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- Tue Sep 11, 2007 3:37 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Scorpio/Scorpius (APOD 11 Sep 2007)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5731
I think that scorpio is allowable since it IS a zodiacle constellation Of course, it's a matter of opinion whether Scorpio is an allowable synonym for Scorpius . But it shouldn't be based on the fact that the constellation is Zodiacal. Zodiacal just means that it is one of the twelve (really thirte...
- Tue Sep 11, 2007 4:45 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Scorpio/Scorpius (APOD 11 Sep 2007)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5731
Scorpio/Scorpius (APOD 11 Sep 2007)
I regularly have to correct people when they call me an astrologer instead of astronomer, and now APOD decides to call the constellation Scorpius by its astrological name, Scorpio . What were you thinking? (I know that Scorpio is sometimes considered synonymous with Scorpius , but it goes against as...
- Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:47 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: 'Hole in the Universe'? - Possible Explanation (27 Aug 2007)
- Replies: 72
- Views: 33070
- Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:05 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Lunar Eclipse (APOD 30 August 2007)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7326
It will be different stars from Canada. Only a little bit: the difference is under 3°; the Moon stayed in Aquarius. Yes, but the pictures are oriented with respect to the horizon. So what's above the Moon in Canada is below it in Antarctica. The stars seen above the Moon are in completely different...
- Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:18 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Lunar Eclipse (APOD 30 August 2007)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7326
The south pole and kalamalka lake eclipse photos both show numerous other objects tracking through the sky. What are these objects? If they are other celestial objects, why do they seem to mirror the same arc of travel as the moon? (my own guess...as the world turns the objects in the distance appe...
- Fri Sep 07, 2007 2:25 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Lunar Eclipse (APOD 30 August 2007)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7326
- Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:23 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: 'Hole in the Universe'? - Possible Explanation (27 Aug 2007)
- Replies: 72
- Views: 33070
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:11 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: 'Hole in the Universe'? - Possible Explanation (27 Aug 2007)
- Replies: 72
- Views: 33070
At least some cosmologists are also of the opinion the universe is expanding. That would imply to me that everywhere in the universe is receding from ??? the center of the universe ??? That's true. But the center is a point in spacetime, not a three dimensional point that we can observe. There is n...
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:38 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: 'Hole in the Universe'? - Possible Explanation (27 Aug 2007)
- Replies: 72
- Views: 33070
It is possible that the Universe itself is smaller than the visible Universe, Say what? That didn't come out right. What was that supposed to say? It was supposed to say just what it did. The actual Universe can be smaller than the observable Universe. Sounds odd, but nothing in theory precludes it...
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:34 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Aurigids (APOD 05 Sep 2007)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1382
Aurigids (APOD 05 Sep 2007)
There's an error in the writeup for the 5 September 2007 image of the Aurigids. While the source of the debris that produced last weekend's shower was from the ~83 BCE passage of Comet Kiess (C/1911 N1), that wasn't the most recent passage of the comet through the inner Solar System. Its last passag...
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:09 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: Space Temperature
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2249
Re: Space Temperature
What is the temperature of interstellar space? Is it determined by the proximity of the nearest star? The distance between stars is so vast that logically it would be indescribably cold, especially if there is no nearby surface to reflect light or heat. Just curious. Most likely, it is very hot. Th...
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:59 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: 'Hole in the Universe'? - Possible Explanation (27 Aug 2007)
- Replies: 72
- Views: 33070
- Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:40 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Lunar Eclipse (APOD 30 August 2007)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7326
Maybe someone can explain something to me. Everyone seems to think a red moon is expected during an eclipse, even old hat. But when I saw one in the early 50s it was quite unexpected and it took a while for someone to figure out why it looked red. The newspaper said nobody had seen that effect befo...
