Author Topic: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird. (Read 194025 times)

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #526 on:** March 17, 2015, 10:37:29 AM »

That is awesome.

Chino · « **Reply #527 on:** March 17, 2015, 12:11:40 PM »

I really wish that shirt didn't say "Get your ass to" on it. I'd much prefer just the Mars version of the NASA logo. I'd buy one if it didn't have that on it. I saw a photo online of David Grohl wearing one.

Also. I am jealous he got so close to stonehenge.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #528 on:** March 17, 2015, 12:14:25 PM »

Quote from: Chino on March 17, 2015, 12:11:40 PM

I really wish that shirt didn't say "Get your ass to" on it. I'd much prefer just the Mars version of the NASA logo. I'd buy one if it didn't have that on it. I saw a photo online of David Grohl wearing one.

But then it wouldn't also be a cool movie reference!

Chino · « **Reply #529 on:** March 17, 2015, 12:15:10 PM »

I did not know it was a movie reference.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #530 on:** March 17, 2015, 12:16:45 PM »

It's Arnie, man! I haven't even seen the movie, and I know it.

rumborak · « **Reply #531 on:** March 17, 2015, 12:21:30 PM »

And it's a good movie at that!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91dW9pUA1BI

Chino · « **Reply #532 on:** March 17, 2015, 12:22:34 PM »

Quote from: BlobVanDam on March 17, 2015, 12:16:45 PM

It's Arnie, man! I haven't even seen the movie, and I know it.

I've never even heard of it.

BlobVanDam · « **Reply #533 on:** March 17, 2015, 12:26:57 PM »

Quote from: Chino on March 17, 2015, 12:22:34 PM

Quote from: BlobVanDam on March 17, 2015, 12:16:45 PM
It's Arnie, man! I haven't even seen the movie, and I know it.

I've never even heard of it.

It's from Total Recall.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #534 on:** March 17, 2015, 02:05:24 PM »

Quote from: rumborak on March 17, 2015, 12:21:30 PM

And it's a good movie at that!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91dW9pUA1BI

And a terrible remake !

Kotowboy · « **Reply #535 on:** March 17, 2015, 02:06:45 PM »

Quote from: Implode on March 17, 2015, 09:53:46 AM

That picture has to be fake.

Kinda hope it isn't.

rumborak · « **Reply #536 on:** March 17, 2015, 05:37:54 PM »

https://www.techspot.com/news/60071-mars-one-finalist-breaks-silence-claims-organization-total.html?google_editors_picks=true

Chino · « **Reply #537 on:** March 18, 2015, 07:55:43 AM »

It is kind of a let down. I was kind of excited to see this play out.

BlackInk · « **Reply #538 on:** March 18, 2015, 10:13:53 AM »

Eh, whatever.

adace · « **Reply #539 on:** March 18, 2015, 04:11:33 PM »

Really cool discovery!
https://earthsky.org/space/underground-ocean-on-jupiters-largest-moon

Azyiu · « **Reply #540 on:** March 18, 2015, 05:49:51 PM »

Quote from: adace on March 18, 2015, 04:11:33 PM

Really cool discovery!
https://earthsky.org/space/underground-ocean-on-jupiters-largest-moon

Although it says the ocean is a possible salty one, it doesn't mention the possible composition of that liquid Ganymede. In such extreme environment, I wonder if that liquid is H2O at all.

puppyonacid · « **Reply #541 on:** March 20, 2015, 03:58:42 AM »

Thought this would make more sense here rather than its own thread.

BlackInk · « **Reply #542 on:** March 20, 2015, 06:40:02 AM »

It was super cloudy here, so I didn't get to see it..

ariich · « **Reply #543 on:** March 20, 2015, 06:57:21 AM »

Pure cloud and fog here. Absolutely the worst possible weather for an eclipse. Literally couldn't even see the sun in the first place!

Chino · « **Reply #544 on:** March 20, 2015, 06:58:22 AM »

I was on the dark side of the Earth.

