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Re: what is this?

07/25/2015 3:41 PM

Black hat with a glow-in-the-dark headband shot from the top....in the dark....

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07/25/2015 3:47 PM

Given the topicality here's a shot: A total eclipse of Pluto by Charon?

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07/25/2015 3:57 PM

Pluto's hazy atsmophere as seen when Pluto eclipsed the sun

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Re: what is this?

07/25/2015 4:19 PM

Annular eclipse. For instance, if the moon is near apogee, it subtends a smaller arc that does not quite cover the sun.

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07/25/2015 4:23 PM

it is not an eclipse
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07/25/2015 4:36 PM

Whatever it is, I bet it still constitutes an eclipse, maybe involving different bodies than earth, moon, and sun. Sure, it could be a Kirlian photograph of Charlie Brown's head, but I don't think so.

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07/25/2015 8:10 PM

its a cool pic. the probe is past Pluto now, looking back at the planet it took this shot. the sun is behind the planet, the halo is actually Pluto's atmosphere being lit up in appearance by the ice in its atmosphere. so unlike an eclipse nothing is actually blocking your view. because the sun is basically behind the planet it looks very dark, the dark shades are almost black but scattered light is there
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07/25/2015 9:42 PM

Pluto is blocking the view of the sun. By definition, this is an eclipse.

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07/26/2015 7:51 AM

sort of but usually an eclipse happens at a very specific time for a fixed duration of time then fades away and a "normal condition" returns until the next eclipse. in this case this is what it looks like constantly from the perspective of the probe. its an interesting shot thats why I posted it
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07/26/2015 10:35 AM

Sorry but your wrong here. The definition of an eclipse is "an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object is temporarily obscured, either by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer. An eclipse is a type of syzygy.[1]" [From the Wikipedia link.] In this case this is an antumbral eclipse by Pluto of the Sun as viewed by the New Horizons deep space probe.

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07/25/2015 5:40 PM

New Horizons Catches Dark Side of Pluto - ABC News New Horizons continues to yield a bounty of discoveries, with NASA today showing stunning new photos including haze and flowing ice on Pluto.

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07/25/2015 6:43 PM

Exactly: WRT the spacecraft, Pluto is eclipsing the sun.

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07/25/2015 8:13 PM

cheater
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07/25/2015 7:39 PM

A new Pink Floyd album. Black vinyl on a silver turntable.
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07/25/2015 9:37 PM

From the movie "The Ring"

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07/26/2015 9:59 PM

The brass ring from a merry-go-round. Grab one and you get a free ride.

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07/27/2015 2:12 AM

i think it's New Horizons Catches Dark Side of Pluto
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07/27/2015 2:40 PM

I thought it was a picture of URANUS!

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07/27/2015 3:00 PM

It's where the big guy sits

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