The Boring Sun
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Re: The Boring Sun
I only posted this Edgar Mitchell interview for the first two minute statement from a 1st hand observer of the heavens from space.
please disregard the context if et's are your boogie man, thats not why I linked this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV1FAqB1N9A
please disregard the context if et's are your boogie man, thats not why I linked this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV1FAqB1N9A
wow, look how bright that star is!
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Re: The Boring Sun
I said:
say they can. So if you are on the Moon, could you read a newspaper by Earthshine?
The Earth has almost 4 times the brightness, it is a much bigger object, and there is
no atmosphere on the Moon to diminish the Earthshine.
I attribute the changing color of the Lunar surface, as per Apollo photos, to the
Earthshine changing as the ocean, the deserts, the forests reflect different
colors, which mix with the Lunar surface color/s.
Frank said:Is this the true color of the surface, or does Earthshine have a big impact on what we see?
On BAUT, there is a thread about being able to read a newspaper by moonlight. The majoritySorry, I'm not sure what your asking. Sounds like your an apple and I'm an orange.
say they can. So if you are on the Moon, could you read a newspaper by Earthshine?
The Earth has almost 4 times the brightness, it is a much bigger object, and there is
no atmosphere on the Moon to diminish the Earthshine.
I attribute the changing color of the Lunar surface, as per Apollo photos, to the
Earthshine changing as the ocean, the deserts, the forests reflect different
colors, which mix with the Lunar surface color/s.
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Is it like those aluminum Christmas trees with rotating color filter in front of a spot light?I attribute the changing color of the Lunar surface, as per Apollo photos, to the
Earthshine changing as the ocean, the deserts, the forests reflect different
colors, which mix with the Lunar surface color/s.
You got any kind of measurement coordinated to the earth's lighting conditions and the moon's reflected color measurements?
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That was cool. I had ordered " In the Shadow of the Moon" directed by Ron Howard. Awesome Movie!!!flippinrocks wrote:I only posted this Edgar Mitchell interview for the first two minute statement from a 1st hand observer of the heavens from space.
please disregard the context if et's are your boogie man, thats not why I linked this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV1FAqB1N9A
But there is a clip of him saying the samething.
Here is some more of the Apollo Flight recording transcript, that is in context of your post;
077:42:44 Stafford: Hey, I've been - going off and flying the spacecraft, I've just turned around and looked out, and it - stars - You can see it's a bright horizon, but it looks like it might be the Milky Way, but the sky is definitely light, and it goes down and clips off. You cannot make some of the rough terrain features out about it. It might be that we could be right close to the Milky Way out there, but it looks like about the same intensity of the Milky Way as you see it at night around the Earth. It does get lighter over in one section, and we'll give you a comment on that later.
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maybe not always.Lots of images for sunrise from the ISS or shuttle, but no images of a well defined
Sun, with spots, through a solar filter. Seems like they need the atmosphere to
Reason for edit; add links.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries,
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the one that heralds new discoveries,
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With photos of the Sun it seems they are always close to the surface, if it
is on the Moon, or from space looking at the earth. Just found this pdf
about the electron density of the lunar surface, haven't had a good look at it
yet though. I'll not give up on my pet theory easily, Frank!
http://plasma.colorado.edu/phys7810/art ... GR_1973.pd
is on the Moon, or from space looking at the earth. Just found this pdf
about the electron density of the lunar surface, haven't had a good look at it
yet though. I'll not give up on my pet theory easily, Frank!
http://plasma.colorado.edu/phys7810/art ... GR_1973.pd
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GaryN wrote:With photos of the Sun it seems they are always close to the surface, if it
is on the Moon, or from space looking at the earth. Just found this pdf
about the electron density of the lunar surface, haven't had a good look at it
yet though. I'll not give up on my pet theory easily, Frank!
http://plasma.colorado.edu/phys7810/art ... GR_1973.pd
At this point, I would be disappointed if you did.Seems like they need the atmosphere
( Now that I see how much you like cat and mouse)
Thanks for the link. To late for me though. In the morning.
