Space talk: Pons-Brooks comet until April 21

[Lemon Cheesecake]

The longer you gaze at the sky the more stars you see, especially if you can find a place outside of town

[Maro]

actually sometimes I can see them perfectly from my own yard where I live now since I don't live in the capital anymore, it reminds me of back home

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Are you far enough north to see the northern lights?

[Fiel-kun]

I would really love to witness an Aurora Borealis

hey guys!

[Fishy Zako]

Outer space has always fascinated me... It's so big and beautiful.
I will one day claim the galaxy. No, the universe. >:]
Mwahahaha!

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I wish we were advanced in technology so that we had transporters and could "beam" ourselves to other planets

[Fishy Zako]

And we could ride on the Enterprise far, far away to discover more and more things in space!

[Lemon Cheesecake]

"to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations..."

ya, that would be incredibly cool

[Fishy Zako]

Oh, man, wouldn't it? To travel and seeing all those planets and stars up close...

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I'd be happy to sit in the spaceship and take a tour of the planets. What would it feel like to just float in space amongst the stars...

[Fishy Zako]

I should get out my old telescope! I'm suddenly in the mood for some stargazing...

[Lemon Cheesecake]

my telescope is buried somewhere in the attic...can they go bad?

[Ryvvi]

oh man exploring space would be so much fun!
i think a lot of things that suck these days is that if you arent like, a specialist of something or super smart, discovering new things isnt really possible for the average person anymore.
Before the earth was fully discovered, you could sign up for the navy or work on a ship cleaning and still find new worlds. Now everything new is in places like science T_T

[Lemon Cheesecake]

well, if the average person won a big lottery it might be possible...for space you'd have to pass a physical though, which would count me out

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Get ready for a glimpse of our neighbors in the solar system.

Five bright planets -- Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter -- will be visible just before sunrise beginning Jan. 20. The planetary spectacle is expected to last for the next month -- and the best part is, people hoping to get a look at the cosmic occurrence can enjoy it with the naked eye.

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/bright ... d=36374902

[+] SPOILER

On Wednesday, about an hour before sunrise, look for the planets to be aligned diagonally on the southern horizon. It will be the first time in 11 years the five planets -- the only others in our solar system capable of being visible to the naked eye -- have shown themselves at the same time, according to EarthSky.org.

The best viewing is expected to be in the early morning hours with a clear sky. The easiest way to find the arc is to locate Venus on the southeastern horizon, Earth's nearest planetary neighbor. It's the brightest planet in Earth's dark skies -- with only the moon shining brighter, according to NASA. Mars will appear as a reddish dot.

Don't be fooled by the planets' order from the sun. This time around, the planets will appear in a line, from left to right, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars and Jupiter. If going outside in the winter chill to check out the spectacle doesn't sound appealing, you'll get another chance this August when EarthSky.org says the planets will put on a week-long encore performance from Aug. 13 to Aug. 19.