OT: Astronomy dweebs unite
galaxy27
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how bout some shots of Jupiter
effing amazing -- like something you'd see in an art gallery
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
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I used to have a pretty nice telescope as a kid.
Somewhere along the line i lost it. I think it was probably one of my girlfriends who stole it. LOL
There has been speculation among people who study such things that the core of Jupiter may be made of highly compressed carbon atoms, aka a Diamond that is bigger than the Earth.
Talk about Bling!!!!
Getting away from the city, going camping, and staying up half the night staring at the stars laying on the hood of whatever vehicle is one of my favorite pastimes. It's amazing how common shooting stars are once you get out of the city lights.
I kinda wish I'd gone into an astronomy/physics direction instead of the one I ended up following. Though likely a bit dated at this point, if you've got a decent background in math and physics, I can't recommend this book highly enough ...
Even if you don't, there's enough to make it a worthwhile read to get the basics.
Check out this violent explosion on the sun.
I think they've sent in a repair team to fix that defect.
Microsoft just confirmed, it's not a defect, it's a new feature.
check out the sounds emanating from every planet...........really fascinating and slightly wicked
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
I did/sold a painting years ago that was based off solar spicules pic captures. If you want to see some cool stuff do some google-foo on that topic. Beautiful
This is a simulation of what would happen to our planet if a huge asteroid hit it.
The first 'good' telescope I ever owned.
"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
"I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
In simplistic terms, our sun, or any sun for that matter, involves two opposing forces.
One force is the exploding force just like an atomic bomb, while the second force is the strong gravitational force.
Without each one, you would have either an exploding star, or a collapsing star.
It boggles the mind that these two 'opposite' in nature forces, must be in absolute perfect balance in order to keep the sun a perfect sphere that continually burns bright.
"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
"I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
Yes, and based on that, it certainly seems to mean that the laws of physics applies relatively equally to the entire universe, as we can observe the stars and galaxies with our telescopes. Although there likely may still may be laws yet to be uncovered.