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Re: Pilot avoids collision with Venus
From: Patrick Goold
Date: 2012 Apr 18, 13:42 -0400
From: Patrick Goold
Date: 2012 Apr 18, 13:42 -0400
Yes, so I see now looking at an explanation in a book. It brightens because it is getting nearer. Because of its position nearer to the sun than us it is also waning as it nears us. It is interesting that it gets brighter as it wanes, dimmer as it waxes.
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Patrick Goold
Department of Philosophy
Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk, VA 23502
757 455 3357
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 8:08 AM, Apache Runner <apacherunner@gmail.com> wrote:
Yes, it ranges from an apparent magnitude of -3.8 to -4.9, depending on the phase.On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Patrick Goold <goold@vwc.edu> wrote:
Does Venus vary in brightness in the course of a year? It seems to me that it has been unusally bright the last few weeks here in Portsmouth.Patrick--On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 5:53 AM, bill <billyrem42@earthlink.net> wrote:
On 4/18/2012 4:06 AM, Apache Runner wrote:OK, I'll go with a groggy and disoriented FO. What the heck was the pilot doing while his FO was asleep? Did Venus just pop up out of nowhere?
In this particular story, it said that a C 17 was nearby and that he
thought this was the C 17. On the other hand, I'm not sure that this
would be what you expect for the light pattern of an oncoming airplane -
shouldn't you see the red and green nav lights visible for an oncoming
plane - then spend a bit of time trying to figure out your two relative
paths? It sounds more like "groggy" is the operative word - I can't
count the times I've woken up from a nap and felt disoriented.
Patrick Goold
Department of Philosophy
Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk, VA 23502
757 455 3357
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Keeping up with the grind
Patrick Goold
Department of Philosophy
Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk, VA 23502
757 455 3357
