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Post by Sinbad on Sept 8, 2009 7:04:49 GMT -5
Everything that can remotely be seen as "science" can be discussed here. This includes... *ponders the stuff that has been discussed so far* stuff such as astronomy, nature sciences, social sciences, whatever is too specifically technical or scientific to fit with the other off topic.  |
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Post by Doubar on Sept 8, 2009 7:44:22 GMT -5
Cool.  Uh, by the way, has any of you seen the perseids this year? |
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Post by Sinbad on Sept 8, 2009 7:47:19 GMT -5
There were perseids? When? *has totally missed that*  |
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Post by alex on Sept 8, 2009 7:51:24 GMT -5
That was a few weeks ago. It was too cloudy where I was.
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Post by Doubar on Sept 8, 2009 7:52:33 GMT -5
About 13 th of August it was. And once again at the place I stayed, it was cloudy and rained all evening. *pouts* I don't know why but somehow I always have the bad luck to have bad weather in my area when the perseids are passing by. alex: Aye, same over here. My boyfriend has once seen them and said it was just beautiful. *envies him for that* |
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Post by alex on Sept 8, 2009 8:01:33 GMT -5
About 13 th of August it was. And once again at the place I stayed, it was cloudy and rained all evening. *pouts* I don't know why but somehow I always have the bad luck to have bad weather in my area when the perseids are passing by. alex: Aye, same over here. My boyfriend has once seen them and said it was just beautiful. *envies him for that* Well actually they are not that big of a deal. At peak, you might sea 2 meteors every 60 seconds. Timing is important. And now, does that make you feel better: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XTBrYWrey0 |
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Post by Doubar on Sept 8, 2009 8:05:16 GMT -5
*marvels at the vid* That's just beautiful ... even when it's only a vid. Ghosh, it must be so nice to see them in reality. And 2 every 60 seconds is breathtakingly beautiful. Ya, know, I've got a soft spot for this stuff and falling stars have something extremely romantic about them. |
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Post by Sinbad on Sept 8, 2009 8:07:07 GMT -5
I just saw one shooting star... once. When I was on a plane. But it looked extremely pretty (and trashy  ) with the background of a rainbow coloured sky |
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Post by alex on Sept 8, 2009 8:14:46 GMT -5
I've got a soft spot for this stuff and falling stars have something extremely romantic about them. Really? *puts that on his list beside Doubar* ;D Oh, and I don't want to disappoint you, but that 2 every 60 seconds has only a 30 or so minute window. After that it slowly dies down. But the whole shower is supposed to last 6 hours. |
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Post by Doubar on Sept 8, 2009 8:17:51 GMT -5
@sinbad: Aye, I once saw a shooting star on my way to school. It was a pale blue morning sky, somewhen in spring I think for it's been rather cold. alex: Really. Space simply is a fascinating thing. And, I do know that there's only a small window. That's why radio stations often enough tell you when this is supposed to be (over here it's been around 10 pm this year). |
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Post by alex on Sept 8, 2009 8:24:03 GMT -5
Over here it was supposed to be around 1 am. Oh, so what is the second largest star in our universe we know of? ;D |
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Post by Doubar on Sept 8, 2009 8:29:26 GMT -5
WOH G64 *has the almighty wikipedia powers on her side* ;D |
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Post by Sinbad on Sept 8, 2009 8:38:22 GMT -5
Seriously, who comes up with names like that? If I were an astrologist I would give every thing I discovered a funny name. Such as.... Dimples and Shiny Thingy ... and Stinky (for the gas planets ) |
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Post by alex on Sept 8, 2009 8:39:12 GMT -5
WOH G64 *has the almighty wikipedia powers on her side* ;D Cheater But since you have the list, what is the 9th largest star? |
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Post by Kriss on Sept 8, 2009 9:42:45 GMT -5
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) with the background of a rainbow coloured sky 
