· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Announcements and News >> Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Charlie Hein Postmaster Reged: 11/02/03 Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W Celestial Ping-Pong:       #5229908 - 05/19/12 04:06 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Celestial Ping-Pong: A Few Illustrations of the Size of the Moon By Vince Vella Jr. Post Extras:       Scott in NC Mad Hatter Reged: 03/05/05 Loc: NC Re: Celestial Ping-Pong: [Re: Charlie Hein]       #5232888 - 05/21/12 05:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very interesting--thanks for sharing, Vince. I'll have to remember some of that the next time I do an outreach educational session for my son's elementary school class. Post Extras:       csvella journeyman Reged: 09/12/11 Re: Celestial Ping-Pong: [Re: Scott in NC]       #5234089 - 05/22/12 01:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks. I'm glad you liked it. I had originally thought a golf ball would be the comparison- it just looks kind of like that up there - but it was too difficult to find something common enough to keep the proper ratio that would be recognizable. Post Extras:       jayscheuerle Post Laureate Reged: 01/16/06 Loc: S. Philadelphia, PA Re: Celestial Ping-Pong: [Re: csvella]       #5247540 - 05/30/12 03:55 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I walked out a scale solar system (up to Saturn) with my daughter's class years ago. Interestingly, regardless of the scale, if you stand where the scale Earth is, the scale Moon (at the proportional distance) will look the same size as the real Moon! Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  droid, iceblaze  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 1499 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

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