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Fritoincognito t1_jdpl8op wrote
Reply to [NASA on Twitter] Newly-discovered asteroid 2023 DZ2 will pass Earth more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) away–about half the distance to the Moon–making its close approach at 3:51 p.m. EDT (12:51 p.m. PDT) by ICumCoffee
Is this the one that's about the size of 20 tuna?
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ChartGhost t1_jdpkwke wrote
Reply to My camera setup on the International Space station. More details in comments. by astro_pettit
Wow that is one incredible space to take some deep pics 👌😁 very cool OP
uluvmebby t1_jdpktrq wrote
Reply to comment by Ranokae in Uranus atmospheric changes while slowly reaching the Summer Solstice by daenel
It’s weird to think that anything happens
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Reply to My camera setup on the International Space station. More details in comments. by astro_pettit
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PantheismAt3 t1_jdpk9qk wrote
Reply to 3 years ago I built this telescope in my parents' garage. It's since shown me supernovae, comets, 3 dwarf planets and been looked through by thousands of other people. by __Augustus_
Destined for great things mate, don't forget your potential.
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Reply to comment by UniverseBear in My camera setup on the International Space station. More details in comments. by astro_pettit
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Vee32 t1_jdpivgr wrote
Reply to My camera setup on the International Space station. More details in comments. by astro_pettit
Dilophosaurus IN SPACE!!!!!
Is this something you have to setup and take down everytime or are you able to leave it be for awhile? Is getting that cover across the hatch problematic in zero G?
portmantuwed t1_jdpig9p wrote
Reply to comment by aurumae in [NASA on Twitter] Newly-discovered asteroid 2023 DZ2 will pass Earth more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) away–about half the distance to the Moon–making its close approach at 3:51 p.m. EDT (12:51 p.m. PDT) by ICumCoffee
250k miles seems pretty accessible to me and not "mind-bogglingly huge". this sub regularly posts about jwst newest galaxy thats 13 billion light years away. a day or two ago had a long running joke about the distance between castor and pollux being like some quadrillion tennis courts or whatever
most americans will drive over 250k miles in their lifetime. if you've driven coast to coast you can imagine doing it 99 more times and how far that is. its so much more imaginable than a light year
Normal-Professor2876 t1_jdpi7ri wrote
Reply to My camera setup on the International Space station. More details in comments. by astro_pettit
Would you not get better shots with the cameras setup on the outside
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FTR_1077 t1_jdpgee7 wrote
Reply to comment by SpaceInMyBrain in Rocket Lab targets $50 million launch price for Neutron rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9 by cnbc_official
>giving them even larger profits
SpaceX is not profitable. You can't have a larger something that you don't have.
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Reply to comment by Ranokae in Uranus atmospheric changes while slowly reaching the Summer Solstice by daenel
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FTR_1077 t1_jdpg6dm wrote
Reply to comment by Anthony_Pelchat in Rocket Lab targets $50 million launch price for Neutron rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9 by cnbc_official
>We don't know all of SpaceX's financials, but we do have very good info on the cost per launch of the Falcon 9.
We don't, unless you work for their financial department, we can only speculate.
>Three execs have spoken about the F9 launches being well under $30m
And there's no way to confirm that, it's fine if you decide to trust them, but History shows Elon's companies are not know for being truthful.
>As for the rounds of funding, we also know what that is for.
Again, we don't.. unless you work for their financial department, we can only speculate.
>And if F9 wasn't much cheaper to fly reused, then we would see SpaceX take it easier on launches
Why would they do that? The only way SpaceX is getting money is from investors is because they think SpaceX is revolutionizing the industry.. without the reusability gimmick, SpaceX is just another rocket company.
LocoXpress t1_jdpg4p5 wrote
Reply to Black holes may be swallowing invisible matter that slows the movement of stars by Maxcactus
To be fair, I also may be swallowing invisible matter. You never know.
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Reply to comment by LoremIpsum10101010 in if the earth is a sphere then why are we in a flat surface?? by jeezy___
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mysteryofthefieryeye t1_jdpfqzg wrote
Reply to My camera setup on the International Space station. More details in comments. by astro_pettit
Your head poking through the cloth reminds me of the parachute our grade school gym class would play with; at one point, everyone in class had to pull the chute over our necks and lay on the floor (while someone stood on the middle of the chute on the outside), creating this inflated donut ring. The light inside was so diffused and even and seeing everyone's heads made me really happy. Despite being super shy and not talking to most kids, I suddenly felt like I was in an evenly lit science-fiction world (think Tarkovsky's Solaris, but I wouldn't know that for over a decade) and I wanted to just be with everyone in that moment.
I can only imagine that if I were to replace that parachute with windows gazing over our own planet, I would break down and cry :) So thank you for sharing this "technical" photo, because to me it brought back a deep memory!
htomserveaux t1_jdpl9ik wrote
Reply to My camera setup on the International Space station. More details in comments. by astro_pettit
I never thought there could be a way for me to be more jealous of astronauts than I already am.
Then I saw that 8mm fisheye.
Is that a holdover from the Shuttle era or did NASA’s requisitions office have to explain an eBay purchase to the budget office?