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Favorite space destinations
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Space Station Commander ![]() ![]()
Joined: Mon May 31, 2004 9:47 pm
Posts: 827 Location: Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) - capital of Israel! ![]() |
What would be your favorite space destinations?
Personally, I think a voyage to another star would be the ultimate space destination. Everything else pales in comparison to that. Sure, its not feasible right now, but neither was going to the moon in Jules Verne's time! What does everyone else think? _________________ “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” -Anonymous |
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Joined: Mon Nov 29, 2004 1:04 pm
Posts: 257 Location: Norway ![]() |
Andromeda!
But I'd be happy with Mars and/or the Moon |
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Joined: Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:16 pm
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Infinity... and beyond!
Nah, I'm happy with merely travelling beyond the visible universe. |
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Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:30 am
Posts: 213 Location: USA ![]() |
I like the moons of Jupiter. It is the one place where small private spacecraft make sense for short inter-moon jumps.
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Joined: Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:43 pm
Posts: 146 Location: Webster, TX ![]() |
Saturn would be awesome too... to stand on one of the moons and stare up at the massive world above me
![]() climbing Olympus Mons would be pretty sweet too |
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Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:42 pm
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I would love to fly to Phobos and create a subterranean living area.
It would the cool to look out at all the grand vistas. It would be even better if you could perurb it's path to some extent. Wild and dangerous ride. |
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Launch Director ![]() ![]()
Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:00 pm
Posts: 10 Location: Denver, CO ![]() |
I just wanna find life. Come on, universe, throw us a bone here! Could a little cosmic microbe be too tall a task?
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Space Station Commander ![]() ![]()
Joined: Mon May 31, 2004 9:47 pm
Posts: 827 Location: Yerushalayim (Jerusalem) - capital of Israel! ![]() |
CryptoQuick wrote: I just wanna find life. Come on, universe, throw us a bone here! Could a little cosmic microbe be too tall a task? There is life in space: Astronauts! _________________ “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” -Anonymous |
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Joined: Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:00 pm
Posts: 10 Location: Denver, CO ![]() |
SuperShuki wrote: There is life in space: Astronauts! Haha, there we go. ![]() |
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Joined: Mon Nov 29, 2004 1:04 pm
Posts: 257 Location: Norway ![]() |
SuperShuki wrote: CryptoQuick wrote: I just wanna find life. Come on, universe, throw us a bone here! Could a little cosmic microbe be too tall a task? There is life in space: Astronauts! Think he's hoping for intelligent life |
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Rocket Constructor ![]() ![]()
Joined: Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:43 am
Posts: 7 Location: United States, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, the Universe ![]() |
Well, I'm a little late in posting a reply, but I would visit the Horsehead Nebula in Orion. That would be wonderful. I would also like to land on another galaxy's planet and see what, "who" is there.
![]() Visiting the constellation Carina would also be stunning, so many places to visit! _________________ Come Josephine in my flying machine...in the air she goes, there she goes! |
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Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:52 am
Posts: 1401 Location: Exeter, Devon, England ![]() |
Would the human eye be able to see the beauty of such nebulae?
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Joined: Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:15 pm
Posts: 1050 Location: Columbus, GA USA ![]() |
They are still quite spectacular, even in little old visible light.
Here is the Crab Nebula as seen by the human eye: ![]() |
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Joined: Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:43 am
Posts: 7 Location: United States, Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, the Universe ![]() |
Indeed. That is what I find intriguing about Astronomy. Thankful for telescopes (technology, in general) to be able to capture these images of our Universe! And of course, to the Astrophotographers' work!
I found this website whilst coming across an image if the Horsehead Nebula depicted very small, because the camera was not zoomed in on the Nebula, but it is depicting a larger area; the picture is astounding. ![]() Neveretheless, this photo is also captures the beauty of our Universe. You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. _________________ Come Josephine in my flying machine...in the air she goes, there she goes! |
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Joined: Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:44 am
Posts: 707 Location: Haarlem, The Netherlands ![]() |
What about brightness though? Our eyes are not just limited by the range of wavelengths they can detect, but also by the minimum amount of light needed. These nebulas are huge, so to be able to see them in full, you have to back off enough for them to fit into your field of view. Are they still bright enough at that distance to be seen by the human eye?
My favourite space destination? Planet Earth ![]() ![]() _________________ Say, can you feel the thunder in the air? Just like the moment ’fore it hits – then it’s everywhere What is this spell we’re under, do you care? The might to rise above it is now within your sphere Machinae Supremacy – Sid Icarus |
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