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APOD today
Anyone got any ideas about that picture? Odd one to be sure.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Jim -- Find me at http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk "Brace yourself, this might make your eyes water." |
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In article , Jim wrote:
Anyone got any ideas about that picture? Odd one to be sure. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Jim Bother - sorry, didn't see the other thread. I shall pour custard in my Europa 250 in shame. Jim -- Find me at http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk "Brace yourself, this might make your eyes water." |
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In article , Pete Lawrence wrote:
On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:55:55 +0000, Jim wrote: In article , Jim wrote: Anyone got any ideas about that picture? Odd one to be sure. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Jim Bother - sorry, didn't see the other thread. I shall pour custard in my Europa 250 in shame. Dampens vibrations nicely. Although it's a trifle extreme... That...that was dreadful. I hope you're ashamed of yourself. Nice comet piccy by the way... Jim -- Find me at http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk "Brace yourself, this might make your eyes water." |
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On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:55:55 +0000, Jim wrote:
In article , Jim wrote: Anyone got any ideas about that picture? Odd one to be sure. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Jim Bother - sorry, didn't see the other thread. I shall pour custard in my Europa 250 in shame. Dampens vibrations nicely. Although it's a trifle extreme... -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk |
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Jim wrote:
Anyone got any ideas about that picture? Odd one to be sure. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html He just fired a small fireworks rocket? Clear skies Carsten A. Arnholm http://arnholm.org/ |
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On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 15:48:53 +0100, "Carsten A. Arnholm"
wrote: Jim wrote: Anyone got any ideas about that picture? Odd one to be sure. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html He just fired a small fireworks rocket? Now that's interesting. Are you looking at it from the other direction - i.e. going out rather than in? -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk |
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Pete Lawrence wrote:
On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 15:48:53 +0100, "Carsten A. Arnholm" wrote: Jim wrote: Anyone got any ideas about that picture? Odd one to be sure. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html He just fired a small fireworks rocket? Now that's interesting. Are you looking at it from the other direction - i.e. going out rather than in? "Meteor experts don't think it's a meteor. Atmospheric scientists don't think it's lightning. The photographer insists that the streak and flash on the above image has not been created digitally." This is all consistent with a small rocket going out, isn't it. From the picture it looks like a real possibility to me.... Clear skies Carsten A. Arnholm http://arnholm.org/ |
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On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 16:04:32 +0100, "Carsten A. Arnholm"
wrote: Pete Lawrence wrote: On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 15:48:53 +0100, "Carsten A. Arnholm" wrote: Jim wrote: Anyone got any ideas about that picture? Odd one to be sure. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html He just fired a small fireworks rocket? Now that's interesting. Are you looking at it from the other direction - i.e. going out rather than in? "Meteor experts don't think it's a meteor. Atmospheric scientists don't think it's lightning. The photographer insists that the streak and flash on the above image has not been created digitally." This is all consistent with a small rocket going out, isn't it. From the picture it looks like a real possibility to me.... I had assumed it was coming in rather than going out. I think most others had thought that too. You obviously have a brain that sees things more logically than me. I think this is a good explanation Carsten. -- Pete http://www.digitalsky.org.uk |
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"Carsten A. Arnholm" wrote:
Jim wrote: Anyone got any ideas about that picture? Odd one to be sure. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html He just fired a small fireworks rocket? Or, as it's by the sea, a flare. The local costguard should know if they fired a test. There does appear to be some kind of platform at approximately right angles to the track on the pier. Tim -- Foo. |
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"Tim Auton" wrote in message
... "Carsten A. Arnholm" wrote: Jim wrote: Anyone got any ideas about that picture? Odd one to be sure. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html He just fired a small fireworks rocket? Or, as it's by the sea, a flare. The local costguard should know if they fired a test. There does appear to be some kind of platform at approximately right angles to the track on the pier. Tim -- Foo. My first impression was of the "lightning rocket" tests engineers do where I believe they fire a rocket into storm clouds trailing a wire. Cheers, Jim |
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