Starship Asterisk*

Hey APOD, unless you are a "Flat Earther" how about a summer one for the other 50% of the world...

This picture has been posted at least three times and each time been discreditied - I'm amazed that it is still in the archives! Surely there are more recent/better ones to post! The answer that the light comes from more than just cities is of course correct; but bush fires in the Great Sandy Desert...

owlice - that first link are for the highly populated, and wooded east coast. Your second link is for the tropical area of Northern Territory - while sparcely populated it is certainly very lush country up there!! The "fires" in the middle of West Australia are in the Great Sandy Desert, L...

Too big to post here but do yourself a favour and listen to Charles Ives Universe Symphony in four movements.

"In general, I like to see units given in both the conventional scientific form as well as a parenthetical conversion to more widely used units when appropriate. That serves both clarity and education."

I agree 10.2E9 times.

Looks like God's lips with His tongue poking out...

"Is it really art?
Your opinion is the only one that matters."

Jackson Pollack

IMHO - an emphatic no.