Astronomy
#166
Posted 23 August 2017 - 11:18 AM
It got cloudy for about 15 minutes before and after the maximum, but you could still mostly see through the clouds with the eclipse glasses. It definitely got darker, not night time dark, but darker than it usually is around 2. The clouds went away as the sun became more exposed, and the temperature change was quite noticable once the sun came back.
10/10 would watch again.
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#167
Posted 24 August 2017 - 09:08 AM
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#168
Posted 07 September 2017 - 05:40 AM
I remember taking astronomy in college. Something weird about space photos is that if you look at them the wrong way craters (depressions) will look like bubbles (protrusions). Sometimes you have to look away and refocus your eyes to see them correctly.
#169
Posted 02 November 2017 - 04:15 PM
Not sure if anyone has seen this before, but:
Also link to the website: http://universesandbox.com
I think this is really cool. It looks like you can do so much in it, like change the size and mass of planets, make the sun a black hole, and whatever else you can think of!
It's an application on Steam, btw, and I belive it is in its early access phase.
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#170
Posted 03 November 2017 - 01:43 PM
I got this game quite a while ago and it is a lot of fun. I've actually created a small star constellation (with no shape in mind though) involving about 5 stars of different shapes and colours (accidentally destroyed a ton of planets in the process though...)
I haven't gone back to it in a while, but I should definitely play it again. I recommend it for those who like to mess around with simulations and stuff, there's a lot of crazy stuff you can find and make with this
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#171
Posted 03 November 2017 - 03:13 PM
No but seriously, that's cool. I might check it out if I can run it.
#172
Posted 26 November 2017 - 02:34 PM
The observation of Sun polar magnetic field and first forecasts for the solar cycle n°25 , 138 pages for who love this matter :
http://www.leif.org/...-prediction.pdf
#174
Posted 24 June 2018 - 10:15 PM
ESA's Gaia space telescope recently completed the highest resolution image of our galaxy ever taken so far. The images were released back in April. You can even find an insanely large 40k by 20k image!
http://sci.esa.int/g...axy-and-beyond/
http://sci.esa.int/g...-sky-in-colour/
http://sci.esa.int/g...lar-projection/
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#175
Posted 06 September 2018 - 02:51 PM
i just read the latest news on Jupiter, seem it have 3 magnetic poles ! if the news are true, it have a extra magnetic pole near the equator and have the polarity of a South pole.
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#176
Posted 26 December 2018 - 04:49 AM
Astronomy insists upon curing humankind of our short-sightedness, small-mindedness and solipsism, and so it is one of our greatest treasures. One can hardly think of a more worthy intellectual pursuit! Good luck in it!
#177
Posted 27 December 2018 - 04:50 PM
few days from now and the New Horizons will reach Ultima Thule, I don't expect spectacular images, but i hope to be surprised just like few years ago whit Pluto . Anyway we will know in less than a week !
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#178
Posted 27 June 2019 - 03:51 PM
I'm partly writing this because I need to get up to 10 posts but SPACE IS SO COOOLLL! (Insert markiplier video) also I've heard this thing saying "oh we only know like 5% of our ocean while we know more about the entire universe in general" is completely wrong since they didn't take into account that most of the universe is dark matter that we know hardly anything, if nothing about. plus I'm also pretty sure that the 5% of our ocean has gone up considerably in the last 10 years as have advancements in technology.
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#179
Posted 09 July 2019 - 09:48 AM
and technically, the ocean is part of space anyway.
#180
Posted 25 July 2019 - 02:26 PM
In any case, knowing little about the ocean isn't a reason not to learn about space. Some people are ocean-interested, some are space-interested. No use forcing space-interested people to study an ocean they don't have an interest in.
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