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by 6thmoonofpluto
Thu Nov 30, 2023 9:17 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Artemis 1: Flight Day 13 (2023 Nov 30)
Replies: 22
Views: 65578

Re: APOD: Artemis 1: Flight Day 13 (2023 Nov 30)

Don't want to brag or anything, but this photo was taken using a camera located on one of the solar arrays on the European Space Agency (ESA) supplied Orion European Service Module. So yes, huge plaudits to our friends in NASA, but kudos to ESA and its industrial partners too :clap: :D
by 6thmoonofpluto
Tue Jun 10, 2014 9:16 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: How to Identify that Light in the Sky (2014 Jun 09)
Replies: 63
Views: 31522

Re: APOD: How to Identify that Light in the Sky (2014 Jun 09

I loved the post, which made me chuckle. However, there is one serious potential case that is not covered. A few months ago I was on a plane descending at night towards a European airport when I saw a line of blinking stationary white lights hovering a couple of hundred feet above the horizon. It wo...
by 6thmoonofpluto
Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:56 pm
Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
Topic: APOD assessment poll #7
Replies: 108
Views: 96771

Re: APOD assessment poll #7

A quick check showed that I discovered APOD some time on or before 10 May 2004. I have been hooked ever since. Easily the best 'POD' out there. Keep up the good work guys!