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THE INQUISADOR User ID: 1375283 United States 07/11/2013 05:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm wondering if this might piss off some Muslims, seeing as how an infidel detected the crescent moon at the start of "Ramadan" a couple days before Muslims saw it and started their rituals. Quoting: Dr. Astro [link to legault.perso.sfr.fr] Thierry Legault is perhaps the world's foremost satellite astrophotographer, though he's usually focused on spacecraft like ISS, and previously captured some of the best views of the shuttle in orbit ever seen by an observer on the ground. This month, however, he focused on our natural satellite, the moon. He was able to detect and record the crescent at new moon on July 8th, when the moon was only about 0.00000068% full according to my calculations. Quite the amazing accomplishment. COOL.. :nose23l36: SCOTLAND FOREVER America is the Grand Experiment..Let us not Fail.. Listed Number 1 in the Guinness World Record Book of EXTRA LARGE Steel Balls Opinions are like Farts..Only the very best linger on and on Great Men wake up to slay spam tards. Most are content to chase lizards. Therein lies the difference. Live Brave.LIVE FREE. Murphy is my patron Saint. I SIGN MY NEG KARMA |
Dr. Astro (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 4211721 United States 07/11/2013 05:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm wondering if this might piss off some Muslims, seeing as how an infidel detected the crescent moon at the start of "Ramadan" a couple days before Muslims saw it and started their rituals. Quoting: Dr. Astro [link to legault.perso.sfr.fr] Thierry Legault is perhaps the world's foremost satellite astrophotographer, though he's usually focused on spacecraft like ISS, and previously captured some of the best views of the shuttle in orbit ever seen by an observer on the ground. This month, however, he focused on our natural satellite, the moon. He was able to detect and record the crescent at new moon on July 8th, when the moon was only about 0.00000068% full according to my calculations. Quite the amazing accomplishment. COOL.. I'm kind of wondering if he deliberately chose this particular month to poke the Muslims (obviously the dynamics of the moon's orbit also played a role, but he could have chosen to do it on any other occasion where the same dynamics were available)... from his page... "This New Moon marks the 2013 Muslim's Ramadan." Bwahahaha, I love it. Last Edited by Astromut on 07/11/2013 05:10 PM |
THE INQUISADOR User ID: 1375283 United States 07/11/2013 05:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm wondering if this might piss off some Muslims, seeing as how an infidel detected the crescent moon at the start of "Ramadan" a couple days before Muslims saw it and started their rituals. Quoting: Dr. Astro [link to legault.perso.sfr.fr] Thierry Legault is perhaps the world's foremost satellite astrophotographer, though he's usually focused on spacecraft like ISS, and previously captured some of the best views of the shuttle in orbit ever seen by an observer on the ground. This month, however, he focused on our natural satellite, the moon. He was able to detect and record the crescent at new moon on July 8th, when the moon was only about 0.00000068% full according to my calculations. Quite the amazing accomplishment. COOL.. I'm kind of wondering if he deliberately chose this particular month to poke the Muslims (obviously the dynamics of the moon's orbit also played a role, but he could have chosen to do it on any other occasion where the same dynamics were available)... from his page... "This New Moon marks the 2013 Muslim's Ramadan." Bwahahaha, I love it. ^^^^^^^^ The quest by humanity for new and wonderful science related discoveries never ends. :nose23l36: SCOTLAND FOREVER America is the Grand Experiment..Let us not Fail.. Listed Number 1 in the Guinness World Record Book of EXTRA LARGE Steel Balls Opinions are like Farts..Only the very best linger on and on Great Men wake up to slay spam tards. Most are content to chase lizards. Therein lies the difference. Live Brave.LIVE FREE. Murphy is my patron Saint. I SIGN MY NEG KARMA |
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Arete11 User ID: 8545334 United States 07/11/2013 05:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | A cosmic anomaly... just imagine that! Last Edited by Arete11 on 07/11/2013 05:25 PM Untroubled, Scornful, Outrageous-That is how Wisdom wants us to be! White Genocide: 1900AD @ 35% - Today less than 8% of the earth's population Sophia's Correction |
Dr. Astro (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 4211721 United States 07/11/2013 05:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | His collection of equipment would be the envy of most other astrophotographers, myself included. [link to legault.perso.sfr.fr] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 43166392 United States 07/11/2013 05:49 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm wondering if this might piss off some Muslims, seeing as how an infidel detected the crescent moon at the start of "Ramadan" a couple days before Muslims saw it and started their rituals. Quoting: Dr. Astro [link to legault.perso.sfr.fr] Thierry Legault is perhaps the world's foremost satellite astrophotographer, though he's usually focused on spacecraft like ISS, and previously captured some of the best views of the shuttle in orbit ever seen by an observer on the ground. This month, however, he focused on our natural satellite, the moon. He was able to detect and record the crescent at new moon on July 8th, when the moon was only about 0.00000068% full according to my calculations. Quite the amazing accomplishment. COOL.. I'm kind of wondering if he deliberately chose this particular month to poke the Muslims (obviously the dynamics of the moon's orbit also played a role, but he could have chosen to do it on any other occasion where the same dynamics were available)... from his page... "This New Moon marks the 2013 Muslim's Ramadan." Bwahahaha, I love it. it's almost as if this was a joke specifically written for you , lol. |
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Future Viewer User ID: 804276 United States 07/11/2013 05:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm wondering if this might piss off some Muslims, seeing as how an infidel detected the crescent moon at the start of "Ramadan" a couple days before Muslims saw it and started their rituals. Quoting: Dr. Astro [link to legault.perso.sfr.fr] Thierry Legault is perhaps the world's foremost satellite astrophotographer, though he's usually focused on spacecraft like ISS, and previously captured some of the best views of the shuttle in orbit ever seen by an observer on the ground. This month, however, he focused on our natural satellite, the moon. He was able to detect and record the crescent at new moon on July 8th, when the moon was only about 0.00000068% full according to my calculations. Quite the amazing accomplishment. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I guess the vampires have an extra day they can't come out on.. < (G-d bless the New American Russian Nazi Flag).. America died when FDR came into Office (1933). |
