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  • BurghFan
    #BurghProud
    • Jul 2009
    • 10051

    #376
    Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

    Originally posted by mestevo
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    Also, if we were using modern forum software I'd probably post in this thread multiple times a week like I do in another thread on another forum. Having to upload and embed images is arduous.
    Huh? When you find an image online just right-click on it and select "copy image url/address" then when in the compose post window click the icon that looks like a postcard in the toolbar and paste the url into the window that pops up.
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    • mestevo
      Gooney Goo Goo
      • Apr 2010
      • 19556

      #377
      Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

      Originally posted by BurghFan
      Huh? When you find an image online just right-click on it and select "copy image url/address" then when in the compose post window click the icon that looks like a postcard in the toolbar and paste the url into the window that pops up.
      In most modern forums you don't have to hotlink, you can just paste it into the edit window and it's uploaded, attached and embedded in the post.

      May seem like a small thing, but small things add up quick. The current version of this forum software was released in 2008.
      Last edited by mestevo; 07-18-2018, 08:55 PM.

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      • SPTO
        binging
        • Feb 2003
        • 68046

        #378
        Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

        Originally posted by mestevo

        May seem like a small thing, but small things add up quick. The current version of this forum software was released in 2008.
        Wow so OS is officially retro

        Um can you PM the link to this other forum?
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        • PVarck31
          Moderator
          • Jan 2003
          • 16869

          #379
          Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

          Today's fun fact: A cosmic year is the amount of time it takes the Sun to revolve around the center of the Milky Way... about 225 million years

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          • Blzer
            Resident film pundit
            • Mar 2004
            • 42535

            #380
            Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

            Originally posted by PVarck31
            Today's fun fact: A cosmic year is the amount of time it takes the Sun to revolve around the center of the Milky Way... about 225 million years
            Is that what it's measured by, or is it just that those two numbers are about equivalent by coincidence?
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            • Jr.
              Playgirl Coverboy
              • Feb 2003
              • 19171

              #381
              Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

              Originally posted by Blzer
              Is that what it's measured by, or is it just that those two numbers are about equivalent by coincidence?
              What two numbers?

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              • Blzer
                Resident film pundit
                • Mar 2004
                • 42535

                #382
                Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

                Originally posted by Jr.
                What two numbers?

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                I misread it. I thought it said: "A cosmic year is about the time it takes the Sun to revolve around the center of the Milky Way... about 225 million years."

                That's what I get for reading this while watching the Cards-Cubs game, grading, and listening to music at the same time.
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                • PVarck31
                  Moderator
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 16869

                  #383
                  Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

                  The Sun's not even old enough to drink. (Terrible astronomer dad joke)
                  Last edited by PVarck31; 07-19-2018, 10:53 PM.

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                  • PVarck31
                    Moderator
                    • Jan 2003
                    • 16869

                    #384
                    Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.



                    The dark side of Saturn.

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                    • PVarck31
                      Moderator
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 16869

                      #385
                      Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

                      Todays's fun fact: A new star is born in our galaxy roughly every 18 days.

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                      • NolanRyansSnowmonkey
                        MVP
                        • Jun 2016
                        • 1354

                        #386
                        Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

                        Originally posted by PVarck31
                        Todays's fun fact: A new star is born in our galaxy roughly every 18 days.
                        Man, our stars must be doin' it like Lepus's.

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                        • PVarck31
                          Moderator
                          • Jan 2003
                          • 16869

                          #387
                          Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.



                          Interesting stuff about possible life on Europa.

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                          • SPTO
                            binging
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 68046

                            #388
                            Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

                            Liquid water on Mars? Looks like it.
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                            • PVarck31
                              Moderator
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 16869

                              #389
                              Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

                              Originally posted by SPTO
                              Damn, you beat me to it.

                              This is pretty amazing.

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                              • ggsimmonds
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • Jan 2009
                                • 11235

                                #390
                                Re: The Astronomy and Physics thread. And things of the like.

                                Stopped by to check in about the underwater lake on Mars, but want to add my two cents on the earlier discussion regarding advanced life elsewhere in the universe.

                                I think there are many civilizations out there, but that doesn't mean we should ever expect to encounter them. Often times we just fail to grasp the enormity of the universe. It is also quite possible that travel at the speeds necessary for interstellar travel may be impossible given the biological restraints. Sucks because I'm a huge sci-fi nerd, but its likely that we will forever be confined to our solar system

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