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Post by Ulythium on Sept 3, 2022 17:25:13 GMT
...And cancelled. Bugger!
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Post by razz on Sept 3, 2022 20:47:47 GMT
Going back to VAB for repairs, not launching again until October
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Post by Ulythium on Sept 22, 2022 20:24:01 GMT
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Post by Ulythium on Sept 24, 2022 20:21:35 GMT
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Post by Danno on Sept 26, 2022 4:34:39 GMT
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Post by Fake_Blood on Sept 26, 2022 5:05:08 GMT
I hope it works, because it sounds Bruce Willis isn’t up to it anymore.
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Post by minimatt on Sept 27, 2022 3:19:46 GMT
Humans succesfully beat up a moving 150m wide rock, from 11,000km away. live on camera:
cool explosions:
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Post by damagedinc on Sept 27, 2022 7:49:05 GMT
Wonder if this is actually an asteroid that could impact us and its just being worded as a test?
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Post by damagedinc on Sept 27, 2022 7:49:22 GMT
Tin foil hat stuff I know
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Post by elstoof on Sept 27, 2022 7:54:39 GMT
Why would they lie, if they could prove an asteroid has even a slim chance of hitting us they’d have funding to do anything they wanted
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2022 8:23:10 GMT
Few rumours that Hunter's laptop was onboard and the whole operation was just a cover to blow it up.
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Post by damagedinc on Sept 27, 2022 8:35:53 GMT
Why would they lie, if they could prove an asteroid has even a slim chance of hitting us they’d have funding to do anything they wanted The mass panic I guess? I don't think we would be told? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2022 8:51:01 GMT
Why would they construct this story about a test and draw attention to it rather than just doing it without telling anyone?
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Post by darkling on Sept 27, 2022 9:14:50 GMT
What amazes me the most is that such a small asteroid can create a gravitational field strong enough for objects to orbit it.
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Post by Fake_Blood on Sept 27, 2022 9:17:12 GMT
We're pretty sure we've mapped all larger asteroids, so we're safe on that front for at least 150 years.
The real danger apparently are comets from beyond Neptune, those mofos are very high speed objects that only form a tail close to the sun, and when they are aimed right at us they would have very little relative motion compared to the background stars. And the way we detect these things is taking photos over multiple days and seeing if anything has moved between them.
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Post by minimatt on Sept 27, 2022 9:36:55 GMT
Wonder if this is actually an asteroid that could impact us and its just being worded as a test? You're good in that the tools required to see the asteroid are not remotely restricted - relatively modest ground telescopes can just "Look Up", and the maths required to predict its movement has been known since ancient people wore togas / played kerbal |
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Post by damagedinc on Sept 27, 2022 9:50:26 GMT
OK well you bright souls have saved me from worrying about one apocolyspe. Just the pesky Russians to worry about now.
Would defo take an asteroid over a nuke.
Will dig out the telescope tonight, hopefully get some good views of jupiter for a few weeks still.
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Post by Fake_Blood on Sept 27, 2022 10:41:17 GMT
Just the pesky Russians to worry about now. Don't know if this will make you feel better, but at least it's informative. |
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Post by minimatt on Sept 29, 2022 4:28:29 GMT
juno doing a flyby of europa (attempt no landings here) at about 10:30 uk time, should be some pretty pictures in next couple of days
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Post by mcmonkeyplc on Oct 11, 2022 10:18:47 GMT
https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/y14215/rocket_launch_filmed_from_the_space_riccardo/
Not live but awesome video of a rocket launch seen from space.
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Post by damagedinc on Oct 11, 2022 10:56:37 GMT
Any budding astronomers here? Looking at upgrading my eyepieces. Wondered if anyone had any recommendations.
I have a beginner scope skywatcher 130p. Maximum is about x200ish but not looking to go near that. Prob an 8mm and a 18mm
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2022 11:28:56 GMT
Any budding astronomers here? Looking at upgrading my eyepieces. Wondered if anyone had any recommendations. I have a beginner scope skywatcher 130p. Maximum is about x200ish but not looking to go near that. Prob an 8mm and a 18mm What do you want it for? Planets or deep sky? And what is the light pollution like by you? |
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Post by damagedinc on Oct 11, 2022 11:39:45 GMT
Mostly deep space and I'm looking at a separate ones for planets.
