Space
Talking about space.
Hubble Ultra Deep Field, which contains approximately 10,000 galaxies
Hubble Ultra Deep Field, which contains approximately 10,000 galaxies
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Does Big Bang Theory qualify?5
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Hubble was an amazing advancement for science and exploration of our place in the world. My next big things is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which should be out in orbit and producing in the next year and a half. I love the advantages of space scopes over land based ELTs, but the costs are as astronomical as the place in the universe.
So barring wave-length factors, do you think the billions spent on these are worth it?4 -
Hubble was an amazing advancement for science and exploration of our place in the world. My next big things is the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which should be out in orbit and producing in the next year and a half. I love the advantages of space scopes over land based ELTs, but the costs are as astronomical as the place in the universe.
So barring wave-length factors, do you think the billions spent on these are worth it?
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LiftingLady5 wrote: »
This is a man OR a woman in a spacesuit floating in space.
It's me. I wanted to be an astronaut, you know. Then that whole Challenger thing happened and I chickened out. I still regret that decision.4 -
Space is truly unfathomable. I love watching cosmos with my girl Mary. Blows my mind every time!6
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The Sky this Week
Saturday, November 19
A lone bright star now hangs low in the south during early evening. First-magnitude Fomalhaut — often called “the Solitary One” — belongs to the constellation Piscis Austrinus the Southern Fish. From mid-northern latitudes, it climbs 20° above the horizon at its best. How solitary is Fomalhaut? The nearest 1st-magnitude star to it, Achernar at the southern end of Eridanus the River, lies some 40° away.1 -
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There is an awesome free program called Stellarium that gives a lot of info on star gazing. Plus you can put in your location and it shows you what you can see from where you are at any time.
Keep Looking Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4zmsyNhTYY 4 -
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Space scares the *kitten* outta me. A lot of times I can't even look up at the sky
And this
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LiftingLady5 wrote: »littlemissbgiff wrote: »I'm not really smart enough to comment here but what happened to the thread that this idea started on?
I'm not either. But I like to BELIEVE I am.
Read Cosmos (or watch it) that's the best first step, if you're interested.0 -
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PlaydohPants wrote: »I love that pic @Karb_Kween
I do too. Makes me wish even more I had pursued my dream of becoming an astronaut. I'm a scaredy cat loser.0 -
PlaydohPants wrote: »littlemissbgiff wrote: »I'm not really smart enough to comment here but what happened to the thread that this idea started on?LiftingLady5 wrote: »littlemissbgiff wrote: »I'm not really smart enough to comment here but what happened to the thread that this idea started on?
I'm not either. But I like to BELIEVE I am.
I'm not smart either, it's more of a hobby type interest so my knowledge only goes as far as what I've been interested in lol.
And yeah that thread was deleted right after I posted. Apparently he didn't really want to talk about anything...
Agreed, intelligence isn't a factor here, and nobody is dumb. I just like looking at the stars and various other related things. When we got pictures of Pluto, that was one of my happiest Space Days.3 -
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There is an awesome free program called Stellarium that gives a lot of info on star gazing. Plus you can put in your location and it shows you what you can see from where you are at any time.
Keep Looking Uphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4zmsyNhTYY
Google Sky app does the same thing.. it's super awesome0 -
PlaydohPants wrote: »RunHardBeStrong wrote: »PlaydohPants wrote: »I love that pic @Karb_Kween
I do too. Makes me wish even more I had pursued my dream of becoming an astronaut. I'm a scaredy cat loser.
I don't think I'd ever actually want to be in space. I'm sure it's amazing but all of the weird problems it causes your body is just scary to think about
I do think it would be very scary at times.. but oh so effing amazing. *sigh*0 -
kinkyslinky16 wrote: »Google Sky app does the same thing.. it's super awesome
That's cool.
The program I was talking about actually shows you what the sky looks like from wherever you are standing at what ever time you choose. Then it tells you about the consolations, paths, and celestial happenings. For example, if I want to know what that bright star is, or if it's a planet, then I can easily look up what I'm looking at.2 -
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kinkyslinky16 wrote: »Google Sky app does the same thing.. it's super awesome
That's cool.
The program I was talking about actually shows you what the sky looks like from wherever you are standing at what ever time you choose. Then it tells you about the consolations, paths, and celestial happenings. For example, if I want to know what that bright star is, or if it's a planet, then I can easily look up what I'm looking at.
Yes, Google Sky does the same.. you aim your phone or tablet at whatever you are looking at and it tells you nearby constellations, planets, everything. I love it!! If you haven't tried it, download it and see if you like it.0 -
kinkyslinky16 wrote: »kinkyslinky16 wrote: »Google Sky app does the same thing.. it's super awesome
That's cool.
The program I was talking about actually shows you what the sky looks like from wherever you are standing at what ever time you choose. Then it tells you about the consolations, paths, and celestial happenings. For example, if I want to know what that bright star is, or if it's a planet, then I can easily look up what I'm looking at.
Yes, Google Sky does the same.. you aim your phone or tablet at whatever you are looking at and it tells you nearby constellations, planets, everything. I love it!! If you haven't tried it, download it and see if you like it.
Ahhhhhh. One of those phone thingys.0 -
LiftingLady5 wrote: »I don't think I'd want to be in space. Too much pressure.
Actually it's cool. There's no pressure at all.
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kinkyslinky16 wrote: »kinkyslinky16 wrote: »Google Sky app does the same thing.. it's super awesome
That's cool.
The program I was talking about actually shows you what the sky looks like from wherever you are standing at what ever time you choose. Then it tells you about the consolations, paths, and celestial happenings. For example, if I want to know what that bright star is, or if it's a planet, then I can easily look up what I'm looking at.
Yes, Google Sky does the same.. you aim your phone or tablet at whatever you are looking at and it tells you nearby constellations, planets, everything. I love it!! If you haven't tried it, download it and see if you like it.
Ahhhhhh. One of those phone thingys.
I'm sure there's a desktop version of Google Sky Map for old folks.
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