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by trucker743
Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:12 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Equinox: The Sun from Solstice to... (2012 Sep 23)
Replies: 19
Views: 7676

Re: APOD: Equinox: The Sun from Solstice to... (2012 Sep 23)

Why do the suns in the Solstice bands appear pinker than the ones in the Equinox band?
by trucker743
Thu May 07, 2009 3:59 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: A Halo for NGC 6164 (2009 May 7)
Replies: 9
Views: 1526

A Halo for NGC 6164 (2009 May 7)

Anyone besides me notice that we have a face on here to rival the "Face On Mars"? Looks like a cosmic ad campaign for Neutrogena or Oil of Olay.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090507.html
by trucker743
Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:15 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Star Trails Over CFHT (2009 April 13)
Replies: 6
Views: 1994

Star Trails Over CFHT (2009 April 13)

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090413.html I must question the explanation of the red glow showing on the dome of the telescope. It appears to last a great deal longer than the few seconds a car's taillights leaving the area would illuminate the dome. It also seems to linger even when a whitish light l...
by trucker743
Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:14 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Re: Tonight's APOD photo
Replies: 12
Views: 4617

Thanks!

Makes perfect sense! Thanks - Hope I wasn't a bother!

Totally Uneducated
by trucker743
Tue Oct 16, 2007 4:18 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Re: Tonight's APOD photo
Replies: 12
Views: 4617

Re: Tonight's APOD photo

Can anyone explain to me why stars A, B and C - and the bright object near the supernova look much brighter in the left, or before, photo? I would have thought they'd need to be exposed at the same level to get a true comparison.

A Totally Uneducated Observer Who Still Gets Curious
by trucker743
Mon Jan 03, 2005 5:41 am
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: New! APOD software
Replies: 125
Views: 269711

Night Sky Software

Is it usable on a Mac? From the .exe extension, I doubt it, but I suspect a BUNCH of us MACies would love it!