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The Progressive Niceness of Science by Quadibloc
An Ars Technica article gave me this link: http://chem.tufts.edu/answersinscience/relativityofwrong.htm which is an essay by the (horrors!) _science fiction_...
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December 17th 17 10:17 AM
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Solstice vs Equinox, daily and annual cycles by Gerald Kelleher
In less than a week the Solstice event occurs and the true definition is represented by the position of the North and South Poles to the circle of illumination...
December 16th 17 05:22 PM
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Useless planetary system by RichA[_6_]
Unfortunately, the 8 planet system only has one planet at a suitable "Earth" distance from its star and that planet is probably a gas giant. The discovery of...
December 15th 17 04:15 PM
by Gerald Kelleher Go to last post
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The Equation of Time(keeping) by Gerald Kelleher
The basic experiment involves either a sand or water clock. The period of one noon to the next full cycle would generate different volumes of water and sand...
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December 13th 17 06:09 AM
by Gerald Kelleher Go to last post
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North Korean [intestinal] worms on Mars? by Chris.B[_3_]
http://www.astronomy.com/news/2017/12/worms-on-mars Ironically, worms could be be the answer to feeding the pioneering Mars settlers. Even more ironically,...
December 8th 17 12:16 PM
by Gary Harnagel Go to last post
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Some Historical Dates by Quadibloc
Newton's Principia was first published in 1686, and an English translation was first published in 1728. It was in 1758 that the general rule placing books...
December 7th 17 07:33 AM
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Messier 76 - "Spirit of 76" - Red - White - and Blue by Razzmatazz
Just before winter sets in the outer arms of the Milky Way pass overhead. Embedded in them are regions of star formation and star death. M76 is a Planetary...
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December 6th 17 05:58 PM
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Voyager 1 Fires Up Thrusters After 37 Years by palsing[_2_]
This is so cool!...
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December 5th 17 11:38 PM
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'Oumuamua by Mike_Duffy
Reference is to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBOumuamua In the opening paragrapgh, it states: " is the first known interstellar object to pass through...
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December 5th 17 09:05 PM
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Radio Meteor Obs. Bull. November 2017 by Chris Steyaert
Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin No. 292 of November 2017 (49 K) is available now as http://www.rmob.org/rmobtext/rmob1711.txt More information and the...
December 5th 17 08:28 PM
by Chris Steyaert Go to last post
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Paint the inside of telescopes with? by RichA[_6_]
Honestly, there is a new material like is announced every five years or so. Nothing much comes of it, but who...
December 5th 17 04:53 AM
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Used Kendrick's Laser Collimator for an SCT? by Dan Wenz
Has anyone read Kendrick's comments re. the laser collimator as used for an sct at the url below? http://kendrick-ai.com/astro/misconceptions.html I've read...
December 5th 17 03:38 AM
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Meteor streak caught on cam across Phoenix sky by StarDust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN45-UTm0nc Wonder if that meteor can be located some how?
November 26th 17 07:01 AM
by Chris.B[_3_] Go to last post
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Venus and Jupiter by Gerald Kelleher
http://wwwcdn.skyandtelescope.com/wp-content/uploads/Venus-Jupiter-in-November-2017.jpg Saw this through the break in the clouds and it was as lovely as could...
November 19th 17 03:17 AM
by Scott M. Kozel[_2_] Go to last post
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Focus on RA/Dec modeling concluded by Gerald Kelleher
The creation of absolute/relative space and motion was based on the notion of apparent and true motion while using a celestial sphere framework. The ideology...
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November 18th 17 09:44 AM
by Gerald Kelleher Go to last post
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Moon's distance from Earth by Shahine Ali
I would like feedback on my you tube videos "math challenges the moon landings", pt.1 and pt.2. I have used triangulation and stellar parallax to show the moon...
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November 8th 17 08:49 AM
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Ra/Dec modelling continued by Gerald Kelleher
The calendar based convenience where celestial objects move relative to each other regardless of what is moving around what provides a useful framework for...
November 8th 17 08:05 AM
by Gerald Kelleher Go to last post
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RA/Dec modelling as a systemic failure by Gerald Kelleher
The issue of ‘climate change’ where speculative predictions are presented as facts using computer modelling began with the modelling of planetary motions...
November 7th 17 04:59 PM
by Gerald Kelleher Go to last post
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Daylight Saving Time by Gerald Kelleher
As usual I have to explain something most are uncomfortable with while knowing all too well that others can't do it because of some silly allegiance to...
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November 7th 17 12:47 PM
by Martin Brown[_3_] Go to last post
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Radio Meteor Obs. Bull. October 2017 by Chris Steyaert
Radio Meteor Observation Bulletin No. 291 of October 2017 (54 K) is available now as http://www.rmob.org/rmobtext/rmob1710.txt More information and the...
November 6th 17 07:19 PM
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