Does it freak you out that...

Reminds me about the story about the american couple who went on a midnight sun cruise in northern Norway and the cruise line was sued when the lady found out it was the same sun as the one she saw when she took a midnight sun cruise in Alaska.

DOH!!!!

suomi7777 wrote in post #2306634
Hmmmm....maybe a tiny bit now that you bring it up...

I'm more freaked out about the fact that the light we see from the sky at night (stars....etc) is ___ years old....

So what does current space look like I wonder?!?!?

That light is not years old, that light is coming from car dealership row. For some reason they think that each and every car needs to be illuminated with at least 25,000 watts of lights.

CyberPet wrote in post #2307171
Reminds me about the story about the american couple who went on a midnight sun cruise in northern Norway and the cruise line was sued when the lady found out it was the same sun as the one she saw when she took a midnight sun cruise in Alaska.

DOH!!!!

Oh those wacky Americans. Don't you just love 'em?

suomi7777 wrote in post #2306634
I'm more freaked out about the fact that the light we see from the sky at night (stars....etc) is ___ years old....

In fact, the light we see from the sun takes ~9 minutes to reach us.

I'm getting a bit freaked out wondering why I should be freaked out about this? I mean, we're all on the same small rocky planet orbiting a single small yellow sun...

You Earthlings are a funny bunch.

the planet I live on has 9 moons, and 1 sun,

Hahahhahaha, I can't believe this thread lasted even this long, I was sooooooo bored.

CyberPet wrote in post #2307171
Reminds me about the story about the american couple who went on a midnight sun cruise in northern Norway and the cruise line was sued when the lady found out it was the same sun as the one she saw when she took a midnight sun cruise in Alaska.

DOH!!!!

LOL!! What a classic! Was she blonde? ( Sorry!)

gjl711 wrote in post #2307215
That light is not years old, that light is coming from car dealership row. For some reason they think that each and every car needs to be illuminated with at least 25,000 watts of lights.

Ahh spoken like a true astronomer who hates light pollution !

tiktaalik wrote in post #2307409
In fact, the light we see from the sun takes ~9 minutes to reach us.

Which means when the sun explodes you won't know about it for 9 minutes. Live it up while you can.

elise1030 wrote in post #2308517
LOL!! What a classic! Was she blonde? ( Sorry!)

No, she was ame-ri-can

CyberPet wrote in post #2309093
No, she was ame-ri-can

Why is that relevant to the story? They have stupid people everywhere, even in Sweden.

First, I don't really believe the story. Second, if it is true, then who's the bigger fool? The Americans or their attorney? Wait!!! Their attorney was probably American too!! That would certainly explain everything....stupidit​y all around.

The fact is, a suit like that would/could never be filed....not in an American court anyway.

Now, let's talk about the woman in Stockholm who washed her poodle and dried it in the microwave oven. That story's not true, either, but just as entertaining IMHO.

belmondo wrote in post #2309341
Why is that relevant to the story? They have stupid people everywhere, even in Sweden.

First, I don't really believe the story. Second, if it is true, then who's the bigger fool? The Americans or their attorney? Wait!!! Their attorney was probably American too!! That would certainly explain everything....stupidit​y all around.

The fact is, a suit like that would/could never be filed....not in an American court anyway.

Now, let's talk about the woman in Stockholm who washed her poodle and dried it in the microwave oven. That story's not true, either, but just as entertaining IMHO.

dryed her poodle in the microwave!! ... now, that is funny...

elise1030 wrote in post #2306386
No, but I often wonder what the Northern Hemisphere sky looks like at night. I often wonder wether we all see the 'same' moon and stars etc.

You see the same moon, but you don't see the same constellations as us....

You're jealous of "us" and we're jealous of "you"

Tom D

Driving home from NYC this afternoon, the sun goes down around 5 p.m. How sad is that? Took some shots of Newark, NU with sunset off interstate 95. It's really a paradox. The world's ugliest landscape with the gorgeous setting sun. The sun can make any scene beautiful. It's one of a kind.