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by rcharlet
Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:58 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Mysterious Green Patches on the Sky (2013 Sep 30)
Replies: 275
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Re: APOD: Mysterious Green Patches on the Sky (2013 Sep 30)

Some observations: ------------------- * There are several artificial (man made) light sources illuminating 4 different surfaces, consistently, all night. 1 the beach 2 the center rock in the distance 3 the high rock on the left 4 the near-high rock on the right (but notably, not the just a bit furt...
by rcharlet
Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:23 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Replies: 1200
Views: 210472

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

Monstro and Pinocchio Nebula. Pinocchio is the bright dot in the mouth of Monstro.
by rcharlet
Fri Aug 02, 2013 4:06 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Tropic of Cancer (2013 Aug 02)
Replies: 37
Views: 17240

Re: APOD: Tropic of Cancer (2013 Aug 02)

firstmagnitude wrote:This structure is called "the Monument of Tropic of Cancer, Chiayi!" I didn't see the proper name for this structure within the text (I could be wrong).
Hi-ya firstmagnitude,
I came to ask for the name of the monumnet, and there you were in the second post. Thanks.
by rcharlet
Thu May 27, 2010 6:58 pm
Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
Topic: GRED Answer: Double slit with early divider
Replies: 13
Views: 1600

Re: GRED Answer: Double slit with early divider

Howdy, my guess = interference pattern. The divider dose not stop the source waves from reaching the slits. But the divider may cause reflections and additional waves. These additional waves may hit the slits and cause even further interference patterns. But the reflected set of wave will be much we...