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by Osh
Wed Jul 10, 2019 12:35 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: 4000 Exoplanets (2019 Jul 10)
Replies: 24
Views: 14232

Re: APOD: 4000 Exoplanets (2019 Jul 10)

I wonder, is the size of the identifying "circle" relevant?
by Osh
Sat Jan 26, 2019 2:46 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Umbra of Earth (2019 Jan 26)
Replies: 6
Views: 2077

Re: APOD: The Umbra of Earth (2019 Jan 26)

How cool would it be to be on the moon during a solar eclipse...
by Osh
Thu Jan 24, 2019 1:15 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Matterhorn, Moon, and Meteor (2019 Jan 24)
Replies: 16
Views: 7985

Re: APOD: Matterhorn, Moon, and Meteor (2019 Jan 24)

It looks like something else (another meteor? Satellite?) directly above the moon about half of the distance between the moon and the top of the frame.
by Osh
Wed Dec 20, 2017 3:45 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: How to Wash Your Hair in Space (2017 Dec 20)
Replies: 20
Views: 9703

Re: APOD: How to Wash Your Hair in Space (2017 Dec 20)

Watching videos like this make me wish I followed through with my younger self's dreams to become an astronaut...
by Osh
Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:41 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Highlights of the Winter Sky (2017 Dec 12)
Replies: 10
Views: 8159

Re: APOD: Highlights of the Winter Sky (2017 Dec 12)

I'm a fan of this format and would love to see more of these. It's easy to read and see when certain events will play out. What would be even better is a dynamic app that will present this info by know where it is and be relevant to that position (so the folks at the bottom of the world would also g...
by Osh
Mon Nov 27, 2017 2:27 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Our Story in One Minute (2017 Nov 26)
Replies: 13
Views: 6669

Re: APOD: Our Story in One Minute (2017 Nov 26)

Meh,

I would be more impressed if the images were accurate relative to the timeline. Then again, the video would have to be longer and the whole human element of the video would occur at the last split second. But to me that would be a better representation of the time since the beginning.
by Osh
Wed Sep 13, 2017 1:38 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Total Solar Eclipse Close-Up in... (2017 Sep 12)
Replies: 14
Views: 12236

Re: APOD: A Total Solar Eclipse Close-Up in... (2017 Sep 12)

Wow, like owlice said, goosebumps!! again!!! Comparing the voices in the background with my memory of the event, I'm sure it's just a difference in the sheer number of people witnessing, but where I was (University of SC campus) there was just overwhelming cheering as C2 approached, then the collect...
by Osh
Mon Jun 05, 2017 12:02 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Highlights of the Summer Sky (2017 Jun 05)
Replies: 8
Views: 7199

Re: APOD: Highlights of the Summer Sky (2017 Jun 05)

If the distance from the cartoon observer at bottom center represents the distance from earth that the celestial events will be occurring, this pic denoting the Perseids out past Saturn really changes my perception about how close meteor showers are from us.... And to think that some people are afra...