Space Jellyfish Cafe

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MT Haven one of the most spectacular wrecks I ever dove. 50m (165 feet) tall underwater with the wreck starting around 32m (105 feet) and the keel rests at 80m (260 feet) the ship was close to 335m (1100 feet) long before she sank in a wild fire in 1991 during a visit in the port of Genoa, Italy. The wreck is a short boat ride from Arenzano and is perfect for any wreck enthusiast and technical diver. There can be ripping currents near the surface so it's not always an easy dive. In this image my buddy @vrakdykaren is scootering next to the 25m (80 feet) high chimney. This image was awarded "highly commended" in the wreck category in UPY2022 finals. So far I have only visited this wreck one trip but I hope I can make it back there very soon again.

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Out for a nice jog.

Underwater icicle.

Massive supercells with lots of lightning.

Here's how they make garret's crocs.

Video of the eclipse (brought to you by climate change, opines Sonny Hostin rockin' her 81 IQ).

Another view of the carbon-dioxide-mediated eclipse.

Wolves burrow through deep snow.

Koala and cub.

It's like herding cats.

Dog enjoying the water.

Dog enjoying the country.

Cat doesn't like line-cutters.

Mondays amirite

No seriously Mondays!

Bear cubs snuggling.

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What you see here is known as Space Jellyfish Phenomenon
Yes, you read it right, that's actually a term given for a phenomenon.
A space jellyfish phenomenon is a type of twilight phenomenon. It is caused by sunlight reflecting off the high altitude rocket plume gases emitted by a launching rocket during morning or evening twilight. The observer is in darkness, while the exhaust plumes at high altitudes are still in direct sunlight. This luminous apparition is reminiscent of a jellyfish.

Really? You see a jellyfish? That's not what I see. Looks to me like a celestial body just shot out a load of cosmic plasm towards Uranus.

No word on what location this is:

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Not a good place for a swim:

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Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:33 PM

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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2024 07:33 PM (fwDg9)

2 Thanks for a great day of threads, Ace.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2024 07:35 PM (B8kct)

3 Again?

Posted by: Jamaica at April 08, 2024 07:37 PM (IG7T0)

4 Ok the brine le is cool but those poor starfish.

Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2024 07:37 PM (oaGWv)

5 Sharks and alligators.

Another day inside the beltway.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2024 07:38 PM (u82oZ)

6 "Another view of the carbon-dioxide-mediated eclipse."

Links to the same thing as

"Koala and cub."

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 08, 2024 07:39 PM (qPw5n)

7 Brinicle not brine le. Stupid auto cucumber.

Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2024 07:40 PM (oaGWv)

8 The kindergartners and 1st graders were given eclipse glasses and paraded for the show. 85% totality here.
They were all Meh.

Only 15 high schoolers watched. Too busy with iPhones, I guess.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2024 07:40 PM (u82oZ)

9 she sank in a wild fire in 1991 during a visit

Impressive that she made it on land, caught fire, and returned to sink in the sea.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 08, 2024 07:41 PM (IG4Id)

10 So space sperm is real. Huh.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2024 07:41 PM (u82oZ)

11 Did anyone notice that croc pressing machine is a nazi? There is a swastika painted on the side of it.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2024 07:41 PM (QNSds)

12 Icy finger of death, indeed.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2024 07:42 PM (W4ovw)

13 The horse riding dog is thinking “I have no idea what I’m doing but I and my humans like it.”

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable at April 08, 2024 07:42 PM (17s+e)

14 I, for one, welcome our new space jellyfish overlords.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 08, 2024 07:42 PM (u73oe)

15 weft cut-loop

Wild fire = engine room fire fed with lube oil and Diesel Fuel Marine grade.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2024 07:42 PM (u82oZ)

16 We get the jellyfish here quite a bit from the Vandenburg Space X launches. They look better than that pic. Sometimes they look super cool.

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at April 08, 2024 07:42 PM (NtVYv)

17 I turned on the tv today to see what kind of eclipse coverage was on. One channel had a totally black screen, which I suppose was appropriate...

Posted by: gourmand du jour at April 08, 2024 07:43 PM (MeG8a)

18 Google Space X Jellyfish, you will see some great photos

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at April 08, 2024 07:44 PM (NtVYv)

19 Sheep are like
Wait, what the hell are we doing?

Hitting the sack, getting up early again.
Hope everyone has a great evening

Posted by: Skip at April 08, 2024 07:44 PM (fwDg9)

20 14 I, for one, welcome our new space jellyfish overlords.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 08, 2024 07:42 PM (u73oe)

/Looks at good place for a swim video...

And I for one, would like to welcome our new Border Patrol Officers for the Southern Border District!

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 08, 2024 07:45 PM (xaFKb)

21 Could we have another thread about colonizers?

Posted by: Anderson Cooper at April 08, 2024 07:46 PM (woPEM)

22 Did anyone notice that croc pressing machine is a nazi? There is a swastika painted on the side of it.
Posted by: Mister Scott

It's on the front.

