Attention Astronomy Geeks and Potheads

[sailor]

Because until a few years ago, we had no proof of any other planets around stars. Then we found proof around some stars. Now there could be planets in the billions. That's a huge leap of knowledge in a small amount of time. The process of how we thought planetary systems is constantly being rewritten. They're finding planets now that no one thought could exist.

Yes, but the assumption had to have been that they existed, even if it couldn't be proved before.

[Crispy123]

Yes, but the assumption had to have been that they existed, even if it couldn't be proved before.

You know what happens when you assume?

[keithy_19]

You know what happens when you assume?

Something involving Uranus?

[Furtherman]

Something involving Uranus?

:laugh:


Nice, keithy!

[keithy_19]

:laugh:


Nice, keithy!

Every year I get one.

See ya in 2013 folks!

[deliciousV]

So now, after we're done fucking this one up, we can load families into space ships and send them off to other planets, throw in a few Pedophiles and Lost In Space is born! As soon as we figure out how to go 600 light years in a reasonable amount of time, and make a really cool robot.

[sailor]

So now, after we're done fucking this one up, we can load families into space ships and send them off to other planets, throw in a few Pedophiles and Lost In Space is born! As soon as we figure out how to go 600 light years in a reasonable amount of time, and make a really cool robot.

Shitty robot died.

[sailor]

City bus sized asteroid will pass by earth at about 17% of the distance to the moon. No chance of danger, though.

[CountryBob]

City bus sized asteroid will pass by earth at about 17% of the distance to the moon. No chance of danger, though.

SOmeday though - we are going to get hit again by a big one...

[Furtherman]

I hadn't realized this... the Pillars Of Creation, one of the more amazing objects seen in our universe, has already been destroyed. We can still see them from our perspective, but they've actually been gone for over a thousand years. Humbling.

The Mind-Boggling Story of the Galactic Wonder That Didn’t Exist When We Saw It (http://gizmodo.com/5884206/the-pillars-of-creation-were-actually-destroyed-before-we-discovered-them)

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2012/02/71b40fae1e211e9234e60ab21fa92f5f.jpg

[Earlshog]

I hadn't realized this... the Pillars Of Creation, one of the more amazing objects seen in our universe, has already been destroyed. We can still see them from our perspective, but they've actually been gone for over a thousand years. Humbling.

The Mind-Boggling Story of the Galactic Wonder That Didn’t Exist When We Saw It (http://gizmodo.com/5884206/the-pillars-of-creation-were-actually-destroyed-before-we-discovered-them)

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2012/02/71b40fae1e211e9234e60ab21fa92f5f.jpg

Great article, thanks for sharing.

[keithy_19]

I hadn't realized this... the Pillars Of Creation, one of the more amazing objects seen in our universe, has already been destroyed. We can still see them from our perspective, but they've actually been gone for over a thousand years. Humbling.

The Mind-Boggling Story of the Galactic Wonder That Didn’t Exist When We Saw It (http://gizmodo.com/5884206/the-pillars-of-creation-were-actually-destroyed-before-we-discovered-them)

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2012/02/71b40fae1e211e9234e60ab21fa92f5f.jpg

That's the kind of shit that keeps me up at night. All of this thread really.

[StanUpshaw]

That's the kind of shit that keeps me up at night. All of this thread really.

Why? I don't get this at all.

[cougarjake13]

That's the kind of shit that keeps me up at night. All of this thread really.


So wuld that then mean our sun culd die but we will still be here seeing it rise and set til the event hits us?

[StanUpshaw]

So wuld that then mean our sun culd die but we will still be here seeing it rise and set til the event hits us?

Is this a serious question?

[cougarjake13]

Is this a serious question?



By ur post I'm guessing our sun albeit 93 million miles away is still close enough for a relatively quick turnaround in the visibility of seeing it die and fuck us all

[StanUpshaw]

It's like 8 minutes.

[cougarjake13]

It's like 8 minutes.


Well there u go then
Well see something awesome in the sky and then get fried

[PapaBear]

Even though it's only 8 minutes away, I wonder if we'd freeze to death before we ever saw it explode or disappear or whatever. Probably not, I guess. I'm thinking the freezing would start at the same time the light was gone. It would probably all be pretty simultaneous.

[Crispy123]

It's like 8 minutes.


8.3 light minutes. So, you know, zero calories.

