SpaceX and other space stuff

[dwm74]

A black hole's gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape it. So technically it's not a photo of a black hole, but a photo of where the black hole is.

Semantics, I know, but we gotta be straight on these things.

 

[MonetBass]

A black hole's gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape it. So technically it's not a photo of a black hole, but a photo of where the black hole is.

Semantics, I know, but we gotta be straight on these things.

Yes, that was pointed out in the article.
"And still, we are not truly seeing Sagittarius A*, not really. Astronomers can’t take a real picture—in the way us non-astronomers would consider it—because black holes are, by definition, invisible. So the photo released today doesn’t show the black hole itself. Astronomers have captured Sagittarius A* in silhouette. The image reveals the shadow that the immensely dense black hole casts against the glowing cosmic gas swirling around it. Like the black hole in M87, Sagittarius A* resembles a donut. In fact, it bears an uncanny resemblance to the cherry and cheese danishes served at the press conference that astronomers held in Washington, D.C. to reveal the result."

Full article: Behold, the Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy (msn.com)

 

[Winslow]

Semantics, I know, but we gotta be straight on these things.

Yes, that was pointed out in the article.

 

[MonetBass]

Now I want to watch this movie again:
The Black Hole (1979) - IMDb

 

[Winslow]

Now I want to watch this movie again:
The Black Hole (1979) - IMDb

YES! As ridiculous as it was, I still like that thing.

John Barry's score has a lot to do with it, I expect.

 

[dwm74]

Yes, that was pointed out in the article.
"And still, we are not truly seeing Sagittarius A*, not really. Astronomers can’t take a real picture—in the way us non-astronomers would consider it—because black holes are, by definition, invisible. So the photo released today doesn’t show the black hole itself. Astronomers have captured Sagittarius A* in silhouette. The image reveals the shadow that the immensely dense black hole casts against the glowing cosmic gas swirling around it. Like the black hole in M87, Sagittarius A* resembles a donut. In fact, it bears an uncanny resemblance to the cherry and cheese danishes served at the press conference that astronomers held in Washington, D.C. to reveal the result."

Full article: Behold, the Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy (msn.com)

Meh, who's got time to read an entire article?

 

[Winslow]

Meh, who's got time to read an entire article?

Yeah man, I'm over here getting busy with the lay-deeees...

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[Jeff Scott]

Yep! It'll be over for your feet well before it is your head, but then, that's... relatively speaking.

Go in head-first; problem solved.

 

[bholder]

Now I want to watch this movie again:
The Black Hole (1979) - IMDb

Don't. It was really, really bad.

 

[ahc]

Well, the "face" on Mars has to live somewhere.

Anyone home? ‘Doorway’ on Mars spawns alien conspiracy theories

 

[fig]

Well, the "face" on Mars has to live somewhere.

Anyone home? ‘Doorway’ on Mars spawns alien conspiracy theories

Showed my wife the 'door'. She says it makes sense. Just inside that door is a stairwell that leads down to where the locals live. Had to move underground since the surface water is all gone.

Makes logical sense LOL.

 

[ahc]

That must be Valentine Michael Smith's former abode.

 

[MonetBass]

Don't. It was really, really bad.

It's not great, for sure. But... I can see it in 4K now!

 

[dwm74]

Well, the "face" on Mars has to live somewhere.

Anyone home? ‘Doorway’ on Mars spawns alien conspiracy theories

It is an interesting picture. As the saying goes 'nature abhors a straight line', the right side of the formation does appear to be cut by something (or someone! ).

I'm curious as to the size of this 'door'. Is it 6' tall or 100' tall? Nothing in the pic to get a sense of scale.

 

[hbarcat]

Reminder from my previous post (see below) that there will be a total lunar eclipse on the evening of Sunday the 15th.

Total lunar eclipse on the night of May 15th.

It will be best seen in the Americas but will be partly visible in Europe and Africa.


Optimum viewing is in the American Central Time Zone. Approximate times are as follows:

9:30 pm - eclipse begins
10:30 pm - totality begins
11:15 pm - mid eclipse
Midnight - totality ends
1:00 am - eclipse ends

Times vary farther east or west.

Typical lunar eclipse:

May's lunar eclipse and a wild-card meteor shower may offer double spectacle

No equipment is needed to see the eclipse. Just go outside and look.

But it does look spectacular through binoculars or a small telescope.

 

[StereoPlayer]

Today at 6p and tomorrow at 4:30p

 

[ahc]

Scientists Grew Plants in Moon Soil Collected During the Apollo Missions: "We Were Amazed"

 

[ahc]

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[fig]

Regarding the supermassive black hole Sagitarius A*, here's a cool presentation graphic of its location. Graphic starts about the 25 second mark.

Good to know if any of y'all want to visit it. Providing we develop either Warp Speed, Hyperspace Jump, Mass Relay, Warp Jump, Transwarp, Slipspace, or Foldspace (thanks, Guild Navigators) capabilities in our lifetime. So, you know, bookmark this page or somethin'...

 

[hbarcat]

Eclipse happening right now. Looks spectacular.

Here in Northern Illinois, it's been cloudy and raining all day, but it cleared up just before eclipse totality.