The Official Astronomy Thread

[Dr.G]

There is gravity on the moon - 83% less than on earth though.

I think the whole moon landing conspiracy debate is best suited to another thread.

Thanks
I learn somthing new every day

 

[waynegohl]

nice pic.

 

[Praeses]

I was looking at the other pics on that site, the ones of when they landed on the moon for the first time . . And i am just wondering, if there is no gravity in space, what stops the men walking the surface from just floating off? I mean why are they on there feet? And to me some of those pics look fake I wonder if they really did ever land there

// ends thread derail . . sorry

You didn't do grade...10 science? http://www.howstuffworks.com/question232.htm
PS: there is gravity in space

 

[Praeses]

No problem guys.

Here's a photo of the moon I took a while back by just holding a camera to the EP. It's a bit overexposed since I didn't use a filter, but you can see some nice crater details on the terminator. It's taken using 48x magnification.

That's a stunning photo!

 

[waynegohl]

someone said that they knocked a golf ball around up there sometime, if thats true is that ball floating around somewhere?

 

[marine1]

Guys speak to Kobie, he did me a great deal on my stuff and I am sure he will do the same for you.

 

[Dr.G]

You didn't do grade...10 science? http://www.howstuffworks.com/question232.htm
PS: there is gravity in space

Yup sorry, havet had coffee yet

 

[Praeses]

Yup sorry, havet had coffee yet

noted

 

[Crusader]

someone said that they knocked a golf ball around up there sometime, if thats true is that ball floating around somewhere?

No, since the Moon has gravity (albeit much less than on Earth) the ball would have traveled very far after being hit, but it would still have fallen back to the surface of the Moon. To escape the gravity of the Moon the ball would have had to reach an escape velocity of 2.38 km/s... bit difficult for a normal golf swing to provide.

 

[waynegohl]

understood, thanks Crusader.

 

[Ou grote]

No problem guys.

Here's a photo of the moon I took a while back by just holding a camera to the EP. It's a bit overexposed since I didn't use a filter, but you can see some nice crater details on the terminator. It's taken using 48x magnification.

now u need to post more
Saturn and Jupiter please - I wanna see what u okes are on about.

 

[Praeses]

I looked at mars from boyden observatory a couple of years back when mars was so extremely close to earth. Was awesome
Sponsor me a telescope plz

 

[waynegohl]

yes, some pics of mars will be in order, please.

 

[Crusader]

Sadly, the Moon was the only thing I could actually manage to photography since I don't have a scope capable of tracking. I'll see if I can track down some example pics for you guys.

 

[Ou grote]

Sadly, the Moon was the only thing I could actually manage to photography since I don't have a scope capable of tracking. I'll see if I can track down some example pics for you guys.

They need to be your own pics, otherwise we can just google.

 

[mercurial]

Guys, as soon as I get my SLR camera, I'm gonna post some pics. The only other pics I have are ones I took with my point-and-shoot camera, which aren't nice.

 

[Crusader]

They need to be your own pics, otherwise we can just google.

Well, then feel free to Google away.

For those of you to lazy to Google or who want to get a general idea of what you would be able to see.

Close to what you'll see through the telescope with your own eyes:
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Jupiter and Moons (6" scope)

Processed and stacked images:
Saturn
Jupiter

So that should give you guys an idea of what to expect. Even if they aren't my own images.

 

[waynegohl]

awesome pics man.

 

[UnoPanelvan]

yes, some pics of mars will be in order, please.

Yeah, please! a photo of water on Mars will be great.

 

[waynegohl]

Yeah, please! a photo of water on Mars will be great.

hey dont go there, ha ha those ones we saw on the forum were surely fakes.