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by longtry
Wed Feb 20, 2019 4:35 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Opportunity at Perseverance Valley (2019 Feb 15)
Replies: 22
Views: 7648

Re: APOD: Opportunity at Perseverance Valley (2019 Feb 15)

Mars is red,
Earth is blue,
Bring Oppy back
That's what we'll do.
by longtry
Sun Jan 20, 2019 8:21 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Flying Over the Earth at Night (2012 Mar 05)
Replies: 92
Views: 68128

Re: APOD: Flying Over the Earth at Night (2012 Mar 05)

Then 1 way to make sure is to ask an astronaut to look out when the ISS flies over Guatemala for the color of the LED. Is there any method to contact them, make an official request or a petition or something like that?
by longtry
Sat Jan 19, 2019 3:23 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Flying Over the Earth at Night (2012 Mar 05)
Replies: 92
Views: 68128

Re: APOD: Flying Over the Earth at Night (2012 Mar 05)

Hmm, interesting. It can be the cause, but IMHO it's unlikely. The video was made from images photographed by normal commercial cameras, as stated somewhere in the FAQ. They're designed to represent exactly what a person sees, or in other words they try to imitate what our eyes capture. Of course ot...
by longtry
Fri Jan 18, 2019 4:02 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Flying Over the Earth at Night (2012 Mar 05)
Replies: 92
Views: 68128

Re: APOD: Flying Over the Earth at Night (2012 Mar 05)

Oops, sorry for wrongly addressing you on that part. Still, the other question stands :) I'd love to hear what theories us citizen scientists on this forum have to say about it..
by longtry
Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:27 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Flying Over the Earth at Night (2012 Mar 05)
Replies: 92
Views: 68128

Re: APOD: Flying Over the Earth at Night (2012 Mar 05)

Sorry for digging this thread, but I have a similar question with herpdederp, and it's definitely not airglow, owlice. If you pause the video at 0:29, you will be able to see clearly that the city lights on the left of the frame are green, too bright for the faint airglow to compete with and too con...