Astronomy & Space - August 2007

When men flew to the moon outside of the protective radiation shield surrounding Earth (Van Allen Belt) why didn't radiation kill the spacemen as their space-suits would have had to be made of thick lead to stop the radiation damage. Also, with this radiation in mind ,how was it possible to take photos on the moon as the radiation would have damaged (fogged)the film

2007-08-13 05:40:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

A family friend once told us a comparison of how far away the closest star is

he said something like: "if from here all the way at the end of the table is the moon, then the closest star is all the way to new york" (we were in Cali)

and i was wondering if anyone could tell me the comparison exactly 'cause it'sr eally cool! :-)

2007-08-13 05:36:55 · 6 answers · asked by Katie 4

I was watching from 10-12, and then 2-3AM, and I saw about 15 altogether, not that many.

I dunno, didn't seem to be that many. I was in pretty dark places too.

2007-08-13 05:21:27 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

nearly horizon to horizon N to S. The brightest was like a flash of lightning with a fantastic spray of light and a long lasting trail from E to W
I live in lower SE Michigan

2007-08-13 05:08:34 · 2 answers · asked by Bemo 5

what does this mean? what sort of relationship will we have?

2007-08-13 03:52:04 · 11 answers · asked by curvypea 1

i have a eq6 pro mount which i use for taking pictures of the things in the night sky, i have polar and star aligned the mount as well as done the pec training (permanent error correction) tracking is almost perfect in r.a. but starts to drift in declination after aprox 4 minutes, i have rechecked polar alignment several times and it seems fine, anyone out their with any answers. i would be very grateful if anyone could help me as i have spent many hours trying to work it out + many more sleepless nights than i should have had. i know this sounds boring but i have nothing better to do at the moment! many thanks lloyd.

2007-08-13 03:49:51 · 5 answers · asked by LLOYD W 1

i have a eq6 pro mount which i use for taking pictures of the things in the night sky, i have polar and star aligned the mount as well as done the pec training (permanent error correction) tracking is almost perfect in r.a. but starts to drift in declination after aprox 4 minutes, i have rechecked polar alignment several times and it seems fine, anyone out their with any answers. i would be very grateful if anyone could help me as i have spent many hours trying to work it out + many more sleepless nights than i should have had. i know this sounds boring but i have nothing better to do at the moment! many thanks lloyd.

2007-08-13 03:48:11 · 2 answers · asked by LLOYD W 1

i have a eq6 pro mount which i use for taking pictures of the things in the night sky, i have polar and star aligned the mount as well as done the pec training (permanent error correction) tracking is almost perfect in r.a. but starts to drift in declination after aprox 4 minutes, i have rechecked polar alignment several times and it seems fine, anyone out their with any answers. i would be very grateful if anyone could help me as i have spent many hours trying to work it out + many more sleepless nights than i should have had. i know this sounds boring but i have nothing better to do at the moment! many thanks lloyd.

2007-08-13 03:47:41 · 3 answers · asked by LLOYD W 1

What was your tally?

2007-08-13 03:40:49 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-13 03:29:46 · 3 answers · asked by educator 1

According to the most commonly accepted modern theories, (as far as I am aware), the observed red-shift in light from distant galaxies is blamed on the expansion of the universe, and the resulting movement of those galaxies away from us.

Has anyone explored the possibility that photons are not as completely stable as we think they are? Could the red-shift actually be due to photons losing energy when traveling such vast distances?

Are there other indicators of the movement of galaxies away from us other than just red-shift? For instance, as they move farther away, are they becoming dimmer?

2007-08-13 03:22:58 · 8 answers · asked by Azure Z 6

click on this link to find out: http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/age/

2007-08-13 02:39:54 · 9 answers · asked by Est passé de velours ♥Rose♥ 5

haven't seen any yet, is there a particular date or time i should be looking

2007-08-13 02:25:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've watched for the last two days, but I heard the best is over. How many are supposed to be tonight? Like one every five or ten minutes?

