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Offline Bruce_F

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« on: September 08, 2006, 01:55:20 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2006, 02:06:28 PM »
whew.gif I almost felt like I was going to crash land!  That is a great picture!
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« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2006, 05:34:04 AM »
I was there!
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« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2006, 11:03:49 AM »
Interesting radio conversation midst all the buzz about demoting Pluto....

A caller asked why the experts were referring to the moons of other planets by various names, but the earth's moon was just called The Moon.

Answer: earthcentric universespeak
Earth's moon is actually named Luna.
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OT: Nice Moon Picture
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2006, 12:31:21 PM »
GORGEOUS!

My husband and I were out walking 2 nights ago and stopped in our tracks to look at the moon -- it seemed larger, brighter, and more spectacular than we could remember.

I heard a report on NPR yesterday that said, "In case the moon seems larger & brighter than in the past, that's because it IS!"

He went on to explain that the full moon in conjuction with it's closest point on its eliptical orbit of the earth combined to appear as the biggest, brightest September moon in 8 years.

It should look just about as spectacular during the next full moon in a few more weeks, too.
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OT: Nice Moon Picture
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2006, 12:55:17 PM »
QUOTE(Gregg @ Sep 9 2006, 06:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Answer: earthcentric universespeak
Earth's moon is actually named Luna.

Which is Latin for moon tongue.gif
Seems the guy didn't know?

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I love that picture, it really is amazing.
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« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2006, 02:43:22 PM »
One of NASA's series Astronomy Picture of the Day from last February – which I highly recommend for a daily "fix" providing perspective for News of the Day – displayed this dramatic "portrait" of the moon with an enlighening description of the various colors that only mosaics are able to "highlight", so to speak biggrin.gif  Both pics reveal a curious "resemblance".

Do check THIS out . . .NASA dazzler
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. . . the different colors are recognized to correspond to real differences in the chemical makeup of the lunar surface - blue hues reveal titanium rich areas while orange and purple colors show regions relatively poor in titanium and iron. Calibrated by rock samples from the Apollo missions, similar multicolor images from spacecraft have been used to explore the Moon's global surface composition.
Marcel: this was done by one of your countrymen, I surmise.


And for the rest of today's astronomy lesson, boys and girls, check this . . .More surprises "out there" than you might imagine

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« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2006, 10:27:50 PM »
QUOTE(Mrious_be @ Sep 9 2006, 12:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Which is Latin for moon tongue.gif
Seems the guy didn't know?


I guess he didn't. That's funny!


I don't know any Latin. Where would I use it???
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« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2006, 09:23:14 AM »
QUOTE(Gregg @ Sep 10 2006, 05:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I don't know any Latin. Where would I use it???

I had some and actually liked learning those languages, just like enjoy learning some Cantonese now wink.gif
You would be surprised how much Latin based words you still use in these days.
for example... auditorium is based from the latin word "audi" which means "hearing" or "listening"... and that's also why the car brand is called "Audi" (since they wanted them to be soundperfect (quite inside).
condominium, villa, aqua(duct) etc.... you'll be amazed but i won't bother you with it wink.gif

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« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2006, 10:28:27 AM »
From my "brief" experience learning Latin can be lunacy!   dry.gif
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