Starship Asterisk*

by **Beyond** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:28 pm

owlice wrote: Spring has sprung, the grass is riz/I wonder where my Claritin is?

Oh-my, our resident owl has changed her feathers, she has now become a 'Bard' owl. What ever will we do

by **DLH** » Sat Mar 19, 2011 1:03 pm

The headline says:

Spacecrafts Streak Over Colorado

but in the body of the text it says:

Two of the brighter spacecraft in the present day sky are...

So even this article does not use the plural consistently!

by **owlice** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:35 am

graywave wrote: Sorry, I don't care how common it is, "spacecrafts" is not a word any literate person would use.

Obviously, this is incorrect.

by **graywave** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:39 am

however spacecrafts is quite common.

Sorry, I don't care how common it is, "spacecrafts" is not a word any literate person would use.

by **florid_snow** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 4:20 am

weasle wrote:
orhay wrote:What on earth is the streak across the earth?
Yeah, that's what I wanna know!

You mean the red colored linear feature in the grass?? I think its just a trail made by humans walking consistently on that area killing the grass that would otherwise be there. "Perhaps small local variations in topography make that particular path over the surface desirable to get to some other location, scenic view, water source, etc," said some know-it-all sitting next to me, who then suggested finding the gradient of the field. I told him these people were probably being sarcastic.

by **weasle** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:13 pm

orhay wrote:What on earth is the streak across the earth?

Yeah, that's what I wanna know!

by **biddie67** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:14 pm

My favorite program for spotting satellites overhead is "Orbitron"- I've had it for years. I see both the ISS and the HST a couple times a month. Every once in a while I happen to catch one of the others in the "visible" file.

by **orhay** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:01 pm

What on earth is the streak across the earth?

by **Anthony Barreiro** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:49 pm

The stars seem quite bright, especially for twilight. I can't see Lynx naked eye even in a fully dark sky. Is this solely due to long exposure photography, or were the stars digitally enhanced?

by **florid_snow** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 5:44 pm

I remember seeing these two! I live in Salt Lake City, but when I saw them they streaked north through Auriga towards Ursa Minor...

I remember thinking it was weird to see two satellites so bright streaking north... does anyone know why they would appear to head north for me when in this picture they seem to be going in the east-west direction? It was about 7:37pm local time for me when I saw them.

by **owlice** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:27 pm

I wish I had thought to try to photograph the ISS and Discovery when I watched them pass overhead last week! It hadn't even occurred to me to try.

: has Git Along Little Dogies playing on the radio in her head :

by jd » Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:05 pm

another digital dupe

by **owlice** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:49 pm

orin stepanek wrote:
owlice wrote:Oh, I should have not had the volume up so much on my laptop for one of those links!
Did you hear the birdies sing; and the dog barking?

Wasn't referring to that link, either, though enjoyed hearing the cardinals and the crows in it! The dog made the old cat's ears perk up.

by **orin stepanek** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:43 pm

owlice wrote:Oh, I should have not had the volume up so much on my laptop for one of those links!

Did you hear the birdies sing; and the dog barking?
Art; I liked your Roy Rogers video!

Click to play embedded YouTube video.

by **owlice** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:39 pm

lol! Not that one, but I'd pay money to hear you sing that!

by **neufer** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:35 pm

owlice wrote:
Oh, I should have not had the volume up so much on my laptop for one of those links!

Yippee Ti Yi Yo, get along little dogies
It's your misfortune and none of my own.

by **neufer** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:30 pm

bystander wrote:spacecraft (plural spacecrafts or spacecraft)

Usage notes
The correct plural form is "spacecraft", however spacecrafts is quite common.

I would think that if two Shuttles were on the ground they would be "spacecraft" ready to launch
but the ISS and a Shuttle are "spacecrafts" in space.

A school of fish contains all the same kind but a group of fishes contains different kinds.

by **owlice** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:15 pm

Oh, I should have not had the volume up so much on my laptop for one of those links!

by **neufer** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 1:13 pm

DLH wrote:I notice on the picture, and when I saw them overhead where I am, that the two spacecraft are not in the same orbit plane. When they separate, is part of the separation burn out-of-plane?

They are probably separated mostly in altitude in the same plane;
however, it is unlikely that the ISS orbit plane exactly coincides with Cape Canaveral so
part of the separation burn is out-of-plane (though the Shuttle can compensate for that later as a plane).
(Am I plain about that?)

by **bystander** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 12:15 pm

spacecraft (plural spacecrafts or spacecraft)

Usage notes

The correct plural form is "spacecraft", however spacecrafts is quite common.

by **DLH** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:53 am

I notice on the picture, and when I saw them overhead where I am, that the two spacecraft are not in the same orbit plane. When they separate, is part of the separation burn out-of-plane?

by **neufer** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:40 am

James Manista wrote:
Cumbersome word--is it possible the plural of spacecraft is just spacecraft? Like deer?

No, deer: air shafts, bank drafts, life rafts, skin grafts...

by **James Manista** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 8:18 am

Cumbersome word--is it possible the plural of spacecraft is just spacecraft? Like deer?

by **neufer** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:44 am

Guest wrote:
the pair appears above as steaks in front of point-like stars.
I get hungry just thinking about it.

: Click to view full size image

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2cFji4C ... re=related[/youtube]

by **Guest** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:19 am

the pair appears above as steaks in front of point-like stars.

I get hungry just thinking about it.

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