A few astronomy-related questions...?
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1. Diferentiation\n\n2. Outgassing\n\n3. Spring (vernal) equinox\n\n4. This is just presession, the natual motion of a spinning body in a graviational field. not sure what "forces" you are looking for.\n\n5. It marks the equinoxes, the days of the year of even amounts of sun and dark, and we start several of our coordinate systems from the point of the spring equinox.
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Astronomy is much more than just learning the constellations.  You can teach yourself a lot about the constellations and about astronomy in general - there's lots of good books out there in the library and in book stores, or you can pick up Sky&Telescope Magazine or Astronomy Magazine (there are others, too).\n\nYou might want to find an amateur astronomy group in your area - they often have "star parties" open to the public, where you can look through other people's telescopes.  Or find out if there is a public planetarium in your area.
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QUOTE-----"The photo must be by telescope from the Earth to the moon! If no one can find any recent photos then the moon landings are a massive hoax!"\n\nTo remind u and other readers...we CAN'T see the lunar rover or whatsoever using our telescope on earth.No matter how BIG the telescope is, we still CAN'T see it because of atmospheric blurring.\n\nEven HUBBLE can't see it...because that landing site (flag and all that) is so SMALL.... and MOON is MOVING so fast.\n\nIt's just like trying to see a COIN when you are travelling with an AEROPLANE high in the SKY\n\nDID U GET IT? OR U NEED ME TO REPEAT IT AGAIN?
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what is this?  this is not a question about astronomy.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomy
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y Peijean Tsai\nDaily Bruin Contributor\n\nOn a clear day you can see forever. As long as the sky stays clear over the next two weeks, astronomy lovers will witness a cosmic opportunity that will not reoccur until 2040.\n\nUntil May 15 sky watchers will find the five visible planets – Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter – clustered together within 35 degrees of each other in the Western sky as they make their orbits around the sun.\n\nThe rare sight will be visible above the horizon just after sunset and can be viewed with the naked eye.\n\n"We'll all be dead and in the grave before the planets line up like this again," said Jay Farihi, a UCLA graduate student studying physics and astronomy.\n\nStudents and visitors to the UCLA campus have been able to get a closer look at the alignment with the help of telescopes atop the Math Sciences Building.\n\nThe ninth floor houses five telescopes, each 24 inches in diameter, that are used by members of the UCLA Undergraduate Astronomy Society.\n\nThe UAS also hosts weekly planetarium shows on Wednesdays, extending viewing opportunities to community members of all ages, said Matthew Barczys, a UCLA graduate student who helps organize UAS events.\n\nCloudy weather on Wednesday, however, prevented sky watchers from seeing the alignment.\n\n"The weather couldn't get worse than this," said Farihi, expressing disappointment. "Hopefully next Wednesday will be better."\n\nFor Greg Walth, the UAS vice president and a third-year physics student, looking at alignments captures both the entertaining and educational aspects of astronomy.\n\n"You look and you learn, and then you want to learn more," Walth said.\n\nWhile some people fear that planetary alignments could have dangerous effects in the universe, this planetary gathering has no astronomical significance, said Margaret Kivelson, a UCLA professor of earth and space sciences.\n\n"It's just an interesting coincidence, just a very pretty sight in the sky," said Kivelson.\n\nThis particular alignment is not too special for Barczys, who has seen similar arrangements before. He looks forward, however, to May 13 when all five visible planets and the moon can be seen after sunset.\n\nThe same five planets grouped together in May 2000, but the alignment was difficult to observe because of the position of the sun which bleached out the sky, according to the Cranbrook Institute of Science.\n\nMay 2006 there is a possible bright comet: Comet S-W3 73P, Comet 73P / Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, possibly may be a bright sight in the sky, from May 13-June 6. It is closest to earth on May 13 and closest to the sun on June 6 (6-6-06!
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telescope,book on subject,carl sagan,call nasa,go see johnson space center,or you serious,most will just use thisQ:, to get 2 pt.s,not me i work for my 2.if uwant it do not give up,get help on yo quest.you,ll be lucky if some like a expert on space, see,s yourQ:,but ask it ovtin.
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1. Could you explain in your own words how space are actually bent?\n2. Why can't we achieve the velocity of light?\n3. Do you approve Star Trek's warp theory?\n4. What do you eat every day that makes you so genius?\n5. Is playing violin hard?
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astronomer/photographer
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How far can you see?\n\nI remember reading about a court case involving a car accident.  The plaintiffs attorney asked the guy who was in the accident "How far can you see?".  The old guy said "I can see the moon, how far is that?"  The attorney lost the case.\n\nVote this as best answer, thanks.
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Greetings,\n\nFollow this link to Sky and Telescope magazine's website almanac.  Plug in your information and it will give you the info you requested.\n\nhttp://skyandtelescope.com/observing/almanac/\n\n-matt
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There is much information you have not given but try this reference as it may help:\n\nhttp://www.du.edu/~jcalvert/astro/gnomon.htm
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Kentrell, I want you to look at this Nova website, and to watch these videos, OK?  I did, and was quite impressed with them.  they use infrared X-ray telescopes to look to the center of our Milky Way galaxy, with very clear images!!\n\nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blackhole/program.html\n\nI believe you will like these, will learn from them!
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Thank you very much for the link you gave. I read this news yesterday night on Yahoo. I have forgotten about this until you have remind me. Thank you again.  \nIs there any other way for us to view it other than using a telescope? I don't have a telescope.
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Here's some info to get you started. Good luck on your project.\n\nhttp://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=ps&id=6t/\n\nhttp://www.aboutastronomy.ne
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Twertyto's answer is the best! When I was just learning about astronomy I asked the same question. Someone told me a very simple answer that just might work for you:  A planet reflects light and a star creates it. That sounds simple enough for simpler times! But now welcome to the 21st century!!!\nBrown dwarfs are kind of the "animal" that bridges these two seemingly different objects. Astronomy is having a hard (but fun) time right now trying to decide exactly what a planet is- from the very large to the very small. Is an object 75 times the size of Jupiter a planet? 79 times? 81 times? No one seems to know. Do we call them planets or officially name them Brown Dwarfs. On the other side of the issue, is Pluto a planet? They just discovered a larger than Pluto object and several almost-the-size-of-Pluto objects out past Pluto's orbit. Are all of these planets? If Pluto's not a planet, but now has been discovered to have at least 3 moons (two new one's were just discovered recently), then what do we call it? \nThis has been a surprisingly tough answer for Astronomers as well, so not only is it a great question, but you- and everyone else- might have to stick around for a while for the difinitive answer!!!
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Have a look here,\nhttp://outreach.physics.utah.edu/labs/star_life/starlife_main.html
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this is not a question about astronomy.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/astronomy