MorningGlory Posted January 9, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 2 hours ago, da_man1974 said: Thanks for sharing. I love looking at this type of stuff. My son's and I set my spotting scope up this summer to look at the moon. Thought about getting some photographs but couldn't figure out how. We had it set on 60X and could almost make out the craters. Taking photos of something that far away is challenging without NASA's equipment but it can be done. Just Google it. There's a super blue moon coming up and I'd LOVE to photograph that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonky Posted January 9, 2018 Group: Nonbeliever Followers: 6 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 738 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 346 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/28/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted January 9, 2018 I wanted to get a telescope at some point, the problem is that I live in Pennsylvania....the night skies here aren't exactly clear. I lived in Arizona for about 12 years, now THAT is a place to own a telescope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted January 10, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Bonky said: I wanted to get a telescope at some point, the problem is that I live in Pennsylvania....the night skies here aren't exactly clear. I lived in Arizona for about 12 years, now THAT is a place to own a telescope. I have the same problem living in a city the size of Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one.opinion Posted January 10, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,240 Content Per Day: 2.11 Reputation: 1,356 Days Won: 4 Joined: 07/03/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted January 10, 2018 5 hours ago, Bonky said: I wanted to get a telescope at some point, the problem is that I live in Pennsylvania....the night skies here aren't exactly clear. I lived in Arizona for about 12 years, now THAT is a place to own a telescope. My grandparents had a farm in northeastern Colorado and their nearest neighbor was about 8 miles away. Needless to say, there was ZERO interference with the stargazing on a clear night. We spent some unforgettable nights just looking in awe. Incidentally, my father (retired from NASA) pointed out satellites that we could actually watch in orbit -- tiny pinpricks moving noticeably across the night sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted January 10, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,991 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,689 Content Per Day: 11.81 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted January 10, 2018 On 1/8/2018 at 7:50 PM, MorningGlory said: This is one of the first photos of Earth and the moon from over 3 million miles away taken as the Osiris-Rex spacecraft moves away from us. Another glimpse into God's fantastic universe. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/portrait-earth-moon-3-million-173000016.html I would like that. Once in my life have I gotten a glimpse of our universe from a powerful telescope. It was fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheya joie Posted January 10, 2018 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,054 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 351 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/15/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted January 10, 2018 Actually, the portrait is in the 51-second video at the top of the article; it incorporates the text of the first paragraph. The portrait itself shows up at about the 33 second mark; here is a screen cap I made: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted January 10, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1,022 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 39,193 Content Per Day: 6.11 Reputation: 9,977 Days Won: 78 Joined: 10/01/2006 Status: Offline Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 15 minutes ago, sheya joie said: Actually, the portrait is in the 51-second video at the top of the article; it incorporates the text of the first paragraph. The portrait itself shows up at about the 33 second mark; here is a screen cap I made: That is so awesome! We are living in God's fantastic universe and are able now to see just a tiny bit of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanctum Posted January 10, 2018 Group: Members Followers: 5 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 55 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 63 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/27/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted January 10, 2018 https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=91494 This is a better link. It's a beautiful image, really puts things in perspective. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheya joie Posted January 10, 2018 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,054 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 351 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/15/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted January 10, 2018 Thanks for the pic without the text, Sanctum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAZARD Posted January 11, 2018 Group: Royal Member Followers: 11 Topic Count: 320 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 6,830 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 3,570 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/16/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted January 11, 2018 On 9/01/2018 at 2:50 PM, MorningGlory said: This is one of the first photos of Earth and the moon from over 3 million miles away taken as the Osiris-Rex spacecraft moves away from us. Another glimpse into God's fantastic universe. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/portrait-earth-moon-3-million-173000016.html O'h no, their both rrrrrrrrround? what will the flat Earth believers do now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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