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Astronymus wrote: ↑Sun Feb 06, 2022 9:38 am Pretty sure "humans" are not counted among the intelligent lifeforms.

More scurrilous insults from dolphin posters!
I will consume you in my free dolphin tuna!

Eric

DL MARTIN wrote: ↑Tue Feb 01, 2022 8:36 am When I turned on the APOD I noticed the (MUSIC) addendum. It brought to mind Nietzsche's quote, "Life without music would be a mistake". Thanks.

When you listen to the music the music listens to you!

Eric

To the powers that be, you are not showing the picture in the comments, nor are the comments showing up in the page linked to by the “discuss” button and it’s also titled a “sloar” prominence in the title of the comments. Other than that, no problems! (It’s all good in the hood, no biggie! 😉) Maybe...

To the powers that be, you are not showing the picture in the comments, nor are the comments showing up in the page linked to by the “discuss” button and it’s also titled a “sloar” prominence in the title of the comments.
Other than that, no problems! (It’s all good in the hood, no biggie! )

Must say this picture bears a strong resemblance to “Adult Swim’s”… https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/64bb93b9-a6ec-4fe9-ad01-e50cbeef33de/d2h5m5j-69df9048-a614-4117-936d-5ff41fdfe041.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhN...

Wow Ann, the cavity of NGC 1999 is exceptionally beautiful! I can’t really even describe why I find it so attractive but it seems to be so many things at once.
Well, sorry I’m getting so mystical here! Lol

Eric

A little different view… http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M0fw3nxj7rY/T-V-4-6agwI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/U7G217EYtoo/s640/Saturn_and_Tethys.jpg So cold and lonely yet so beautiful… Eric I really like this image. Where did it come from? I do too! I just do web searches for space art. Here is the web site… https://ral...

By looking where the cracks are and where they are not. Is it possible that Enceladus may have continents? :? Not in the sense Earth does as Tethys has a active ice mantle but it doesn’t really behave like Earth’s molten mantle and how it generates a separate crust. Scientists are still trying to d...

A little different view…



So cold and lonely yet so beautiful…

Eric

I am thinking do they have a drought this/last year in India? Because to undertake such a project over an entire year with the same camera and location has to rely on pure luck. A full moon only lasts for some 10 to 12 hours in the night each month, and that it works out there is not any obscuring ...

I want to wish a happy new year to all the posters here, you are good company and have taught me much. In particular I would like to thank… Ann , I truly appreciate all the tremendous work you put into your posts. They are beautiful and informative, I have learned much from them. Thank You! Orin , n...

Lasse H wrote: ↑Thu Dec 30, 2021 11:19 am What is the sharp line doing -- to the left of the tail, visible as a black line in the negative?

That’s a line added to show that the comet’s tail is 60 degrees long.

Nice catch Ann!

At first glance I thought I was looking at Paris

Eric

The Earth in the photo reminds very much of the Earth in 2001 with it’s dreamy washed out colors…



Eric

orin stepanek wrote: ↑Sun Dec 26, 2021 1:03 pm

DL MARTIN wrote: ↑Sun Dec 26, 2021 8:48 am Having been around as an observer since SPUTNIK, I simply want to say this Webb thing is absolutely amazing. Congratulations.

Amazing indeed! There is nothing People can't accomplish given enough time!

Except make an artificial sweetener that tastes good!

Eric

This will be a nice target for the Webb when it finally gets up there.

To me it looks like a tardigrade…



Eric

orin stepanek wrote: ↑Sun Dec 12, 2021 1:22 pm M3Leonard_Bartlett_3843.jpg
Beautiful
two-cats-watching-intently-scared-59713174.jpg
Kitty version; Hide and Seek!

You’ve done it again Orin, those two cuties have to be siblings!

Interesting that they gave us a fresh photo on Saturday and a great one at that!
Have a great Sunday!

Eric

I’m afraid Comet Leonard must be destroyed as it is blocking my view of Venus…



Marvin T. Martian

A 70,000 year orbit out to 3,500 AU and is barreling though the solar system now at a 158,000 mph. Some very heady numbers! https://i.pinimg.com/originals/32/a3/ec/32a3ec6c7517e5a12afc00058eb0f4a9.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/db/d7/f9/dbd7f9e6f28bcd942c9ba35d29586cc0.jpg https://imgc.allposter...

A little trivia…

The logo for Subaru cars is a highly stylized Pleiades cluster!





Eric

Cancun, now that is the place to watch an eclipse! Up here it’s always either cloudy or record cold, last night it was record cold! The air was so clear that The dark side was very, very dark, almost black. I did notice something peculiar as I looked with my naked eye that the peaks of the mountains...

Hey the NGC 604 link is dead!

Eric

I always thought the Horsehead looked more like a seahorse head…





I think the resemblance is quite striking!

Anybody else agree or disagree?

Eric

I think it would be interesting and educational to actually see some of the fakes and explain what they did and how to spot them.
Just a thought!

Eric

"The featured high-resolution time-lapse video was captured over five nights earlier this month by a mid-sized telescope on an apartment balcony in Paris, France." How did somebody on Earth get a view from above Jupiter's pole? He might have digitally draped the video of the clouds onto a...