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Contest Trivia for 10/15/1999!
- Thread starter Mike Turber
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Hey Mike,
We can't leave you out. Gotta reciprocate and offer a tidbit for the big guy. Hell you've been so generous with all us members. If you can honestly answer this one from memory ala Jeopardy, I'll send ya something nice. (Don't know what,but I promise I'll find something you'll like.
What is the brightest surface in the solar system?
Stay safe and all the best, Phil <--------<
Answer below, just scroll.
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Brightest Surface In The Solar System
Saturn's moon Enceladus reflects 100 percent of the sunlight that shines on it which makes it the brightest surface in the solar system.
[This message has been edited by Phil Squire (edited 15 October 1999).]
We can't leave you out. Gotta reciprocate and offer a tidbit for the big guy. Hell you've been so generous with all us members. If you can honestly answer this one from memory ala Jeopardy, I'll send ya something nice. (Don't know what,but I promise I'll find something you'll like.
What is the brightest surface in the solar system?
Stay safe and all the best, Phil <--------<
Answer below, just scroll.
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Brightest Surface In The Solar System
Saturn's moon Enceladus reflects 100 percent of the sunlight that shines on it which makes it the brightest surface in the solar system.
[This message has been edited by Phil Squire (edited 15 October 1999).]
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Encledeus for reflectivity and Venus for light received on Earth other than Sun then Moon.
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Best Regards,
Mike Turber
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[This message has been edited by Mike Turber (edited 15 October 1999).]
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Best Regards,
Mike Turber
BladeForums Site Owner and Administrator
Do it! Do it right! Do it right NOW!
www.wowinc.com
[This message has been edited by Mike Turber (edited 15 October 1999).]
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Congrats to Mike! Now he wins. He'll let you all know what suprise I'll send him. Mike, just let me know what Bladeforums snailmail addy is.
What a thrill for you to have met Dr.Sagan. His books, most notably Cosmos,Contact,The Demon Haunted world, Billions and Billions etc,still resonate with me. I miss Sagan's writing still.
Thanks again for the contest and congrats on getting the trivia question Mike.
Stay safe and all the best, Phil <------<
Got your question from this webpage; http://www.carr.lib.md.us/ccps/sykesville/students/sam/fact.htm
I trust these facts are currently accurate.
Astronomy Facts
CREDIT: The facts on this page were taken from the June 1997 issue of Astronomy magazine. (PG 44-49)
Most Massive Star
Eta Carinae of the Milky Way Galaxy is the most massive star with 100 times the suns mass.
Fastest Moving Star
PSR 2224+65 is the name of the pulsar that went through space at 1,000 miles per second.
Biggest And Smallest Satellites
Ganymede is the largest satellite in the solar system. It is 3,270 miles across.
Largest Star
The red super giant star Mu Cephei is the largest star known. It is also called the "Garnet Star". It's radius is 11 A.U.
Closest Approach By An Asteroid To Earth
On December 9, 1994 an asteroid the size of a house past Earth missing it by 60,000 miles.
Hottest Star
NGC 2440 is the hottest star observed at a temperature of 200,000 Kelvin.
Longest Comet Tail
The three comets with the longest tail are Comet Halley, Comet Tebbutt, and Comet Hyakutake. All three of these comets tails measured up in the 100 degrees.
Closest Approach By A Comet To Earth
Comet Lexell came 1.40 million miles from Earth. That's just under six times the Earth-Moon distance.
Brightest Surface In The Solar System
Saturn's moon Enceladus reflects 100 percent of the sunlight that shines on it which makes it the brightest surface in the solar system.
[This message has been edited by Phil Squire (edited 15 October 1999).]
What a thrill for you to have met Dr.Sagan. His books, most notably Cosmos,Contact,The Demon Haunted world, Billions and Billions etc,still resonate with me. I miss Sagan's writing still.
Thanks again for the contest and congrats on getting the trivia question Mike.
Stay safe and all the best, Phil <------<
Got your question from this webpage; http://www.carr.lib.md.us/ccps/sykesville/students/sam/fact.htm
I trust these facts are currently accurate.
Astronomy Facts
CREDIT: The facts on this page were taken from the June 1997 issue of Astronomy magazine. (PG 44-49)
Most Massive Star
Eta Carinae of the Milky Way Galaxy is the most massive star with 100 times the suns mass.
Fastest Moving Star
PSR 2224+65 is the name of the pulsar that went through space at 1,000 miles per second.
Biggest And Smallest Satellites
Ganymede is the largest satellite in the solar system. It is 3,270 miles across.
Largest Star
The red super giant star Mu Cephei is the largest star known. It is also called the "Garnet Star". It's radius is 11 A.U.
Closest Approach By An Asteroid To Earth
On December 9, 1994 an asteroid the size of a house past Earth missing it by 60,000 miles.
