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Amazing Pic - A star in motion. | |
| Facts User ID: 21646349  United States11/16/2012 01:23 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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Éireann  User ID: 27571136 United States11/16/2012 01:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This guy's pictures always amazed me, but his account had been silent for a long while. This picture he posted a bit ago seems simple until you realize what has been captured. Quoting: Facts 21646349 [link to www.flickr.com] Just for giggles I went out to look at it and it is indeed color shifting like mad. Sirius never fails to entertain. Such a beautiful star. Eireann~ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20 |
| Funney User ID: 11648979  Czechia11/16/2012 02:32 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Éireann User ID: 27571136 United States11/16/2012 02:36 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I still don't understand why it "winks" like it does. It twinkles more than other stars I observe. Why is that? Eireann~ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20 |
| Whiskey Brother User ID: 11702187 United States11/16/2012 02:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I still don't understand why it "winks" like it does. It twinkles more than other stars I observe. Why is that? It’s not just Sirius that twinkles; all stars twinkle. Light travels many light years from stars and right at the end of its journey, it hits Earth’s atmosphere, which consists of nitrogen, oxygen and other gasses. Earth’s atmosphere is constantly swirling around, and wind and air currents etc distort light travelling through it. This causes the light to slightly bend or shimmer and the light from distant stars twinkle. An extreme, more down-to-Earth example of this would be heat rising off of a road or a desert causing objects behind it to distort, shimmer and change colour. Read more: [link to www.universetoday.com] |
| Facts (OP) User ID: 21646349 United States11/16/2012 02:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Éireann User ID: 27571136 United States11/16/2012 02:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I still don't understand why it "winks" like it does. It twinkles more than other stars I observe. Why is that? It’s not just Sirius that twinkles; all stars twinkle. Light travels many light years from stars and right at the end of its journey, it hits Earth’s atmosphere, which consists of nitrogen, oxygen and other gasses. Earth’s atmosphere is constantly swirling around, and wind and air currents etc distort light travelling through it. This causes the light to slightly bend or shimmer and the light from distant stars twinkle. An extreme, more down-to-Earth example of this would be heat rising off of a road or a desert causing objects behind it to distort, shimmer and change colour. Read more: [link to www.universetoday.com]  Thank you, Whiskey Brother. I do understand why stars twinkle. I'm just curious why Sirius seems to twinkle more than others. Great link! Last Edited by Eireann on 11/16/2012 02:46 AM Eireann~ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20 |
| Éireann User ID: 27571136 United States11/16/2012 02:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I still don't understand why it "winks" like it does. It twinkles more than other stars I observe. Why is that? I don't know but if you consider how fast he was moving the camera those colors are shifting fast. I would love to know if there is a pattern or if it is purely random. Now there's a thought.  Eireann~ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20 |
| Facts (OP) User ID: 21646349 United States11/16/2012 02:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Éireann User ID: 27571136 United States11/16/2012 02:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This guy takes some of the coolest pictures I have seen that are real. simply amazing, he must never sleep. thanks for the link. Quoting: Dilligaf2U 1447584 I am looking forward to what he will do with the upcoming comets..... I meant to mention to you, OP, that one of the other photos at the sight - the one with Jupiter and its moons and our moon, is a fabulous picture. Amazing detail. Eireann~ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20 |
| Funney User ID: 11648979 Czechia11/16/2012 02:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I still don't understand why it "winks" like it does. It twinkles more than other stars I observe. Why is that? my guess is, that the different wavelengths get separated thanks to our horizont in our atmosphere the speeds of perception of these colors - like we are getting it, is different (R_slowest...G_faster...B_first) moral reasoning takes about 250 miliseconds we make errors in between perception->relation->behaviour |
| Facts (OP) User ID: 21646349 United States11/16/2012 02:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I meant to mention to you, OP, that one of the other photos at the sight - the one with Jupiter and its moons and our moon, is a fabulous picture. Amazing detail. Quoting: Éireann I seen that, those were really close that night. Did you see the galaxy road? That was pretty cool. [link to www.flickr.com] |
| Éireann User ID: 27571136 United States11/16/2012 02:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I meant to mention to you, OP, that one of the other photos at the sight - the one with Jupiter and its moons and our moon, is a fabulous picture. Amazing detail. Quoting: Éireann I seen that, those were really close that night. Did you see the galaxy road? That was pretty cool. [link to www.flickr.com] Yes. His photography is outstanding! Eireann~ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20 |
| Facts (OP) User ID: 21646349 United States11/16/2012 02:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Not to mention the amount of one a kind and once in a life time pictures he has taken like the eclipse at sunset. [link to www.flickr.com] |
| Éireann User ID: 27571136 United States11/16/2012 02:58 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Not to mention the amount of one a kind and once in a life time pictures he has taken like the eclipse at sunset. Quoting: Facts 21646349 [link to www.flickr.com] Yep. Another bookmark for Astro-photography. He's a keeper :D Oo... he took that Eclipse picture on my birthday :D Last Edited by Eireann on 11/16/2012 02:58 AM Eireann~ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20 |
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| Éireann User ID: 27571136 United States11/16/2012 03:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have been watching Sirius for about 20 yrs,it is only during the past year that I have observed it doing the neon rainbow thing. Quoting: stormer Your avatar rocks. Eireann~ I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:20 |
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