2007-08-13 02:10:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

has anyone ever thought of how assanine it is for the government to spend billions and billions of dollars on the space program, trying to find out if there is other life, when they should just be worried about the life on this planet, and make sure that they are all fed and clothed and housed properly???

i mean,learning about mars and jupiter,and landing on the moon is all very exciting and enlightening,but,can we get real????
did we really need to know that pluto was never really a planet?? did that really help anyone??? i just don't get it!!!!

2007-08-13 02:07:22 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-13 01:59:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

As a ship gets farther from earth, it's radio transmission beome more gapped - so if a spaceship were to continuously transmit, what would happen to signal we receive? Would it be constant as well because the signal would catch up with itself or would it become slower?

2007-08-13 01:59:03 · 7 answers · asked by Kemikal 2

I woke up every hour for 4 hours to check if the shower happened. Now it's morning and I don't know if it happened or not. Did it?

2007-08-13 01:47:44 · 7 answers · asked by Willow 3

Do you think we're wasting our money on the space program? I think its just a left over tradition from the cold war. Why do we feel the need to waste money when we could be solving problems down here on earth like our education system? Would it be such a crazy idea if we took those billions of dollars and spent it on making a better society? People tell me the technology from the space program has influenced our lives. That may be true, but who's lives? THE RICH! Those are the users of top end technology. We keep blasting people into space and they float up there and then come down. Oh, and the space shuttle is an old piece of crap. Awesome!

2007-08-13 01:39:12 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-13 00:57:07 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

The meteorite shower last night in the UK.?

2007-08-13 00:35:48 · 7 answers · asked by Mad Bull Mick. 1

2007-08-12 23:58:53 · 11 answers · asked by agros71 1

I do not mean the meteors either. There where two silent lights as bright as a planet crossing the sky and then faded in a clear cloudless night?

2007-08-12 23:24:57 · 15 answers · asked by Patroneyez 1

i thought it was ok, 1 every 60 seconds...it got boring so i went in.....how about what did you, what did you think?

2007-08-12 23:20:39 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

i go out side to side the show and I ONLY see trees, as I asked earlier do you think I should take out my chainsaw and cut these babys down, as they are blocking my view, and I dont want to leave my yard, as the secret service are following me and I know they are trying to nap in my bushes, thought he chainsaw may make them wake, I just dont know what to do? its now 3:11 am time is of the essence!

2007-08-12 23:12:58 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I go outside and I look up and only see ancient statuesque trees covering my view....so do you think it would upset the neighbors if i take my chainsaw and cut a few of these down for my viewing pleasure....im mean meteors dont grow on trees...no pun intended... so what should i do its 3 am might I remind u, and my chainsaw is raring to go!!

2007-08-12 23:08:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

To all the disappointed watchers:
So you stepped out onto the back porch last night and did not see much at all?
Try again, the showers will go on for a couple more nights.
But let's get real.
The best time to view the showers is around 3-4 AM. this is when perseus is high in the sky. The reason you can't see them earlier is because when close to the horizon, the show gets lost in the atmospheric haze and all the light pollution from surrounding cities.
Also, dark adaptation of your eyes takes over half an hour, until then you are not going to see anything, no matter how dark it is outside.
So, if you looked outside for 15 minutes and gave up. no wonder you didn't see anything.
The predicted count at maximum actvity is 60 per hour. But you are not always facing in the right direction to see all of them.
Like anything else, but even more so in Astronomy, it helps to do your homework, so you know what to expect.

Adolph

2007-08-12 22:54:38 · 6 answers · asked by Adolph K 4

And other space debris?

2007-08-12 22:43:10 · 4 answers · asked by polystyrene_high 2

its 4:24 am and its supposed to be in the n.e. sky, right? i' ve only seen 2 meteors so far, about an hour apart. i thought we were supposed to see a real meteor shower!!

2007-08-12 22:27:55 · 5 answers · asked by bghoundawg 4

If i know the temperature of a mass of black coffee (say 0.4kg at 350K) and I know the mass and temperature of some milk (say 0.1kg at 280K) and i assume that both of these have the same specific heat capacity, how do i go about determining the final temperature of the coffee when the milk is added?

I'm just looking for the relevant equations to use really rather than being given the answer

2007-08-12 22:11:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous