Space Science and Astronomy thread

[PinzaC55]

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Wow.

 

[Pants]

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Wow.

Will be extra impressive if it makes those TARDIS noises on the way out.

 

[MunkyHeed]

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Wow.

Mad to think it may already have popped, and those photons emitted during the explosion are already hurtling across space to smack straight into our retinas.

 

[70s traveller]

Mad to think it may already have popped, and those photons emitted during the explosion are already hurtling across space to smack straight into our retinas.

The time it would take for visible light from that distance to be seen on Earth it possibly has.

 

[MunkyHeed]

Q: Which planet is normally closest to Earth?

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[Roker Mackem]

Q: Which planet is normally closest to Earth?

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Yep due to the small orbit, whilst venus is busy travelling

 

[ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK]

Voyager 1 is now 1 light day away from Earth.

You were a year too early as it's November this year

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[skullmeister]

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[PinzaC55]

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[peachy]

Meteor showers tonight

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[Hetty]

Finally got to binge watch Royal Xmas Lectures today about time and space, very interesting

 

[skullmeister]

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[Pants]

What's a good app to use where you can point your phone at the sky and it tells you what you're looking at?

 

[germanyjim]

What's a good app to use where you can point your phone at the sky and it tells you what you're looking at?

Sky view or Star walk are good