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by Aeroflake123
Sat May 29, 2021 7:30 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Lunar Dust and Duct Tape (2021 May 29)
Replies: 19
Views: 3413

Re: APOD: Lunar Dust and Duct Tape (2021 May 29)

Interesting choice of date to post an Apollo mission photo. Today is President Kennedy's birthday. He'd have been 104.
by Aeroflake123
Thu May 13, 2021 7:20 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: The Comet, the Whale, and the Hockey... (2021 May 13)
Replies: 20
Views: 5540

Re: APOD: The Comet, the Whale, and the Hockey... (2021 May 13)

Good timing for a pic of the Whale and the Hockey Stick. It's been a while, but in 1997 the Whalers took their hockey sticks from Hartford to Carolina and took the ice as the Hurricanes. And next week they will begin their quest for their second Stanley Cup. That's the trophy for the best (known) te...
by Aeroflake123
Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:56 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Landing on Mars: Seven Minutes of Terror (2021 Feb 15)
Replies: 22
Views: 6758

Re: APOD: Landing on Mars: Seven Minutes of Terror (2021 Feb 15)

First, to our Canadian friends: Happy Canada Day, eh. Now, I've been a follower and fan of both human and unstaffed space flights since John Glenn went up the first time. I shall be delighted if this mission survives landing and is fully functional. But I must admit I do not understand the allure, o...
by Aeroflake123
Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:49 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Volcanic Great Conjunction (2020 Dec 20)
Replies: 5
Views: 2417

Re: APOD: A Volcanic Great Conjunction (2020 Dec 20)

I agree that the pic of the volcano is very cool indeed, but sorry, I just don't get the excitement over a tiny dot in the sky being slightly less tiny.