Starship Asterisk*

Hypothesis: Mercury was a former comet. These hollows are where water/ice boiled off after being caught in Sol's gravity.
~NwCPttstd*hhhh*

Steve Dutch wrote:Technical note: two frames is not a time lapse movie.

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Uhh....technically, it is.

Effect replicated in lab:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQzLY17n ... creen&NR=1

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Again, what's the ''62'' connection?

Speakin' of yesterday & today.... Yesterday's 'teaser' showed today's APOD's subject matter was simply, "62". I can't find any connection, other'n RCW 86's general declination of -62°, which seems a bit of a reach (no pun intended). :wink: What'm I missing? (& let's not try the nep...

As a regular at Asterisk, I find the complaints somewhat puzzling because so many of those posting them have never posted here before to say, "What a GREAT image!" when APOD has pleased them. If you LIKE something, doesn't that deserve at least as much effort, as much comment, as some of ...

Thanks to the editors for occasionally posting this sort of APOD. It helps me figure out who the idiots are who need to be on my ignore list! Well, I don't know which side of the fence I fall on Chris, but perhaps I'll make your idiot list. I come here for astronomy pictures - this is my daily gree...

There's sump'n wrong with the delivery system here. I get e-mail notification this morning a reply's been posted, immediately click the 'read' link, & see the 'pull over to picnic table'....as the latest post. I post my "tonight we ride" snippet, and 'the machine' jumps me back to the ...

"Somebody say pic-a-nic? Mask up, BooBoo....tonight, we ride!!"


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwh-h6pH ... re=related[/youtube]

I suppose that explains the tread on the SIDE of your tire?

Oooooooh, skunk followed by dark chocolate pudding... the perfect meal! Skunk; I don't think so! :roll: besides I don't want to get that close to one. :? I did hear they make great pets; if you have them unscented. :wink: Professional Skunk Unscenter. Now THERE 's a job I wouldn't touch with a 10-f...

Typing 1-handed.....dark chocolate pudding with warm cashew nuts with cuppa Black Silk w/dash of Millstone Swiss Chocolate Almond.

Plasma? That's another matter.

You guys are wa-a-ay overthinking this. I have it on good authority it's Sasquatch poots.

saturn2 wrote:Excuse me, I wrote Kilus for Kilns.

Funny - that's what I read at first shot, too. I know of those objects however - made me go back for a closer look.
I call font-nanigans!

It occurs to me that things that have no mass really don't matter.

~[Star*Hopper's Guide to Befuddled Musings]

or,
"Jaywalkin' in Sturgis" ??

Just below the nova is an inverted 'V' string of stars. All over this galaxy can be seen similar strings of 'pearls' like this. In fact such strings show up in very many of the APOD images. Is there something about the formation of stars that causes such strings or is it a trick of the mind and cha...

ExplorerAtHeart wrote:Imagine all the planets in there.

Yeah --- places to go-o-oo, people to se-e-ee.......

*YAWN*

Beyond wrote:I wonderingly await for your report.

*sotto voce* (Sometimes I wonder, too.)

Them bats is just wondering, "What's WRONG wich you!?!"
They too, cannot beLIEVE you're not up with the times! YOU, of all people!!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Owling/182608258465224
(Planking is SO 2 months ago!)


Google: Owling

"Can you identify what land masses are visible below the shuttle? "

Why, yes.....yes I can!

geckzilla wrote:No organism shall be anthropomorphized while Chris stands watch.

Lord knows, he wasn't tryin' to humanize it -- just keep it outta his grill!