Posted by: SFGoth at April 08, 2024 07:46 PM (KAi1n)

23 Reminiscent of a jellyfish my ass.

Posted by: Hedley Lamarr at April 08, 2024 07:46 PM (tI04K)

24 That "jellyfish" could be a colonizer.

Posted by: Anderson Cooper at April 08, 2024 07:47 PM (woPEM)

25 That has to be Australia. Crocodiles and sharks.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2024 07:49 PM (LkLld)

26 Checked:

Transfer pump failure while transferring hydrocarbon oil to a main tank from two side tanks. Friction led to explosion.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2024 07:49 PM (u82oZ)

27 The scientific name of the koala is phascularctos cinereus, from the Greek word phaskolos, meaning “pouch,” and arktos, meaning “bear.”. Males ate often born with two penises, with one kept in reserve in case of adolescent indecision.

There are very few Koala recipes. They are best prepared as barbeque, in the back yard, while wearing pants prepared from their pelts.

Posted by: Koala Facts at April 08, 2024 07:49 PM (vFG9F)

28 The jicama fries with the creamy cilantro/ lime salsa were particularly good.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2024 07:50 PM (R7l+6)

29 {{{Ben Had}}}

I bought Jicama based on your recommendation. Up tomorrow.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2024 07:51 PM (u82oZ)

30 >> "Another view of the carbon-dioxide-mediated eclipse."
to the same thing as

whoops

Posted by: ace at April 08, 2024 07:52 PM (KRtlO)

31 "Did anyone notice that croc pressing machine is a nazi? There is a swastika painted on the side of it.
Posted by: Mister Scott"

Hindu religious symbol.

Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2024 07:52 PM (oaGWv)

32 I saw Two Dick Koala open for Three Dog Night in ‘77.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 08, 2024 07:52 PM (u73oe)

33 NaCly, are you making a salad with it.? Continued prayers for you and, Mrs. .

Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2024 07:53 PM (R7l+6)

34 i fixed the carbon-dioxide-mediate eclipse link.

thanks Grump

Posted by: ace at April 08, 2024 07:53 PM (KRtlO)

35 Could karma have been at play for that crocodile?

(Or gator, or whatever... I'm not a biologist.)

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at April 08, 2024 07:54 PM (W4ovw)

36 Looking at recipes for use. My wife says "No, repeat, NO Jicama."

She is getting better slowly. The weekend was bad.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2024 07:55 PM (u82oZ)

37 I watched the video of the, um, "space jellyfish" phenomenon, and I finally got it: this is what they mean when they talk about the "Big Bang".

Posted by: Paco at April 08, 2024 07:56 PM (njExo)

38 11 Did anyone notice that croc pressing machine is a nazi? There is a swastika painted on the side of it.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2024 07:41 PM (QNSds)

Comments on the post are full of similar BS too.

Posted by: Stewed Hamm at April 08, 2024 07:56 PM (PF6Lx)

39 "I bought Jicama based on your recommendation. Up tomorrow."

Never had jicama fries but I like it with a squeeze of fresh lime juice and a dusting of Tajin or chili powder or just lime juice and salt.

Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2024 07:56 PM (oaGWv)

40 What, we don't have enough homeless people, now we've got homeless seals?

Posted by: Paco at April 08, 2024 07:56 PM (njExo)

41 On the usefulness scale, koalas rate higher than penguins, but are found lacking when compared to pandas in view of their total fat content.

Posted by: Koala Facts at April 08, 2024 07:57 PM (vFG9F)

42 Paco

**Golf clap**

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2024 07:57 PM (u82oZ)

43 >>>Did anyone notice that croc pressing machine is a nazi? There is a swastika painted on the side of it.

i didn't notice.

Posted by: ace at April 08, 2024 07:57 PM (KRtlO)

44 oh shit that swastika is front-and-center!

Posted by: ace at April 08, 2024 07:58 PM (KRtlO)

45 That nasty spot with the Hail signature is going north of me. You Morons to the east keep an eye on the weather.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2024 07:58 PM (R7l+6)

46 Science fiction nightmare. Twitter link.

https://shorturl.at/bsPR8

Posted by: 13times at April 08, 2024 07:58 PM (6JynX)

47 i fixed the carbon-dioxide-mediate eclipse link.

thanks Grump
Posted by: ace

Very nice.
I think I heard a NASA guy say that the 'pink' spots are part of the corona.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2024 07:58 PM (B8kct)

48 Another view of the carbon-dioxide-mediated eclipse.

This is the same clip as the one of the koala mother and baby.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2024 07:58 PM (CsUN+)

49 >>(Or gator, or whatever... I'm not a biologist.)

Alligators stay mainly in freshwater. Crocs do both fresh and salt.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2024 07:59 PM (LkLld)

50 "oh shit that swastika is front-and-center!"

It's a Hindu religious symbol people. Geez.

Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2024 07:59 PM (oaGWv)

51 Jicama was a staple in the San Diego, CA Salad Bar where I worked back in the early '70s.

Jeez, but I cut n' sliced countless cases of that stuff, having to keep the iced-down crock out front constantly replenished.

Pretty good stuff, actually, only needing a shake of salt to be Good, and a dip in some Ranch dressing to be GREAT.

Folks worried about which wine to pair with it...when, the secret flavor bomb, was a steaming mug of hot black coffee.

"Soup and Salad" restaurant. HEAVIEST bus-tubs in the restaurant business, filled with heavy crockery plates and bowls, wet salads n' dressings, and soggy biscuits and cornbread waste.

Learned a lot there, No Regerts!