[cougarjake13]

Even though it's only 8 minutes away, I wonder if we'd freeze to death before we ever saw it explode or disappear or whatever. Probably not, I guess. I'm thinking the freezing would start at the same time the light was gone. It would probably all be pretty simultaneous.



Depends on how it dies cause if it goes supernova or whatever isn't it splayed to get so huge in swallows mercury Venus and the earth ?

[StanUpshaw]

Even though it's only 8 minutes away, I wonder if we'd freeze to death before we ever saw it explode or disappear or whatever. Probably not, I guess. I'm thinking the freezing would start at the same time the light was gone. It would probably all be pretty simultaneous.

There are a lot of factors involved, and I haven't read up on which one will destroy life first.

For one, the earth is moving away from the sun. We could end up too cold from that.

The earth may tidally lock with the sun, meaning one half of would bake and the other half freeze.

I'm not sure where on the timeline those things would happen. Regardless, the sun is constantly getting hotter as it matures to red giant. It will gradually become far too hot to sustain life.

And there's always the chance of a massive solar flare irradiating us all instantly.

[cougarjake13]

Also if it somehow dies without engulfing us I think the lack of gravity wuld fuck us up as wuld the lack of orbit

[StanUpshaw]

Also if it somehow dies without engulfing us I think the lack of gravity wuld fuck us up as wuld the lack of orbit

What lack of gravity? Whatever is the fate of the sun, it will still be massive as all fuck.

[keithy_19]

Why? I don't get this at all.

Just because thoughts of the universe and how far reaching it is blow my mind. The idea that we're seeing something that is so far away and not even actually there anymore makes my head spin.

It's the same kind of thoughts I had when I was more religious and thought about God. And how God created everything, but if he created everything how did he come to be? The same question can be asked if you replace God with the universe.

[Snoogans]

Even though it's only 8 minutes away, I wonder if we'd freeze to death before we ever saw it explode or disappear or whatever. Probably not, I guess. I'm thinking the freezing would start at the same time the light was gone. It would probably all be pretty simultaneous.

we would actually burn to death if it exploded while we were still here. the whole plant would basically be burnt beyond recognition

[Snoogans]

There are a lot of factors involved, and I haven't read up on which one will destroy life first.

For one, the earth is moving away from the sun. We could end up too cold from that.

The earth may tidally lock with the sun, meaning one half of would bake and the other half freeze.

I'm not sure where on the timeline those things would happen. Regardless, the sun is constantly getting hotter as it matures to red giant. It will gradually become far too hot to sustain life.

And there's always the chance of a massive solar flare irradiating us all instantly.

the earth is moving away from the sun but the sun also expands slowly. Eventually the sun will catch up to us before we get too far away. The last part is the answer. We would be baked in about .1 seconds

[StanUpshaw]

Just because thoughts of the universe and how far reaching it is blow my mind. The idea that we're seeing something that is so far away and not even actually there anymore makes my head spin.

It's the same kind of thoughts I had when I was more religious and thought about God. And how God created everything, but if he created everything how did he come to be? The same question can be asked if you replace God with the universe.

And then think about how god must know what you're thinking and that everybody thinks about this and that if god knows everybody thinks about god thinking, then does god start to trip the fuck out and be like, "holy shit, if I'm god, did i create myself? How did I create myself before I was created?"

[StanUpshaw]

"Why am I speaking English? I'm God, god dammit, I don't need to think in pathetic human tongues. I'm just going to vibrate my thoughts. MMMMMrrrrrrrvvvvvvvvvvvvvvrrrrrrmmmmmmmmrrrrrrrrrr r"

[keithy_19]

And then think about how god must know what you're thinking and that everybody thinks about this and that if god knows everybody thinks about god thinking, then does god start to trip the fuck out and be like, "holy shit, if I'm god, did i create myself? How did I create myself before I was created?"

Exactly. And that's why I don't sleep.

[thepaulo]

Exactly. And that's why I don't sleep.

There are drugs that will help you sleep
and there are drugs that will help you reach God
and there are drugs hat will help you think you are God

[Earlshog]

Exactly. And that's why I don't sleep.

I am the exact opposite, when I can't sleep cause thinking about making my mortgage payment for the next 24 years, worried about a sick relative, or winding down after I was up all night doing blow with Bobby Brown, I think about this sort of stuff and am out like a light.

[hanso]

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There are drugs that will help you sleep
and there are drugs that will help you reach God
and there are drugs hat will help you think you are God

There are drug hats? How do those work?

