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mysterious light spotted on planet uranus - Opihikaobob - 11-12-2014
Astronomers observing Uranus with the Keck Telescope in Hawaii detected eight large storms in the planet's northern hemisphere on August 5 and 6.
One was the brightest ever measured on Uranus, accounting for 30 per cent of all light reflected by the rest of the planet at a wavelength of 2.2 microns.
This is the 'colour' of light that senses clouds just below the tropopause, where the atmospheric pressure is half what it is at the Earth's surface.
More at link:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2831667/Storms-Uranus-Astronomers-spot-huge-flashes-light-icy-blue-giant-edge-solar-system.html
RE: mysterious light spotted on planet uranus - SBH - 11-12-2014
Oh-Bob, everyone knows there's no light on Uranus.
RE: mysterious light spotted on planet uranus - Wao nahele kane - 11-12-2014
Don't further spread cheeky comments and it might remain that way.
RE: mysterious light spotted on planet uranus - HereOnThePrimalEdge - 11-12-2014
Relax everyone. It was just the Starship Enterprise lighting up the tropopause with photon torpedoes, as they tried to wipe out Klingons around Uranus.
RE: mysterious light spotted on planet uranus - Rob Tucker - 11-12-2014
So its not that mysterious after all...
RE: mysterious light spotted on planet uranus - SBH - 11-12-2014
quote:
Originally posted by Wao nahele kane
Don't further spread cheeky comments and it might remain that way.
Sounds like a threat.
RE: mysterious light spotted on planet uranus - kander - 11-12-2014
flashing lights? Must be having a raver on Uranus.
This could go on for days Rob.
RE: mysterious light spotted on planet uranus - SBH - 11-12-2014
This is the segway for TomK to tell us all the Top 10 favorite Uranus jokes the astronomers tell up there on top of Mauna Kea. I want to hear professional Uranus jokes.
Sorry, I guess kane only likes marshmallow jokes.
RE: mysterious light spotted on planet uranus - SBH - 11-12-2014
2.2 microns sounds small for Uranus.
RE: mysterious light spotted on planet uranus - Wao nahele kane - 11-12-2014
SBH. I guess you missed the "tongue in cheek" aspect of my comment. Go ahead spread the cheeky all you like but it won't help keep Uranus dark.