Re: tOfficial Astronomy Thread

by **CORNER BLITZ** 2020-12-09, 10:01

The Pantry wrote:Northern Lights could be visible this week in Michigan: Here’s why and when

map looks nothing like metro detroit being able to see them

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2020-12-09, 15:56

Nordic wrote:
Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Did two dudes just #chitchat for 10hrs waiting for this launch? That is some Tour de France level announcing.

I was just watching the live feed. Nice work if you can find it. Looks like they're close to lighting this candle this time. The thing is venting now and I guess that means it's getting close.

Dude just said they're nine minutes out.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2020-12-09, 16:00

No countdown timer on this launch. What is this, fucking amateur hour?

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2020-12-09, 16:04

Aaaaand they're depressurizing. Looks like another scrub. Boo!

by **Rocinante** 2020-12-09, 16:09

The giant metal cock is going flaccid.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-12-09, 16:26

New launch time is 5:40 pm EST.

by **Rocinante** 2020-12-09, 16:50

tGreenWay wrote:New launch time is 5:40 pm EST.

Fool me once greenway. Won’t get fooled again.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2020-12-09, 17:23

Rocinante wrote:
tGreenWay wrote:New launch time is 5:40 pm EST.

Fool me once greenway. Won’t get fooled again.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-12-09, 17:52

Blew the landing. tOfficial Astronomy Thread - Page 7 502811600

by **tGreenWay** 2020-12-09, 17:54

“This is your starship captain speaking: Prepare for a rough landing.”

by **tGreenWay** 2020-12-09, 17:54

But holy cowski, that belly roll and positioning for landing were both sweeeeeet.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2020-12-09, 17:59

Ok. That was some top notch geeking out. And we got an explosion at the end too. 10/10. tOfficial Astronomy Thread - Page 7 502811600

by **tGreenWay** 2020-12-09, 18:01

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:Ok. That was some top notch geeking out. And we got an explosion at the end too. 10/10.

Plus all the high-pitch squealing. tOfficial Astronomy Thread - Page 7 502811600

Did those guys name themselves the official voices of today’s launch?

by **Floyd Robertson** 2020-12-09, 18:11

CORNER BLITZ wrote:
The Pantry wrote:Northern Lights could be visible this week in Michigan: Here’s why and when

map looks nothing like metro detroit being able to see them

Watching the meteorologist lady on TV she said the best night to see them in Detroit will be tomorrow night, if you're away from light pollution. So if we can get everyone to turn off the outdoor lights and Christmas lights, and business all turn off their parking lot lights there's a chance.

by **The Pantry** 2020-12-09, 18:31

Floyd Robertson wrote:
CORNER BLITZ wrote:

map looks nothing like metro detroit being able to see them

Watching the meteorologist lady on TV she said the best night to see them in Detroit will be tomorrow night, if you're away from light pollution. So if we can get everyone to turn off the outdoor lights and Christmas lights, and business all turn off their parking lot lights there's a chance.

Might be able to see them looking to the north (get it...northern lights?). Wildest I've seen them was maybe 7-8 years ago. Even here in SE MI the overhead sky seemed to be shimmering.

by **Nordic** 2020-12-09, 18:56

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:No countdown timer on this launch. What is this, fucking amateur hour?

tOfficial Astronomy Thread - Page 7 1966794946

WTF did I just watch?

by **tGreenWay** 2020-12-09, 19:24

Nordic wrote:
Watch Out Pylon! wrote:No countdown timer on this launch. What is this, fucking amateur hour?

WTF did I just watch?

You just watched Geico have a very bad day.

by **Watch Out Pylon!** 2020-12-10, 07:54

10:11:35 for the nerdgasm. tOfficial Astronomy Thread - Page 7 502811600

by **Nordic** 2020-12-13, 23:35

Rare 'Christmas Star' will appear in the sky for 1st time in 800 years

by **Floyd Robertson** 2020-12-16, 09:04

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by **DWags** 2020-12-25, 19:10

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by **Floyd Robertson** 2020-12-30, 10:22

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IDK, looks pretty flat there in the pic.

by **Rocinante** 2021-01-24, 18:39

Check out uranus bro

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by **DWags** 2021-01-24, 18:47

Rocinante wrote:Check out uranus bro

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The packers just got a look at Brady’s.

by **MiamiSpartan** 2021-01-24, 19:23

Rocinante wrote:Check out uranus bro

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That's quite a big gaping rim around there.

by **MiamiSpartan** 2021-01-28, 12:14

This is kind of a general space thread in addition to just Atronomy, so I'll post here that today is the 35th Anniversary of the Challenger explosion. The biggest "where were you when" moment of my childhood (I was in 7th grade, in social studies class).

And yesterday was the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire.

And Monday is the anniversary of the Columbia disaster.

What a sad week for NASA. RIP.

by **steveschneider** 2021-01-28, 12:24

MiamiSpartan wrote:This is kind of a general space thread in addition to just Atronomy, so I'll post here that today is the 35th Anniversary of the Challenger explosion. The biggest "where were you when" moment of my childhood (I was in 7th grade, in social studies class).

And yesterday was the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire.

And Monday is the anniversary of the Columbia disaster.

