APOD: Nocturnal: Scenes from the Southern... (2012 Aug 06)

Comments and questions about the APOD on the main view screen.
james847

Re: APOD: Nocturnal: Scenes from the Southern... (2012 Aug 0

Post by james847 » Tue Aug 07, 2012 4:15 pm

I don't get 1:50 - 2:02 (the eclipse).
Is that a total lunar ecplipse as stated in the text?

Lunar eclipse is when Earth is blocking moon = we are aligned Sun - Earth - Moon perfectly, right.
Then.. I don't get it.

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Re: APOD: Nocturnal: Scenes from the Southern... (2012 Aug 0

Post by Chris Peterson » Tue Aug 07, 2012 4:42 pm

james847 wrote:I don't get 1:50 - 2:02 (the eclipse).
Is that a total lunar ecplipse as stated in the text?

Lunar eclipse is when Earth is blocking moon = we are aligned Sun - Earth - Moon perfectly, right.
Then.. I don't get it.
You get it fine. I think you might be thinking the bright object in the sky in that section is the Sun. It's the Moon.
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imontheinternet

Re: APOD: Nocturnal: Scenes from the Southern... (2012 Aug 0

Post by imontheinternet » Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:38 pm

thank you mirtomlia for explaining what the alien-like figure in the water is.

that's so interesting, must be amazing, would love to visit, (am in melbourne australia so just a 'lil treck to the west :wink: ) what an amazing gallery that must be, and with the night sky, wow!

basilc

Re: APOD: Nocturnal: Scenes from the Southern... (2012 Aug 0

Post by basilc » Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:06 am

Just a complete blank on my screen! My mac has never done this to me before! :(

E. A. Blair

Re: APOD: Nocturnal: Scenes from the Southern... (2012 Aug 0

Post by E. A. Blair » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:58 pm

I have no idea what's in the video because there's nothing but a blank, white screen.

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Re: APOD: Nocturnal: Scenes from the Southern... (2012 Aug 0

Post by neufer » Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:03 pm

E. A. Blair wrote:
I have no idea what's in the video because there's nothing but a blank, white screen.
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