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What effect would this have on a picture of the sun on the lunar surface?
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It is looking to me as if the depth and the density of the electron column betweenWhat effect would this have on a picture of the sun on the lunar surface?
observer and observed is what will determine the visibility of both the stars and
the Sun. We now know that the ionosphere can change very quickly in response to Solar
x-ray activity, so I'm thinking it possible that when some astronauts say they can
see stars from orbit, or from the lunar surface, and some say they can not, that
they are both correct! It will depend on the prevailing ionospheric conditions, and
also the geometric relationship of the viewer or camera to the target.
The Sun always looks strange in the Lunar, and orbital images, and I can imagine
(not necessarily understand!) how the Suns radiation would play havoc with the optics
of the camera, and the film (or CCD)too. I just wonder if they had a solar filter, would
we see the familiar disk of the Sun, and any sunspots present?
I'll make the prediction, based on what I have seen and read, that looking straight out,
i.e. perpendicular to a planets surface, either from the Lunar surface, or from
Earths orbit, that you will not see stars, or even the Sun when it is overhead.
I am just looking into the Martian ionosphere, it has some distinct layers, and
they have even found that there is a well defined bubble surrounding the whole
thing, so wondering about the refractive index of those plasmas and the boundary
layers, and how that would affect the apparent size and position of celestial
objects viewed from the surface.
In a previous thread, Lloyd posted:
Are Stars Magnified?
And quoting from a book he had read:
http://oahspestandardedition.com/OSE_38c.htmlWithout the earth's atmospherean lens, man could not even see the moon, nor stars; and the sun itself would seem like a pale red star.
(That is an interesting link Lloyd, missed it somehow, but will tale a good look at it soon)
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How does this vary opaqueness to light ?is looking to me as if the depth and the density of the electron column between
observer and observed is what will determine the visibility of both the stars and
the Sun.
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Re: The Boring Sun
Hi Frank, it's not to do with opaqueness to light. It is about
plane waves scattering angles. These diagrams might make it
clearer to you.
So we have to look at the dielectric boundary layers in the
ionosphere, and what happens with the incident plane waves at
x-ray energies.
http://www.mx.iucr.org/iucr-top/comm/ct ... node5.html
Or am I just full of it??
plane waves scattering angles. These diagrams might make it
clearer to you.
So we have to look at the dielectric boundary layers in the
ionosphere, and what happens with the incident plane waves at
x-ray energies.
http://www.mx.iucr.org/iucr-top/comm/ct ... node5.html
Or am I just full of it??
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Are you just wanting to show constructive interference in a plane wave?
So the same wave length in and same wave length out. Just a change in angle?
Thanks
Frank
So the same wave length in and same wave length out. Just a change in angle?
Can you connect a few more dots please.When a wavefront of X-rays strikes an atom, the electrons in that atom interact with the X-rays and immediately re-emit the X-radiation, normally without change of wavelength,
Thanks
Frank
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'Fraid not, Frank. I'm just wallowing around in waters where I don't even belong, struggling to keep my headCan you connect a few more dots please.
above water!
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No problem for me being sympathetic there.Fraid not, Frank. I'm just wallowing around in waters where I don't even belong, struggling to keep my head
above water!i
But is that the same situation for EUV and the idea of star light brightening in our atmosphere?
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So does this mean you have no idea of the physics, of why you think star light might brighten in our atmosphere, more than what we would see in space?GaryN wrote:Fraid not, Frank. I'm just wallowing around in waters where I don't even belong, struggling to keep my head
above water!ifosborn_ wrote:No problem for me being sympathetic there.
But is that the same situation for EUV and the idea of star light brightening in our atmosphere?
Reason for edit: misspelled word.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries,
is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
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is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
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