Hottest Star
NGC 2440 is the hottest star observed at a temperature of 200,000 Kelvin.
Longest Comet Tail
The three comets with the longest tail are Comet Halley, Comet Tebbutt, and Comet Hyakutake. All three of these comets tails measured up in the 100 degrees.
Closest Approach By A Comet To Earth
Comet Lexell came 1.40 million miles from Earth. That's just under six times the Earth-Moon distance.
Brightest Surface In The Solar System
Saturn's moon Enceladus reflects 100 percent of the sunlight that shines on it which makes it the brightest surface in the solar system.
[This message has been edited by Phil Squire (edited 15 October 1999).]
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All of those facts are still fairly accurate based on current knowledge. However the closest aproach by a comet or asteroid would be a hit!
The most recent hit being the Tunguska event in which a comet or an asteroid blew up over Siberia in 1906.
And the most notable asteroid which killed all the dinosaurs is now called the Chixlube event in which an asteroid hit near the Yucatan Penninsula 65 Million years ago.
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The most recent hit being the Tunguska event in which a comet or an asteroid blew up over Siberia in 1906.
And the most notable asteroid which killed all the dinosaurs is now called the Chixlube event in which an asteroid hit near the Yucatan Penninsula 65 Million years ago.
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Best Regards,
Mike Turber
BladeForums Site Owner and Administrator
Do it! Do it right! Do it right NOW!
www.wowinc.com
....Have any of you Forumites guessed what Mike's "other" hobby is yet
???
ASTRONOMY!!!!!!
Cheers, and congrats to all the winners.
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ASTRONOMY!!!!!!
Cheers, and congrats to all the winners.
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-=[Bob Allman]=-
I did NOT escape from the institution! They gave me a day pass!
BFC member since the very beginning
Member: American Knife & Tool Institute
......... Varmint Hunters Association
......... National Rifle Association
......... Praire Thunder Inc.
......... Rapid City Rifle Club
......... Spearfish Rifle & Pistol Club
pending: Buck Collectors Club (prime interest: 532s)
Certified Talonite(r) enthusiast!
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Yup! Astronomy is for me!
One of my most favorite knives was one my friend Allen Elishewitz made for me out of a South Pole Meterorite. It was really sweet!
Talk about putting my two most favorite subjects togather!
I am also a Master SCUBA diver, a 3rd Degree black belt and a Pilot so look out for some new questions!
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Best Regards,
Mike Turber
BladeForums Site Owner and Administrator
Do it! Do it right! Do it right NOW!
www.wowinc.com
One of my most favorite knives was one my friend Allen Elishewitz made for me out of a South Pole Meterorite. It was really sweet!
Talk about putting my two most favorite subjects togather!
I am also a Master SCUBA diver, a 3rd Degree black belt and a Pilot so look out for some new questions!
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Best Regards,
Mike Turber
BladeForums Site Owner and Administrator
Do it! Do it right! Do it right NOW!
www.wowinc.com
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Mike,
"And the most notable asteroid which killed all the dinosaurs is now called the Chixlube event in which an asteroid hit near the Yucatan Penninsula 65 Million years ago."
CHIXLUBE?????????????
I ain't even going there...........
Not with DC and company still prowling these parts
Stay safe and all the best, Phil <----<
And no I'm not Doc Welch's long lost lovechild.
"And the most notable asteroid which killed all the dinosaurs is now called the Chixlube event in which an asteroid hit near the Yucatan Penninsula 65 Million years ago."
CHIXLUBE?????????????
I ain't even going there...........
Not with DC and company still prowling these parts
Stay safe and all the best, Phil <----<
And no I'm not Doc Welch's long lost lovechild.
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hehehe. Ya my speiling is weigh off on dat 1.
And Ewok just for the record I work every day. I have not had a day off for over 9 weeks now and I work about 12 hours a day
This will change very soon though as it is catching up with me at my young and tender age
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Best Regards,
Mike Turber
BladeForums Site Owner and Administrator
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www.wowinc.com
And Ewok just for the record I work every day. I have not had a day off for over 9 weeks now and I work about 12 hours a day
This will change very soon though as it is catching up with me at my young and tender age
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Best Regards,
Mike Turber
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Do it! Do it right! Do it right NOW!
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Phil; you are right. You are NOT my long lost love child.
Mike Turber is !! (running and ducking, holding Kevlar cover over groin)
Seriously, Mike, how does your wife ever know that you have been home? Do you leave the toilet seat up?
Have fun, and try and relax a little, OK??
Walt/DAD
Mike Turber is !! (running and ducking, holding Kevlar cover over groin)
Seriously, Mike, how does your wife ever know that you have been home? Do you leave the toilet seat up?
Have fun, and try and relax a little, OK??
Walt/DAD