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| Watsisname | Date: Thursday, 24.10.2013, 21:55 | Message # 241 |
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| Yup, basically it's just visualizing the angular sizes of various objects as seen from Earth.
It's also a nice demonstration of why the black hole at the center of our galaxy is so friggin' hard to resolve. =[
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| midtskogen | Date: Friday, 01.11.2013, 21:27 | Message # 242 |
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| On 9th December 2009 people all across northern Scandinavia saw this sight on their way to work:
(Photo: Jan-Petter Jørgensen)
Many of you probably remember this event from the news. The photos taken were really great, so a revisit doesn't hurt.
If you missed this story, what is your guess for what it is?
NIL DIFFICILE VOLENTI
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| Watsisname | Date: Sunday, 03.11.2013, 06:41 | Message # 243 |
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| I remember that! Most awesome failed rocket launch ever. 
It also inspired me to make this image for a really silly internet discussion about it:
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| spacer | Date: Sunday, 03.11.2013, 18:09 | Message # 244 |
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| Watsisname,
lol. you right
"we began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still"
-carl sagan
-space engine photographer
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| neutronium76 | Date: Monday, 11.11.2013, 10:25 | Message # 245 |
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| European Space Agency's Goce satellite falls (already fell) to Earth
Old news... 
However it had a really nice exterior design compared to other satellites and probes. It was known as the ''ferrari'' of space. RIP 
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Edited by neutronium76 - Monday, 11.11.2013, 10:28 |
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| HarbingerDawn | Date: Monday, 25.11.2013, 17:46 | Message # 246 |
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All forum users, please read this!
My SE mods and addons
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| Watsisname | Date: Tuesday, 26.11.2013, 00:04 | Message # 247 |
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| Guh, so much dust. Space maid has been slacking off again.
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| Aerospacefag | Date: Wednesday, 27.11.2013, 21:37 | Message # 248 |
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| Meteorite fall in Crimea, Ukraine, in the night 21-22 November.
http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2013....e-video
Edited by Aerospacefag - Thursday, 28.11.2013, 15:26 |
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| midtskogen | Date: Saturday, 30.11.2013, 11:38 | Message # 249 |
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| Lunatics...?
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| RockoRocks | Date: Saturday, 30.11.2013, 12:26 | Message # 250 |
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| Quote midtskogen (  ) Lunatics...?
That would actually look cool in Space Engine!
I will be inactive on this forum for the time being. Might come back eventually
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| Aerospacefag | Date: Sunday, 01.12.2013, 01:31 | Message # 251 |
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| Quote midtskogen ( ) Lunatics...?
The rest of the concept is simple - to create a Earth ring, that will always transmit the power to every country on Earth equally, not the ones that facing the Moon at the moment.
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| Voekoevaka | Date: Tuesday, 03.12.2013, 10:58 | Message # 252 |
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| There's a lot of space stuff on Xkcd these times. And Randall Munroe is a master of exotic plotting :
Want some music of mine ? Please go here !
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| neutronium76 | Date: Tuesday, 03.12.2013, 12:13 | Message # 253 |
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| Any similarities are purely coincidence :
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| DeathStar | Date: Tuesday, 03.12.2013, 15:22 | Message # 254 |
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| LOL Its my username!
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| midtskogen | Date: Friday, 10.01.2014, 15:46 | Message # 255 |
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| Hand nebula. Complete with stigma as well, to keep believers happy.
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