Dorky stuff about the Universe

oftenreading said:

brianlux said:

We humans are close to the middle sized object in the universe. The smallest object in the universe is the Planck length or 10 to the minus 35 power m. The known universe is about 10 to the 26 power m. The smallest object is about as many times smaller that we are as the know universe is as many times bigger than we are.

Dorky or profound?

Proof that we are indeed the centre of the universe. Or at least the median.

Haha! Well said, oftenreading!

rgambs said:

brianlux said:

We humans are close to the middle sized object in the universe. The smallest object in the universe is the Planck length or 10 to the minus 35 power m. The known universe is about 10 to the 26 power m. The smallest object is about as many times smaller that we are as the know universe is as many times bigger than we are.

Dorky or profound?

It seems perfect to me, if I were to consider believing in creation, this would be one of the more convincing arguments. Much better than that eyeball intelligent design bullshit.

Wow- this is so cool that you say this Gambs because I first read about this concept in The New Universe and the Human Future in which Nancy Ellen Abrams and Joel R. Primack propose that a common creative story base on what is known about the universe and its formation would move us away from conflict and closer to problem solving. A long shot that this will happen, to be sure, but an excellent idea worth pursuing nevertheless.

Above photos are artist concepts ... below is the actual photo ...



How amazing is it that we found a way to take a picture of something 4.67 billion miles away???

The light area of Pluto at the bottom kinda looks like Snoopy's head from a profile view.

Up close shot reveals mountains 11,000 feet high and proof of water. Also, there is a lack of impact craters

Check out this photo on Twitter. Ah oh!

A friend of ours was one of the people working on the project that took those photos of Pluto. I had thought it was another project he had mentioned a while back but my wife said, no it was this one. Must pick his brain next time I see him. :-)

This is cool!

http://www.space.com/30627-lunar-eclipse-blood-moon-triple-treat.html

Total Lunar Eclipse Will Bring a Moon Triple Treat Sunday

" This Sunday night moon observers have the chance to see a lunar triple treat, weather permitting.

First, the moon will be full, as it always must be for a lunar eclipse to occur. This is a special full moon, because this is the Harvest Moon. Because the angle of the ecliptic —the path the moon and planets follow across the sky —is low to the horizon, the moon rises about the same time every night, giving farmers an extra supply of light when they most need it, at harvest time.

Second, the full moon will be at its closest to Earth in all of 2015, what is known to astronomers as a "perigee moon." In recent years this has become known as a "supermoon." Perigee (meaning "closest to Earth") occurs at 10 p.m. EDT, the moon being a mere 222,374 miles (357,877 km) from Earth.

The only noticeable effect of a perigee moon is that the ocean tides will be a bit higher than usual for the day of the full moon and the next three days.

The third, and most important part of this treat, is that we will have a total eclipse of the moon. At most full moons, the sun, Earth and moon line up approximately, but because of the tilt of the moon's orbit, the moon passes above or below the Earth's shadow, and avoids being eclipsed."

I've got my telescope ready to go.

Peace

hedonist said:

Been looking forward to this!

that this isn't anti-climactic from our vantage point. Blinds are gonna be wide open come 6:30ish this evening.

Do you have a roof you can go up on or some other high vantage point? Getting high for such an event is often advantageous, ya know?