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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Goat Aurora Over Greenland
NASA ^
| October 03, 2012
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 10/03/2012 3:19:15 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Sometimes it's hard to believe what you see in the sky. During the Shelios Expedition to Greenland in late August, even veteran sky enthusiasts saw auroras so colorful, so fast changing, and so unusual in form that they could remember nothing like it. As the ever changing auroras evolved, huge shapes spread across the sky morphed from one familiar form into another, including what looked to be the head of a goat (shown above), the head of an elephant, a strange green-tailed comet, and fingers on a celestial hand. Even without the aurora, the sky would be notable for the arching band of our Milky Way Galaxy and the interesting field of stars, nebulas, and galaxies. In contrast, in the foreground is a farm house in Tasiusaq, Kujalleq. Greenland. The Shelios project exists not only to observe auroras but to motivate students to consider a career in science.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; aurora; greenland; kujalleq; science; sheliosproject; tasiusaq
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posted on
10/03/2012 3:19:25 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
That’s no goat. That’s a dragon.
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posted on
10/03/2012 3:23:59 AM PDT
by
vollmond
(I'm an issues voter. If you're a Democrat, I've got issues.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
10/03/2012 3:28:52 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
10/03/2012 3:30:29 AM PDT
by
ETL
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To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
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posted on
10/03/2012 3:31:06 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: ETL
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posted on
10/03/2012 3:55:32 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: vollmond
Goat History
CONDOM HISTORY
Interesting piece of history!
In 1272, the Arabic Islamic Muslims invented the condom, using a goat’s lower intestine...
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In 1873, the British refined the idea by taking the intestine out of the goat first.
Hey . . . Don’t thank me, I do this as a public service for the advancement of education.
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posted on
10/03/2012 3:57:37 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
To: SunkenCiv
Looks more like a dragon to me.............
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posted on
10/03/2012 6:19:09 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Is it just me, or is Hillary! starting to look like Benjamin Franklin?.................)
To: JoeProBono
That was fast........You’re ba-a-a-a-a-d.......
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posted on
10/03/2012 6:20:47 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Is it just me, or is Hillary! starting to look like Benjamin Franklin?.................)
To: SunkenCiv
Can you imagine a primitive culture observing phenomena like this? The myths it would inspire? The sense of awe and vulnerability?
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posted on
10/03/2012 6:48:28 AM PDT
by
IronJack
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To: JoeProBono
What is the goat doing inside the home of that lonely and isolated farmer?
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posted on
10/03/2012 6:50:29 AM PDT
by
ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: IronJack
Can you imagine a primitive culture observing phenomena like this? The myths it would inspire? The sense of awe and vulnerability?
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posted on
10/03/2012 6:53:04 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: IronJack
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posted on
10/03/2012 6:57:17 AM PDT
by
ETL
(ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
To: SunkenCiv
A goathead in the stars. Now there's a trip down FR Memory Lane. Posted right before the debate, too.
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posted on
10/03/2012 7:07:40 AM PDT
by
Ezekiel
(The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
To: JoeProBono; ETL
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posted on
10/03/2012 7:53:41 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: SunkenCiv
Soooo pretty, Sunky! Thank you!!
To: Vaquero
I am sitting in a dentist’s waiting room that is full trying not to laugh out loud hysterically at your goat intestine joke.
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posted on
10/03/2012 11:54:58 AM PDT
by
exit82
(Pass the word: Obama is a FAILURE!! Democrats are the enemies of freedom!)
To: JoeProBono
The resemblance is remarkable. How much is that goatee in the window?
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posted on
10/03/2012 12:01:17 PM PDT
by
Chaguito
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/03/2012 12:26:53 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: Chaguito
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posted on
10/03/2012 1:29:56 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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