General Space Thread
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Like Troy said, these aren't the geostationary super high orbit satellites, they're planning for much lower latency, so it should be more useful.
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To be fair to them, you should just assume everyone on Earth has banged your mom.
I love everything they're doing. Sometimes privatization works.
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How far is the moon from the Earth? (let's say, in terms of the diameter of the Earth?) Get an answer in your mind.
It's this far.
It's this far.
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That's pretty far.
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Someone in the world just saw that picture and believes that is how the solar system looks.
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Right? I know I've learned this before, and yet I was surprised to see that picture. In my head, it's like 1 or 2 Earths away.
Got I hope so.
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Honestly, it is about twice as far as I would have guestimated if given two cut-outs on a sticky board.TheCatt wrote: Right? I know I've learned this before, and yet I was surprised to see that picture. In my head, it's like 1 or 2 Earths away.
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“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
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And on a sane note, saw a bright "star" near the moon last night, knew it was a planet. Guessed Venus.
Installed a "sky map" app on my phone, it says it was Jupiter.
Pulled out my kid's cheap telescope, pointed it in the right direction. I could clearly see Jupiter and at least 2 moons. First time I've ever directly observed another planet's moons.
So I have that going for me, which is nice.
Installed a "sky map" app on my phone, it says it was Jupiter.
Pulled out my kid's cheap telescope, pointed it in the right direction. I could clearly see Jupiter and at least 2 moons. First time I've ever directly observed another planet's moons.
So I have that going for me, which is nice.
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Nice! When we were on vacation last year we could see Saturn, Jupiter and Venus all about once. But we had no telescope for the moons
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I should probably invest in a cheap telescope. We have so much less light pollution here.
"... and then I was forced to walk the Trail of Tears." - Elizabeth Warren
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India officially joins the space race.
Their rover should also finally end conspiracy theories about the moon landing...you know, if those people weren't batshit crazy.
Their rover should also finally end conspiracy theories about the moon landing...you know, if those people weren't batshit crazy.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
General Space Thread
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
General Space Thread
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
General Space Thread
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
General Space Thread
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
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Can't wait to see it!Leisher wrote: Black moon coming.
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So... a second new moon due to the arbitrary setting of days in a month. Wow. The wife gets a third paycheck this month! Has nothing to do with the black moon, but involves the same amount of science.
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I bet you wouldn't be snarky if it was called a White Moon, racist.
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