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at April 08, 2024 08:00 PM (e6UQI)

52 Tuna, this is the first time I've tried it
You do have to parboil them before cooking,

Posted by: Ben Had at April 08, 2024 08:00 PM (R7l+6)

53 Another view of the carbon-dioxide-mediated eclipse.

This is the same clip as the one of the koala mother and baby.

Never mind. It's fixed, and worth the wait.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2024 08:00 PM (CsUN+)

54 I sent a pic that was posted in the hobby thread 10 days ago of the spaceX rocket trail. It was taken in the AZ desert.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2024 08:01 PM (B8kct)

55 I'm not trying to turn this into a gardening thread, I promise, but does anybody know what kind of tree that is, with the multitude of big pink flowers?

Posted by: Paco at April 08, 2024 08:02 PM (njExo)

56 I'm not trying to turn this into a gardening thread, I promise, but does anybody know what kind of tree that is, with the multitude of big pink flowers?

A gay tree?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2024 08:02 PM (CsUN+)

57 Could we have another thread about colonizers?

No. For now, you'll have to settle for food.

Posted by: That guy who always says... at April 08, 2024 08:02 PM (V8he0)

58 I saw Space Jellyfish open for Ozric Tentacles at Mothership Connection last year.

https://youtu.be/rauEZa0AZWw

Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2024 08:02 PM (DgGvY)

59 "It's like herding cats."
Something tells me those cats are all related.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2024 08:03 PM (NpAcC)

60 off soc

Posted by: rhennigantx austere religious scholar at April 08, 2024 08:03 PM (ENQN6)

61 Tollmien–Schlichting waves in the waterfall. A generally unstable boundary layer phenomenon you see in restricted channel flows like that. Very reminiscent of fish scales, for some mysterious reason.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 08, 2024 08:04 PM (Y6IkP)

62 56 I'm not trying to turn this into a gardening thread, I promise, but does anybody know what kind of tree that is, with the multitude of big pink flowers?

A gay tree?
Posted by: Archimedes at April 08, 2024 08:02 PM (CsUN+)

Liberatree... of course...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 08, 2024 08:04 PM (xaFKb)

63 Tollmien–Schlichting waves in the waterfall. A generally unstable boundary layer phenomenon you see in restricted channel flows like that. Very reminiscent of fish scales, for some mysterious reason.
Posted by: banana Dream

Very cool effect.

Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2024 08:06 PM (oaGWv)

64 MT Haven, formerly Amoco Milford Haven, was a VLCC (very large crude carrier), leased to Troodos Shipping (a company run by Loucas Haji-Ioannou and his son Stelios Haji-Ioannou). In 1991, while loaded with 144,000 tonnes (1 million barrels) of crude oil, the ship exploded, caught fire and sank off the coast of Genoa, Italy, killing six Cypriot crew and flooding the Mediterranean with up to 50,000 tonnes of crude oil. It broke in two and sank after burning for three days. You may now continue.

Posted by: @SOEarpiece at April 08, 2024 08:08 PM (aD39U)

65 Good evening everyone.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 08, 2024 08:08 PM (WXNFJ)

66 Mondays amirite

I just finished up this mile-high Nazca drawing, and tomorrow it will snow and I'll have to do it all again.

Posted by: seriously tired polar bear at April 08, 2024 08:09 PM (DgGvY)

67 >>> Very cool effect.
Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2024 08:06 PM (oaGWv)

Ha! You should know.

Posted by: Sir James Gray at April 08, 2024 08:09 PM (Y6IkP)

68 These posts are the best, ace. Kinda reminds you of what's really important.

Speaking of that ...Sitting on the patio with a little breeze from the fans, the sound of running water from the pond, and listening to the baseball game. With the tiny pups arrayed in a protective circle in front of me.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 08, 2024 08:10 PM (4b7CV)

69 sounds pretty sweet, COJ!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez - these lying bastardi e stronzi have been lying to us for decades at April 08, 2024 08:11 PM (PFYt9)

70 Koala mommy and baby are sooo adorable! 🐨🐨

Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2024 08:15 PM (NpAcC)

71 49. Alligators stay mainly in freshwater. Crocs do both fresh and salt. - Jack Straw

The operative word is "mainly". Every now and then an alligator can be seen splashing around in the surf over on Oak Island here in North Carolina. Somebody had a video of a large snake in the surf, too, not long ago; God knows what species that thing was.

Posted by: Paco at April 08, 2024 08:17 PM (njExo)

72 Jellyfish cloud reminded me of the most perverted Rick and Morty episode. The reason I quit watching R&M.

Posted by: polynikes at April 08, 2024 08:17 PM (MNhXM)

73 Have a great night, everyone.

May you not be mooned again for the next 21 years.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2024 08:19 PM (u82oZ)

74 I guess it may be premature to make the call but I think we survived the eclipse. Whew, the MFM had me a tad worried there for a while. JK.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 08, 2024 08:22 PM (V8he0)

75 Did anyone notice that croc pressing machine is a nazi? There is a swastika painted on the side of it.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2024 07:41 PM (QNSds)

It was an ancient good-luck symbol before Mustache Man stole it for his NSDAP party flag.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 08, 2024 08:24 PM (pJWtt)

76 Wizard of Oz on TCM.

Beehive, Bah!

