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Started by Palehorse, January 03, 2012, 12:51:07 PM

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Bo D

#765
February 03, 2014, 11:49:52 AM
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Palehorse

#766
February 03, 2014, 12:20:09 PM
Quote from: Bo D on February 03, 2014, 11:49:52 AM
Is it just me, or is that a joystick in the bottom of the picture?

http://www.scientificcomputing.com/news/2014/01/murray-ridge-rim-endeavour-crater-mars?et_cid=3743788&et_rid=54725525&location=top

Sure resembles one doesn't it? I'm thinking it is a positional indicator / sensor though.

Given that the planet likely doesn't have a magnetic field identical to earths, the designers probably are using the planet's gravitational force as a means of determining position and direction. . . ???
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Palehorse

#767
February 17, 2014, 08:41:11 PM
http://live.slooh.com

Asteroid the size of 3 football fields making a pass tonight within 2 million miles of earth. You can watch at the above link.

Only in space would 2 million miles be considered a close call.
An asteroid with an estimated diameter of three football fields is expected to zoom by Earth late Monday, missing our home by about that distance.
It'll travel at some 27,000 miles per hour and make its closest approach starting at 9 p.m. ET. . . .

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/17/us/asteroid-earth-close-call/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Locutus

#768
February 17, 2014, 09:58:21 PM
I missed it!  :mad:

That website is now on a 56 day countdown to a total lunar eclipse broadcast.  ;D
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

libby

#769
February 18, 2014, 10:17:13 PM
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Palehorse

#770
February 19, 2014, 07:54:28 PM
It wasn't that big of a deal; a light moving across the screen. But I did see it. . .
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Bo D

#771
March 18, 2014, 01:10:05 PM
PH, check this out! A beautiful shot of the Orion Nebula ....

http://www.scientificcomputing.com/news/2014/03/variable-star-ll-ori-interacts-orion-nebula?et_cid=3829598&et_rid=54725525&type=image

This esthetic close-up of cosmic clouds and stellar winds features LL Orionis, interacting with the Orion Nebula flow.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Palehorse

#772
March 18, 2014, 05:20:32 PM
Quote from: Bo D on March 18, 2014, 01:10:05 PM
PH, check this out! A beautiful shot of the Orion Nebula ....

http://www.scientificcomputing.com/news/2014/03/variable-star-ll-ori-interacts-orion-nebula?et_cid=3829598&et_rid=54725525&type=image

This esthetic close-up of cosmic clouds and stellar winds features LL Orionis, interacting with the Orion Nebula flow.

That is awesome dude! Thanks for sharing it!  :yes: 8)
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Locutus

#773
March 18, 2014, 07:04:20 PM
I don't get quite that good of a quality view with my backyard telescope.  ;D
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Palehorse

#774
March 18, 2014, 07:50:17 PM
Quote from: Locutus on March 18, 2014, 07:04:20 PM
I don't get quite that good of a quality view with my backyard telescope.  ;D

Me neither. Too much light pollution out my way.  :wink:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Henry Hawk

#775
April 08, 2014, 08:08:33 AM
Skywatchers will get a rare treat Tuesday night, when Mars, Earth and the sun will be arranged in a nearly-straight line.

Every two years, Mars reaches a point in its orbit called "opposition," when the planet lies directly opposite the sun in Earth's sky, according to Astronomy magazine.

This means Mars rises near sunset and remains visible all night long as it moves nearly overhead across the night sky. It will be a bright burnt orange color, NASA's Mars Exploration Program reports, and almost 10 times brighter than the brightest stars in the sky.

"From our perspective on our spinning world, Mars rises in the east just as the sun sets in the west," NASA  reports. "Then, after staying up in the sky the entire night, Mars sets in the west just as the sun rises in the east."

With no big storms forecast Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service, Mars should be visible in most areas.

At their closest point next week, Mars and Earth will "only" be about 57 million miles apart. Another treat awaits April 14, when the full moon also will appear near Mars.

Mars won't appear this big and bright again until its next "opposition" May 22, 2016, Astronomyreports.
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Henry Hawk

#776
April 14, 2014, 01:09:00 PM
A total eclipse of the Moon .... TONIGHT.

Often referred to as a Blood Moon because instead of a blackout, it will take on a reddish hue.....

Unfortunatly, it is supposed to be cloudy and a chance of SNOW... :spooked:     :rant:

It is supposed to be in the wee hours of morning, I beleive around 3AM.
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


"The future ain't what it used to be."– Yogi Berra

"Square roots are rarely found on any plant." FTW

Locutus

#777
April 14, 2014, 01:23:36 PM
Yes, and this is the first of 4 upcoming blood moons. 
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Palehorse

#778
April 14, 2014, 05:13:35 PM
Quote from: Locutus on April 14, 2014, 01:23:36 PM
Yes, and this is the first of 4 upcoming blood moons.

And this series of events, predictably, is being used by the zealots to predict "bad things". . . For Israel as well as the world. . . "End Times, the rapture, the tribulation. . ."

Am I wrong to find it amusing that these "idjits" are still trying to persuade people of these things all these centuries distant from the medieval times within which they were so effective?  :biggrin:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Locutus

#779
April 14, 2014, 05:28:20 PM
Agreed.  Even the term "blood moon" doesn't come from the scientists, but rather from the aforementioned zealots.  :yes:
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
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