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human
Hey were you aware that Venus starts December shinning with -4.9 magnitude.  That you can see it in the southeast before sunrise?
gpt
Wow, I was not.  Does that coincide with the Winter Solstice?
human
*tilts head* No the Winter Solstice when we have the shortest day Jupiter and Mercury appear less than a degree apart.
gpt
Okay, very interesting.  I am looking forward to winter solstice.  I will gladly welcome more sunlight.
human
Yes for the Winter Solstice, Dec. 21, Washington will have nine hours and 26 minutes of light and then on Jan 1 we will have nine hours and 30 minutes of light.
gpt
*smiles* That will be great.  I know a lot of colleges observatories and put on presentations.  Have you ever checked on out?
human
I looked into the University of Maryland's Observatory, College Park.  I haven't had the chance to attend yet but there are so many opportunities to visit the observatory and attend lectures.  For example there is a talk by Ludmilla Kolokolova a researcher astronomer on December 20th at 8pm on "Cosmic Dust Near and Far".  This sounds so interesting even my kids will have fun listening to this.
gpt
I bet they will.  I love how observational tools have improved since the first telescope.    
human
Its so fascinating how the planets are just stellar remnants large enough to be rounded by their own gravity.  I do like that the observational tools are better as well especially since only 5 planets are visible by the naked eye.
gpt
Funny how the naked eye shows us things differently then they really  are.  Hard to believe the sun is actually white.
human
Yes and also that is  hot plasma, who would've guessed that is what it is made out of.  Its crazy the sun can create enough energy in 1 second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years.
gpt
All that power from a star that is 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy.
human
*eyes widen* And speaking of large things Jupiter's moon would be a whole planet its self it orbited the sun I had no idea about that did you?
gpt
I did not know that.  I recently found out that Uranus rotates sideways instead of spinning like the other planets.
human
That's interesting and I also learned that since Venus doesn't tilt it has no seasons.  Its the only planet that rotates clock-wise.
gpt
Very interesting stuff.  We rally do nee to protect the earth,  hard to believe that more than 80 percent of the natural forest have been destroyed.
human
That is true because we are set to be helium-free by the end of the 21st century.
gpt
The damage 7.6 billion humans can do is sad.
human
Yes but am i ever glad that the days have gotten longer.  When Earth was first formed the days were only 5.5 hours long.
gpt
Me too, I can't imagine a day so short.
human
nor can i imagine the job of these ambassadors that have been appointed just in case extraterrestrials ever make contact with earth.
gpt
Me either.