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by Leena n Dominic
Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:52 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Favorite APOD
Replies: 208
Views: 2969958

M87

fascinating ....

also recently (JAn 2011) confirmed that a mammoth black hole does exists in the centre of M87 taht has the largest event horizon

hope to see a black hole in action....sooon :shock:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000706.html
by Leena n Dominic
Mon Jan 03, 2011 12:12 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Retrograde Motion
Replies: 2
Views: 946

Re: Retrograde Motion

ya... i also googled it and the diagrams helped me understand it more clearly

Thank You
by Leena n Dominic
Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:22 am
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Retrograde Motion
Replies: 2
Views: 946

Retrograde Motion

could someone help me with the retrograde motion explanation of the planets Mars & Saturn. I am still unclear how the Earth's faster orbital movement makes the outward planets movement go back and forth (like a 'Z' shape movement) :?: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070407.html :?: http://ant...
by Leena n Dominic
Wed Dec 29, 2010 8:22 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Favorite APOD
Replies: 208
Views: 2969958

Re: Favorite APOD

Of all the awe-inspiring images posted on APOD, the one that really fascinates me is the images taken by the Cassini spacecraft during the mid-2010 Equinox where the details of the moons and rings of Saturn are shown, these images are so clear and detailed, they dont need any explanations too one of...