- Mon Sep 03, 2007 1:38 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: 'Hole in the Universe'? - Possible Explanation (27 Aug 2007)
- Replies: 72
- Views: 33070
- Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:51 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: 'Hole in the Universe'? - Possible Explanation (27 Aug 2007)
- Replies: 72
- Views: 33070
Re: " Hole in the Universe " ? - Possible Explanat
Cosmologists are of the opinion that there is no center and no edge to the universe and that the term "Big Bang" is misleading and confusing to lay people. It gives people an impression that the universe came into existence in an explosion, hence there should be a center of the explosion....
- Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:28 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Could Hydrogen Peroxide Life Survive on Mars? (28 Aug 2007)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4469
Re: Wrong point
I a mont dismissing the possibilty of a water/peroxide chemistry for an organism at all. I am rejecting the idea that any significant amount of peroxide exists in the soil based on the clear evidence of the chemistry and the soil analysis. Then you are posting in the wrong discussion. The topic is ...
- Fri Aug 31, 2007 4:04 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Lunar Eclipse (APOD 30 August 2007)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7326
But, actually, how strong is the brightness? I'd like to know that if there is observed data. I made a few measurements off the images I took during the eclipse, and it appears that the surface brightness of the Moon was about 1000 times reduced at mid-eclipse. Your rendering is very attractive, bu...
- Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:04 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Could Hydrogen Peroxide Life Survive on Mars? (28 Aug 2007)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4469
Re: There is no hydrogen peroxide on Mars
The bottom line is that with these incompatible chemicals in the soil, it is physically impossible for any significant amount of hydrogen peroxide to exist on Mars. Doesn't somebody at NASA know a little basic chemistry? By perpetuating this peroxide myth, they really, really look like fools. The t...
- Tue Aug 28, 2007 6:26 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Discussion of APOD 15 August 2007: Mysterious Streaks
- Replies: 97
- Views: 78089
One would think the lines would show up dark against the sky light if there were power lines there. In my mind the streaks could be bits of a broken up comet fragment traveling together, and briefly illuminating as they burn up in the atmosphere. I think the 36 minute spread from the first to the l...
- Mon Aug 27, 2007 4:51 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: No eclipse? (APOD 26 August 2007)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2864
Re: Question about the diagram linked from the APOD page
I wondered if the chart linked from the APOD page might be for a solar eclipse. Since the size of the shadow cast by earth's umbra is greater than the size of the moon then it would cover the entire surface area of the moon. How would it be possible for it to obscure varying degrees of lunar visibi...
- Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:17 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Southern Moonscape, lunar craters (APOD 23 Aug 2007)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 11126
Re: crater upon crater
Why are there so many craters on the moon and how often do they hit? We don't see as many on other planets do we? About 4 billion years ago, something happened that flung a lot of material into the inner Solar System. This was the Late Heavy Bombardment, which isn't well understood, but may be rela...
- Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:10 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Discussion of APOD 15 August 2007: Mysterious Streaks
- Replies: 97
- Views: 78089
Actually gregg07 if you check Iridium flare fits better. Nope, there were no flares, nor even more than one Iridium satellite in the field at the times the images were made. Also, there's nothing to suggest that the light on the hill is a spotlight aimed at the sky. And it's no less likely to have ...
- Wed Aug 22, 2007 7:32 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: What Happens If Our Sun Dies..
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6945
I thought space was darn cold. :lol: Space in the Solar System is pretty bloody hot. In Earth orbit, say where you find the ISS, the temperature is around 1000K. between the planets, it can reach nearly 1 million K. Of course, the particle density is so low that you transfer almost no energy convec...
- Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:27 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: What Happens If Our Sun Dies..
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6945
Well i dont think earth might survive if the sun will become a white drawf soon.. It is possible for the Earth as a planet to survive the process of our Sun becoming a white dwarf. A red giant is tenuous and cool enough that a planet might continue to orbit inside it. However, the Sun will also hav...
- Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:42 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: What Happens If Our Sun Dies..
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6945
Re: What Happens If Our Sun Dies..
But what happens,if our sun dies n become a neutron star..? Will all the gravity be lost? Will all the planets,collapsed n become unarranged? Will we collide with other planets..? Will our planet,be dark forever..? Our sun is not massive enough to become a neutron star. It will eventually become a ...