I am the exact opposite, when I can't sleep cause thinking about making my mortgage payment for the next 24 years, worried about a sick relative, or winding down after I was up all night doing blow with Bobby Brown, I think about this sort of stuff and am out like a light.

You could have saved Whitney!

[furie]

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/06/massive-nebula-discovered-enveloping-the-red-supergiant-betelgeuse.html

[keithy_19]

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2011/06/massive-nebula-discovered-enveloping-the-red-supergiant-betelgeuse.html

If I ever have a daughter I'm going to name her Betelgeuse.

[hanso]

http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/29/10541809-orion-nebula-reveals-an-infrared-rainbow?chromedomain=cosmiclog

"The sparkles of hidden stars are revealed in a picture of the Orion Nebula that reveals the colors of the infrared rainbow."

Space rainbow!

[cougarjake13]

http://photoblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/29/10541809-orion-nebula-reveals-an-infrared-rainbow?chromedomain=cosmiclog

"The sparkles of hidden stars are revealed in a picture of the Orion Nebula that reveals the colors of the infrared rainbow."

Space rainbow!


Only thing better would be a double space rainbow

[Furtherman]

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[hanso]

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Wernher von Braun is in this, the Nazi that started NASA.

[Crispy123]

I can't wait for Lent to be over. :smoke:

[StanUpshaw]

It must be really stressful for you, since you never know whether or not time will freeze and we'll all be stuck in lent for infinity.

[cougarjake13]

It must be really stressful for you, since you never know whether or not time will freeze and we'll all be stuck in lent for infinity.



So like a lent groundhog day


Cool

[Crispy123]

On your recommendation Stanny, I went to see my "scientist" the other day. Not only I will lead a long life but I will have much wealth and find true love. Thanks buddy!

[StanUpshaw]

Do I have to paste the fucking wikipedia page? SCIENCE MAKES PREDICTIONS. That's what it's all about.

[Crispy123]

Do I have to paste the fucking wikipedia page? SCIENCE MAKES PREDICTIONS. That's what it's all about.

Gee I must be confused, cause I thought you said there was scientific PROOF of the future.

Of course there is scientific proof. Days and years are scientific concepts explained and predicted by empiric observation and the laws of physics.

[StanUpshaw]

Yep. The laws of thermodynamics are about the most concrete proof science has to offer. But go ahead and argue semantics again and bullshit your way out.

[Crispy123]

Yep. The laws of thermodynamics are about the most concrete proof science has to offer. But go ahead and argue semantics again and bullshit your way out.

Loschmidt's paradox isn't semantics. It is a physics equation that refutes the 2nd law and entropy but hey don't let me stop you from sticking your head in the sand about science AND Ron Paul if it makes you feel better buddy. :thumbup:

[StanUpshaw]

Do you know what "paradox" means? It means that BOTH statements appear to be true. If it was called Loschmidt's falsification of the entirety of physics, then you might have a point. It REFUTES absolutely nothing. But I guess the movie didn't explain that well enough.

[Crispy123]

Do you know what "paradox" means? It means that BOTH statements appear to be true. If it was called Loschmidt's falsification of the entirety of physics, then you might have a point. It REFUTES absolutely nothing. But I guess the movie didn't explain that well enough.

If BOTH are possible then it kind of refutes the whole concept of a LAW of physics, now doesn't it??? The girl with the dragon tattoo summed it up quite nicely tho, thanx!

[StanUpshaw]

it kind of refutes the whole concept of a LAW of physics, now doesn't it???

My work here is done.

[Crispy123]

My work here is done.

of course it is. :bye:

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[cougarjake13]

While eating a bagel I was also shitting out a bagel

Were both bagels one and the same or an illusion in my mind?

Stan can u help?

[StanUpshaw]

Schrodinger's shat.

[disneyspy]

this is pretty cool

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120312.html

[keithy_19]

While eating a bagel I was also shitting out a bagel

Were both bagels one and the same or an illusion in my mind?

Stan can u help?

Neither. You were eating a doughnut.

[StanUpshaw]

Go outside and look up to the west. Venus and Jupiter are practically buttfucking right now.

