Starship Asterisk*

Hi,

I think that there are two threads for today's entry (2020 Dec 16). Also, in today's very nice APOD, the "Discuss" link points to yesterday's thread.

jks

Hi,

Please be advised that currently the date given above the image(s) is 2020 August 13.

jks

Happy birthday, and thank you!

Hi,

Very nice APOD today, but the astronomy's Great Debate link appears to be broken as it gives the dreaded "404 Not Found" response.

I apologize for my recent postings of apparent problems but I have another one (I think). I usually click on the image in order to either zoom in, or to sometimes see a wider view, but for today's APOD I get the dreaded: "Not Found The requested URL /apod/image/2003/AndromedaStation.jpg was not...

orin stepanek wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:01 am

jks wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 4:29 am deja vu?

APOD 2018 June 4

Edit: If so, I did not mean to sound harsh or critical. The video is spectacular, and it is worth another view!

Sunday APOD's usually are repeats; a day off is nice for everyone!

Thank you. Good grief, I should have figured that out by now.

deja vu?

APOD 2018 June 4

Edit: If so, I did not mean to sound harsh or critical. The video is spectacular, and it is worth another view!

Does Mount Marilyn appear in the video? I don't see it, but I may have missed it.

Nice choice for the APOD today! But I think that the Earth's rotation is currently slowing by about 1.4 milliseconds per century, as opposed to 14 milliseconds per century as stated in the caption. The link at the end of the caption states that the Earth's rotation is currently slowing at 14 microse...

Does Mercury pass in front of the Milky Way in the video?

Please clarify: Apogee is the farthest point in the orbit, not the closest, right?

Please note that the date at the top is "2019 July 18" and the Discuss link links to the discussion for yesterday's APOD.

bystander wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 5:26 am

jks wrote: ↑Fri Jun 07, 2019 4:23 am Please note that the date at the top says "2019 June 6" and that the Discuss link links to the discussion for yesterday's post.

The < (prev), > (next), and tomorrow's picture are also setup for the 6th.

Thanks, I missed that!

Please note that the date at the top says "2019 June 6" and that the Discuss link links to the discussion for yesterday's post.

Case wrote: ↑Fri Jan 04, 2019 7:40 am Also, the Discuss link on the APOD page currently points to yesterday’s forum thread.

Thanks, missed that, as I used a bookmark instead of the link.

Please note that, at present, the date at the top says "2019 January 3".