Posted by: Bulgaroctonus at April 08, 2024 08:24 PM (9yWhg)

77 I'm not trying to turn this into a gardening thread, I promise, but does anybody know what kind of tree that is, with the multitude of big pink flowers?
Posted by: Paco at April 08, 2024 08:02 PM (njExo)
*****
An AI generated Kwanzan cherry tree.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2024 08:25 PM (NpAcC)

78 77. An AI generated Kwanzan cherry tree. - redridinghood

Dang. I guess you can't get seed packets for AI trees, can you?

Posted by: Paco at April 08, 2024 08:28 PM (njExo)

79 Did anyone notice that croc pressing machine is a nazi? There is a swastika painted on the side of it.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 08, 2024 07:41 PM (QNSds)

It was an ancient good-luck symbol before Mustache Man stole it for his NSDAP party flag.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 08, 2024 08:24 PM (pJWtt)

Yeah he thought he had a loop hole by turning it for a slight difference.

Posted by: polynikes at April 08, 2024 08:28 PM (MNhXM)

80 @Ace/30: Thank you for fixing the link!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 08, 2024 08:29 PM (qPw5n)

81 Evenin'

No Solar Eclipse caused apocalypse? Nuts.

Posted by: Puddleglum not at work at April 08, 2024 08:29 PM (sAmhv)

82 View of the eclipse from space.

https://tinyurl.com/5ca9kfua

Posted by: JackStraw at April 08, 2024 08:30 PM (LkLld)

83 ...Dang. I guess you can't get seed packets for AI trees, can you? Posted by: Paco at April 08, 2024 08:28 PM (njExo)

Sow some quad core AMD or Intel chips, maybe come back in four months or so, and harvest a laptop?

They said computers are a growth industry, right?.....right?

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at April 08, 2024 08:31 PM (e6UQI)

84 Dang. I guess you can't get seed packets for AI trees, can you?
Posted by: Paco at April 08, 2024 08:28 PM (njExo)
*******
If you could my entire yard would be filled with them.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2024 08:31 PM (NpAcC)

85 what kind of tree that is, with the multitude of big pink flowers?

Tulip magnolia, pink Dogwood, some sort of cherry?

Posted by: Tammy-al Thor at April 08, 2024 08:32 PM (Vvh2V)

86 The kindergartners and 1st graders were given eclipse glasses and paraded for the show. 85% totality here.
They were all Meh.

Only 15 high schoolers watched. Too busy with iPhones, I guess.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 08, 2024 07:40 PM (u82oZ)

We were in the band of totality and it was a pretty interesting experience. It got dark enough for the street lights to kick-on and the temperature dropped noticeably. You could see the corona and there was a solar flare.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 08, 2024 08:33 PM (pJWtt)

87 That koala's gonna poke the baby's eye out.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 08, 2024 08:34 PM (w6EFb)

88 Oh, duh, it's in the content. I'd say Kwanzan cherry, if it's real. I find them to be slightly vulgar, but they do make a statement. And they make everything beliw them sooo pretty during blossom fall.

Posted by: Tammy-al Thor at April 08, 2024 08:35 PM (Vvh2V)

89 An AI generated Kwanzan cherry tree.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 08, 2024 08:25 PM (NpAc
Cherries don't last long in Kwanzaland. Yo.

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2024 08:37 PM (NxC5+)

90 The pink spots were solar prominences.

Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at April 08, 2024 08:37 PM (w6EFb)

91 It's a Hindu religious symbol people. Geez.
Posted by: Tuna

hindu / buddhist = swastika
narzis = hakenkreuz

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 08, 2024 08:39 PM (IG4Id)

92 I'm currently reading Dan Simmons' The Rise of Endymion.

Is it weird that I'm rooting for the Shrike? A ten-foot tall chrome-and-steel monster covered in razor wire and spikes...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2024 08:40 PM (BpYfr)

93 The entire Erf would fit inside the loops on some of the prominences.

Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at April 08, 2024 08:40 PM (w6EFb)

94 It the Shadow Café or the Eclipse Cafe or the Umbra Cafe or the Totality Cafe or…?

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 08, 2024 08:41 PM (e0dkU)

95 hindu / buddhist = swastika
narzis = hakenkreuz
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 08, 2024 08:39 PM (IG4Id)

It is rather amusing to contemplate the typical ignorant Lefty (BIRM) who's mind has been blown by this video.

*OMG.... Narzi brown people of brownness!!!! reeeee!!!*

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 08, 2024 08:42 PM (pJWtt)

96 The entire Erf would fit inside the loops on some of the prominences.
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone

That's hawt.

Posted by: Parris Hilton at April 08, 2024 08:43 PM (W4ovw)

97 Very nice.
I think I heard a NASA guy say that the 'pink' spots are part of the corona.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2024 07:58 PM (B8kct)

Prominences.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 08, 2024 08:43 PM (e0dkU)

98 Why does a ship javelin a chimney?

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2024 08:45 PM (S6gqv)

99 83. Sow some quad core AMD or Intel chips, maybe come back in four months or so, and harvest a laptop? - Jim

Sounds foolproof to me.

Posted by: Paco at April 08, 2024 08:45 PM (njExo)

100 Helluva storm in ETEX, lightning and thunder just turned Mini-Kat inside out. Scared the snot out of Mrs. E and me too.

