Astronomy (NF)

[Roy]

6:39 here and I just took out the recycling. Light of day is just coming up over the horizon. There's a large star to the South East of me and it's the only star visible in the sky. Can anyone tell me which one that is?

[TennesseeGuy]

Probably Venus.

 

No visible stars in Tennessee this morning.

Edited December 16, 2010 by TennesseeGuy

[Roy]

Good morning Connie. Yes it could be although I can't imagine it would be so big without arms....

[mercman]

http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/planetarium/Information/Documents/PDF/PocketPlanetariumV14N4.pdf

should be Venus Roy

maybe this will help

Marnin btw

 

 

[skeeter]

its not a star,

its a satellite

[Bernie]

Check this site out Roy. you need to put in your location and it will show you present things in the sky.

 

http://www.neave.com/planetarium/

[Roy]

Thanks Bernie! That's fantastic and yes, it's Venus!

[Terry]

Check this site out Roy. you need to put in your location and it will show you present things in the sky.

 

http://www.neave.com/planetarium/

 

great site

thanks

[JohnF]

Check this site out Roy. you need to put in your location and it will show you present things in the sky.

 

http://www.neave.com/planetarium/

 

Thanks Bernie. I've been curious about the constellations for years but could never get them sorted out with static maps and diagrams. This really works.

 

JF

[mercman]

Hey This is an excellent site Bernie. I like it.Thanks

[Smarty Pantz]

Sweeeeet link Thanx Bernie!

[fishing n autograph]

uranus???

[JohnF]

uranus???

 

Dude, keep it clean, eh.

 

JF

[fishing n autograph]

wow....such a double standard

[Bernie]

I have used it for a while.

I have always had an interest in astronomy and it's a good way to find out what it is I am looking at.

[Twocoda]

since im always the last one off the water during the derbies....im now going to start taking my lap top out on the boat to edumacate myself....

 

way cool find Bernie...thanks

Edited December 17, 2010 by Twocoda

[mercman]

uranus???

 

 

what about myanus

[skeeter]

he said you need to keep it clean !

[bucktail]

Everyone with a computer should try this out...it's free and amazing......http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx Interactive tours , a virtual telescope at your fingers and all the info a person could ever read in a 100 lifetimes.

[Bernie]

Everyone with a computer should try this out...it's free and amazing......http://www.worldwidetelescope.org/Home.aspx Interactive tours , a virtual telescope at your fingers and all the info a person could ever read in a 100 lifetimes.

 

Can I zoom in on the hot stuff across the street?

[skeeter]

The americans sure have a lot of weird names for their city's.

 

like Beaver City Oklahoma, and if you cant get any there just drive 48 miles west to Hooker City Oklahoma.

 

[mercman]

The americans sure have a lot of weird names for their city's.

 

like Beaver City Oklahoma, and if you cant get any there just drive 48 miles west to Hooker City Oklahoma.

 

 

Hey Skeets

what about Come by Chance and Dildo in newfoundland.Talk about weird names.

[Roy]

Hey Paul, don't make fun of others. We have one place here called

Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!

 

[mercman]

Hey Paul, don't make fun of others. We have one place here called

Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!

 

 

 

ya and Cap Rouge, where they make nicnic all day long.

[Gerritt]

Just a heads up guys,

 

On Dec 21st we will be able to observe a total lunar eclipse, what is cool about this is it is happening on the same day as the northern winter solstice. Something that has not happened in centuries.

 

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/17dec_solsticeeclipse/

 

Thanks for the cool links guys

 

G