Thread: Smiley Face in the Sky

I've never seen anything like it in my 42 years, it was a nice birthday present.

Fantastic and thanks for sharing. Cloud cover last night; mebbe it will be close to that tonight? I figured one "star" was Venus, but thanks for setting me straight, LoomB.
I love the shaded moon pics -- it looks like an Oreo cookie.

Originally Posted by English Noodles

Originally Posted by kingwilly

hmmmm, we cannot see it here in Jakcity - totally overcast and cloudy.

That's unlucky as this will not happen again until 2036.

14 Feb 2010 actually.

i was aware of it the other day so i told as many as possible , turned out a treat here in ozzie too ,a nice cloudless night so was visible for a good while, even better then haleys comet i reckon

Melvbot, where do you live? Is it anywhere near Pravit road behind Seacon Square?

Originally Posted by Looper

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

But how bright are the two 'eye' stars!

It's not Jesus and Mohammed's second coming I'm afraid. The one on the left is Venus. The one on the right is Jupiter. They have been close together for a couple of weeks but yesterday was their closest. I got my flipper girl looking at them through my telescope but she does not believe that it is possible to see planets and insists that they are both stars.

I bow to your superior astronomical knowledge; I thought they were stars too. Insisted to the wife that they were actually, so if you see her please pass on my apologies and tell her she was correct all along.

Fantastic photo Bobcock, would I be able to get a high res version?

Originally Posted by Saboath

Fantastic photo Bobcock, would I be able to get a high res version?

yes please me too.

kingwilly at hotmail.com

Saw it from China too.

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Melvbot, where do you live? Is it anywhere near Pravit road behind Seacon Square?

Im oop north mate, Phetchabun way.

It's quite easy to differentiate stars from planets in the night sky, if you have reasonable eyesight.

Stars have a white light, and you can notice flickering. Planets have a yellowish light, and do not flicker. The two around the moon are indeed planets.

December 1: Two brilliant planets line up to the lower right of the crescent Moon this evening. The brighter of the two, and the closest to the Moon, is Venus. Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is a little to the right of Venus.

Anyone apart from KW who has already given it who wants a hi res version send me a PM with the email address you want it sent to, I will do later today.

Great pic BC Thanks mate

Originally Posted by Bobcock

Really Norton?...Maybe you know where I work, or where my gik lives, or that ladyboy I met earler today...... yes, that's it. So where does the ladyboy live?...55555

well, I think I recognize emporium building to the right of the pic, but I am still trying to figure out from which direction I am looking, I suspect that it is down somewhere around soi 12 or Queen Sirikit park way....

Originally Posted by kingwilly

well, I think I recognize emporium building to the right of the pic, but I am still trying to figure out from which direction I am looking, I suspect that it is down somewhere around soi 12 or Queen Sirikit park way....

You know where the Zoo is located, so work your way from there....

Emporium on the right of the pic???

good game this, no one is close

Originally Posted by Bobcock

Emporium on the right of the pic???

good game this, no one is close

I know!

Originally Posted by melvbot

Im oop north mate, Phetchabun way.

Ahh that noise in the background of your youtube vid wasn't me racing my rc car at the track then.

I think I was still drunk this morning when I asked the question.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

I bow to your superior astronomical knowledge; I thought they were stars too.

Stars 'twinkle', planets do not. The twinkle comes from light diffraction from the interstellar dust between vast distances, not to mention gravitational effects (gravity even affects light).

Planets are too close to use for either of those so the light doesn't twinkle from planets.

Anyone know how to supress the sending list in an email in outlook?

I figure with the personalities on this board some may not want others to know such info.

Originally Posted by Bobcock

Anyone know how to supress the sending list in an email in outlook?

Use blind CC ( BCC )

^^ When I immediately saw your picture I thought what a great postcard or greeting card.

Maybe you should do something with it mate and possibly make a few bob at the same time.

^ put the first person in the list of recipents in the "to" field.
The put everybody else in the "Bcc" (blind carbon copy) field.

simply brilliant Bob , big big thanxs for sharing