Simviation Forum - the milky way!Amazing

Reply #15 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 9:06pm

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You wanna bet? $100

I'll bet $500 against Cheesegrater. Grin

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Reply #16 - Sep 18^th, 2006 at 10:29pm

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I bet $1000000.

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Reply #17 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 12:45am

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I'll bet $10,000,000,000 against you cheesegrater, fire up the demo and check it out.

Although, technically, the Milky Way is a "cloud" of gas and dust, but I don't think that's what he meant. Wink

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Reply #18 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 1:02am

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I don't remember who posted a screenshot in space when the demo was first released, to show a comet and the Milky Way. Cheesgrater, you've lost your money Grin

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Reply #19 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 2:29am

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I'll bet $10,000,000,000 against you cheesegrater, fire up the demo and check it out.

Although, technically, the Milky Way is a "cloud" of gas and dust, but I don't think that's what he meant. Wink

It is a cloud of gas, dust and stars. It is a galaxy!!! The one in which we live!! Depending on conditions of visibility it can look like a faint cloud or on a really clear night one can easily distinguish millions upon millions of stars. But, nowadays to see it at all one has to be a considerable distance from any kind of street lighting. The image is clearly the shape of the milky. All of you who made bets in it's favour can collect!!!!!!!
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Reply #20 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 10:11am

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..........Fozzer must like me remember the "Blackout" , when not even the glow from a fagend was allowed to be shown.......no street lamps..........not a glimmer from your house window..........just blackness. Apart from moon and stars and the wonderful Milky Way............a truly glorious sight. ...and from four feet nothing ASL..............commoner Cheesy

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Reply #21 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 1:55pm

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Cool find...that is certainly a nice feature to add along with real star positions 8)

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Reply #22 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 5:13pm

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maybe thats whats wrong in the world..too much light pollution ...not enough people able to see the milky way, which generates a sense of awe and humility....too much awh Sad

and not enough awe...sorry if i'm too mushy...

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Reply #23 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 5:30pm

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sorry if i'm too mushy

Not you don't have to because you right,I practice a lot astronomy wich today has become more difficult for me & friend to make a start party mounth,everytime we have to travel more far from the city today to achive to see far distance Galaxys, nebula cluster,and more detail solar system planet we have to drive for more than 2 hours wich 7 years ago in 15 minutes we use to have in a closer place

,I made Telescopes(Not for sale or busisness) this is a very old shot 8 years ago,today i have made more Including a 6 inch refractor with a secondary and equatorial mounth

Here is more shots of this
Im an amateur astronomer

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Reply #24 - Sep 19^th, 2006 at 10:19pm

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yea alrot, i sympathize.....i built an 8'' reflector once used 2''-3'' pipes...i purchased the mirror, but built the rest.......i gave it to our local planetarium to use but it somehow disappeared...not worth donating things sometimes....nice that they added the milky way to fsx....

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Reply #25 - Sep 20^th, 2006 at 2:08am

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I have a 6" brought it out here with me. Got some great views and after 3 months the authorities came and errected a great big sodium street light right outside the proprty!!! Sad

Has anyone seen those pictures of the night side of the Earth? Aliens must think that this is a twin star solar system!!!
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Reply #26 - Sep 20^th, 2006 at 4:15am

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I have a 6" brought it out here with me. Got some great views and after 3 months the authorities came and errected a great big sodium street light right outside the proprty!!! Sad

Has anyone seen those pictures of the night side of the Earth? Aliens must think that this is a twin star solar system!!!
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Reply #27 - Sep 21^st, 2006 at 4:28pm

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BTW, Alrot, you should know that it wasn't just sailors who used to use celestial navigation: it was a must for pilots also, until fairly recently.

Yup, that's what that little bubble was for, celestial navigation! Cheesy

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Reply #28 - Sep 21^st, 2006 at 6:07pm

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[quote author=dcunning30 link=board=FSX;num=1158360097;start=15#27 date=09/21/06 at 16:28:13]

Yup, that's what that little bubble was for, celestial navigation! Cheesy

This pic shows the starlight windows of the VC10 cockpit
In fullscreen the stars show up very well but i have had to highlight them due to compression. This view shows the constellation Ursa Major with the two pointers to Polaris "The Pole Star" (in the upper window) Now all you need to do is measure the inclination of Polaris above the horizon. It's 2200hours Zulu So where is my local airport??
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Reply #29 - Sep 28^th, 2006 at 5:46am

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No further question in my mind about Alrot's identity

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