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by LocalColor
Sun Feb 15, 2015 12:59 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Solar System Portrait (2015 Feb 14)
Replies: 23
Views: 501616

Re: APOD: Solar System Portrait (2015 Feb 14)

Thank you Voyager, happy wandering.
by LocalColor
Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:18 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Close Encounter with M44 (2015 Jan 29)
Replies: 27
Views: 136176

Re: APOD: Close Encounter with M44 (2015 Jan 29)

Oh my, it has its own "moonlet". Great APOD today.
by LocalColor
Wed Dec 31, 2014 10:37 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Comet Lovejoy before a Globular Star... (2014 Dec 31)
Replies: 13
Views: 23690

Re: APOD: Comet Lovejoy before a Globular Star... (2014 Dec

Started off to be clear last night (-5F) but clouds came in... :(
by LocalColor
Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:13 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Observatory, Mountains, Universe (2014 Dec 30)
Replies: 14
Views: 84675

Re: APOD: Observatory, Mountains, Universe (2014 Dec 30)

I will never complain about my drive to work through rural Idaho again. Bet they can't get a pizza delivered there. Maybe a "Flying" Pie? Oh my, I have not seen the Flying Pie for years. Wish they would deliver up here, but it takes 5 hours from Boise. Oh topic: a very beautiful image, ev...
by LocalColor
Tue Dec 16, 2014 5:46 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: W5: Pillars of Star Formation (2014 Dec 16)
Replies: 17
Views: 28143

Re: APOD: W5: Pillars of Star Formation (2014 Dec 16)

Oh my, this image gave me goosebumps. Awe inspiring to be able to watch star formation in process. We are all "star stuff" as Dr. Sagan said.
by LocalColor
Tue Dec 09, 2014 1:31 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Wanderers (2014 Dec 08)
Replies: 70
Views: 138612

Re: APOD: Wanderers (2014 Dec 08)

Hearing Mr. Sagan's voice gave me goosebumps. Inspiring video!

(I was hoping this was a trailer for a full movie, sigh.)
by LocalColor
Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:59 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Eta Carinae and the Expanding Nebula... (2014 Dec 02)
Replies: 28
Views: 47686

Re: APOD: Eta Carinae and the Expanding Nebula... (2014 Dec

The more data we gather the more we learn. I like the 3 photo "video" very much. Thanks again APOD.
by LocalColor
Mon Dec 01, 2014 4:59 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Stars and Dust Pillars in NGC 7822... (2014 Dec 01)
Replies: 24
Views: 100173

Re: APOD: Stars and Dust Pillars in NGC 7822... (2014 Dec 01

Impressive set of photons. Made me wipe down my dusty monitor to see it better. :)
by LocalColor
Mon Dec 01, 2014 4:37 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Seahorse of the Large Magellanic... (2014 Nov 30)
Replies: 15
Views: 124186

Re: APOD: The Seahorse of the Large Magellanic... (2014 Nov

Another "wow" image from the Hubble team! And great explainations. I was just sitting here wondering how "wind" could "blow" in a vacuum and there was a link provided by APOD with the answer. :D

Still in a "food coma" from our feast day. :lol2:
by LocalColor
Sun Nov 23, 2014 7:52 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Tornado and Rainbow Over Kansas (2014 Nov 23)
Replies: 20
Views: 170391

Re: APOD: Tornado and Rainbow Over Kansas (2014 Nov 23)

Very interesting photo and glad you shared it again. I wonder if Jupiter and/or Saturn have tornados?
by LocalColor
Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:25 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Descent to a Comet (2014 Nov 13)
Replies: 31
Views: 130375

Re: APOD: Descent to a Comet (2014 Nov 13)

I hope this is not off topic, this Smithsonian article has a "song" from the comet.

Comet 67P Has a Welcome Song for Rosetta And Philae

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new ... 03/?no-ist
by LocalColor
Sun Oct 26, 2014 11:36 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Too Close to a Black Hole (2014 Oct 26)
Replies: 36
Views: 155285

Re: APOD: Too Close to a Black Hole (2014 Oct 26)

A primary building block of galaxies, then..... I'm feeling a bit "BENT" myself. My own mass affecting Spacetime. :---[===] * :lol2: You reminded me of our "gravity" cat. He seems to have more mass when you want the chair he is sitting in. The image today really draws me in....
by LocalColor
Wed Oct 22, 2014 7:13 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Sunspot Group AR 2192 Crackles (2014 Oct 22)
Replies: 8
Views: 27098

Re: APOD: Sunspot Group AR 2192 Crackles (2014 Oct 22)

Great video and informative links. Thanks APOD for "brightening" our day. :D
by LocalColor
Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:52 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater (2014 Oct 21)
Replies: 33
Views: 120686

Re: APOD: Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater (2014 Oct 21)

Sure looks like one of the beat up golf balls we put in the chicken nest boxes (fake eggs.)
by LocalColor
Sat Oct 11, 2014 1:14 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Moons at Opposition (2014 Oct 10)
Replies: 13
Views: 44511

Re: APOD: Moons at Opposition (2014 Oct 10)

Thanks to the APOD now we know the little blue dot in our eclipse photo is Uranus. Fantastic sky here in central Idaho, got to see nearly the entire eclipse.
by LocalColor
Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:24 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Aurora and Volcanic Light Pillar (2014 Sep 23)
Replies: 7
Views: 18177

Re: APOD: Aurora and Volcanic Light Pillar (2014 Sep 23)

Nuitsacrees wrote:Thank you to appreciate, it was a magical moment :) . In addition to the text, a video that shows the dynamics of the today's APOD picture and a few other surprises ... : http://vimeo.com/106804189
Thank you for the video as well as the outstanding photo.
by LocalColor
Thu Sep 18, 2014 6:49 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Aurora over Maine (2014 Sep 17)
Replies: 13
Views: 24242

Re: APOD: Aurora over Maine (2014 Sep 17)

We were so hoping to see the aurora from central Idaho, but the "storm" arrived several hours before sundown.

Lovely photo and thank you for sharing this awesome event. :)