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The Space Thread
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I’ve had the pleasure of seeing the Milky Way in all it’s glory from a mates yard in the countryside of Australia with no light pollution. Takes your breath away. Wish I still had the photos but I fried my hard disk! I get some good views of the constellations on an early morning start here in Orpington, bit of Hans Zimmer playing on the headphones adds to the theatrics.0
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Love the engineering of space flight, have an alert that tells me when the ISS is visible, when passing overhead.
Just look up NASA and it leads you to the ISS. A bright dot of light that splits the sky in under 4mins!
I love that we got to the moon with men/women using slide rules!
Have visited the Kilder Observatory in Northumberland, a real must for a stargazer, the only dark sky observatory in Europe1 -
100%usetobunkin said:Love the engineering of space flight, have an alert that tells me when the ISS is visible, when passing overhead.
Just look up NASA and it leads you to the ISS. A bright dot of light that splits the sky in under 4mins!
I love that we got to the moon with men/women using slide rules!
Have visited the Kilder Observatory in Northumberland, a real must for a stargazer, the only dark sky observatory in Europe0 -
For those of you with an interest in moon landings and the Apollo program I can highly recommend the podcast below.
BBC World Service - 13 Minutes to the Moon, Season 1: The Apollo 11 story
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It’s best to watch when it’s new moon, right? Even less light pollution.1StevieG said:I’ve had the pleasure of seeing the Milky Way in all it’s glory from a mates yard in the countryside of Australia with no light pollution. Takes your breath away. Wish I still had the photos but I fried my hard disk! I get some good views of the constellations on an early morning start here in Orpington, bit of Hans Zimmer playing on the headphones adds to the theatrics.
I went to Lake Tekapo in Feb. Perfect night, but the moon did cause some light pollution.0 -
It’s my understanding that there was probably more technology in mobile phones than there was the first rockets that took man to the mooneaststandmike said:
100%usetobunkin said:Love the engineering of space flight, have an alert that tells me when the ISS is visible, when passing overhead.
Just look up NASA and it leads you to the ISS. A bright dot of light that splits the sky in under 4mins!
I love that we got to the moon with men/women using slide rules!
Have visited the Kilder Observatory in Northumberland, a real must for a stargazer, the only dark sky observatory in Europe1 -
Probably not far from the truth, have a listen to season one of the podcast I linked, you will be hooked in and believe me when the landing takes place you feel like you are in mission control with the team. The live recordings of the actual astronauts and mission control staff are superb. The BBC at its best.cabbles said:
It’s my understanding that there was probably more technology in mobile phones than there was the first rockets that took man to the mooneaststandmike said:
100%usetobunkin said:Love the engineering of space flight, have an alert that tells me when the ISS is visible, when passing overhead.
Just look up NASA and it leads you to the ISS. A bright dot of light that splits the sky in under 4mins!
I love that we got to the moon with men/women using slide rules!
Have visited the Kilder Observatory in Northumberland, a real must for a stargazer, the only dark sky observatory in Europe3 -
I was treated to an Omega Speedmaster for my 60 birthday, On the reverse it says " Certified by NASA for manned space flight".... Do i get a buzz when i wear it!2
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usetobunkin said:I was treated to an Omega Speedmaster for my 60 birthday, On the reverse it says " Certified by NASA for manned space flight".... Do i get a buzz when i wear it!
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I was out last winter walking the dogs on a clear dark night and was astounded to see the Milky Way for the first time ever with the naked eye. Truly an astounding and awe inspiring sight.usetobunkin said:Love the engineering of space flight, have an alert that tells me when the ISS is visible, when passing overhead.
Just look up NASA and it leads you to the ISS. A bright dot of light that splits the sky in under 4mins!
I love that we got to the moon with men/women using slide rules!
Have visited the Kilder Observatory in Northumberland, a real must for a stargazer, the only dark sky observatory in Europe
Just two nights later I saw the the Space X Starlink satellites passing overhead. Also an incredible sight.
My love for all things space started when my parents got me out of bed to watch the Apollo 11 moon landing as a 7 year old.0 - Sponsored links:
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Today marks the 52nd anniversary of Apollo 12's largely forgotten Moon landing.
The diminutive astronaut Pete Conrad became the third person to walk on the Moon and his chosen words were:-"Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me."