[StanUpshaw]

this is pretty cool

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120312.html

Wow. This thing is amazing.

http://i.imgur.com/owVDr.png

[Misteriosa]

Check out this article from Neil deGrasse Tyson:

Back to The Final Frontier (http://discovermagazine.com/2012/apr/14-back-to-the-final-frontier/)

Neil deGrasse Tyson—the acclaimed astrophysicist, writer, and director of the Hayden Planetarium—lays out what it will take for America to remain the leading superpower in space.

[RoseBlood]

Great article.. this part sold me:

If I were the pope of Congress, I would deliver an edict to double NASA’s budget. That would take it to around $40 billion. Well, somebody else in town has a $30 billion budget: the National Institutes of Health. That’s fine. They ought to have a big budget, because health matters. But most high-tech medical equipment and procedures—MRIs, pet scans, ultrasound, X-rays—work on principles discovered by physicists and are based on designs developed by engineers. So you can’t just fund medicine; you have to fund the rest of what’s going on. Cross-
pollination is fundamental to the enterprise.

[Furtherman]

The new GOP budget wants to slash science finding by 62% over the next few years, essentially slowing down - and many stopping - programs that are already yielding results thanks to the current administration actually caring about advances in science and medicine.

It's pathetically frustrating.


NEIL FOR POPE OF CONGRESS!!!!

[hanso]

Sure is some bright 'supermoon' tonight.

[PapaBear]

Sure is some bright 'supermoon' tonight.
It was hiding behind a huge thick cloud for a while. It looked like daylight behind the cloud and the edges of the cloud were pure white. It finally popped out, and was bright as shit.

[hanso]

The next solar eclipse will grace the afternoon and early evening skies over much of the United States this Sunday (May 20), offering up a spectacular site for those lucky enough to see it.

And have your eyes burned out after smoking a blunt.

[Furtherman]

http://i.space.com/images/i/18028/i02/sdo-sun-big-bird-feature.jpg?1338579147

Big Bird Sun (http://www.space.com/15965-sun-picture-big-bird-sesame-street.html)

A new photo from a NASA sun-watching spacecraft highlights a huge solar feature that looks a lot like the beloved Big Bird from the children's television show "Sesame Street."

The image, snapped today (June 1) by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) probe, actually shows a so-called coronal hole — an area where the sun's corona, or outer atmosphere, is dark. But the resemblance to Big Bird, or one of his feathered kin anyway, is uncanny.

[keithy_19]

http://i.space.com/images/i/18028/i02/sdo-sun-big-bird-feature.jpg?1338579147

Big Bird Sun (http://www.space.com/15965-sun-picture-big-bird-sesame-street.html)

I can't see it.

[Furtherman]

I can't see it.

Click on the link.

[Judge Smails]

I can't see it.

No, you're confusing it with the Mr. Snuffleupagus coronal hole.

[keithy_19]

Click on the link.

They make it pretty damn easy to see. I swear at first I thought they just put Big Bird on the sun and were having fun with it. But then I got it.

[keithy_19]

No, you're confusing it with the Mr. Snuffleupagus coronal hole.

Wouldn't that be a picture of a black hole?

[sailor]

Don't forget about Venus transiting across the sun...

[sailor]

Looks more like the roadrunner to me.

[keithy_19]

Looks more like the roadrunner to me.

Who are we to question science?

[jennysmurf]

Things be lining up all sneaky like....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48168467

[Misteriosa]

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye make the case for NASA’s future in Fight For Space (http://io9.com/5928681/neil-degrasse-tyson--bill-nye-argue-for-nasas-future-in-fight-for-space)

I threw some money in to help out.

[Misteriosa]

What if we had a planet instead of a Moon? (http://io9.com/5929076/what-if-we-had-a-planet-instead-of-a-moon)

Our moon is a pretty big object. It's big enough to be a respectable planet in its own right, if it were orbiting the sun instead of the Earth. (Actually, it is orbiting the sun in a nearly perfectly circular orbit, that the Earth only slightly perturbs... but that's a topic for another day.) The Moon is a quarter the diameter of the Earth. Only Pluto has a satellite that is larger, in proportion to the size of the planet it orbits.

But what if the Moon were size of Mars, instead? It would like the picture above. Check out how some of the other planets of the Solar System would look in our sky, if they took the Moon's place.

some of these pictures are really beautiful (the one with saturn really made me gasp :)

[jennysmurf]

What if we had a planet instead of a Moon? (http://io9.com/5929076/what-if-we-had-a-planet-instead-of-a-moon)



some of these pictures are really beautiful (the one with saturn really made me gasp :)

Very cool!

