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- Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:57 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Alnitak and the Flame Nebula (2021 Apr 12)
- Replies: 43
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Re: APOD: Alnitak and the Flame Nebula (2021 Apr 12)
Appeal to ...the APOD robot ? Every now and then, images shown on APOD are flipped... but why ? This time, even on the homepage of Team ARO the "enhanced image" of NGC 2024 is flipped (and rotated 90 degress), that's a pity. But then, one could get the impression, that people responsible f...
- Wed Mar 08, 2017 11:02 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: UGC 12591: The Fastest Rotating... (2017 Mar 07)
- Replies: 35
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Re: APOD: UGC 12591: The Fastest Rotating... (2017 Mar 07)
The orbits of earth satellites are at altitudes defined by their velocity ... higher velocity to maintain higher altitudes. As their velocity decays they eventually fall back to earth. If galaxy objects are at the same linear velocity, they would be "falling" towards the center. Does this...