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Title: Something to put our problems into context
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on March 06, 2020, 09:23:56 pm
 https://mobile.twitter.com/wonderofscience/status/1235727879704477697

Wow. Just...wow.
Title: Re: Something to put our problems into context
Post by: roversdude on March 08, 2020, 08:39:14 pm
Amazing
Title: Re: Something to put our problems into context
Post by: Sprotyrover on March 08, 2020, 10:05:54 pm
Billy if you haven't been watching 'The Expanse' on Amazon prime you need to you will love it.
Title: Re: Something to put our problems into context
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on March 08, 2020, 10:12:55 pm
I haven't Sproty. I'll put it on my list for the Lockdown Month.
Title: Re: Something to put our problems into context
Post by: Sprotyrover on March 08, 2020, 11:26:50 pm
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on March 08, 2020, 10:12:55 pm
I haven't Sproty. I'll put it on my list for the Lockdown Month.
You will be rivetted to the screen it just gets better and better.a grim look at our Solar system in 300 years time!
Title: Re: Something to put our problems into context
Post by: bahrain rover on March 09, 2020, 06:52:30 am
I don't know how to do even the hyperlink thingy on here, so looking at the below link really fried my mind.

https://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html

 
Title: Re: Something to put our problems into context
Post by: MachoMadness on March 09, 2020, 10:06:06 am
The Expanse is an awesome show. Haven't watched the new series yet, mind.
Title: Re: Something to put our problems into context
Post by: idler on March 09, 2020, 03:36:41 pm
Quote from: bahrain rover on March 09, 2020, 06:52:30 am
I don't know how to do even the hyperlink thingy on here, so looking at the below link really fried my mind.

https://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html

 
I had to go to the gym so I only had time to get to Uranus. 😉
They did a similar thing on the BBC years ago where they had a beach ball and started next with a football then a tennis ball and so on spaced out to the ratio of size and distance. That was impressive as well.
Title: Re: Something to put our problems into context
Post by: BobG on March 13, 2020, 11:19:42 pm
That Saturn rise reminds me that we're pretty damn lucky to be able to see those rings. They won't be there long - cosmologically speaking at any rate. They are the result of a specific and unique circumstance - and for goodness sake don't ask me what it is because I can't remember! The rings are decaying now. Bits of them are falling into Saturn all the time. They will be gone before too long and no one will ever know they were there. We're very lucky people. Dig out your binos and look skywards while quaffing the wine outdoors this summer.

Cheers

BobG