[Furtherman]

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/47408739?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=da9315" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/47408739">Worlds: The Kepler Planet Candidates</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/alexhp">Alex Parker</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

"These planets — which all reside within the Milky Way, albeit well beyond the reaches of our own solar system — circle some 1,770 different stars, but thanks planetary scientist Alex Parker, we can see how all these planets stack up agains...t one another by orbital distances, orbital periods and even accurate scale — ranging in size from 1/3 to 84 times the radius of Earth. You'll want to watch this in full screen, with HD, to make sure you can still spot the tiniest planets. Turn up the volume too."

[A.J.]

V'ger must evolve: Spacecraft to starship? 35 years after launch, Voyager 1 is barreling toward the stars (http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/spacecraft-to-starship-35-years-after-launch-voyager-1-barrels-toward-the-stars/2012/09/04/d6d30850-f66e-11e1-a93b-7185e3f88849_story.html)

I remember when these were launched when I was a kid. So cool that they are still active after 35 years.

[cougarjake13]

that's kInda cool but it sucks that we don't do anything anymore

[sailor]

V'ger must evolve: Spacecraft to starship? 35 years after launch, Voyager 1 is barreling toward the stars (http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/spacecraft-to-starship-35-years-after-launch-voyager-1-barrels-toward-the-stars/2012/09/04/d6d30850-f66e-11e1-a93b-7185e3f88849_story.html)

I remember when these were launched when I was a kid. So cool that they are still active after 35 years.

You weren't involved in the project?

[A.J.]

I was a smart kid -- but not THAT smart.

[jennysmurf]

Cool solar flare pictures and video...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/09/05/solar_filament_video/

[A.J.]

A picture of the Mars Rover. Pretty cool.

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gtc5I2nw0EfZnGRPTDk_9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD00NTk7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/09/10/0034MH0066001000E1-DXXX-jpg_134102.jpg

[Snoogans]

A picture of the Mars Rover. Pretty cool.

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gtc5I2nw0EfZnGRPTDk_9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD00NTk7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/09/10/0034MH0066001000E1-DXXX-jpg_134102.jpg


the rover is decently cool. However, i thought the point was to get pictures of mars. Not pictures of the bottom of the rover

[OGC]

A picture of the Mars Rover. Pretty cool.

http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gtc5I2nw0EfZnGRPTDk_9Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD00NTk7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/09/10/0034MH0066001000E1-DXXX-jpg_134102.jpg

the rover is decently cool. However, i thought the point was to get pictures of mars. Not pictures of the bottom of the rover

I can see Mars in that picture.

Apparently the rover's photographic skills are about as good as my aunt who always ended up with pictures of the inside of her purse.

[Chigworthy]

this is pretty cool

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120312.html

It is cool, but I'm not sure there are giant earthworms 10 meters long as it says, and the spider crab is not half the size of an elephant, in my estimation.

[Snoogans]

It is cool, but I'm not sure there are giant earthworms 10 meters long as it says, and the spider crab is not half the size of an elephant, in my estimation.

well, then you my friend need to open your eyes

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTg2NjQzMDU3Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDM3ODcyMQ@@._ V1._SY317_CR4,0,214,317_.jpg

[OGC]

Did you know that NASA will notify you when the International Space Station is about to fly over head ?

http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/index.cfm

[hurlmon]

Did you know that NASA will notify you when the International Space Station is about to fly over head ?

http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/index.cfm

Nice!
Thanks.

[A.J.]

I hope V'ger doesn't fall into the machine planets' gravitational pull. (http://news.yahoo.com/voyager-1-probe-leaving-solar-system-reaches-magnetic-023825204.html)

[PapaBear]

I hope V'ger doesn't fall into the machine planets' gravitational pull. (http://news.yahoo.com/voyager-1-probe-leaving-solar-system-reaches-magnetic-023825204.html)
Who the FUCK took this picture? :ohmy:

http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KrTyD5Ig55hU75gmpT5iFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Y2g9MjI0ODtjcj0xO2N3PTMwMDA7ZHg9MD tkeT0wO2ZpPXVsY3JvcDtoPTQ3MztxPTg1O3c9NjMw/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/cdf76879f28c2b181a0f6a706700f145.jpg

[Furtherman]

Ahem

This artists rendering provided by NASA shows the Voyager spacecraft.

