.

All the non-brewery assets of the Adolph Coors Company were spun off between 1989 and 1992; the descendant of the original Herold Porcelain ceramics business continues to operate as CoorsTek.>>

neufer wrote:Very few people working at Coors brewery would consider Coors Light anything other than "beer."

Chris Peterson wrote:...it doesn't even smell like a proper brewery.

Beyond wrote:

Chris Peterson wrote:...it doesn't even smell like a proper brewery.

And That's bad :?: :?: