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by orin stepanek
Sun Jul 23, 2023 8:23 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Antikythera Mechanism (2023 Jul 23)
Replies: 10
Views: 2914

Re: APOD: The Antikythera Mechanism (2023 Jul 23)

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Wow! A computer before our time; man still isn't responsible enough to use it! :mrgreen: :roll:
by orin stepanek
Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:48 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Chandrayaan-3 Launches to the Moon (2023 Jul 19)
Replies: 8
Views: 2518

Re: APOD: Chandrayaan-3 Launches to the Moon (2023 Jul 19)

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Rover an unusual looking lander; so as long as it works; who cares! :lol2:
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Hey kitty, we all get confused once in a while! 8-)
by orin stepanek
Sat Jul 15, 2023 10:01 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Webb's First Deep Field (2023 Jul 15)
Replies: 6
Views: 2479

Re: APOD: Webb's First Deep Field (2023 Jul 15)

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Amazing! Really shows how insignificant we really are! :mrgreen:
by orin stepanek
Fri Jul 14, 2023 7:50 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Comet C/2023 E1 ATLAS near Perihelion (2023 Jul 14)
Replies: 4
Views: 1656

Re: APOD: Comet C/2023 E1 ATLAS near Perihelion (2023 Jul 14)

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It is indeed a pretty comet; Most are! 8-) I can see why it is called a
Hayleys type comet as the period is similar! :D
by orin stepanek
Tue Jul 11, 2023 9:52 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Sunspots on an Active Sun (2023 Jul 11)
Replies: 11
Views: 2275

Re: APOD: Sunspots on an Active Sun (2023 Jul 11)

SpottedSun_Sanli_960.jpg At first it looke like the sun had freckles! but to look closer; it was repeats of thf same sunspot being repeated! 8-) https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap141022.html I think I liked the you tube movie better! 1970c4a0f2b45435436b547c27b54ea7.png Kitty; did you catch the fish? or...
by orin stepanek
Mon Jul 10, 2023 7:49 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 6559 (2023 Jul 10)
Replies: 8
Views: 1976

Re: APOD: Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 6559 (2023 Jul 10)

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The dark nebula looks somewhat like a snake :roll:
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Naughty doggy! :lol2:
by orin stepanek
Sun Jul 09, 2023 6:25 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Doomed Star Eta Carinae (2023 Jul 09)
Replies: 9
Views: 1943

Re: APOD: Doomed Star Eta Carinae (2023 Jul 09)

EtaCarinae_HubbleSchmidt_960.jpg hard to believe that this star is way bigger than sol's entire solar system! :shock: I sure don't want to go there! etacarina_chandra.jpg Eta in X=rays! There was one picture that showed eta in lasers, 8-) 2617d6e7-4f6a-4c46-9020-c3aee00f3c79.jpg Amused dog! :lol2:
by orin stepanek
Sat Jul 08, 2023 7:50 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Stickney Crater (2023 Jul 08)
Replies: 9
Views: 2101

Re: APOD: Stickney Crater (2023 Jul 08)

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I was looking closely; and to me it looks like a message inscribed on
this moon! I know it is just imagination; but sometimes that is fun
also! :mrgreen:
by orin stepanek
Fri Jul 07, 2023 6:41 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Double Cluster in Perseus (2023 Jul 07)
Replies: 6
Views: 9069

Re: APOD: The Double Cluster in Perseus (2023 Jul 07)

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No; you're not seeing double; It is a beauty! 8-)
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Dark secluded spot! :lol2:
by orin stepanek
Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:09 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Fireworks vs Supermoon (2023 Jul 06)
Replies: 12
Views: 2747

Re: APOD: Fireworks vs Supermoon (2023 Jul 06)

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Fireworks vs Supermoon! I'll Take Supermoon anytime! 8-) :lol2:
by orin stepanek
Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:49 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall (2023 Jul 04)
Replies: 4
Views: 1602

Re: APOD: Aurora over Icelandic Waterfall (2023 Jul 04)

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I find the lake looks as though it is in a hole' I must be
looking at it wrong!
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Happy kitty!
by orin stepanek
Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:02 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Venus in Ultraviolet from Akatsuki (2023 Jul 03)
Replies: 5
Views: 1795

Re: APOD: Venus in Ultraviolet from Akatsuki (2023 Jul 03)

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Small target causes delays! 8-)
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kitty cat kind of nosey
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This mountain looks molten! :spam:
by orin stepanek
Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:54 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Three Galaxies in Draco (2023 Jul 01)
Replies: 14
Views: 2775

Re: APOD: Three Galaxies in Draco (2023 Jul 01)

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So Pretty; yet so far away! Too bad that space travel cannot fathom
the distances of these beauties! Don't know if I was born too soon or
too late! :bang:
by orin stepanek
Sat Jul 01, 2023 12:42 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Orbits of Potentially Hazardous... (2023 Jun 30)
Replies: 5
Views: 1766

Re: APOD: Orbits of Potentially Hazardous... (2023 Jun 30)

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Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
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with aprpox. 8 years difference] how come no change? They must be the same photo! :roll:
Maybe I'm missing something!!! :?
by orin stepanek
Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:00 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Message from the Gravitational... (2023 Jun 29)
Replies: 37
Views: 5979

Re: APOD: A Message from the Gravitational... (2023 Jun 29)

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I was hoping to get the annotations with the photo! :shock:
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Kitty peeking at something! :mrgreen:
by orin stepanek
Tue Jun 27, 2023 3:53 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: MAVEN's Ultraviolet Mars (2023 Jun 27)
Replies: 11
Views: 3384

Re: APOD: MAVEN's Ultraviolet Mars (2023 Jun 27)

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WOW! Mars doesn't really have a big gouge in it like the UV photo implies; does it?
by orin stepanek
Tue Jun 27, 2023 3:05 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Belt of Venus over Mount Everest (2023 Jun 26)
Replies: 13
Views: 2721

Re: APOD: The Belt of Venus over Mount Everest (2023 Jun 26)

https://asterisk.apod.com/download/file.php?id=47757&mode=view Wow; A lot of great photos in today's APOD Orin, that's a great image! :D I couldn't find it in the links of today's caption. Where did you find it? Anyway, Victor, I very much recommend the image posted by Orin, because it does a g...