Astronomy Picture of the Day for 2020-10-18 12:30:02.314123
Astronomy Picture of the Day (Unofficial) at 2020-10-18T17:30:04Z
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2020 October 18
UGC 1810: Wildly Interacting Galaxy from Hubble
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble, HLA; Processing & Copyright: Domingo PestanaExplanation: What's happening to this spiral galaxy? Although details remain uncertain, it surely has to do with an ongoing battle with its smaller galactic neighbor. The featured galaxy is labelled UGC 1810 by itself, but together with its collisional partner is known as Arp 273. The overall shape of UGC 1810 -- in particular its blue outer ring -- is likely a result of wild and violent gravitational interactions. This ring's blue color is caused by massive stars that are blue hot and have formed only in the past few million years. The inner galaxy appears older, redder, and threaded with cool filamentary dust. A few bright stars appear well in the foreground, unrelated to UGC 1810, while several galaxies are visible well in the background. Arp 273 lies about 300 million light years away toward the constellation of Andromeda. Quite likely, UGC 1810 will devour its galactic sidekick over the next billion years and settle into a classic spiral form.
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A new Nazca Line! / ¡Una nueva línea de Nazca!
A new Nazca Line has been announced in Peru. It is a feline.
For those who are curious, Nazca lines were made by a pre-Inca civilization called the Nazca. They lived about five hours south from Lima, in the desert, and they were built in such a way they lasted until today. Nazca people were also known for being able to dig fresh water from the Pacific ocean (do not ask me how because I do not know).
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Una nueva línea de Nazca ha sido anunciada hoy en Perú. Es un felino.
Para quienes se sientan curiosos, las líneas de Nazca fueron hechos por una civilización anterior a los Incas conocida como los Nazca. Se ubicaron unas cinco horas al sur de Lima, en el desierto, y las construyeron de tal manera que duran hasta hoy. Los nazca también fueron conocidos por ser capaces de extraer agua dulce del océano Pacífico (no me pregunten cómo porque no sé).
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I find curious that a so well defined figure wasn't noticed, or maybe was it restored?
Nyan cat! 😁
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“I find curious that a so well defined figure wasn't noticed, or maybe was it restored?”
Está bastante lejos de las otras líneas de Nazca. La encontraron usando drones, y fue restaurada por el Instituto Nacional de Cultura de Perú.
Recuerdo haber visto un documental en el que explicaban que como parte del complejo de las líneas de Nazca había otro conjunto de líneas cerca del mar y que estaban alineadas entre sí y con no recuerdo qué estrella o constelación.
RiveraValdez at 2020-10-17T02:19:34Z
Bajan los salarios, pierden los trabajadores. Suben las tarifas, ganan las patronales.El Gobierno confirmó que descongelará las tarifas de luz y gas en diciembreMientras tanto, con la Salud Pública desmantelada...Coronavirus: confirman 16.546 nuevos casos y 381 muertes en las últimas 24 horasEso sí, al capitalista: beneficios.El Gobierno impulsa beneficios en Ganancias y Bienes para quienes inviertan en pesosEl "populismo" gobernando en Argentina...Sólo el gobierno de los trabajadores puede resolver de conjunto estos problemas: el trabajo y la vida.dudeista likes this.
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Acelerando hacia el precipicio, y las explotadas vamos cayendo primero. ¬¬
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Astronomy Picture of the Day for 2020-09-02 12:30:01.815524
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2020 September 2
Jupiter and the Moons
Image Credit & Copyright: Robert FedezExplanation: How many moons do you see? Many people would say one, referring to the Earth's Moon, prominent on the lower left. But take a closer look at the object on the upper right. That seeming-star is actually the planet Jupiter, and your closer look might reveal that it is not alone – it is surrounded by some of its largest moons. From left to right these Galilean Moons are Io, Ganymende, Europa and Callisto. These moons orbit the Jovian world just like the planets of our Solar System orbit the Sun, in a line when seen from the side. The featured single shot was captured from Cancun, Mexico last week as Luna, in its orbit around the Earth, glided past the distant planet. Even better views of Jupiter are currently being captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft, now in a looping orbit around the Solar System's largest planet. Earth's Moon will continue to pass nearly in front of both Jupiter and Saturn once a month (moon-th) as the two giant planets approach their own great conjunction in December.
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It's true! 👍
Plasma Desktop 5.19 is out!!
Plasma 5.19 is out! If we gave alliterative names to Plasma releases, this one could be "Polished Plasma". The effort developers have put into squashing bugs and removing annoying papercuts has been immense.
In this release, we have prioritized making Plasma more consistent, correcting and unifying designs of widgets and desktop elements; worked on giving you more control over your desktop by adding configuration options to the System Settings; and improved usability, making Plasma and its components easier to use and an overall more pleasurable experience.
Read on to discover all the new features and improvements of Plasma 5.19…
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And first bugfix release, Plasma 5.19.1 is out! 🥳
