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- Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:56 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Sunspot Group 1429 and the Distant Sun (2012 Mar 19)
- Replies: 16
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Re: APOD: Sunspot Group 1429 and the Distant Sun (2012 Mar 1
The sunspot group only "rotates to the right" if you are viewing it from the Northern Hemisphere. From the Southern Hemisphere, the north pole of the Sun is the one that is closer to the horizon. The Sun's south pole is pointing toward the celestial South Pole, somewhere overhead. Features...
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 3:15 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: In Through and Beyond Saturns Rings (2011 Oct 26)
- Replies: 23
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Re: APOD: In Through and Beyond Saturns Rings (2011 Oct 26)
beautiful, it's one of the best APODs recently
- Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:08 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Starry Night Over the Rhone (2010 Sep 21)
- Replies: 41
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Re: APOD: Starry Night Over the Rhone (2010 Sep 21)
Um, no one seems to have pointed out that if you carry out the suggested calculation, you actually get the wrong answer! Based on the painting, the altitude of Polaris would be around 48 deg. But the latitude of Arles (the known location of the scene) is 43 deg. 40 min. N. The difference of 4 or 5 d...