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by chanio
Fri May 15, 2015 11:48 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Jupiter, Ganymede, Great Red Spot (2015 May 15)
Replies: 15
Views: 4088

Quoting?Re:APOD: Jupiter, Ganymede, Great Red Spot (2015 May

Great Red Spot's diameter is still around 16,500 kilometers. The Great Red Spot ( GRS ) , as we all know,is an oval and Wiki states at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_Jupiter The GRS rotates counter-clockwise, with a period of about six Earth days[73] or 14 Jovian days. Its dimensions ar...
by chanio
Sat Dec 27, 2014 3:22 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Cetus Duo M77 and NGC 1055 (2014 Dec 26)
Replies: 12
Views: 23747

Re: APOD: Cetus Duo M77 and NGC 1055 (2014 Dec 26)

I think mirroring is generally frowned upon but it happens with strangely high frequency. I think it happens by accident sometimes and other times photographers do it because it looks better to them. :idea: Isn't it possible that they are both the same gallaxy? :oops: Wouldn't it be wonderful? :rol...
by chanio
Wed Dec 04, 2013 12:02 am
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: APOD's 2014 calendar is now available
Replies: 79
Views: 233891

Re: APOD's 2014 calendar is now available

:D Thank you for this nice 2014 APOD Calendar!
Wonderful dessign + photos!
:shock: ++ 1st ever seen beautiful APOD log o++
Have a nice year!
by chanio
Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:28 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: APOD permalink
Replies: 4
Views: 13337

APOD permalink

:) Hi, all! This is my first posting. And is about a suggestion of adding a permalink to the APOD page. :idea: I am just thinking at the convenience of users that pass by the APOD page and want to comment the actual article with somebody by email, for example. :roll: As it is today, if someone sends...
by chanio
Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:09 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A View from Next Door (2012 Oct 18)
Replies: 64
Views: 15092

Re: APOD: A View from Next Door (2012 Oct 18)

:roll: I imagine living in a world with two suns. The bigger being colder than the smaller. At Winter, it would be like living in the South Pole. And in Summer like living at the Sahara desert. But watching always two suns and two moons. :ssmile: The planet having mostly the same earthquakes and vol...
by chanio
Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:56 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Moon Meets Jupiter (2012 Jul 20)
Replies: 18
Views: 4290

Re: APOD: Moon Meets Jupiter (2012 Jul 20)

:roll: Hi!
:? Sorry for my ignorance, but isn't it the Moon's shadow over Jupiter what we are seeing?
If it were the moon's body, the proportions wouldn't seem to match.
And the Moon´s rounded body would cover the satelites view... :roll:
by chanio
Mon May 14, 2012 3:59 pm
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: APOD assessment poll #1
Replies: 49
Views: 121567

Re: APOD assessment poll #1

:shock: I want to thank you , people, for making me watch with attention, the stars. :roll: The same that I have been seeing since I was born. :oops: But today, I spend hours looking at them, trying to remember what you have commented, imagining more that can be observed at plain sight by what you ...