Basil Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 ...but, "The Dark Doodad Nebula"?!?? Oh really now! Yeah, not all that Star HERO related, but I just had to point it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... Why not? It really does look like a dark doodad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... . . . I'd say it looks like a Lung in flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... Any idea how far away it is? I suddenly have the urge to place a Star Hero scenario there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... If I've done the cross-ID right, it's about 150 pc away, and this could be called the Muscae 1 dark cloud. The cloud is probably 6 or 7 parsecs long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnmower Boy Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... "Camptown racetrack's five miles long, doo dah, doo dah..." Pardon me, I've got to go see a hound dog about a chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... They shoulda sent a poet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... I think I can see Uranus from here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... ...but' date=' "The Dark Doodad Nebula"?!?? Oh really now! Yeah, not all that Star HERO related, but I just had to point it out. Oh yes, Dark Doodad, God of evil thingees, of the Whazit pantheon... nice to see him get some respect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... Any idea how far away it is? I suddenly have the urge to place a Star Hero scenario there. If I've done the cross-ID right' date=' it's about 150 pc away, and this could be called the Muscae 1 dark cloud. The cloud is probably 6 or 7 parsecs long.[/quote']Could someone please translate that into light-years for this scientific layman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... It could be worse. It could be the "sidestream smoke nebula." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... I think I can see Uranus from here... :eek:I really need to replace these pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... Well, it really isn't any odder than "Sednoids," "oort clouds," or "monster comets:" http://blogs.discovery.com/cosmic_ray/2008/08/the-sednoids-a.html . I've said it before, I'll say it again: there must be gamers in the astronomical community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 11, 2008 Report Share Posted December 11, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... Could someone please translate that into light-years for this scientific layman? One parsec = aproximately 3.26 light years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... One parsec = aproximately 3.26 light years. In other words, about one Kessel spice run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyrath Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... If I've done the cross-ID right, it's about 150 pc away, and this could be called the Muscae 1 dark cloud. The cloud is probably 6 or 7 parsecs long. Could someone please translate that into light-years for this scientific layman? 489 light years away. From 19.6 to 22.8 light years long. Here's what you do: Go to Google. Type in "6 parsecs in light years" and hit return. Google will return the answer. Google can do this with all sorts of different measures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... If the capacity to do non-computer-based calculation isn't dead yet, it's definitely on life support. (Nothing against you personally, Nyrath. Just an observation.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyrath Posted December 24, 2008 Report Share Posted December 24, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... If the capacity to do non-computer-based calculation isn't dead yet' date=' it's definitely on life support. [/quote'] Oh, it is everywhere. On the introduction page to my Atomic Rocket site, I did get irate enough to post a snarky comment to the effect that if all the equations confuse the reader, they can look at the pretty pictures. On the other hand, have you ever read Isaac Asimov's short story "The Feeling of Power" ? The Google calculator has the advantage that is already knows all the conversion constants, so you don't have to look them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted December 25, 2008 Report Share Posted December 25, 2008 Re: Well, they had to name it something... Oh, it is everywhere. On the introduction page to my Atomic Rocket site, I did get irate enough to post a snarky comment to the effect that if all the equations confuse the reader, they can look at the pretty pictures. On the other hand, have you ever read Isaac Asimov's short story "The Feeling of Power" ? The Google calculator has the advantage that is already knows all the conversion constants, so you don't have to look them up. I did indeed read The Feeling of Power many years ago, and it left a great impression on me. I'd forgotten Asimov was the writer, though. Thanks for that -- I'll have to go look it up now. Maybe you also know the source of this quotation, which has aggravatingly eluded me: "Knowledge is not power. Knowledge which other people don't have is power." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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