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2024 08:45 PM (NxC5+)

101 Very nice.
I think I heard a NASA guy say that the 'pink' spots are part of the corona.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

Prominences.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33

Is that a prominence on your surface, or are you just happy to see me?

Posted by: the Moon at April 08, 2024 08:47 PM (DgGvY)

102 ...Sounds foolproof to me. Posted by: Paco at April 08, 2024 08:45 PM (njExo)

Seems nothing in Tech is "foolproof".

Gates will just go ahead and publish a New and Improved Fool.

BSOD Uber Alles!

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at April 08, 2024 08:47 PM (e6UQI)

103 Very nice.
I think I heard a NASA guy say that the 'pink' spots are part of the corona.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2024 07:58 PM (B8kct)

Prominences.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 08, 2024 08:43 PM (e0dkU)

If you are a materialist, how do you even wrap your brain around the sheer improbability of a total eclipse? The Earth just happens to be at just the correct distance from the Sun so that the Moon (of just the correct diameter) orbiting the Earth at just the right distance from the Earth will block all of the Sun expect for the corona.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 08, 2024 08:48 PM (pJWtt)

104 If you are a materialist, how do you even wrap your brain around the sheer improbability of a total eclipse? The Earth just happens to be at just the correct distance from the Sun so that the Moon (of just the correct diameter) orbiting the Earth at just the right distance from the Earth will block all of the Sun expect for the corona.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 08, 2024 08:48 PM (pJWtt)
'Hey, I do this sort of thing from time to time to get your attention. Look me up some time and I'll show you something even more wonderful. Read my book.'
- GOD

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2024 08:52 PM (NxC5+)

105 If you are a materialist, how do you even wrap your brain around the sheer improbability of a total eclipse? The Earth just happens to be at just the correct distance from the Sun so that the Moon (of just the correct diameter) orbiting the Earth at just the right distance from the Earth will block all of the Sun expect for the corona.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 08, 2024 08:48 PM (pJWtt)
---
Pretty sure this is a unique phenomena in our solar system. Other planets with moons will experience solar eclipses, but none like ours.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2024 08:55 PM (BpYfr)

106 If you are a materialist, how do you even wrap your brain around the sheer improbability of a total eclipse? The Earth just happens to be at just the correct distance from the Sun so that the Moon (of just the correct diameter) orbiting the Earth at just the right distance from the Earth will block all of the Sun expect for the corona.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 08, 2024 08:48 PM (pJWtt)

Hi. Have we met?

Posted by: Annular solar eclipse at April 08, 2024 08:59 PM (e0dkU)

107 If you are a materialist, how do you even wrap your brain around the sheer improbability of a total eclipse? The Earth just happens to be at just the correct distance from the Sun so that the Moon (of just the correct diameter) orbiting the Earth at just the right distance from the Earth will block all of the Sun expect for the corona.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 08, 2024 08:48 PM (pJWtt)

There’s nothing I can do/say.

Posted by: Bonnie Tyler at April 08, 2024 09:00 PM (e0dkU)

108 Pretty sure this is a unique phenomena in our solar system. Other planets with moons will experience solar eclipses, but none like ours.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2024 08:55 PM (BpYfr)
Kinda makes you feel special, don't it, like we was kin.'

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2024 09:00 PM (NxC5+)

109 ---
Pretty sure this is a unique phenomena in our solar system. Other planets with moons will experience solar eclipses, but none like ours.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2024 08:55 PM (BpYfr)

I can’t believe some jerk wanted to fly to NS to see one. In a Lear Jet, no less!

Posted by: Carly Simon at April 08, 2024 09:01 PM (e0dkU)

110 Just waiting on the laundry being done…

On July 11, 1991, I heard of this eclipse coming to San Antonio. But there was no Internet, kids. So, having knowledge of Saros cycles, I pulled out a 1988 almanac and resolved to nail down the date and approximate path on a map. I got it, and even calculated April 8 as the date.

So today was kind of a big deal.

My third. You can call me a shadow chaser. It is an accusation I cannot deny.

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 08, 2024 09:04 PM (e0dkU)

111 Look Jovian triple eclipse. Three of the Galilean moons were aligned just right to cause 3 shadows on Jupiter. The angular diameter of all four are several times the sun as seem from Jupiter.

Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at April 08, 2024 09:05 PM (w6EFb)

112 If you are a materialist, how do you even wrap your brain around the sheer improbability of a total eclipse? The Earth just happens to be at just the correct distance from the Sun so that the Moon (of just the correct diameter) orbiting the Earth at just the right distance from the Earth will block all of the Sun expect for the corona.
Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop

My oldest grandson was very excited to tell me that there will be a planetary alignment of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the moon in 2040. Didn't want to tell him I probably wouldn't be around to see it so I just said "Wow! How exciting."

Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2024 09:06 PM (oaGWv)

113 Is that a prominence on your surface, or are you just happy to see me?
Posted by: the Moon at April 08, 2024 08:47 PM (DgGvY)

I like big moons and I cannot lie…

Posted by: The Sun at April 08, 2024 09:06 PM (e0dkU)

114 When I was looking at the eclipse today (only 95% totality), I also pulled out my Night Sky 2 app on my phone and was able to see the alignment of all of the planets. It was pretty neat..

