Space Forum / Astronomy / September 2006

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I know nothing about astronomy....so don't make fun.
Being an ardent admirer of the Universe around us, I have an
(embarassingly?) basic question.
When I gaze into the nightime sky from my suburban viewpoint with my naked

The gases like carbon dioxide, oxygen and methane are chemically active
and vary with biology and geology of the planet.
Does anyone know the ratio of molecular nitrogen to argon and neon on
Earth, Venus, Mars, Titan, Triton and Pluto?

If all layers of earths atmosphere had the same thickness of air and
the atmosphere somehow grew large enough in diameter to include the
sun, would we hear the sounds produced by the sun? If so, what would
they sound like?

Are there any windows of observing intergalactic and extragalactic
sources below 15MHz above the atmosphere or at the earth's surface?
I am particularly interested if there is a window below the first
schumann resonance of 7.8hz.

SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) -- Brazilian airline Gol said Friday it was
trying to locate a passenger plane that disappeared from radar and failed to
arrive at its destination.
The head of Brazil's airports authority, Infraero, said the Gol plane

Maybe this is something that is already known, but the 25th September
falls on the same day of the week as does Christmas Day. This is
because there are 91 days between the two dates.
So, come the 25th September you know there are exactly 13 weeks until

Space creates its own time. We are aware of that now. Spacetime ticks to
its own clock,and we are smart enough to know we will never see its
hands. This begs the question "What is the most important "space" or
"time"?  I have a feeling Einstein would say "time"  I have  lots more

I was wondering what sort of magnitude an object needed to be before one
could view it through an 8" scope and actually see some hazy detail.
Basically, we are hoping to see some galaxies or star clusters or nebulae
through our Meade 8" but so far have been rather disappointed ...

Lets go when this area of space was only had the raw materials for
making stars and planets.    Call it the spacetime of the nebulae. The
time of invisible molecular clouds. These are the cocoons where new
stars are born.                         The gas can make a billion

This is a query on the behalf of Nick Hart who rececently bought an
Atlux mount.
What has happened, the mount is not tracking for astrophotography. I
have expermented with the balance of the telescope in many ways, the

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/29/travel/escapes/29chimney.html
Where the Moon Stood Still, and the Ancients Watched
By MIRIAM HORN
Published: September 29, 2006

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By the time we finish broadcasting this latest series of "To Catch A
Predator" investigations, 184 men will have been charged with crimes
relating to soliciting a minor online for sex. What is starting to
amaze me, though, is how many men continue to show up at our hidden