Starship Asterisk*

finally! Will this system be a target for direct observations from any of our newest instruments?

Hi My question is why is there so many variations is Jupiters upper clouds. Why don't they mix more thoroughly? Pure gases must be being born somehow and then wisp'ed away quicky to the top while warm. Swirling around a bit while cooling, then falling back down violently and forcefully into unforgiv...

Can it take longer exposures to resolve deep field shots? Most old stars glow red for a very long time before they go cold, there are a lot of those around too I assume. So i'm thinking it can detect much fainter stars, much farther away. Very cool

"So some animations are using actual star coordinates to draw them with, so we can fly around in their space if-u-will?" Could some kind soul direct me then to the best representation of an actual star field to fly through while sitting in my Captain's chair? Who makes 'real 3d star field'...

well I'll be darn. that is amazing detail from xxx miles away.

I wonder if they point it toward Earth; just what they will see?

the fine print on my prescription bottle?

Has Hubble ever done that? If so the photos probably have been classified.
Can either telescope even focus that close?

Mark

hey Chris! So some animations are using actual star coordinates to draw them so we can fly around in their space if-u-will? Mostly confined to our own nearby galactic group. Are http://universesandbox.com/ & http://spaceengine.org/ doing this rather easily? I'll assume it's still takes a large o...

Hi 'gentle travelers" -Isaac Asimov Lately I can enjoy flying in and around Nebula's and Galaxies and such, without much imagination anymore. But while I am enjoying flying around, I can't help wonder how it's done? I bet it's as simple as entering the distance of each object into a super compu...

Thanks Bruce! Been watching Anton Petrov's Youtube channel aka What Da Math. https://www.youtube.com/whatdamath/featured he posts everyday something new, with his expert use of Universe Sandbox2 as his full screen backdrop. He gives me my daily fix. And with so many new discoveries and new theories ...

This saga continues to unfold. May there be no unforeseen wrinkles.
Haste makes waste. Caution is the better part of Valor.
Launch the Greatest American shield ever made into space!
Greater even than Captain America's mighty shield!

If the future is in the past
It's surely because it didn't last.

When silence is spoken,
The quiet alliance is broken.

When there is nothing here
There must be something there.

Thanks for the inspiration
It created no perspiration...

Mark

Logic and emotions are not friendly acquaintances, yet Leonard Nimoy was able to weave them together gracefully. http://leonardnimoypoetry.com/ You and I have learned The song of love, and we sing it well The song is ageless Passed on Heart to heart By those Who have seen What we see And known What ...

Looking at that shining moon
guaranteed to make you swoon
surely it will set too soon
guaranteed to rise by noon

First-ever image of 5th order rainbow http://earthsky.org/earth/first-ever-image-of-5th-order-rainbow Harald Edens’ discovery image was taken on August 8, 2012 from the Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research near the 10,800-foot summit of South Baldy Peak, New Mexico, USA. This is the first-e...

Thanks for the heads up literally. I think it'll be clear this a.m. The moon is brilliant tonight right now here in Minnesota. If I get to a high place to look west at sunrise today I hope to film a SELENELION EFFECT !! 44.940501,-93.214645 "This effect is known as selenelion — pronounced "...

time to spread her wings and soar like an American Bald Eagle!

let's hope it's the former, El Niño, that develops, so that California can get some rain this winter.

I got caught in a rush hour gully gusher 2 days ago. Trapped in an urban low spot between lake Calhoun & Cedar Lake (Minneapolis), in stop n go bumper to bumper traffic, I see cars ahead "going-for-it" as they floor it and punch through the little lake ahead (1/2 a meter deep) one at a...

BRRRRR Revenge of the Polar Vortex What a refreshing break from the heat tho'. http://www.startribune.com/weather/blogs/Paul_Douglas_on_Weather.html July Wind Chill: Coolest July 14 on Record for MSP http://apps.startribune.com/blogs/user_images/pauldouglas_1405299939_animationtemps.gif Yes, we got...

And so the epic discussion begins of the potentiality of mankind's first actual target of a possible alternate home (outside our solar system) . And to decipher it's secrets. Reminds me of an earlier age of exploration. These Earth twins henceforth need popular names don't they? Run contests by scho...

to Chris's point We might have already triggered some nasty climate change feedback loops, leading to more warming overall in the environment. Plus the increased speed of change in the location of ecosystems is troubling too. I on the other hand have seen absolutely no sign of it here in Minneapolis...

http://www.startribune.com/weather/blogs/Paul_Douglas_on_Weather.html http://apps.startribune.com/blogs/user_images/pauldouglas_1390796760_USAsnow.jpg NAM guidance: NOAA and Ham Weather. Ski Savannah? The leading edge of one of the two coldest air masses of winter may spin up a storm capable of rain...

This is what the Universe would look like if it were a tiny model http://sploid.gizmodo.com/this-is-how-the-universe-would-look-if-it-were-a-small-1483570573 Looks like fun. :D I hope it catches on. There are just so many cool astronomy photos in the first place, that this technique could really be...

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669799/mit ... ating-orbs
MIT Creates Amazing UI From Levitating Orbs

It’s more than some parlor trick; this demo could be the future of user interface.


Spock:"Fascinating."

Nitpicker

Ha! Could also be; he he he or Santa's Ho ho ho. I think your right, you found the most universal one of all! The researcher might not of had a big sense of humor.