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wtf is in the sky tonight?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Clutch City1993, Aug 7, 2009.

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  1. rocketsjudoka

    rocketsjudoka Member

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    Thats no moon......




    Yes I beat MadMax to it!
     
    #21 rocketsjudoka, Aug 7, 2009
  2. MadMax

    MadMax Member

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    by 15 minutes!! crap!!!!
     
    #22 MadMax, Aug 7, 2009
  3. meggoleggo

    meggoleggo Member

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    Dude, you're slippin'. Have you had your coffee yet?
     
    #23 meggoleggo, Aug 7, 2009
  4. MadMax

    MadMax Member

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    actually i'm just having it now. i'll try harder next time.
     
    #24 MadMax, Aug 7, 2009
  5. joesr

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    damnit, about to have Armageddon happening, wheres Bruce when you need him.
     
    #25 joesr, Aug 7, 2009
  6. Fatty FatBastard

    Fatty FatBastard Member

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    Wow. 45 spam posts and not banned yet.

    I rarely look at the stars, but saw this a couple nights ago. Assumed it was venus because I saw it blink a couple times. The reason I found it odd was that no other star was visible, yet this one was clear as a bell. When I saw it, it was to the upper right, in the 10 PM position.

    Very odd.
     
    #26 Fatty FatBastard, Aug 7, 2009
  7. ima_drummer2k

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    I told you!!!!!

    Sincerely,

    [​IMG]
     
    #27 ima_drummer2k, Aug 7, 2009
  8. Surfguy

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    Just in from CNN...it is a meteor bearing down on Earth and we basically have a few days left to live!!! :eek:
     
    #28 Surfguy, Aug 7, 2009
  9. SwoLy-D

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    The correct answer is Knowing, starring Nicholas Cage. :eek:
     
    #29 SwoLy-D, Aug 7, 2009
  10. KingCheetah

    KingCheetah Atomic Playboy
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    I wish I could have seen this -- was it low in the sky... sounds like atmospheric lensing of Venus.

    [​IMG]
     
    #30 KingCheetah, Aug 7, 2009
  11. JayZ750

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    From:

    http://stardate.org/nightsky/almanac/

    August 2009: 5-6 Brilliant Jupiter stands to the lower left of the Moon as they rise not long after nightfall on the 5th, and closer to its right or upper right on the 6th. Faint Neptune is nearby.
     
    #31 JayZ750, Aug 7, 2009
  12. kona-

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    Or this?
    [​IMG]
     
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  13. Clutch City1993

    Clutch City1993 Bury Me In The H

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    So what was the real answer? Jupiter? Venus? Lol alien spaceship?

    Thanks for the help guys!

    I was tripped out last night...
     
    #33 Clutch City1993, Aug 7, 2009
  14. FLASH21

    FLASH21 Heart O' Champs

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    ME! :cool:
     
    #34 FLASH21, Aug 7, 2009
  15. KingCheetah

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    Strange that Jupiter would be so bright, but apparently that is what it was...

    [​IMG]
     
    #35 KingCheetah, Aug 7, 2009
  16. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"
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    I would vote Jupiter. We are fast approaching our closest distance to Jupiter in the two planets' orbits, and it is opposite the sun for us, so it would be really visible these days. If you have even a small telescope, you should be able to make out some bands and color on Jupiter.

    By the way, this is the International Year of Astronomy. (Woop!)
     
    #36 B-Bob, Aug 7, 2009
  17. KingCheetah

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    ^ Yeah, i'm going to have to bust the scope out tonight and have a look -- hopefully the weather will cooperate, but i'm afraid that the 6th was the best/ last night to see Jupiter.
     
    #37 KingCheetah, Aug 7, 2009
  18. MadMax

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    You bet your ass we are.

    Sincerely,

    The Mayans
     
    #38 MadMax, Aug 7, 2009
  19. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    thank you for reminding me of the 2 hours lost in my life....now i have to go to the bathroom.
     
    #39 REEKO_HTOWN, Aug 7, 2009
  20. B-Bob

    B-Bob "94-year-old self-described dreamer"
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    KingCheetah,
    Please admit which planet you will dress as to celebrate the IYA. (And yes, MadMax, it is eerie to see how close IYA is to MAYAN.)
     
    #40 B-Bob, Aug 7, 2009
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