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- Tue Dec 15, 2009 4:51 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: A Fading Moonset Over Hong Kong (2009 Dec 15)
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Re: A Fading Moonset Over Hong Kong (2009 Dec 15)
startrails_heli.JPG I don't think these could be described as "multi-pronged", but they are more accurately than anything else described as "over the house". We need Bob to tell us what he meant. I think these are antennae warning lights, on the ridge, or maybe extremely tall bu...
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 2:27 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: A Fading Moonset Over Hong Kong (2009 Dec 15)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2976
Re: A Fading Moonset Over Hong Kong (2009 Dec 15)
Looking at the enlarged image: what is the streak just to the right of Jupiter? It seems to get brighter as it gets closer to the horizon instead of getting fainter, as the description states, "Do stars appear dimmer when nearer the horizon? Yes -- atmospheric air absorbs and reradiates light,...