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Jul 30 2009, 09:33 PM
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space.com story on mysterious cloud brightening on Venus:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/0907...right-spot.html ...also spotted by an amateur astronomer. -------------------- Some higher resolution images available at my photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/
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Aug 3 2009, 01:37 PM
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Volcanoes at last? Or some strange artifact of venus alien atmosphere?
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Juramike Bright spot on Venus Jul 30 2009, 09:33 PM
Stu Yaaay for the amateurs! But what a shame we do... Aug 3 2009, 02:16 PM
remcook It's bright in UV, which means there's pro... Aug 3 2009, 02:28 PM
MarsIsImportant I wouldn't rule out volcanic just yet. We... Aug 4 2009, 01:19 PM
remcook I think the space.com article said "We have s... Aug 4 2009, 01:48 PM
cndwrld To give people some idea of what to expect, a few ... Aug 4 2009, 02:25 PM
imipak In defence of ESA: the Saturn system, and Mars, ar... Aug 4 2009, 08:34 PM
Stu Good to hear the Venus Express team is excited by ... Aug 4 2009, 02:47 PM
Greg Hullender Venus is usually too close to the Sun for Hubble t... Aug 4 2009, 04:56 PM
dvandorn Ummm... let me get this straight. VEX ops are pre... Aug 4 2009, 07:37 PM
cndwrld QUOTE (dvandorn @ Aug 4 2009, 09:37 PM) U... Aug 6 2009, 07:51 AM
tedstryk With the slow Venusian rotation, if the white spot... Aug 6 2009, 08:46 PM
remcook "We know Hubble had been packed solid with us... Aug 5 2009, 07:24 AM
MahFL We are talking Europeans who go on vacation for a ... Aug 5 2009, 01:27 PM

ugordan You have a problem with that? Aug 5 2009, 03:11 PM
stevesliva QUOTE (remcook @ Aug 5 2009, 03:24 AM) Fo... Aug 5 2009, 04:27 PM
ugordan QUOTE (stevesliva @ Aug 5 2009, 06:27 PM)... Aug 5 2009, 04:36 PM

stevesliva QUOTE (ugordan @ Aug 5 2009, 12:36 PM) I ... Aug 5 2009, 05:12 PM
john_s The July 2005 Cassini Enceladus flyby was definite... Aug 5 2009, 05:11 PM
ollopa There are now some earth-based pictures on the VEX... Aug 5 2009, 01:17 PM
Phil Stooke Good point. It would have to be one gigantic belc... Aug 6 2009, 09:40 PM
tedstryk We need to check the satellite maps. If a big, wh... Aug 7 2009, 11:41 PM![]() ![]() |
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