[Furtherman]

I hope V'ger doesn't fall into the machine planets' gravitational pull. (http://news.yahoo.com/voyager-1-probe-leaving-solar-system-reaches-magnetic-023825204.html)

V'ger must evolve.

[keithy_19]

How much longer till the sun explodes? I'm tired of earth.

[Snoogans]

How much longer till the sun explodes? I'm tired of earth.

about another 5 billion years. But within like 3 bill it will have expanded enough to engulf the earth completely

[keithy_19]

about another 5 billion years. But within like 3 bill it will have expanded enough to engulf the earth completely

Couldn't happen soon enough.

[A.J.]

V'ger must evolve.

What more IS there than the universe?

[PapaBear]

Ahem
You're no fun.

[Furtherman]

What more IS there than the universe?

Other dimensions. Higher levels of being. Earth 2.

[A.J.]

Other dimensions. Higher levels of being. Earth 2.

Furtherman, you don't know what that will do to you!

[newport king]

the whole nibiru/planet x thing might be interesting if the youtube vids werent all done by the same 9/11 truther groups.

[Snoogans]

the whole nibiru/planet x thing might be interesting if the youtube vids werent all done by the same 9/11 truther groups.

they found a planet "e" about 12 light years from here they say is in the perfect spot to have water, air and life

[ozzie]

Sorry if already posted.

Cool video on "The Overview Effect":

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/55073825?badge=0" width="500" height="213" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/55073825">OVERVIEW</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/planetarycollective">Planetary Collective</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

[hanso]

A newly discovered asteroid the size of a football field will cruise through Earth's neighborhood this weekend

[Misteriosa]

A newly discovered asteroid the size of a football field will cruise through Earth's neighborhood this weekend

iirc, the italians are gonna have a live stream of the fly by.

[jennysmurf]

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[newport king]

Thank god we got rid of our space program. Who needs to see stuff like that

[sailor]

Universe 80 million years older than previously thought.

[PapaBear]

Universe 80 million years older than previously thought.
When you're the beginning of everything, it's easy to lie on your birth certificate.

[Snoogans]

Universe 80 million years older than previously thought.

so its Dominican?

[newport king]

Universe throws a helluva curve

[hanso]

A newly discovered asteroid the size of a football field will cruise through Earth's neighborhood this weekend

Never heard any more of this

[sailor]

so its Dominican?

Ha!

[brettmojo]

Never heard any more of this

turned out it was a UFO... cover up in progress.

[jennysmurf]

Thank god we got rid of our space program. Who needs to see stuff like that

Right? Big 'ol yawn-inducing video is all I've seen so far. :wink:

[Snoogans]

there is a good chance that everyone in the NYC area will get to see some nice Northern Lights tonight:

http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/newsstory/2013/590x393_04131348_page.jpg

apparently a solar flare is on its way and we should have nice stuff after 8pm tonight

[cougarjake13]

someone take some pics for us poor slubs down here

[Chigworthy]

there is a good chance that everyone in the NYC area will get to see some nice Northern Lights tonight:

http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/newsstory/2013/590x393_04131348_page.jpg

apparently a solar flare is on its way and we should have nice stuff after 8pm tonight

How will you see them with all the light pollution. I have been much further north and had a single porch light 50 feet away blind them out.

[newport king]

Astronomy and the Universe fascinates me and frustrates me. We'll just never know whats all out there. It almost hurts my head trying to comprehend it.

[spoon]

you should reach out to bryz and get some answers

[newport king]

I youtubed ilya bryzgalovs comments on the universe. I know exactly how he feels

[Snoogans]

How will you see them with all the light pollution. I have been much further north and had a single porch light 50 feet away blind them out.


which is why i said around NYC. there are still places without light pollution. I live in jersey and i can drive 20 minutes up to harriman state park and everything is basically completely dark.
Besides, most of the time they arent strong. We are getting a direct hit from a solar flair, so they are saying it will be pretty fuckin bright

[newport king]

Man i aint seen shit.

[jennysmurf]

Man i aint seen shit.

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[Snoogans]

yea they just said now that it hasnt made it here yet and now they dont think it will. Who the fuck ran this report, weather men?

[PapaBear]

yea they just said now that it hasnt made it here yet and now they dont think it will. Who the fuck ran this report, weather men?
Well, that sucks. I live in the "good" area to see it, dammit!

[spoon]

Well, that sucks. I live in the "good" area to see it, dammit!

RACIST!

[PapaBear]

RACIST!
I can't help it if, it's safe to go outside here at night!

