The dying NASA scientist videos

[buzzer1]

Couldn't be arsed starting a new thread. And this is vaguely related so...

Get out and look at the night sky tonight, and see Jupiter. It directly opposite the the Sun from the Earth so is at its brightest, and is the brightest thing in the night sky, besides the moon, obviously. With an average pair of binoculars you can even see 4 pinpoints of light around it. These are Jupiter's moons, Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa.

Nice one 'Frogman.

-- Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:08 pm --

Glad to see Buzzer back.

Thanks Johnnyboy, hope your well.

-- Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:09 pm --

buzzer you REALLY need to stop watching men in black 2 mate.

Ha ha, never seen it in my life mate, nor Superman/Star Wars/Buck Rogers et al.<br /><br />-- Wed Sep 22, 2010 4:12 pm --<br /><br />

If we were 1% closer to the sun we would burn, 1% further away we would fereeze. Is it not beyond the realms of belief that there is only one set of these perfect conditions in the Universe? Otherwise you are saying the universe is repeated elsewhere which if it isnt in the area we have seen what makes people so sure it will be further a field.

Some things exist only in certain places on earth - why cant earth only occur in one place in the universe?

I think this post highlights the narrow mindedness perfectly. For a start, we already know of a planet very similar to Earth, but other lifeforms will probably not have to depend on the same things that the lifeforms on this planet do.

There's probably plenty of planets like Earth knocking about cionsidering the size of the universe

Watch it mate, the conditioned robots and flatearthers will have you banged up with all us nutters. Do not, repeat do not step outside the herd, you will be Slaughtered, bbbaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. :)

 

[peacefrog]

Ha ha, never seen it in my life mate, nor Superman/Star Wars/Buck Rogers et al

I've never seen any of those either. Or ET.

 

[buzzer1]

Ha ha, never seen it in my life mate, nor Superman/Star Wars/Buck Rogers et al

I've never seen any of those either. Or ET.

Watch this space.

 

[MCFCinUSA]

cheers Frog, I was wondering what that was (as I was cuddled up next to some nursing student last week and we watched it tracking across the sky) - I was thinking it could have been Venus, but my night sky-gazing is usually only limited to Orion, a ahah

I'm not really sure about what you'd see from the US, (I'm assuming that's where you are) But from the UK right now Venus is visible on the same side as the setting sun and doesn't get very high above the horizon and sets quite early in the evening. Jupiter Rises on the opposite side and even though is near the moon is still very bright.

stick a pin in the middle and that's approximately where you'll find me right now, although I'm frequently on the move...

the only thing we saw was this bright dot, which didn't seem to be sparkling so I figured it might be a planet, and it slowly tracked from East to West and in the four hours we were fooling around one night (until 4 am) it moved right across our line of night sky and two very large windows. Seeing as how it was so bright and there didn't appear much else at all, we pondered over what it was. It's still there, appears in the same place, moves across the night's sky...

FYI I'm on the top floor of a building in a major city in 'middle' USA - no prizes for guessing which, LOL

so, do you still think it's Jupiter? It's pretty high up, not that low down. We have a fair amount of light pollution from the city, and I couldn't see head or tail of the Big Dipper, and this light source seemed pretty steady too.

 

[ElanJo]

If we were 1% closer to the sun we would burn, 1% further away we would fereeze. Is it not beyond the realms of belief that there is only one set of these perfect conditions in the Universe? Otherwise you are saying the universe is repeated elsewhere which if it isnt in the area we have seen what makes people so sure it will be further a field.

Some things exist only in certain places on earth - why cant earth only occur in one place in the universe?

The Habitable Zone nearly reaches Mars and Venus and that's just in our solar system. We already know of a plant (Gliese), 20 light years away, that sits in this zone.

It'd be reasonable to assume that Earth was the only habitable planet IF the number of planets in the universe was much much smaller. 1%, whether an actual figure or not, sounds small but within such a vast number it's not really that small at all.

 

[BulgarianPride]

If we were 1% closer to the sun we would burn, 1% further away we would fereeze. Is it not beyond the realms of belief that there is only one set of these perfect conditions in the Universe? Otherwise you are saying the universe is repeated elsewhere which if it isnt in the area we have seen what makes people so sure it will be further a field.

Some things exist only in certain places on earth - why cant earth only occur in one place in the universe?

The Habitable Zone nearly reaches Mars and Venus and that's just in our solar system. We already know of a plant (Gliese), 20 light years away, that sits in this zone.

It'd be reasonable to assume that Earth was the only habitable planet IF the number of planets in the universe was much much smaller. 1%, whether an actual figure or not, sounds small but within such a vast number it's not really that small at all.

That 1% sounds right.

Anyways.

In astronomy, the habitable zone (HZ) is the region in a star-centered orbit where an Earth-like planet can maintain liquid water on its surface[1] and Earth-like life.

Who's to say only earth-like life is capable of intelligence? There are an infinite number of chemical reactions, so there could be an infinite number of different species that do not require water and oxygen. The habitable zone is only suitable for life like ours, i highly doubt only earth-like life can exist.

