Dione's diameter is actually about 1100 km. I guess "miles" was a typo.instond wrote:Mixing miles and kilometers - that's how Mars got missed wasn't it !?
I don't know, but I'm guessing the "3.1 million mile" distance is also supposed to be km.
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- Fri Mar 29, 2013 12:59 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Ringside with Rhea (2013 Mar 29)
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Re: APOD: Ringside with Rhea (2013 Mar 29)
I don't know, but I'm guessing the "3.1 million mile" distance is also supposed to be km.
- Mon Jan 14, 2013 1:46 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Ten Billion Earths (2013 Jan 12)
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Re: APOD: Ten Billion Earths (2013 Jan 12)
I'm a huge fan of APOD, but I must say this is one of the most disappointing "pictures". This graph is poorly designed for actual scientific study. As others have pointed out, the Y axis is mislabeled, and the values on each bar don't match the text. I also noticed that the graph is physic...
- Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:33 pm
- Forum: Starship Asterisk: Handbook
- Topic: APOD's 2013 calendar
- Replies: 45
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Re: APOD's 2013 calendar
Owlice, Thank you for the beautiful calendar. Very professional, and just the images I would have chosen. My vote is for the large format (landscape, picture and calendar on separate pages). And I would love to see astronomical info added (new/full moon, eclipses, meteor shower peaks, conjunctions/o...