Space Facts@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agorocket transiting our sunlemmy.worldimagemessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down18file-text
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minus-squareAreaKode@riskeratspizza.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up25·5 days agoInsane how dense that rocket plume has to be to block out the sun. Great shot.
minus-squareRobomekk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days agoI wonder if it’s not so much the density/opacity, but rather refraction. Significant difference in density meaning diffraction, and we’re seeing the comparatively dark sky refracted through the exhaust plume?
Insane how dense that rocket plume has to be to block out the sun. Great shot.
I wonder if it’s not so much the density/opacity, but rather refraction. Significant difference in density meaning diffraction, and we’re seeing the comparatively dark sky refracted through the exhaust plume?