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Apologies for not being about much over the last couple of weeks. Have my hands full at work ATM and free time is limited.
For the foreseeable future debates about the flatness of the earth (I can't believe I'm typing this) should take place in another thread.
I don't like banning people but the behavior of certain individuals really is cutting down my options. It might be best if one of the regular contributors puts his hand up to run it as a moderator. Although I'm always open to fresh ideas.
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Nicely done chief, it's a thread I like, to learn from people who know about these things, despite the bloody clouds every time something happens.
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I would be happy to mod it
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| Quote Ferocious Aardvark="Ferocious Aardvark"I would be happy to mod it'"
Probably the best option. Barring any catastrophes I'll sort it out this evening and PM you.
If not it'll be done in the next day or two.
Ta muchly. |
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| Quote Mugwump="Mugwump"Probably the best option. Barring any catastrophes I'll sort it out this evening and PM you.
If not it'll be done in the next day or two.
Ta muchly.'"
How about giving 'Wanderer' a nudge to start doing some moderating? They're active enough in that weird game thread. |
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A great resource for anyone interested in the night sky is a free download fully-working planetarium program, Stellarium, which you can download here:
www.stellarium.org/en_GB/
(the download links for various different OS are the icons along the top)
You can set it up whichever way you want, but I would recommend downloading all the star databases -the more you download, the more there is to see when you zoom in.
Here's a screen grab of the view south tonight
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A great resource for anyone interested in the night sky is a free download fully-working planetarium program, Stellarium, which you can download here:
www.stellarium.org/en_GB/
(the download links for various different OS are the icons along the top)
You can set it up whichever way you want, but I would recommend downloading all the star databases -the more you download, the more there is to see when you zoom in.
Here's a screen grab of the view south tonight
prntscr.com/9gwma7 | |
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I've been using Stellarium for years. Great resource.
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Puts hand up and admits to being a computer thicky.
Which should I download for use on an Android tablet?
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| Quote Doom&Gloom Merchant="Doom&Gloom Merchant"How about giving 'Wanderer' a nudge to start doing some moderating? They're active enough in that weird game thread.'"
Since you want to criticise publicly, I will respond publicly.
Moderating - Not all moderating is obvious to all posters but you would only need to have read the Terrorism or Night Sky threads to see evidence of moderating.
Game threads - There were game threads in the Sin Bin long before you surfaced and there may well be after you have disappeared. If they don't appeal to you that's fine but equally not all threads need to be about debate.
This is your third dig, the previous two were simply removed. Not sure why you feel the need to have a pop but I suggest that if you don't like or approve of the game thread then you simply ignore it.
Now, if you want to contribute re Astronomy, then you'd be on the right thread ... |
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| Quote Sandro II Terrorista="Sandro II Terrorista"Puts hand up and admits to being a computer thicky.
Which should I download for use on an Android tablet?'"
[url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noctuasoftware.stellarium&hl=en_GBClicky[/url
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Not a new video, but a well-put together animation by the American museum of Natural History that gives a short but fantastic insight into the immenseness of the known universe, it is based on the world's most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas.
As for aliens knowing of our presence, if we assume that the speed of light is a speed limit then the bubble shown at 2:38 is the furthest that the very earliest radio transmissions from Earth have got into space. You will see, nowhere at all, really. Not even to 99.99% of our own galaxy.
In this still, I have highlighted this bubble with an arrow. that's it, that's as far as any of our signals have ever got.
Watching it is quite a humbling experience if you think about it, but amazing too.
https://youtu.be/17jymDn0W6U |
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Not a new video, but a well-put together animation by the American museum of Natural History that gives a short but fantastic insight into the immenseness of the known universe, it is based on the world's most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas.
As for aliens knowing of our presence, if we assume that the speed of light is a speed limit then the bubble shown at 2:38 is the furthest that the very earliest radio transmissions from Earth have got into space. You will see, nowhere at all, really. Not even to 99.99% of our own galaxy.
In this still, I have highlighted this bubble with an arrow. that's it, that's as far as any of our signals have ever got.
Watching it is quite a humbling experience if you think about it, but amazing too.
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| Quote TheButcher="TheButcher"[url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.noctuasoftware.stellarium&hl=en_GBClicky[/url
Try this link for the Android version.'"
Thanks squire, I'll give it a pop.
And FA, as ever, that's mind blowing! |
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