Comments on: Alberta and the Mythbusters. Eh? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:58:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Pregnancy myths busted by pregnant Mythbuster | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/comment-page-1/#comment-183821 Pregnancy myths busted by pregnant Mythbuster | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Fri, 15 May 2009 17:07:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/#comment-183821 [...] not surprised. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her twice: once at TAM, and once in Alberta when I moderated a panel discussion with the Build Team. She’s even smarter, sassier, and funnier in person than on the show, and I’m glad this [...] [...] not surprised. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her twice: once at TAM, and once in Alberta when I moderated a panel discussion with the Build Team. She’s even smarter, sassier, and funnier in person than on the show, and I’m glad this [...]

]]> By: Seymour Skinner http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/comment-page-1/#comment-52566 Seymour Skinner Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:02:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/#comment-52566 Anywho, I see you understood that 'embiggen' is a perfectly cromulent word! Anywho, I see you understood that ‘embiggen’ is a perfectly cromulent word!

]]> By: Kullat Nunu http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/comment-page-1/#comment-52565 Kullat Nunu Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:36:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/#comment-52565 <i>...63 degrees ++ north...</i> Ditto, give or take half a degree. <i>And the northern star is pretty much straight up (well not fully but almost)</i> From these latitudes the primary stars of Ursa Major and Cassiopeia are located <b>south</b> from the zenith. <i>It’s not so usual to see the northern lights so far south as 56 degrees is it?</i> It is not usual to see aurorae that south in Europe. <i>The aurora is usually visible farther south in Canada than in Europe because the N magnetic pole is near the Canadian Arctic Islands so the ring of aurora around it dips farther south in Canada.</i> You're right, I forgot that. That is changing, however, because the magnetic pole is racing northwards rapidly. The northernmost Europe (Lapland) is located directly under the aurora oval. The relatively mild climate (come on, the record low temperatures are only around -50°C!), long dark winter nights and good accessibility means that it is the best place in the world for aurora watching. …63 degrees ++ north…

Ditto, give or take half a degree.

And the northern star is pretty much straight up (well not fully but almost)

From these latitudes the primary stars of Ursa Major and Cassiopeia are located south from the zenith.

It’s not so usual to see the northern lights so far south as 56 degrees is it?

It is not usual to see aurorae that south in Europe.

The aurora is usually visible farther south in Canada than in Europe because the N magnetic pole is near the Canadian Arctic Islands so the ring of aurora around it dips farther south in Canada.

You’re right, I forgot that. That is changing, however, because the magnetic pole is racing northwards rapidly.

The northernmost Europe (Lapland) is located directly under the aurora oval. The relatively mild climate (come on, the record low temperatures are only around -50°C!), long dark winter nights and good accessibility means that it is the best place in the world for aurora watching.

]]> By: Jim Baerg http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/comment-page-1/#comment-52564 Jim Baerg Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:32:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/#comment-52564 Hi Jon L The aurora is usually visible farther south in Canada than in Europe because the N magnetic pole is near the Canadian Arctic Islands so the ring of aurora around it dips farther south in Canada. Jim Baerg 51°N 114°W Hi Jon L

The aurora is usually visible farther south in Canada than in Europe because the N magnetic pole is near the Canadian Arctic Islands so the ring of aurora around it dips farther south in Canada.

Jim Baerg 51°N 114°W

]]> By: Pete Dunkelberg http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/comment-page-1/#comment-52563 Pete Dunkelberg Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:19:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/#comment-52563 OT Phil, please check your email for a note on a physics blog carnival. Pete OT Phil, please check your email for a note on a physics blog carnival.

Pete

]]> By: theRick http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/comment-page-1/#comment-52536 theRick Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:47:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/#comment-52536 WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get

]]> By: Max Fagin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/comment-page-1/#comment-52535 Max Fagin Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:55:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/22/alberta-and-the-mythbusters-eh/#comment-52535 What does WYSIWYG stand for? What does WYSIWYG stand for?

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