Been recommended the BST starguider ones
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Post by minimatt on Oct 15, 2022 5:06:20 GMT
livestream of hotbird geostationary comms sat going up in 15 minutes, one of the ones where they land the booster back on a drone ship
edit: t-10 minutes
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Post by jonsend on Oct 15, 2022 5:34:56 GMT
livestream of hotbird geostationary comms sat going up in 15 minutes, one of the ones where they land the booster back on a drone ship
edit: t-10 minutes
Thanks for the heads-up. I watched the spacex stream instead as it didn't have the annoying commenters. Good to see a clean video of the landing. |
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Post by zagibu on Oct 15, 2022 8:22:59 GMT
What amazes me the most is that such a small asteroid can create a gravitational field strong enough for objects to orbit it. They actually orbit around each other. As such, it's not that amazing, just depends on the relations of mass and the relative trajectories they have to each other. |
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Post by H-alphaFox on Oct 15, 2022 9:04:43 GMT
Mostly deep space and I'm looking at a separate ones for planets. Been recommended the BST starguider ones You can certainly do worse than the BSTs and if 200 is roughly your budget then an 8mm plus an 18mm leaves room for a x2 barlow which I'd say is essential especially with the 130p. Any left over and grab some Baader AstroSolar film and make a DIY filter so you can view the Sun and see sunspots. |
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Post by damagedinc on Oct 15, 2022 13:37:03 GMT
Mostly deep space and I'm looking at a separate ones for planets. Been recommended the BST starguider ones You can certainly do worse than the BSTs and if 200 is roughly your budget then an 8mm plus an 18mm leaves room for a x2 barlow which I'd say is essential especially with the 130p. Any left over and grab some Baader AstroSolar film and make a DIY filter so you can view the Sun and see sunspots. Torn between the BSTs and a celestron multi zoom eyepiece. Don't know if you know anything about this one? Celestron 93230 1.25 inch / 8-24mm Zoom Eyepiece, Black/Silver amzn.eu/d/1MVcxju |
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Post by H-alphaFox on Oct 15, 2022 14:29:52 GMT
You can certainly do worse than the BSTs and if 200 is roughly your budget then an 8mm plus an 18mm leaves room for a x2 barlow which I'd say is essential especially with the 130p. Any left over and grab some Baader AstroSolar film and make a DIY filter so you can view the Sun and see sunspots. Torn between the BSTs and a celestron multi zoom eyepiece. Don't know if you know anything about this one? Celestron 93230 1.25 inch / 8-24mm Zoom Eyepiece, Black/Silver amzn.eu/d/1MVcxjuIn theory the individual eyepieces should be slightly better however that Celestron zoom should be pretty good and possibly a step up on the BSTs. Think I would go for the zoom as it gives you a good range to select from and if you ever want to upgrade in the future then you know the lengths you use most. You should be able to trust Celestron and their build quality. I have a Baader Hyperion zoom and that I would highly recommend but it's a tad pricey but it's my best eyepiece by far and rarely do I use anything else. There is a pretty positive review here lovethenightsky.com/celestron-zoom-eyepiece-review/ and you might be able to grab it slightly cheaper from Rother Valley Optics |
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Post by damagedinc on Oct 16, 2022 19:14:01 GMT
Torn between the BSTs and a celestron multi zoom eyepiece. Don't know if you know anything about this one? Celestron 93230 1.25 inch / 8-24mm Zoom Eyepiece, Black/Silver amzn.eu/d/1MVcxjuIn theory the individual eyepieces should be slightly better however that Celestron zoom should be pretty good and possibly a step up on the BSTs. Think I would go for the zoom as it gives you a good range to select from and if you ever want to upgrade in the future then you know the lengths you use most. You should be able to trust Celestron and their build quality. I have a Baader Hyperion zoom and that I would highly recommend but it's a tad pricey but it's my best eyepiece by far and rarely do I use anything else. There is a pretty positive review here lovethenightsky.com/celestron-zoom-eyepiece-review/ and you might be able to grab it slightly cheaper from Rother Valley Optics Just looked at the baader and sadly out of my reach money wise at the moment. Think I will go for the zoom, only thing that's stopping me is the AFOV being a bit low. Don't mind so much on the 8mm-12mm range but when at 25mm nice to have a wide view. |
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