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Very interesting points on here about the challenges of putting a human on Mars (and bringing them back). There always seem to be vague projected mission dates that then get put back further; I wonder if we will see it in our lifetimes.0
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Spot the ISS,
22 November 2021, 18.20hrs Visible 3mins Max Height 41 (deg) Appears 10(deg) above SW disappears 41(deg) South.
Looks like it will be clear, the above details are correct for Greenwich.
If you haven't seen it before, bright dot of light, no navigation lights (i.e. blinking red/greeen).
and travelling really fast across the sky.
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If you download the Skyview app all you need to do is open it, point it at the sky and it will identify any stars/planets that appear on your screen. An addition to this is it plots the space station's orbit with a dotted line on the screen. So not only can you tell when it will be above you you will also know where to look.
I have this on my iPad which offers a bigger screen. I often take it in the hot tub with me, lay back and study the stars whilst sipping a cold cider.1 -
Recently discovered white dwarf star the size of Earth spins on itself every 25 seconds.
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/high-speed-propeller-star-fastest-spinning-confirmed-white-dwarf
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A kilometer tall cliff on a comet8 -
Funny how it looks familiar, yet alien at the same time.cabbles said:A kilometer tall cliff on a comet2 -
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The quality of images now is just amazing. I am hooked on the panoramas coming from the red planet at the moment. You can almost imagine being there, if you ignore your blood boiling and your body imploding.cabbles said:A kilometer tall cliff on a comet1 -
I think it was Brian Cox’s Planets doc a couple of years back where they show footage of the planets from the 70s. Mental how far technology has come to give us what we see today. Mind blowing the depth and understanding we’ve got about moons 2.5m km away.soapy_jones said:
The quality of images now is just amazing. I am hooked on the panoramas coming from the red planet at the moment. You can almost imagine being there, if you ignore your blood boiling and your body imploding.cabbles said:A kilometer tall cliff on a comet
that Daniel & Jorge podcast I listen to covered the biggest known mountain in the universe. Like the image above, it’s on a comet/meteor. We live in an absolutely bonkers existence0 - Sponsored links:
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Another Christmas miracle?
The James Webb Space Telescope is to finally launch tomorrow. It will be able to look back 13.5 billion years in time to see the faint infra red light from the first galaxies.
Christmas day is probably not a good time to watch a live Youtube stream ... but it's here if you want it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nT7JGZMbtM
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If you look carefully you can see where the Soup Dragon lives!soapy_jones said:
The quality of images now is just amazing. I am hooked on the panoramas coming from the red planet at the moment. You can almost imagine being there, if you ignore your blood boiling and your body imploding.cabbles said:A kilometer tall cliff on a comet0 -
Raith_C_Chattonell said:Another Christmas miracle?
The James Webb Space Telescope is to finally launch tomorrow. It will be able to look back 13.5 billion years in time to see the faint infra red light from the first galaxies.
Christmas day is probably not a good time to watch a live Youtube stream ... but it's here if you want it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nT7JGZMbtM
100 times more powerful than the Hubble.
Cost 10 billion to make
Says it should be able to detect light waves from 750 million years after the big bang
Will probably be able to see patches of old mega sized stars.
I hope it makes a lot of interesting discoveries.
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Any mention of its ability to locate the ball from Bailey's penalty?Dave2l said:Raith_C_Chattonell said:Another Christmas miracle?
The James Webb Space Telescope is to finally launch tomorrow. It will be able to look back 13.5 billion years in time to see the faint infra red light from the first galaxies.
Christmas day is probably not a good time to watch a live Youtube stream ... but it's here if you want it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nT7JGZMbtM
100 times more powerful than the Hubble.
Cost 10 billion to make
Says it should be able to detect light waves from 750 million years after the big bang
Will probably be able to see patches of old mega sized stars.
I hope it makes a lot of interesting discoveries.
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If you can't wait for the telescope launch here is what's coming up:
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About 20 minutes to launch from French Guiana.
If interested it can be watched on You Tube television.
The commentary team for the last half hour have had to fill the waiting time, which they have done brilliantly given how unusual such an event is.0 -
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Very very impressive.
Hooray for international cooperation.1 -
Don't count your extremely expensive space chicken quite yet!0
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Fair point.
Fingers crossed chickens ignored.0
https://youtu.be/buqtdpuZxvk