What a sad week for NASA. RIP.

Indeed. I still remember in my first grade classes they'd wheel in the tv and we'd watch the space shuttle launches. You ever see a launch living down there in Florida? Looking back I wish I had made my down there to see one back in the day.

by **MiamiSpartan** 2021-01-28, 12:33

steveschneider wrote:
MiamiSpartan wrote:This is kind of a general space thread in addition to just Atronomy, so I'll post here that today is the 35th Anniversary of the Challenger explosion. The biggest "where were you when" moment of my childhood (I was in 7th grade, in social studies class).

And yesterday was the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire.

And Monday is the anniversary of the Columbia disaster.

What a sad week for NASA. RIP.

Indeed. I still remember in my first grade classes they'd wheel in the tv and we'd watch the space shuttle launches. You ever see a launch living down there in Florida? Looking back I wish I had made my down there to see one back in the day.

I haven't seen a shuttle launch, I wish I had. I saw a rocket launch a couple of years ago. Very cool thing to see in person if anyone ever gets a chance.

by **steveschneider** 2021-01-28, 14:11

MiamiSpartan wrote:
steveschneider wrote:

Indeed. I still remember in my first grade classes they'd wheel in the tv and we'd watch the space shuttle launches. You ever see a launch living down there in Florida? Looking back I wish I had made my down there to see one back in the day.

I haven't seen a shuttle launch, I wish I had. I saw a rocket launch a couple of years ago. Very cool thing to see in person if anyone ever gets a chance.

Two questions on the experience - how close can you get and how loud does it sound? I'm going to make it a goal to see this at some point. I had a friend go watch one in the last couple of years. He's an aviation attorney and it seemed like an incredible experience.

by **MiamiSpartan** 2021-01-28, 22:17

steveschneider wrote:
MiamiSpartan wrote:

I haven't seen a shuttle launch, I wish I had. I saw a rocket launch a couple of years ago. Very cool thing to see in person if anyone ever gets a chance.

Two questions on the experience - how close can you get and how loud does it sound? I'm going to make it a goal to see this at some point. I had a friend go watch one in the last couple of years. He's an aviation attorney and it seemed like an incredible experience.

They have launch viewing at the Kennedy Space Center Complex, and I think that is within less than 5 miles from most of the launch pads (some only 2-3 miles). That's an additional fee on top of your admission to KSC (which is cool to go to on its own), and sells out in advance. But if it is a night launch, that isn't open to the public.

The one we saw was at 3:30 am, and we watched the launch offsite near Port Canaveral and were about 8 or so miles away. It wasn't so loud that we couldn't hear ourselves talk over it from that distance.

If you ever plan to go for a launch, this site is a great resource: https://launchrats.com/ . Tons of information on various viewing spots, the distance of each to the various launch pads, etc.

by **steveschneider** 2021-01-29, 08:31

MiamiSpartan wrote:
steveschneider wrote:

Two questions on the experience - how close can you get and how loud does it sound? I'm going to make it a goal to see this at some point. I had a friend go watch one in the last couple of years. He's an aviation attorney and it seemed like an incredible experience.

They have launch viewing at the Kennedy Space Center Complex, and I think that is within less than 5 miles from most of the launch pads (some only 2-3 miles). That's an additional fee on top of your admission to KSC (which is cool to go to on its own), and sells out in advance. But if it is a night launch, that isn't open to the public.

The one we saw was at 3:30 am, and we watched the launch offsite near Port Canaveral and were about 8 or so miles away. It wasn't so loud that we couldn't hear ourselves talk over it from that distance.

If you ever plan to go for a launch, this site is a great resource: https://launchrats.com/ . Tons of information on various viewing spots, the distance of each to the various launch pads, etc.

Thank you. Very good information.

by **Floyd Robertson** 2021-02-09, 12:56

Who knew that UAE had launched a Mars probe?

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by **tGreenWay** 2021-02-09, 17:54

Floyd Robertson wrote:Who knew that UAE had launched a Mars probe?

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If I say yes, will anyone challenge my answer?

by **Jake from State Farm** 2021-02-09, 18:08

Isn't there some big ass asteroid supposed to do a flyby soon that may eventually return to unleash mass destruction on the planet?

by **DWags** 2021-02-09, 18:52

Jake from State Farm wrote:Isn't there some big ass asteroid supposed to do a flyby soon that may eventually return to unleash mass destruction on the planet?

Define “eventually “

by **Jake from State Farm** 2021-02-10, 08:42

DWags wrote:
Jake from State Farm wrote:Isn't there some big ass asteroid supposed to do a flyby soon that may eventually return to unleash mass destruction on the planet?

Define “eventually “

2068

by **tGreenWay** 2021-02-10, 10:39

Jake from State Farm wrote:
DWags wrote:

Define “eventually “

2068

Not my problem.

by **tGreenWay** 2021-02-18, 15:45

Anybody watching the Perseverance landing on Mars? Due to land at ~ 3:55 pm ET, or 7:19:23 Findlay Prep time.

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by **Other Teams Pursuing That** 2021-02-18, 15:56

is matt damon in there

by **tGreenWay** 2021-02-18, 16:01

Touchdown, ~~MSU~~ Perseverance!

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