BlackInk · « **Reply #545 on:** March 20, 2015, 07:57:45 AM »

^ That's what I call a simultaneous lunar and solar eclipse.

wasteland · « **Reply #546 on:** March 20, 2015, 08:53:45 AM »

Pictures I took this morning at the party organized by a few university professors!

masterthes · « **Reply #547 on:** March 20, 2015, 10:13:14 AM »

unfortunately, cloudy here

Implode · « **Reply #548 on:** March 20, 2015, 10:34:39 AM »

Quote from: Kotowboy on March 17, 2015, 02:06:45 PM

Quote from: Implode on March 17, 2015, 09:53:46 AM
That picture has to be fake.

Kinda hope it isn't.

It looks like a artist's rendition to me. I could be wrong, but I've been digging and haven't found that picture on any credible site or with credible sources.

The best real pictures I found were these:

But they might even just be recolors of these:

There were color photos, mostly like this:

So even if it is fake, it's not inaccurate at all.

wasteland · « **Reply #549 on:** March 20, 2015, 10:41:52 AM »

As far as I know the Venera pictures were taken in B/W.

Implode · « **Reply #550 on:** March 20, 2015, 10:46:13 AM »

According to Wikipedia, venera 13 took color pictures, mostly of the soil.

Fiery Winds · « **Reply #551 on:** March 20, 2015, 06:24:15 PM »

Quote from: masterthes on March 20, 2015, 10:13:14 AM

unfortunately, cloudy here

Were you arguing with the clouds stealing beauty from your eyes?

Azyiu · « **Reply #552 on:** March 21, 2015, 07:55:35 AM »

Quote from: wasteland on March 20, 2015, 10:41:52 AM

As far as I know the Venera pictures were taken in B/W.

Those B/W photos were taken by the older Venera 9 probe.

Quote from: Implode on March 20, 2015, 10:46:13 AM

According to Wikipedia, venera 13 took color pictures, mostly of the soil.

You could find more related info on the Venera 13 mission on Space.com here: https://www.space.com/18551-venera-13.html

Phoenix87x · « **Reply #553 on:** March 21, 2015, 08:02:58 AM »

Earth is a desert island in the sea of space

Implode · « **Reply #554 on:** March 21, 2015, 01:14:56 PM »

All I can think of is Pendulum.

Chino · « **Reply #555 on:** April 02, 2015, 11:42:29 AM »

Would it be possible for NASA to crowd source a mission? I feel like if NASA made a Kickstarter for a mission to one of the icy moons, they could raise some serious coin. I'd throw them a Benji.

Azyiu · « **Reply #556 on:** April 02, 2015, 11:36:48 PM »

Quote from: Chino on April 02, 2015, 11:42:29 AM

Would it be possible for NASA to crowd source a mission? I feel like if NASA made a Kickstarter for a mission to one of the icy moons, they could raise some serious coin. I'd throw them a Benji.

Public support is the key. Most people are too ignorance to know the importance of space exploration to ours; our next generations and beyond. At the same time, politics are always what drag us down when it comes to all things science.

adace · « **Reply #557 on:** April 11, 2015, 02:33:07 PM »

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27324-native-hawaiians-halt-construction-of-giant-telescope.html?full=true#.VSmBRyjF_C5
This is so sad

Personally, I would think that building one of the most powerful machines ever capable of peering into the heavens is a huge honor to the mountain and the natives. But then again it's probably no big loss since we're already getting the even more powerful James Webb and E-ELT telescopes.

rumborak · « **Reply #558 on:** April 11, 2015, 07:23:48 PM »

Quote from: Chino on April 02, 2015, 11:42:29 AM

Would it be possible for NASA to crowd source a mission? I feel like if NASA made a Kickstarter for a mission to one of the icy moons, they could raise some serious coin. I'd throw them a Benji.

Crowd sourcing is nice, but it depends too much on the interest du jour of the general public. Those missions need a long breath to succeed.

Chino · « **Reply #559 on:** April 13, 2015, 07:18:59 AM »

SpaceX will be making their second attempt at the drone-barge landing today! Weather is looking good and daylight landing should provide some spectacular video!

News: DreamTheaterForums is a place for people who just don't have the time for music anymore.

Author Topic: The Official Space and Astronomy Thread v. Well, this is weird. (Read 194025 times)