Astronomy and Physics Thread (and other nerdy interests)

[Miles]

My homepage is the Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive. I love starting the day off with a grand image of the universe. If you've got the time, you should browse through the past few years of images. You might be amazed by some of the pictures and what they reveal. Some of my favorites are the nebulas and this sweet high resolution shot of the Big Dipper. Zoom in and count the universes!

Anyway, today's post is a fantastic. I can't get it embedded so you'll have to go check it out yourself here. It's a very cool time-lapsed video of the night sky shot in the desert.

[windsor]

I love the picture of the day.

My favorite ever (and my desktop for the last couple of years) is this one

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061016.html

note hte liitle blue dot.....

[TillyGalore]

My homepage is the Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive. I love starting the day off with a grand image of the universe. If you've got the time, you should browse through the past few years of images. You might be amazed by some of the pictures and what they reveal. Some of my favorites are the nebulas and this sweet high resolution shot of the Big Dipper. Zoom in and count the universes!

Anyway, today's post is a fantastic. I can't get it embedded so you'll have to go check it out yourself here. It's a very cool time-lapsed video of the night sky shot in the desert.

The website you noted above with the daily picture is super cool!! Thank you for sharing.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Nice pic from the Russkies.
http://gizmodo.com/5909215/this-is-the- ... anet-earth

[TillyGalore]

I love the picture of the day.

My favorite ever (and my desktop for the last couple of years) is this one

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061016.html

note hte liitle blue dot.....

When I was in Hawaii last year, as part of our sunset tour atop Mauna Kea, we had an astronomy session and I got to see Saturn through a pretty powerful telescope. Not one of the telescopes on top of Mauna Kea, but a telescope that a regular person can buy. It was pretty cool.

[CathyCA]

I love the picture of the day.

My favorite ever (and my desktop for the last couple of years) is this one

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061016.html

note hte liitle blue dot.....

When I was in Hawaii last year, as part of our sunset tour atop Mauna Kea, we had an astronomy session and I got to see Saturn through a pretty powerful telescope. Not one of the telescopes on top of Mauna Kea, but a telescope that a regular person can buy. It was pretty cool.

Oh, I know Mauna Kea! Remember Spaceman from last spring? He goes to the telescopes on Mauna Kea every year for his work.

I'm glad you got to go there. Fun stuff!

[Miles]

I love the picture of the day.

My favorite ever (and my desktop for the last couple of years) is this one

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061016.html

note hte liitle blue dot.....

When I was in Hawaii last year, as part of our sunset tour atop Mauna Kea, we had an astronomy session and I got to see Saturn through a pretty powerful telescope. Not one of the telescopes on top of Mauna Kea, but a telescope that a regular person can buy. It was pretty cool.

Isn't that just the coolest thing!?! We use a cheap old telescope that Kelly's father bought from Sears when she was a little kid. You can see the elliptical shape of Saturn, and under the right conditions may reveal Titan.

I want to build my own telescope.

[captmojo]

When I was in Hawaii last year, as part of our sunset tour atop Mauna Kea, we had an astronomy session and I got to see Saturn through a pretty powerful telescope. Not one of the telescopes on top of Mauna Kea, but a telescope that a regular person can buy. It was pretty cool.

It has every chance of being VERY cool up there!



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