Astronomy Thread

[armaghniac]

I think one of these planets would make an excellent home for the DUP.

[Jeepers Creepers]

I think one of these planets would make an excellent home for the DUP.

if you tell them God made it for them, they just might go.

[Windmill abu]

I think one of these planets would make an excellent home for the DUP.

Which one. The Orange one near the star or one of the further out ones which might need a renewable heating scheme to warm them up?

[Orior]

Major announcement by NASA on Thursday.

https://www.space.com/39032-nasa-alien-planet-kepler-discovery-announcement.html

Will this confirm that we're not alone?

[Tony Baloney]

Not astronomy as such but that double booster landing from Falcon Heavy was pure class.

[heganboy]

Wasn't it!
Pretty epic!

[Hound]

That was just about the most enjoyable 15 minutes of viewing I've seen in a long time. Turned it on probably in the same frame of mind as I watch the odd F1 race (might see a good crash here) but found the whole thing super. Great launch and the return of the two boosters, with synchronised landings to boot!, the "lad" in the car with Bowie playing, and "Don't Panic" on the display. It was class.

I hadn't looked into in all prior to watching it, so pretty much everything was a surprise, which I supposed helped my awe and wonder. And watching it with kids helped too!

Presume the Core thingy that was supposed to land on the drone ship didn't work out as planned!   

[BenDover]

That was just about the most enjoyable 15 minutes of viewing I've seen in a long time. Turned it on probably in the same frame of mind as I watch the odd F1 race (might see a good crash here) but found the whole thing super. Great launch and the return of the two boosters, with synchronised landings to boot!, the "lad" in the car with Bowie playing, and "Don't Panic" on the display. It was class.

I hadn't looked into in all prior to watching it, so pretty much everything was a surprise, which I supposed helped my awe and wonder. And watching it with kids helped too!

Presume the Core thingy that was supposed to land on the drone ship didn't work out as planned!

It was reported that only one of the three core engines ignited and it missed the drone ship by about 300m.

[Blowitupref]

Northern lights viewable in the Irish sky tonight

[ONeill]

That was amazing.

[RedHand88]

Theres an astronomy thread??

Went to Beaghmore stone circles to see it. Unbelievable.

[Jeepers Creepers]

Never thought I'd witness it. Magical.

[trueblue1234]

Unreal. On show tonight again apparently. Coinciding with witch sightings all over Europe.

T'is a sign, the end is Near. Derry to win Sam in 2024 and the end of days.

[Square Ball]

Was absolutely superb, hard to beat nature for a light display.

[balladmaker]

The iPhone camera took some amazing pics last night, it seemed to pick up the colours a lot better that the human eye .... without the camera pics, it would just have looked like a bit of grey/white haze from my viewing point .... maybe too much light pollution