[spoon]

I can't help it if, it's safe to go outside here at night!

what about the BEARS!!!

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good news, no honey and I am great on a bike!

you are in trouble Pbear!

[PapaBear]

We only get bears once a year. I do see the occasional coon.


I'M NOT RACIST!!!

[Snoogans]

Well, that sucks. I live in the "good" area to see it, dammit!

it was never supposed to get as far south as you anyway

[PapaBear]

it was never supposed to get as far south as you anyway
Not according the map that you posted on the last page. I live in the only area in the country that was rated as "good".

[Snoogans]

Not according the map that you posted on the last page. I live in the only area in the country that was rated as "good".

it didnt look like it went down that far, but I was really only lookin at NJ so

[PapaBear]

it didnt look like it went down that far, but I was really only lookin at NJ so
Yeah... The "not visible" line is about 2 hours south of me. Don't mean shit, though. All I saw were the normal assortment of planes and stars. If I still smoked weed, I might see a few UFO's, though.

[spoon]

it didnt look like it went down that far, but I was really only lookin at NJ so

papa b lives in a cave in the deep deep south

and he hates bad areas with coons

[Snoogans]

Yeah... The "not visible" line is about 2 hours south of me. Don't mean shit, though. All I saw were the normal assortment of planes and stars. If I still smoked weed, I might see a few UFO's, though.

according to what I saw on the news it never made it past like maine

[PapaBear]

according to what I saw on the news it never made it past like maine
That's not fair. They get to see it up there all the time. I'm suing NASA.

[Snoogans]

That's not fair. They get to see it up there all the time. I'm suing NASA.

I dont think Maine usually gets northern lights. I could be wrong about the extreme north parts but i dont think so

[Snoogans]

i stand sorta corrected. Apparently extreme northern maine does get them pretty regular.

Apparently its been 70 years since they were visible around NYC

[hanso]

The first major meteor shower since early January is expected to appear in the skies in the next week to 10 days.

According to AccuWeather meterologists a Lyrid meteor shower will be visible from April 16 through April 26, with best visibility likely happening in predawn hours of April 21 and April 22.

While Lyrids tend to average 10 to 20 meteors an hour, AccuWeather believes there is a good chance for significantly more to occur--even up a rate of 100 per hour.

Lyrids are named for their location in the constellation Lyra, and are the debris of Comet Thatcher tail when Earth's path crosses through it.

According to AccuWeather the meteors are about the size of grains of sand that strike the atmosphere at 49 kilometers a second. As they travel they break apart as streaks of light, possibly casting a shadow before leaving behind smoke-like trail of debris.

[hanso]

Crap, I missed that shower^


Astronauts Set For Emergency Spacewalk To Fix Space Station Leak

Astronauts on the International Space Station are gearing up to perform a potential emergency spacewalk Saturday (May 11) to hunt for an ammonia leak in the orbiting laboratory's cooling ...

http://www.space.com/21094-space-station-spacewalk-leak-fix.html

[hanso]

Massive asteroid with own moon to pass close to earth at 5:00 pm
ET

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/31/massive-asteroid-with-own-moon-to-pass-close-to-earth-at-500-pm-et/

[brettmojo]

The asteroid has passed but the moon has broken away and is heading right for us...












































































:bye:

[deliciousV]

The asteroid has passed but the moon has broken away and is heading right for us...
:bye:


I'd better finish this book quick, or I'll never know how it ends

[jennysmurf]

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[jennysmurf]

Put on some "Dark Side of the Moon" and stare at this repeatedly....


http://now.msn.com/moon-rotates-in-time-lapse-video-from-lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter?ocid=vt_fbmsnnow

[jennysmurf]

The sun be all flaring and junk...

http://now.msn.com/nasa-releases-footage-of-canyon-of-fire-on-the-sun?ocid=vt_fbmsnnow

[A.J.]

Taken 45 years ago today by Apollo 8.

http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/earthrise1.jpg?w=480

[Dell]

Taken 45 years ago today by Apollo 8.

http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/earthrise1.jpg?w=480

I'm a very proud employee of that agency...we have been cut to the bone and still churn out products that benefit our nation

once we admit that un-manned exploration is our future, we will continue to be cut...

