Astronomy Picture of the Day

redwhine · **#3021** by **redwhine** » Apr 01, 2014 4:53 pm

DavidMcC wrote:
redwhine wrote:2014 April 1 - Space Station Robot Forgets Key Again

Ha! Nice one for this special day!

They tend to do it every year. My personal favourite (from 2005)...

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050401.html

redwhine · **#3022** by **redwhine** » Apr 02, 2014 6:58 am

2014 April 2 - Mars Red and Spica Blue

redwhine · **#3023** by **redwhine** » Apr 03, 2014 7:16 am

2014 April 3 - At the Edge of NGC 2174

redwhine · **#3024** by **redwhine** » Apr 04, 2014 7:22 am

2014 April 4 - Along the Western Veil

redwhine · **#3025** by **redwhine** » Apr 05, 2014 6:33 am

2014 April 5 - Lunar Farside

redwhine · **#3026** by **redwhine** » Apr 06, 2014 8:28 am

2014 April 6 - Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturn's Enceladus

DavidMcC · **#3027** by **DavidMcC** » Apr 06, 2014 11:48 am

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140406.html
Don't panic, but I think Enceladus might be a VERY BIG EGG, and it may be in the process of HATCHING!
:shock:

EDIT: Noting that this egg is a white sphere, and therefore probably reptilian, I confidently predict turtles all the way down soon! :dopey:

redwhine · **#3028** by **redwhine** » Apr 07, 2014 8:03 am

2014 April 7 - A Solar Eclipse from the Moon

redwhine · **#3029** by **redwhine** » Apr 07, 2014 8:07 am

DavidMcC wrote:http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140406.html
Don't panic, but I think Enceladus might be a VERY BIG EGG, and it may be in the process of HATCHING!

EDIT: Noting that this egg is a white sphere, and therefore probably reptilian, I confidently predict turtles all the way down soon!

I'll have a pint of what you're drinking! :drunk:

BlackBart · **#3030** by **BlackBart** » Apr 07, 2014 12:03 pm

redwhine wrote:
DavidMcC wrote:http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140406.html
Don't panic, but I think Enceladus might be a VERY BIG EGG, and it may be in the process of HATCHING!

EDIT: Noting that this egg is a white sphere, and therefore probably reptilian, I confidently predict turtles all the way down soon!

I'll have a pint of what you're drinking!

It is a little close to...

for comfort.

DavidMcC · **#3031** by **DavidMcC** » Apr 07, 2014 3:41 pm

redwhine wrote:
DavidMcC wrote:http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140406.html
Don't panic, but I think Enceladus might be a VERY BIG EGG, and it may be in the process of HATCHING!

EDIT: Noting that this egg is a white sphere, and therefore probably reptilian, I confidently predict turtles all the way down soon!

I'll have a pint of what you're drinking!