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2024 09:07 PM (BpYfr)

115 'Hey, I do this sort of thing from time to time to get your attention. Look me up some time and I'll show you something even more wonderful. Read my book.'
- GOD
Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2024 08:52 PM (NxC5+)

You must leave in three days.

Posted by: Dave Bowman at April 08, 2024 09:07 PM (e0dkU)

116 The sooner my laundry is done…

Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 08, 2024 09:08 PM (e0dkU)

117 Pretty sure this is a unique phenomena in our solar system. Other planets with moons will experience solar eclipses, but none like ours.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2024 08:55 PM (BpYfr)

Earth has the largest moon relative to its own size in the solar system. Anyone traveling here and seeing it for the first time would call us a double planet.
We see how beautiful the other planets are, but we don't realize what we look like to the rest of the system. One description always stuck with me; a sapphire and a diamond doing an endless pas de deux with each other, round and round the sun.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2024 09:09 PM (S6gqv)

118 111 Look Jovian triple eclipse. Three of the Galilean moons were aligned just right to cause 3 shadows on Jupiter. The angular diameter of all four are several times the sun as seem from Jupiter.
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at April 08, 2024 09:05 PM (w6EFb)
For some reason this made me think of Hope Solo.

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2024 09:09 PM (NxC5+)

119 Uranus has eclipses as well. You can find images.

Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone at April 08, 2024 09:10 PM (w6EFb)

120 Look Jovian triple eclipse. Three of the Galilean moons were aligned just right to cause 3 shadows on Jupiter. The angular diameter of all four are several times the sun as seem from Jupiter.
Posted by: Publius on Stupid Phone
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Very cool

https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11346/

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 08, 2024 09:11 PM (wQXfi)

121 One description always stuck with me; a sapphire and a diamond doing an endless pas de deux with each other, round and round the sun.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Very poetic. Love it.

Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2024 09:11 PM (oaGWv)

122 "I mean and we are taking things that are, you know, genetically modified organisms and we're injecting them in little kids' arms we just shoot 'em right into the vein."
The video appeared to be taken from one uploaded by Euractiv " Bill, Melinda Gates advocate GMOs to a Brussels
=========

Posted by: Braenyard at April 08, 2024 09:11 PM (kOwE6)

123 Earth has the largest moon relative to its own size in the solar system. Anyone traveling here and seeing it for the first time would call us a double planet.
We see how beautiful the other planets are, but we don't realize what we look like to the rest of the system. One description always stuck with me; a sapphire and a diamond doing an endless pas de deux with each other, round and round the sun.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2024 09:09 PM (S6gqv)
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In Isaac Asimov's Foundation series, this fact is one of the clues required to find the forgotten ancient Earth. Earth's relationship with its moon turns out to be unique in the entire galaxy. The other major clue are Saturn's rings, which are also nearly unique in the galaxy (other planets have them, of course, but none are quite as spectacular).

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 08, 2024 09:12 PM (BpYfr)

124 Posted by: Parris Hilton at April 08, 2024 08:
97 Very nice.
I think I heard a NASA guy say that the 'pink' spots are part of the corona.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2024 07:58 PM (B8kct)

Prominences.
Posted by: Catch Thirty-Thr33 at April 08, 2024 08:43 PM (e0dkU)

Yes, your protuberance!

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2024 09:12 PM (S6gqv)

125 Something's going to happen. Something wonderful.

Posted by: Ancient Dave Bowman at April 08, 2024 09:14 PM (RIvkX)

126 My oldest grandson was very excited to tell me that there will be a planetary alignment of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the moon in 2040. Didn't want to tell him I probably wouldn't be around to see it so I just said "Wow! How exciting."
Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2024 09:06 PM (oaGWv)
I'll be 91, might need some help.

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2024 09:14 PM (NxC5+)

127 118 111

'made me think of Hope Solo.'

Hope Solo can pick up a Rolo.

Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 08, 2024 09:15 PM (roH4R)

128 One of my sick friends just sent me a video of a set of hairy nuts moving to cover a light. Sicko

Posted by: Hatari somewhere on Ventura Highway at April 08, 2024 09:17 PM (WF/xn)

129 127 118 111

'made me think of Hope Solo.'

Hope Solo can pick up a Rolo.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at April 08, 2024 09:15 PM
No BandAid on earth.

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2024 09:19 PM (NxC5+)

130 I'm not trying to turn this into a gardening thread, I promise, but does anybody know what kind of tree that is, with the multitude of big pink flowers?
Posted by: Paco

Looks like a very old, well-established Crape Myrtle to me.

Posted by: JQ at April 08, 2024 09:20 PM (njWTi)

131 Uranus has eclipses as well.

You're going to mess around and spoil the mystigasm here.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 08, 2024 09:20 PM (zdLoL)

132 Just saw the Trump eclipse ad. LMAO. It must drive the lefties nuts that nothing they do can erase his sense of humor.

Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2024 09:23 PM (oaGWv)

133 I forgot to mention about three weeks ago:

Shapiro said (para) The next president will most likely either be Biden or Trump. This is a binary choice. I will crawl over broken glass to have Trump.

Amazing that he exactly addressed the thing that made him such a laugh here at AoSHQ since 2016, "non-binary Ben".

Posted by: BourbonChicken at April 08, 2024 09:23 PM (lhenN)

134 >> You're going to mess around and spoil the mystigasm here.

