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by Alietr
Wed Sep 06, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: HESS Telescopes Explore the Sky... (2023 Sep 06)
Replies: 19
Views: 9175

Re: APOD: HESS Telescopes Explore the Sky... (2023 Sep 06)

Ringo Supernova wrote: Wed Sep 06, 2023 1:04 pm What is this song? It's as amazing as the video!
Shazam says it is "Jiangnan Girl" by Haixiao.

And those are more than occasional satellites. They are a blight.
by Alietr
Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:40 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Saturn's Iapetus: Painted Moon (2018 Jun 03)
Replies: 10
Views: 10875

Re: APOD: Saturn's Iapetus: Painted Moon (2018 Jun 03)

"Close inspection indicates that the dark coating typically faces the moon's equator" -- There's a wrong word in here somewhere.
by Alietr
Sun Apr 17, 2011 2:23 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The View from Everest (2011 Apr 17)
Replies: 44
Views: 5965

Re: APOD: The View from Everest (2011 Apr 17)

It is incorrect to say that 8.85 km (29,000 feet) is the maximum cruising altitude for commercial airliners; it is actually at the lower end of the average range of cruising altitudes.
by Alietr
Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:50 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Star Streams of NGC 5907 (2008 Jun 19)
Replies: 63
Views: 17717

Does anyone know what the blurred object in the upper right-hand corner is? It could be "just" another galaxy, but it doesn't look like it would be one.
by Alietr
Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:37 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Jupiter's Clouds from New Horizons (APOD 15 Oct 2007)
Replies: 11
Views: 3822

Jupiter's Clouds from New Horizons (APOD 15 Oct 2007)

Does anybody happen to know the speeds of winds in the cloud bands shown in the picture? Which bands contain the higher speed winds?

Thanks.
by Alietr
Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:30 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: The most distant Sun (APOD 9 July 2007)
Replies: 10
Views: 3815

"These two solar images were taken from Spain during 2006, but the same effect can be seen in any year from any Earth-bound location."

Well, except if you're near the North/South pole, in which case you wouldn't be able to see the sun during January/July.