Websites that interest you

[Aruntraveller]

Prompted by an unusually bright light in the southern sky yesterday, I went on a search to try to find out what this light was. Clearly a planet (I thought) but wasn't sure which. This led me to discovering this website:

https://stellarium-web.org/


I found it fascinating and if I was understanding it correctly it was Jupiter that shone so brightly, I am open to correction 

Are there any websites you have discovered by random incidents, thoughts etc, that you have found interesting/fascinating/informative ?

[Steve H]

Metapedia - interesting in a horrifying way. A pretentious, pseudo-intellectual rip-off of 'Wikipedia' for neo-nazis.
Engliscan Ƿikipǣdie - Wikipedia in Old English/Anglo-Saxon. 
https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C4%93afodtramet

[Nearly Sane]

The TV comedy, Community had a parody of Doctor Who in ot called Inspector Spacetime which then generated its own rather lovely Wiki

 https://madmanwithabooth.fandom.com/wiki/Inspector_SpaceTime_Wiki

[Outrider]

Metapedia - interesting in a horrifying way. A pretentious, pseudo-intellectual rip-off of 'Wikipedia' for neo-nazis.

In a similar vein, conservapedia www.conservapedia.com is so ridiculous as be the best example of Poe's law I've ever seen.

O.

[Udayana]

Prompted by an unusually bright light in the southern sky yesterday, I went on a search to try to find out what this light was. Clearly a planet (I thought) but wasn't sure which. This led me to discovering this website:

https://stellarium-web.org/


I found it fascinating and if I was understanding it correctly it was Jupiter that shone so brightly, I am open to correction 

Are there any websites you have discovered by random incidents, thoughts etc, that you have found interesting/fascinating/informative ?

yeah, is quite good, I find the free mobile app easier to use though. We also spent time late last night looking at Jupiter, it was quite bright. Saturn was also visible (just a bit further to the left from Jupiter). Pluto was in conjunction with Jupiter on the 30th June, so practically in the same direction.
 

[Enki]

Prompted by an unusually bright light in the southern sky yesterday, I went on a search to try to find out what this light was. Clearly a planet (I thought) but wasn't sure which. This led me to discovering this website:

https://stellarium-web.org/


I found it fascinating and if I was understanding it correctly it was Jupiter that shone so brightly, I am open to correction 

Are there any websites you have discovered by random incidents, thoughts etc, that you have found interesting/fascinating/informative ?

Yes, I've used stellarium for years. It's being constantly updated and improved. Another interesting one is Celestia, which allows a sort of 3D approach.

https://celestia.space/

If your into a serious simulation of exploring space, try 'Orbiter'.

http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/index.html

A superb program but I warn you though, it's hard, and takes serious notice of the physics involved.


All completely free.(except the mobile phone version of Stellarium)

[Steve H]

In a similar vein, conservapedia www.conservapedia.com is so ridiculous as be the best example of Poe's law I've ever seen.

O.

Had to look up Poe's Law, but you're right: some stuff you can find on the internet is beyond parody. Just looked at the conservapedia article on evolution: woddaloadabollox!

[Steve H]

Metapedia, in case anyone's interested. Note the "Did you know..." panel on the right of the home page, if you have the patience to get past the Captcha.