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rachel3108 User ID: 15252894 United States 07/11/2013 06:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | the new month of av, which began with the crescent this week, began on sunday night, according to the system established by hillel in 200 CE [link to www.chabad.org] |
Dr. Astro (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 33360181 United States 07/11/2013 06:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I don't get how its difficult to point a telescope at the moon and look at the crescent, enlighten me.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 22138579 When the moon is only some four degrees from the sun you must be very careful to not accidentally point it at the sun and you must take precautions to block out stray light from the sun. That is why he made a mask to block out stray light and erected it on a ladder in front of the telescope, knowing exactly where the hole would have to be to allow the moon to be seen through it in the telescope. He also imaged in near infrared to further reduce the amount of skyglow. This was an incredibly thin and dim crescent very near the sun, no one has ever seen a moon this young before. Your calibration frames need to be perfect and your imaging equipment must have a very good signal to noise ratio. Last Edited by Astromut on 07/11/2013 06:16 PM |
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beeches User ID: 28167778 United States 07/11/2013 06:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | this is why since the destruction of the temple in jerusalem, the Jewish calendar is based on mathematical formula established 2,000 years ago and not on observation, until there is a system in place to properly observe and report on the new crescents Quoting: rachel3108 the new month of av, which began with the crescent this week, began on sunday night, according to the system established by hillel in 200 CE [link to www.chabad.org] That's 200 BC. meaning before Christ Whenever I see that puzzling CE, I wonder why people refer to this as "the common era". Common as opposed to uncommon? It is dated from the birth of Christ, and so it is properly BC. Do you know any historical event or person named "common?" There isn't one. political correctness is a huge joke on liberals, who are not smart enough to see it. Last Edited by beeches on 07/11/2013 06:18 PM Liberalism is totalitarianism with a human face – Thomas Sowell |
Dr. Astro (OP) Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 33360181 United States 07/11/2013 06:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What? If Chandler wobble were significant enough to matter, then how did he perform a perfect GOTO to a ~0.00000068% full crescent sliver that he could only detect once the telescope had slewed to it? How did he know how to position that mask in front of the telescope properly? |
Future Viewer User ID: 804276 United States 07/11/2013 06:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | this is why since the destruction of the temple in jerusalem, the Jewish calendar is based on mathematical formula established 2,000 years ago and not on observation, until there is a system in place to properly observe and report on the new crescents Quoting: rachel3108 the new month of av, which began with the crescent this week, began on sunday night, according to the system established by hillel in 200 CE [link to www.chabad.org] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Beware of the 9th day of Av.. (July 15, 2013).. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 38501639 United States 07/11/2013 06:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What? If Chandler wobble were significant enough to matter, then how did he perform a perfect GOTO to a ~0.00000068% full crescent sliver that he could only detect once the telescope had slewed to it? How did he know how to position that mask in front of the telescope properly? Was just teasing you, Dr. Astro, a heads up in advance from the zetacretens who might come along... |
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M1.618 User ID: 35747086 United States 07/11/2013 07:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | this is why since the destruction of the temple in jerusalem, the Jewish calendar is based on mathematical formula established 2,000 years ago and not on observation, until there is a system in place to properly observe and report on the new crescents Quoting: rachel3108 the new month of av, which began with the crescent this week, began on sunday night, according to the system established by hillel in 200 CE [link to www.chabad.org] That's 200 BC. meaning before Christ Whenever I see that puzzling CE, I wonder why people refer to this as "the common era". Common as opposed to uncommon? It is dated from the birth of Christ, and so it is properly BC. Do you know any historical event or person named "common?" There isn't one. political correctness is a huge joke on liberals, who are not smart enough to see it. There is BCE (before Common Era) or CE. Or BC & AD. The second temple most agree was destroyed around 70 AD or CE. Regardless of what one calls the ages it is notable that the birth of Christ more or less is the point of division. wmMmw |
M1.618 User ID: 35747086 United States 07/11/2013 07:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm wondering if this might piss off some Muslims, seeing as how an infidel detected the crescent moon at the start of "Ramadan" a couple days before Muslims saw it and started their rituals. Quoting: Dr. Astro [link to legault.perso.sfr.fr] Thierry Legault is perhaps the world's foremost satellite astrophotographer, though he's usually focused on spacecraft like ISS, and previously captured some of the best views of the shuttle in orbit ever seen by an observer on the ground. This month, however, he focused on our natural satellite, the moon. He was able to detect and record the crescent at new moon on July 8th, when the moon was only about 0.00000068% full according to my calculations. Quite the amazing accomplishment. Its strange that such small part 0.00000068% can be seen and speaks to the immensity of scale in the universe. Thanks Astro! wmMmw |