[jennysmurf]

http://news.yahoo.com/every-single-satellite-orbiting-earth-single-image-171639687.html

http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/__u3G.2I3B_YHsoWe9WHGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTc5MztweW9mZj0wO3E9Nz U7dz01MjA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/bhmxljmigaaqwai.jpg

[cougarjake13]

Jesus

How the hell did the space shuttles ever leave earth without hitting that shit

[PapaBear]

Jesus

How the hell did the space shuttles ever leave earth without hitting that shit
They are MUCH smaller than the pic suggests.

[A.J.]

There's all kinds of shit floating around up there besides satellites.

[PapaBear]

There's all kinds of shit floating around up there besides satellites.
Yeah... Like George Clooney.

[A.J.]

And Hugo Drax.

[spoon]

And tang.

[sailor]

Yeah... Like George Clooney.

Spoiler alert!

[PapaBear]

Spoiler alert!
At least I didn't mention what could happen if one of those satellites should break apart. :wink:

[sailor]

At least I didn't mention what could happen if one of those satellites should break apart. :wink:

You see that fucking satellite come apart, man?

[PapaBear]

Moon be gone... (http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/13941/20140410/north-americans-experience-total-lunar-eclipse-and-nasa-s-lro-to-experience-hours-of-darkness-due-to-eclipse.htm)

If the "late night" people still hung out here, they'd probably look for this early Wednesday morning. That whole Midnight thing is confusing to them.

[sailor]

We've been waiting for the blood moon for weeks. Odd they didn't mention that in the parts of that story I skimmed.

[PapaBear]

We've been waiting for the blood moon for weeks. Odd they didn't mention that in the parts of that story I skimmed.
I had to look that up. I guess they are placing more emphasis on the astronomical science, rather than Christian doomsday prophesies.

[sailor]

I had to look that up. I guess they are placing more emphasis on the astronomical science, rather than Christian doomsday prophesies.

The moon appearing red IS astronomical science. I brought up no silly prophesy.

[PapaBear]

The moon appearing red IS astronomical science. I brought up no silly prophesy.
I just googled blood moon, and that's what came up on the top results. The moon pretty much always looks red during a total eclipse.

[sailor]

I just googled blood moon, and that's what came up on the top results. The moon pretty much always looks red during a total eclipse.

I read like a week ago it had to with angles and shit, but I ain't no astrophysicist.

[PapaBear]

I read like a week ago it had to with angles and shit, but I ain't no astrophysicist.
Angles... Angels... Whatevs! :innocent:

[sailor]

Angles... Angels... Whatevs! :innocent:

Ha, I had to consciously think about not fucking that one up. Thought you'd go with some "astrophysicist" zinger.

[PapaBear]

Ha, I had to consciously think about not fucking that one up. Thought you'd go with some "astrophysicist" zinger.
That wasn't my angel.

[sailor]

That wasn't my angel.

Hey-oh!

[A.J.]

I just googled blood moon, and that's what came up on the top results. The moon pretty much always looks red during a total eclipse.

Of the heart?

[PapaBear]

Of the heart?
Fucking bleeding heart! (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26969629)

[spoon]

I'm an angle…:innocent:














:wink:

[jennysmurf]

I'm an angle…:innocent:














:wink:

Well, you are very obtuse.

[PapaBear]

Well, you are very obtuse.
He sure as shit ain't acute one.

[jennysmurf]

He sure as shit ain't acute one.

You're gonna hurt his feelings.

[spoon]

Still better than a rotund bear of the gay persuasion...not that their is anything wrong with that.

[jennysmurf]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/video/mdeicke1/lies-that-sci-fi-movies-have-taught-us-about-space

[sailor]

Clouds. Boo.

[PapaBear]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/video/mdeicke1/lies-that-sci-fi-movies-have-taught-us-about-space
That explanation of explosions in space was good.

[jennysmurf]

Clouds. Boo.

Yeah, the eclipse part was clear as a bell, but when the magic red moon was supposed to happen, the fog started rolling in. I saw a little, but not the money shot. *wink wink*

[PapaBear]

Here's one from about two years ago. It happened on the night after the day we buried my mom. Too bad I only had a wimpy 4MP camera with a 3X zoom at the time.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y229/snowmaninva66/DSCN0045a.jpg

[jennysmurf]

That's a good picture--much better than anything I could see last night.

[PapaBear]

That's a good picture--much better than anything I could see last night.
Thanks. It would have been better with something in the foreground, for perspective. I worked with what I had. Oh, and it was like 3AM, and about zero degrees outside.