Case in point was viewing Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS yesterday evening, alongside an observer using a DSLR camera with a telephoto zoom. His image of the comet was more detailed, showing a greater extension of the tail than my iPhone 15 Pro, but the later still did a very good job. He and...
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How did astronomers discover that there is such a thing as the perihelion and aphelion? Did they realize the sun was bigger or smaller during certain periods of the year? The answer is no. Edward Bloomer, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, explains that this discove...
The Wide Angle Camera (WAC) on the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) NASA's Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft took this image of Earth and the moon on May 6, 2010. MESSENGER was 114 million miles (183 million kilometers) from Earth at t...
NASA launched several unmanned rockets before launching any of the Mercury astronauts. Steamer (horse racing) A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it. Launch (transitive) To send out; to start (someone) on a mission or project;...
When did you first fall in love? Fall silent, fall sick, fall pregnant, fall victim to something Fall (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated. Rome fell to the Goths in 410 AD. Fall To die, especially in battle or by disease. This is a monument to all those who fel...
The Greek god Mercury—a messenger known for his speed and carrying good news—was the inspiration for Goodyear's logo. Founder Frank Seiberling got the idea from a statue of Mercury that stood in his home. Logo #18 Sinclair Oil Logo #18 Sinclair Oil An Errant Knight // Wikimedia Common...
The solar system today has other surprises for us, on worlds we thought we already knew pretty well. Take Mercury, for example. It is the smallest planet, orbits close to the Sun, and has very little in the way of atmosphere. TheMESSENGERspacecraft sent back amazing images of the planet...
I like understanding the physics behind them. Seeing examples of different stellar types and reading about them is interesting to me. There's the challenge of actually seeing a split. It's a great way to focus on a small area of sky and really understand it. I usually discover other thing...
Jupiter is also in aspects with other planets, especially Mercury, which is in Virgo. Very technical and critical, the messenger of the zodiac nitpicks, which can lead some to resist the letting go of Neptune. The fire of criticism... That describes this aspect between Jupiter and Mercury we...