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rtphokie t1_je1ew74 wrote
Reply to comment by Klin24 in Heads up: Five planets set to line up in night sky this week by davster39
It won't be that different the rest of the week. definitely not a "one night only" event.
rtphokie t1_j5ezvlr wrote
Reply to comment by backyardspace in Using specialized processing techniques, I managed to photograph Jupiter with a backyard telescope. by backyardspace
The other is Jupiter’s very short rotational period. Take too long to get your images to stack and the red spot will smear
rtphokie t1_j3ns367 wrote
Reply to Amazing shot of our beautiful Atlantis! by wizwort
Fun fact: the orbiter is mounted at a 32.1º tilt, a nod to the countdown heard at KSC.
rtphokie t1_j1nd4j7 wrote
Reply to comment by notenoughroomtofitmy in "It's a simple thing," says the 15-year-old who discovered asteroid GX13 | This finding was made after having participated in the March-April 2022 asteroid search campaign | Bolivia. by Balcacer
She had the initiative to participate in an organized campaign combing through the data with others in a very organized fashion and continue after finding nothing in two previous campaigns
rtphokie t1_j1nclih wrote
Reply to comment by Govoleo in "It's a simple thing," says the 15-year-old who discovered asteroid GX13 | This finding was made after having participated in the March-April 2022 asteroid search campaign | Bolivia. by Balcacer
Same with the young man who “discovered” an exoplanet on his third day of a NASA internship.
It’s incredibly cool but really shouldn’t be read as an indicator of knowledge or skill of the discoverer.
Its luck. Right place, right time, right dataset on front on them.
They were able to follow instructions however, something not every 17 year old can do
Happy Holidays r/Spacertphokie t1_itxk8t4 wrote
And then they spelled it “San Hose”, so mixed results.
rtphokie t1_itlq7y1 wrote
Reply to comment by Then_Campaign7264 in Columbus County Sheriff to resign effective immediately by ethnicbonsai
Wait… what? You not only read the article but the detailed documents referenced in the article…. before commenting here?
How very un reddit of you
rtphokie t1_iqz84vd wrote
Reply to TIL that Charles Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis" aircraft had no front window due to fuel tank placement. The only forward vision was by a periscope. by p38-lightning
And that gold color on the front comes from aging of the varnish applied by curators at the National Air and Space Museum to protect the painted lettering and emblems.
rtphokie t1_je1f2jt wrote
Reply to comment by nicspace1 in Heads up: Five planets set to line up in night sky this week by davster39
Soon after sunset to catch Jupiter and Mercury near the horizon. If you don't have a really clear western horizon, I wouldn't worry about it too much and enjoy Mars and Venus higher in the sky.
The fifth planet is Uranus and you're not going to see it without a good telescope or binoculars.