Thanks Tailor for reviving this thread. Very up to date this Planetarium, even Oumuamua is represented here.
This thread reminds me strongly of DW. Hope you are well DW!
Thanks Tailor for reviving this thread. Very up to date this Planetarium, even Oumuamua is represented here.
This thread reminds me strongly of DW. Hope you are well DW!
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Yes, I thought of him as well...
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Just an overwiew:
Top 10 Astronomy News Stories of 2019
Our pick for the biggest astronomy news story of the year is the first-ever image of a black hole “shadow.”
https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astr...-stories-2019/
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Just registering the passage of Comet Neowise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz27yrQTQZU
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Beautiful comet... I haven't gone out to see for myself but have seen a number of photos on fb.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
They spotted another older (or younger?) Milky Way:
"Astronomers spy a Milky Way–like galaxy in very early universe
Astronomers imagine the early universe as a wild and lawless place, with chaotic fledgling galaxies full of swirling gases and frantic star formation. So an image released today comes as a surprise: a young galaxy, spied when the universe was just 10% of its current age, that looks remarkably like our calm and well-ordered Milky Way.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/astronomers-spy-milky-way-galaxy-very-early-universe"
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Fixed hot link above: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020...early-universe
"12 billion light-years of space" away... very mature now in real time.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Thanks for fixing the link, Tailor . I should have tested it
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Registering Nobel 2020 in physics winners for extraordinary discoveries on black holes: Reinhard Genzel, Andrea Ghez and Sir Roger Penrose
2020 Nobel Prize in physics awarded for work on black holes
https://theconversation.com/2020-nob...overies-147614
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Meet Sagittarius A the first photographed and videod black hole:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRCD-zx5QFA
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Incredible sequence !
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Sent to universe:
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
I know ! So cool
More stuff from NASA on the Golden Record contents... https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/golden-...on-the-record/
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Just checked the link... OK in my little corner of the world... must be a regional thing...
Here's a wikipedia link that might be more accessible... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage...%20find%20them.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015