Space talk: Planets line up 6/3/24

[npixelz]

Since I rarely take photos, I know next to nothing about my phone's camera

[silverberry]

I once read that changing the exposure settings on the phone camera can help you take better photos of the night sky - but those settings aren't available on my phone so I can't verify that advice.

[npixelz]

I see

[Gingerale]

Take a break & look at the night sky.

[npixelz]

The moon is still big


And it was crescent shape today! My fave moon

[Lemon Cheesecake]

So many stars out!

[silverberry]

There'll be a partial solar eclipse visible in my area in a few days! The magnitude is only ~0.35 so it will likely just look like a slightly bitten sun.

[npixelz]

Nice
Slightly bitten sun sounds funny tho lol

[Lemon Cheesecake]

https://www.space.com/meteorite-hunt-maine-reward

$25,000 reward if you can find meteorite that landed April 8. It has to be over 2 pounds ... but money will be offered for smaller fragments.

[Gingerale]

If I could pin point where it was it might make for a fun treasure hunt trip. But I think if it fell on personal property it would be difficult to get the landowners permission to search. Although, I suppose the owners would be willing to charge people just to look & to get a percentage of the finders fee?

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Funny ...weren't we just talking about meteorites?

[galled]

I would value a meteorite as priceless and wouldn't sell it. I would think one could get more for it on ebay than what they're offering.

[npixelz]

If it fell on someone's property don't you think that person would have noticed?

[Cilencio Cerbera]

Unless it's the size of a grain of rice

[silverberry]

Despite the reward, it's still very tempting to just hoard the Special Rock for yourself. I'd definitely want a keepsake or something made of meteorite!