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Can't think of anything I think him being the narrator for Civilization VI is the closest he got to it

My thoughts exactly

@Bluewolf have you watched the latest Snowpiercer episode yet?

That's 2 out of 2 Landing expected in mid May/June.

CCTV-4 link: https://tv.cctv.com/live/cctv4/

Thanks! Yeah, I thought I'd just combine two of my interests and have fun with it... Really enjoying it so far; there's quite a steep learning curve, especially in terms of processing the images, and I just barely started scratching the surface of it. Love learning a lot of new stuff though! It's amazing what kind of opportunities we have these days, thanks to the internet and technology in general.

Yes, using the remote robotic telescopes (and monochrome ccd camera with narrowband filters)... Basically rent them for a certain amount of time (control them remotely over internet), take multiple long exposures, get the data/image files of the observation, and then transform it into an actual image.

I think I found a new hobby... Too bad it's going to be even more expensive than my single malt addiction

Alright, I think I'm getting better at this... NGC 3372 (Carina Nebula). 6 images, 30 min total observation time. Narrowband image with H-alpha, S II and O III filters, processed with FITS Liberator and PS.

1st step successful.

Broadcast starts at 15:00 GMT.

First attempt at astrophotography with narrowband filters. Rosette Nebula, 52 stacked images, 2 hours total exposure.

First Mars mission of this year - UAE's Hope - is set to enter Mars' orbit tomorrow, if everything goes well. Fingers crossed! A day after that, Tianwen 1, China's first mission to Mars, will arrive too. They are also carrying a rover, but will first orbit the planet for a few months before attempting the landing.

Cooked pulled pork for the first time... Marinating in the fridge over night, then almost 8 hours in the oven. Served with roasted potatoes and some pico de gallo on the side... Turned out better than expected, I think I'll make tortilla wraps with the rest of it

Looks like a nice pair of bins... I would be a bit skeptical about the photographic usefulness of it, but it should be very nice for skygazing... At that magnification, you should be able to see the moons of Jupiter, nevermind all the stars and deep sky objects. I have a list of DSO you can see with binoculars somewhere, can send it to you later if you wish... I sold my scope and am getting a new pair of binoculars myself.

Can't say I care much about the logo of any league, to be honest.

He (I think it's a male parakeet? Or is it is a she?) is lovely, Chris. Have you taught him any swear words yet?

Might be just "an open barren surface", but it's an open barren surface on another planet, a world where no human had ever set foot on, almost 200 million kilometers away from us! I think we have been mostly spoiled and numbed by huge loads of information to such a degree that things like this do not seem groundbreaking anymore and people have largely become too apathetic to react or care. Imagine how ecstatic and excited the general public would have been if they had access to videos or images like this some 50 years ago!

Haha no apology required, especially when it comes to believing in a club you support... given that the two are both on 22 points, don't think there's much difference between them anyway. Welcome back.

I'd rather eat the cow, to be honest!

Mensch ärgere dich nicht is an evil game.

Civil disobedience movement is growing in Myanmar, led by doctors and other medical personnel, who have already declared that they won't work for military government. Noise protests and singing are taking place in Yangon at night, with people gathering under the cover of darkness.