The post whore thread.

[BuffCyclist]

Haha, no worries. Few people know anything about the sky anymore its a little saddening.

Just remember, stars twinkle, planets shine bright and solid.

[TheBelly]

http://youtu.be/sMdhH9U4rZE

[TheBelly]

Haha, no worries. Few people know anything about the sky anymore its a little saddening.

Just remember, stars twinkle, planets shine bright and solid.

The light has to go through the earths atmosphere either way, so why the sparkle vs shine bright?

[buffalobo]

I used to watch the weird guy on PBS. Can't remember his name or show. Now it will drive me nuts.

[buffalobo]

Jack Horkhimer or something, Star Gazer. Just popped into my head.. Is that guy still around?

[BuffCyclist]

It's all about distance. Luminosity decreases at a rate proportional to the square of the distance (1/r^2).

The closer an object is, the brighter it will be. Star light is so weak by the time it gets to us, it flickers due to atmospheric distortions/turbulence. Planets are so close, they appear very bright and therefore are not prone to the distortions of the atmosphere.

[BuffCyclist]

And cute dog Belly!

[BuffCyclist]

Oh hey!! I just noticed we have the forum logo back at the top of the pages now!

[buffalobo]

It's all about distance. Luminosity decreases at a rate proportional to the square of the distance (1/r^2).

The closer an object is, the brighter it will be. Star light is so weak by the time it gets to us, it flickers due to atmospheric distortions/turbulence. Planets are so close, they appear very bright and therefore are not prone to the distortions of the atmosphere.

I knew that one, not the formula but the principal. Learned it from Jack.

[BuffCyclist]

There goes my last drop of Dave's.

On that note, its time to log off and head to bed. Goodnight ya'll!