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    What is the bright, changing light in the southwestern sky in France?

    sorry this is setting ! its venus , isn't it big !
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    What is the bright, changing light in the southwestern sky in France?

    I think I have to go with the magnitude brightness scale venus being 4.9 sirius 1.9 as it is a pretty dam bright thing its got to be venus even thru I always thought venus was never more than a 33 degree arc from the sun , 8 pm puts the sun well below the horizon and mystery venus still at a 45...
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    What is the bright, changing light in the southwestern sky in France?

    at about 45 degrees as view from south western france , this isn't a star as it doesn't twinkle its not a planet as it seems to be geo stationary, but is very bright and changes colours from blue / red white,, I'm sure this is just reflective light from solar panels,,,, but what is it ?
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    What can you expect in the Food Thread on PF?

    coma reading these sunday morning i thought I'd passed out and woke up 19th december ! losing a month "god what have i done during this time what terrible things have i done that my mind wants to block out " then i thought ahhh,,, american website thanksgiving day etc etc !
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    Compressed oxygen for jet engine (?)

    ps, as you climb would friction and energy needed to move forward reduce increasing your speed
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    Compressed oxygen for jet engine (?)

    no this is a jet engine until it reaches altitude and thin oxygen supply externally , even then i don't think you can call this a rocket if it has turbines ?
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    Compressed oxygen for jet engine (?)

    liquid oxygen held in tanks , maybe the amount needed is far greater than could feasably be carried
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    Compressed oxygen for jet engine (?)

    as jet engines lose there productivity at altitude due to thining air/oxygen , why isn't injecting compressed air directly along side the fuel a good idea ? , is this already being done ? would /does this not increase ceiling height and allow sub orbit levels or possible leave atmosphere...
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    What can you expect in the Food Thread on PF?

    making perfect pizza how to make a perfect pizza for pennies rather than takeouts the truth is the ingredients used by most takeout/ frozen shop brought is fairly poor . making your own dough is simple easy and quick but needs time to allow dough to raise alittle ( your not making bread so...