It's pretty rare for the occulting body to be nearly exactly the same diameter. The Jovian, Saturnian, and Uranian moons that cause them all are much bigger

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2024 09:23 PM (w6EFb)

135 I saw Jupiter today to the west of the eclipse, through a break in the clouds. Someone else posted they saw Venus as well. What was really surprising was how well you could see the hemisphere around it all.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2024 09:25 PM (S6gqv)

136
I was going to ask if anyone saw any of the planets. They were all in an arc across the ecliptic. Saturn and Mars were there to the "lower right" below Venus.

Mercury was there too on the upper left, but it's near inferior conjunction and only a sliver is illuminated, so maybe not dark enough to see it.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2024 09:26 PM (w6EFb)

137
There is also a famous image of one of the Galilean moons eclipsing right over the Red Spot. A black hole in the middle of the Great Red Spot. Look that up.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2024 09:29 PM (w6EFb)

138 I saw two bright planets, one 15 degree away at the 3 oclock position from the sun, and another 30 degrees at 8 oclock. I don't know which ones they were.

Posted by: BourbonChicken at April 08, 2024 09:31 PM (lhenN)

139 'A black hole in the middle of the Great Red Spot. '

My ears are burning.

Posted by: Hope Solo at April 08, 2024 09:31 PM (roH4R)

140 I admit I learn most of my astronomy and astrophysics from watching How the Universe Works series.

Mike Rowe narrates .

Couple of hot chick astrophysicists on the show too.

Posted by: polynikes at April 08, 2024 09:33 PM (MNhXM)

141 >> I don't know which ones they were.

Jupiter and Venus most certainly. They'd be the brightest.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2024 09:33 PM (w6EFb)

142 91
hindu / buddhist = swastika
narzis = hakenkreuz

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 08, 2024 08:39 PM (IG4Id)
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So we misnamed it?

Posted by: Ciampino - but not misgendered at April 08, 2024 09:34 PM (qfLjt)

143
Fire up Stellarium, and run it back to the eclipse. You'll see what planets were visible.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2024 09:34 PM (w6EFb)

144 Gotta Get A Mercury

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2024 09:35 PM (NxC5+)

145 Earth has the largest moon relative to its own size in the solar system.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Aha! One of those "Pluto isn't a planet" people.

Charon is big enough that it and Pluto are both tidally locked to each other, and they orbit a point between themselves.

Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2024 09:36 PM (DgGvY)

146
There are images of eclipses, multiples, of Jupiter and Saturn, and images of least one shadow on Uranus, but nobody has imaged one on Neptune yet. The inclination of the moon's orbit vs the ecliptic there makes it rare.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2024 09:36 PM (w6EFb)

147 I was going to ask if anyone saw any of the planets. They were all in an arc across the ecliptic. Saturn and Mars were there to the "lower right" below Venus.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2024 09:26 PM

Like Tom Servo, I saw Jupiter to the west. I couldn't get it to come up in any of the photos, though.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2024 09:37 PM (a3Q+t)

148 145 Earth has the largest moon relative to its own size in the solar system.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Aha! One of those "Pluto isn't a planet" people.

Charon is big enough that it and Pluto are both tidally locked to each other, and they orbit a point between themselves.
Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2024 09:36 PM (DgGvY)
The moon wars, begun have they.

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2024 09:38 PM (NxC5+)

149 Clark college in Vancouver WA has a line of those cherry trees. They came from a Japanese sister city. They are truly beautiful in bloom and I understand why the Japanese are crazy about them.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 08, 2024 09:39 PM (yeEu9)

150 both tidally locked to each other, and they orbit a point between themselves.

Now see, that is an endless pas de deux.
You'd think it would be dizzying -- and cause earthquakes.
We, of course, have the miracle of oceans to soak some of that up.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 08, 2024 09:41 PM (zdLoL)

151 Why is toilet paper like Captain Kirk?

They both chase Klingons and run rings around Uranus.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 08, 2024 09:42 PM (a3Q+t)

152 Scarecrow says 'I should have thought of it.
Tinman says 'I should have felt it in my heart.'
Lion says 'Leave the dog. I'm hungry.'

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2024 09:43 PM (NxC5+)

153 ...We, of course, have the miracle of oceans to soak some of that up. Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 08, 2024 09:41 PM (zdLoL)

Moar of His Goodness.

Earth's Moon keeps stirring the Iron/Nickel Core of the Earth, and the internal friction of it's movement keeps it nice n' melty. That same moving, metallic Core, energizes the Magnetosphre which forms the Van Allen Belts.

Without all of this, Earth would be as dead as Mars, it's atmosphere long ago stripped from the planet by the incessant Solar Winds.

Plus, we're living on the Earth's Crusts, slow motion terrestrial surfboards, riding that molten core. *throws hands up in roller coaster mode* Wheeee!!!!

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX

Posted by: Jim at April 08, 2024 09:47 PM (e6UQI)

154 Good friend had tickets to fly from PHX to DFW today for the 'event'. Frontier cancelled the flight.
I'll tell him he shouldn't have cheap'ed out trying to fly Frontier tomorrow at HH.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2024 09:48 PM (B8kct)

155 Shut up, Wesley.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 08, 2024 09:49 PM (RIvkX)

156 Those Scottish moons, so beloved by our 'ettes, were eclipsed by Longshanks in Braveheart.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 08, 2024 09:49 PM (a3Q+t)

157 Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 08, 2024 09:47 PM (e6UQI)
Perspective. It's what's for dinner.

