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Re: Astronomy!

Postby jusplay4fun on Sun Feb 24, 2019 3:59 pm

Two planets this week, some 45 minutes before sunrise. We have lots of Clouds in VA, sadly.

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-february-22-march-2/

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Re: Astronomy!

Postby jusplay4fun on Sun Feb 24, 2019 4:02 pm

Good video, DY. Thanks 4 sharing it.

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Re: Astronomy!

Postby DoomYoshi on Sun Mar 03, 2019 4:10 pm

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Re: Astronomy!

Postby Dukasaur on Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:39 pm

Where did the Grand Fenwickian craft land?
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby DoomYoshi on Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:45 pm

Pinewood Studios.
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby jusplay4fun on Mon Mar 04, 2019 3:26 am

SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with the space station in demo flight

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Updated 7:16 AM ET, Sun March 3, 2019

https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/02/tech/spacex-crew-dragon-demo-launch/index.html
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby jusplay4fun on Wed Mar 06, 2019 1:27 am

Venus and Saturn still visible 45 minutes before sunrise this week::

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/

Check it out; JUS bundle up; very cold here in VA (Eastern USA) this week.
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby 2dimes on Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:20 am

It's still pretty chilly out for me. I think my telescope is in cold storage in my wife's trailer.
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby Dukasaur on Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:48 am

2dimes wrote:I think my telescope is in cold storage in my wife's trailer.


Is that a euphemism?
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby 2dimes on Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:41 pm

Nope, trailer is winterized and not heated...
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby 2dimes on Sun Mar 17, 2019 1:59 am

The sky was super clear last night, you could see some stars nearly right under the street lights but I did not take advantage of that.

https://cam01.sci.ucalgary.ca/AllSkyCam ... tImage.JPG

There is an observatory in Idaho that is opened to the public for a few hours Monday to Thursday. Might have to check it out sometime.

http://www.byui.edu/physics/resources/n ... bservatory
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby 2dimes on Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:35 am

Triple post, yay.

I pulled off the highway twice a few hours ago. Once near an RV park in Arizona then at a truck parking area near Mesquite. They were both pretty good because the sky is clear the only problem was all the headlights on I-15. Best sky I have seen for a while though. Only optical assistance was my glasses though.
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby jusplay4fun on Fri Mar 29, 2019 4:52 am

I looked at the sky near the moon shortly before dawn a few days ago and saw 2 planets, most likely Venus and Saturn.

https://www.space.com/16149-night-sky.html

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/this-weeks-sky-at-a-glance-march-22-30/
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby DoomYoshi on Fri Mar 29, 2019 5:36 am

Most likely Jupiter and Saturn if it was a few days ago. Tuesday morning I was out pre-dawn. Venus did rise eventually.
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Re: Astronomy!

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Re: Astronomy!

Postby HitRed on Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:12 am

Guys, this is what marriage material looks like. Brains, brains and great looks.

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Re: Astronomy!

Postby DoomYoshi on Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:37 am

d) already married
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby HitRed on Thu Apr 11, 2019 9:07 am

Cloning is just around the corner on this one.
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby Bernie Sanders on Tue May 14, 2019 4:30 am

After reading all about astronomy here.....all I can think about is my illegitimate son and I looking simultaneously upwards at the same constellations.


.....excuse me while I grab some tissues.....

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Re: Astronomy!

Postby jimboston on Tue May 14, 2019 5:23 pm

HitRed wrote:Guys, this is what marriage material looks like. Brains, brains and great looks.

Katie Bouman


https://www.foxnews.com/science/katie-b ... goes-viral


She’s 29!!!!

She looks like she’s 14!
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby jusplay4fun on Mon May 20, 2019 11:27 pm

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Re: Astronomy!

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Re: Astronomy!

Postby 2dimes on Sun May 26, 2019 11:52 pm

I was totally unaware of the fact I never saw Alpha Century. I'm not sure that is the right spelling but that's what auto fill wants there.
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Re: Astronomy!

Postby WILLIAMS5232 on Tue May 28, 2019 2:01 am

2dimes wrote:I was totally unaware of the fact I never saw Alpha Century. I'm not sure that is the right spelling but that's what auto fill wants there.

think it's alpha centura....

also, the alpha means it's the brightest star in it's respective constellation. :geek:
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