You know... I've seen a lot of your comments and they always throw me because my cats name is also Una. I think I've said that. But none more than that one lmfao
I'm new to posting in this community but due to me making (at this point) tens of thousands of posts across multiple accounts? I tend to recognize names pretty regularly.
It's one of the reasons that I've stuck around for sure. This place feels like Reddit did back when I joined like... 15 years ago or something. Just hoping we don't develop one of those stupid fucking mottos like "The narwhal bacons at midnight" or some shit
Normal people rarely see the above image.
When you look at Jupiter with the naked eye, you see a slightly brighter dot. The only way to tell it's not a star is that it changes position relative to them from day to day.
If you look at it with a good pair of binoculars, you can see that the dot seems to be slightly bigger than other dots. You still can't see the red spot.
If you look at it through a telescope with a 10" objective and 100x magnification, you can definitely make out the red spot and you can make out that the rest of the planet has some texture.
An image that clear and crisp takes some very expensive equipment.
I once asked a question on here about forces involved in a gravity assist and had someone reply that it's only something in movies, it doesn't really exist.
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kata1yst@sh.itjust.works · 44 pts · 302d
Excuse me neighbor, can I borrow a cup of linear momentum?
magic_lobster_party@fedia.io · 34 pts · 302d
Aim for Jupiter and miss with style
niktemadur@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 302d
Flyover country.
The Midwest of the Solar System.
Una@europe.pub · 16 pts · 302d
Mhhm yummy 😋 :3
Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 21 pts · 302d
You know... I've seen a lot of your comments and they always throw me because my cats name is also Una. I think I've said that. But none more than that one lmfao
Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 302d
Love the Lemmy community recognising each other. ❤️
Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 302d
I'm new to posting in this community but due to me making (at this point) tens of thousands of posts across multiple accounts? I tend to recognize names pretty regularly.
Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 302d
It just feels like the internet of old. It’s awesome.
Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 302d
It's one of the reasons that I've stuck around for sure. This place feels like Reddit did back when I joined like... 15 years ago or something. Just hoping we don't develop one of those stupid fucking mottos like "The narwhal bacons at midnight" or some shit
toynbee@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 302d
Would noon work better for you?
Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 302d
The Lemmings Walk at Noon
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 301d
I’m kind of useless in the morning. Can we pencil it in for, like, 3?
SuperSpruce@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 302d
Balatro players: +15 chips and +2 mult to flushes
quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 302d
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 301d
Is this what I think it is? Or is it an eyepatch?
gio1135@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 301d
sling
LillyPip@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 301d
Oh! That does make more sense now you say it.
nednobbins@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 302d
Normal people rarely see the above image.
When you look at Jupiter with the naked eye, you see a slightly brighter dot. The only way to tell it's not a star is that it changes position relative to them from day to day.
If you look at it with a good pair of binoculars, you can see that the dot seems to be slightly bigger than other dots. You still can't see the red spot.
If you look at it through a telescope with a 10" objective and 100x magnification, you can definitely make out the red spot and you can make out that the rest of the planet has some texture.
An image that clear and crisp takes some very expensive equipment.
marduk@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 302d
Jupiter, I did a song. You ain't got one.
sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 301d
I once asked a question on here about forces involved in a gravity assist and had someone reply that it's only something in movies, it doesn't really exist.
sparkee@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 301d
It is real and NASA does use it.
https://science.nasa.gov/learn/basics-of-space-flight/primer/
sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 301d
Yeah, that's what shocked me.
Rakonat@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 301d
To that person. Huh? Nearly every interplanetary launch has been using a gravity assist to save fuel despite such journeys taking much longer
SethTaylor@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 302d
Jupiter: [ exists ]
NASA: Imma shoot that bad boy like Bart Simpson
Agent641@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 301d
It's free
real estatedelta V!