 

[peacefrog]

I'm not really sure about what you'd see from the US, (I'm assuming that's where you are) But from the UK right now Venus is visible on the same side as the setting sun and doesn't get very high above the horizon and sets quite early in the evening. Jupiter Rises on the opposite side and even though is near the moon is still very bright.

stick a pin in the middle and that's approximately where you'll find me right now, although I'm frequently on the move...

the only thing we saw was this bright dot, which didn't seem to be sparkling so I figured it might be a planet, and it slowly tracked from East to West and in the four hours we were fooling around one night (until 4 am) it moved right across our line of night sky and two very large windows. Seeing as how it was so bright and there didn't appear much else at all, we pondered over what it was. It's still there, appears in the same place, moves across the night's sky...

FYI I'm on the top floor of a building in a major city in 'middle' USA - no prizes for guessing which, LOL

so, do you still think it's Jupiter? It's pretty high up, not that low down. We have a fair amount of light pollution from the city, and I couldn't see head or tail of the Big Dipper, and this light source seemed pretty steady too.

You're pumping me guy, you're pumping me.
I can't say for certain because I don't know were they planets are from a US point of view. I'm not that clever to work it out without looking it up, and I don't have the time right now. And it's the time difference that is throwing me. But if you are making me guess though, and because you said it went from east to west, I'd say yes, probably. If you are familiar with the night sky and what you were looking at seemed unusually bright, there is a good chance it was Jupiter. Like I said, due to it's position in relation to the earth and sun it's at its brightest in its 11 year cycle. (in effect it's being lit like a full moon)

Edit because I've just looked it up. And yes, I can say with almost certainty that it will have been Jupiter. 1) because of the east to west, 2) because of the height in the sky, and 3) because you said you could still see it at 4am. Venus disappears below the horizon about 11pm you time right now.

 

[buzzer1]

stick a pin in the middle and that's approximately where you'll find me right now, although I'm frequently on the move...

the only thing we saw was this bright dot, which didn't seem to be sparkling so I figured it might be a planet, and it slowly tracked from East to West and in the four hours we were fooling around one night (until 4 am) it moved right across our line of night sky and two very large windows. Seeing as how it was so bright and there didn't appear much else at all, we pondered over what it was. It's still there, appears in the same place, moves across the night's sky...

FYI I'm on the top floor of a building in a major city in 'middle' USA - no prizes for guessing which, LOL

so, do you still think it's Jupiter? It's pretty high up, not that low down. We have a fair amount of light pollution from the city, and I couldn't see head or tail of the Big Dipper, and this light source seemed pretty steady too.

You're pumping me guy, you're pumping me.
I can't say for certain because it's not just down to location but time as well. And the direction you were looking. But if you are familiar with the night sky and what you were looking at seemed unusually bright, there is a good chance it was Jupiter. Like I said, due to it's position in relation to the earth and sun it's at its brightest in its 11 year cycle. (in effect it's being lit like a full moon)

PMSL

 

[MCFCinUSA]

that's rich Buzzer (you laughing at a harmless turn of phrase) but I'm glad you're still amongst us and not mining minerals in servitude on the secret base-camp on the moon, or struggling in a straight-jacket having been whisked away at the dead of night by the men in white jackets, or silenced by the omnipotent mysterious forces that govern us from dark shadows - all of which you obviously know far too much about, whilst the rest of us exist in blissful ignorance....

;o)

yeah, I'm pulling your leg, but Frog's alright - and like I said, for you to be wetting your pants over a mere turn of phrase is pretty funny when you consider (sane and reasoned posts you've made aside) some of the stuff you've put up on here and which you vigorously defend to the hilt.

shitty result tonight; let's hope we're all smiling again come Saturday afternoon...

(covert agents, moon base operatives, aliens, 'world bankers', secret global gov'ts, and NASA scientists posting away on YouTube permitting of course)

 

[peacefrog]

that's rich Buzzer (you laughing at a harmless turn of phrase) but I'm glad you're still amongst us and not mining minerals in servitude on the secret base-camp on the moon, or struggling in a straight-jacket having been whisked away at the dead of night by the men in white jackets, or silenced by the omnipotent mysterious forces that govern us from dark shadows - all of which you obviously know far too much about, whilst the rest of us exist in blissful ignorance....

;o)

yeah, I'm pulling your leg, but Frog's alright - and like I said, for you to be wetting your pants over a mere turn of phrase is pretty funny when you consider (sane and reasoned posts you've made aside) some of the stuff you've put up on here and which you vigorously defend to the hilt.

shitty result tonight; let's hope we're all smiling again come Saturday afternoon...

(covert agents, moon base operatives, aliens, 'world bankers', secret global gov'ts, and NASA scientists posting away on YouTube permitting of course)

I've just edited my post. See up there^

Plus, it was perfectly ok for Buzzer to find that funny. It was meant to be.