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2024 09:50 PM (NxC5+)

158 Plus, we're living on the Earth's Crusts, slow motion terrestrial surfboards, riding that molten core. *throws hands up in roller coaster mode* Wheeee!!!!

Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim

And the earth is rotating at over 1000mph so add that to your Wheeee!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 08, 2024 09:50 PM (B8kct)

159 > I was going to ask if anyone saw any of the planets. They were all in an arc across the ecliptic.
__________

I saw a shit ton of clouds. However the crescent sun was observed through them without the need for filters. I was able to shoot a couple "naked" shots with a digital camera and a few with my phone.

From our vantage it looked like a big, white smile.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 08, 2024 09:50 PM (Q4IgG)

160
Our big Moon also stabilizes the earth's axial tilt. Without the Moon, the earth's tilt would be quite chaotic, going from hardly any seasons to extreme seasons.

The Moon torgues keep that angle stabilized, while making it precess, in the 25K year precessional cycle.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2024 09:50 PM (w6EFb)

161 Count me as one of those people that doesn't get the eclipse hype. I can see where it would be mind blowing in pre scientific times..but even (some) grade schoolers understand it's just a thing where every so often the orbit of the moon blocks the light of the Sun in a certain area for a bit. It gets dark every night unless you are really far north or south on the planet. I even went by a headline today that asked "Will your cellphone work during the eclipse?" Does it work at night? If so, yes. Sigh

Posted by: azjaeger at April 08, 2024 09:53 PM (3/XaG)

162
There's about a 40,000 year cycle of variation in the earth's axial tilt, going from 22.1 to 24.5 degrees.

Right now, we're on the leg of that cycle where it decreasing. Also, the eccentricity is on a decreasing leg as well. Orbit is becoming more circular, and tilt decreasing.

Milankovitch cycles, these are. They are what drives climate mostly.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2024 09:53 PM (w6EFb)

163 The Moon is an op.

Posted by: Do you have time to her The Truth about the moon? at April 08, 2024 09:54 PM (nRamD)

164 Wheeee!!!!
Posted by: Jim

And the earth is rotating at over 1000mph so add that to your Wheeee!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

At the equator. Though it's still pretty fast for Jim in TX.

On the other hand, Santa just turns around once a day. Pretty boring for him.

Posted by: mikeski at April 08, 2024 09:55 PM (DgGvY)

165 The eclipse was a big deal to me because while I've seen some partials, this was the first, and probably the last time I'll ever see a total. I've always heard people talk about them; it was fascinating to finally experience one.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 08, 2024 09:55 PM (S6gqv)

166
If you've never experienced a total solar eclipse, you don't know what you're missing. It's a beautiful thing. The one in August of 2017 passed right over here.

Truly wondrous to see. The Sun's corona, the prominences, and the tricks of light and shadow. Not to mention seeing Venus shining brightly in the middle of the day.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 08, 2024 09:57 PM (w6EFb)

167 161 Count me as one of those people that doesn't get the eclipse hype. I can see where it would be mind blowing in pre scientific times..but even (some) grade schoolers understand it's just a thing where every so often the orbit of the moon blocks the light of the Sun in a certain area for a bit. It gets dark every night unless you are really far north or south on the planet. I even went by a headline today that asked "Will your cellphone work during the eclipse?" Does it work at night? If so, yes. Sigh
Posted by: azjaeger at April 08, 2024 09:53 PM (3/XaG)
Does your chewing gum lose it's flavor on the bedpost overnigjt?

Posted by: Eromero at April 08, 2024 09:59 PM (NxC5+)

168 Just saw the Trump eclipse ad. LMAO. It must drive the lefties nuts that nothing they do can erase his sense of humor.

Posted by: Tuna at April 08, 2024 09:23 PM (oaGWv)

Exactly. What it shows more than anything else is they can't break him - and he refuses to be anything they say he is. How can you square that kind of thing with "New Hitler" or "Sad Loser" or whatever else they want to sell Trump as?

Doesn't work.

Posted by: ... at April 08, 2024 10:00 PM (lX8VI)

169 I was jogging with my wife on the National Wildlife Refuge beach south of Sandbridge, VA. I reached and grabbed her forearm and said, "Mind the snake". She said "What?" Ahead of us about 30 feet away was a cottonmouth moccasin snake about 6' long headed down from the dunes to the surf. We jogged on by. Later, after turning around for the return trip, we noticed the sidewinder tracks going all the way to the water, and about 150 yards away, the sidewinder tracks going all the way back up to the dunes.

I had no idea a freshwater, swampy-type snek would go for a nice swim in the ocean.

Posted by: Viper Beach at April 08, 2024 10:05 PM (V5BDR)

170 50 "oh shit that swastika is front-and-center!"

It's a Hindu religious symbol people. Geez.
***************

Then...Indians are Nazis, right?

Posted by: noam sayen at April 09, 2024 12:22 AM (Bq/qz)

171 Follow-up

The Indian symbol is actually a reverse of the Nazi swastika, so I think this is just another case of a video reversing its image to avoid copyright problems.

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