Astronomy pictures of the day

[biggunsbob]

September 21st

Zooming in on Stsr Cluster Terzan 5

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160921.html

 

[biggunsbob]

September 22nd.

Sunset at Edmontonhenge

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160922.html

 

[biggunsbob]

September 23rd

Harvest Moon Eclipse.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160923.html

 

[biggunsbob]

September 24th.

Heart and soul and Double Cluster.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160924.html

 

[biggunsbob]

September 25th

Saturn from Above.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160925.html

 

[biggunsbob]

September 26th

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160926.html


Gaia : Here comes the sun.

 

[biggunsbob]

September 27th.

Jupiter's Europa from spacecraft Galileo.
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http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160927.html

 

[biggunsbob]

September 28th.
NGC 3576 the statue of liberty Nebula


http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160928.html

 

[biggunsbob]

September 29th

Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical telescope.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160929.html

 

[biggunsbob]

September 30th

Lynds Dark Nebula 1251

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160930.html

 

[biggunsbob]

October 1st.

Rosetta Farwell.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161001.html

 

[biggunsbob]

October 2nd

Aurora over White Dome Geyser

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161002.html

 

[biggunsbob]

October 3rd.

Explore Rosetta's Comet

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161003.html

(It would not work on my tablet)

 

[biggunsbob]

October 4th.

Nestor the Eagle Nebula

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161004.html

 

[biggunsbob]

October 5th

A Crumbling Layered Butte on Mars.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161005.html

 

[Gulo Blue]

October 5th

A Crumbling Layered Butte on Mars.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161005.html

I know almost zero chemistry. If Mars is covered in iron oxide, it there a way to turn that into breathable (or combustible) oxygen?

edit: I think the answer is yes. Add carbon and heat it to over 1,000 degrees. That's what smelting is.

So the next thing I want on Mars is a solar powered smelting furnace.

 

[biggunsbob]

I know almost zero chemistry. If Mars is covered in iron oxide, it there a way to turn that into breathable (or combustible) oxygen?

edit: I think the answer is yes. Add carbon and heat it to over 1,000 degrees. That's what smelting is.

So the next thing I want on Mars is a solar powered smelting furnace.

Didn't Elon musk want to use small nuclear weapons ? I hope your right . I want it terraformed for future generations. Hopefully ones that can get along with each other. I hope musk is right and he gets his railways to mars up soon. I'm guessing the nuclear-weapons option is off the table. Get those solar furnaces running !!!

 

[Gulo Blue]

Didn't Elon musk want to use small nuclear weapons ?

Wow. Crazy

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/2/9441029/elon-musk-mars-nuclear-bomb-colbert-interview-explained

 

[biggunsbob]

Wow. Crazy

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/2/9441029/elon-musk-mars-nuclear-bomb-colbert-interview-explained

Holy cow . The guy is brilliant but sometimes then Co Co for coco puffs in the next breath. There has to be a safer way to try this like say your way with the furnace.

 

[biggunsbob]

October 6th

Trifid, Lagoon, and Mars

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap161006.html