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by SpaceCadet
Mon Feb 10, 2020 8:56 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Solar Eclipse over the UAE (2020 Feb 10)
Replies: 12
Views: 5158

Re: APOD: Solar Eclipse over the UAE (2020 Feb 10)

Donald Pelletier wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 6:42 am Like many people, APOD dont know the difference between a camel (two bumps) and a dromedary (one bump).
I think you mean the bactrian and the dromedary, and last time i checked they were both fine specimens of camel.
by SpaceCadet
Fri Feb 07, 2020 8:47 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: NGC 7331 Close Up (2020 Feb 07)
Replies: 16
Views: 3818

Re: APOD: NGC 7331 Close Up (2020 Feb 07)

Angry cat.png Interesting combination of physics and cat torture there, Art. Particularly when the cat landed on the hard ground. On a different note, today's APOD is both beautiful and interesting, and it doesn't look brand new to me. Why not? Well, because its colors are so nice and a lot of filt...
by SpaceCadet
Thu Feb 06, 2020 2:34 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Southern Moonscape (2020 Feb 06)
Replies: 19
Views: 4463

Re: APOD: Southern Moonscape (2020 Feb 06)

When i see romantic pics like this it amazes me there isn't a booming moondustry yet getting ppl up there to see it for themselves and experience the open and vast void of space. Who wouldn't want to go up and walk the moon? "I'm just a man, an average man Doing everything the best I can But i...
by SpaceCadet
Thu Feb 06, 2020 2:32 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Southern Moonscape (2020 Feb 06)
Replies: 19
Views: 4463

Re: APOD: Southern Moonscape (2020 Feb 06)

When i see romantic pics like this it amazes me there isn't a booming moondustry yet getting ppl up there to see it for themselves and experience the open and vast void of space. Who wouldn't want to go up and walk the moon? :D Thanks but no thanks; I'll stay right here! Maybe if I was a lot younge...
by SpaceCadet
Thu Feb 06, 2020 6:16 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Southern Moonscape (2020 Feb 06)
Replies: 19
Views: 4463

Re: APOD: Southern Moonscape (2020 Feb 06)

When i see romantic pics like this it amazes me there isn't a booming moondustry yet getting ppl up there to see it for themselves and experience the open and vast void of space. Who wouldn't want to go up and walk the moon?
by SpaceCadet
Mon Nov 11, 2019 4:48 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Lunar Craters Langrenus and Petavius (2019 Nov 11)
Replies: 14
Views: 4151

Re: APOD: Lunar Craters Langrenus and Petavius (2019 Nov 11)

Wolfie, I think you need to change your perspective on these craters. They are not the result of high explosive, that will throw rocks about, they are cosmic impact craters, the result of rocks coming in at a minimum of tens of kilometers PER SECOND. See: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/exploration/traini...