Kerbal Kountdown!!!!

[smjjames]

chaleroge â€Â@chaleroge 41m41 minutes ago @KerbalSpaceP there are 6585 days between solar eclipses in a saros cycle

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I think we should look back at the eclipse line of thought.

[Taki117]

Throwing my hat in the ring. What about Gemini 8? I don't have any specific reasoning other than it hasn't been mentioned yet.

[Whirligig Girl]

I believe screenshot shows us an asteroid reentering.

Also, I think the sequence (6585, 21, 7, 29, 7, 22) refers to asteroids; 6585 O'Keefe, 21 Lutetia, 7 Iris, 29 Amphitrite, 22 Kalliope.

All of them (except 6585 O'keefe, couldn't find info about its size) are quite huge, diameters are at least >100km. Kalliope even has a moon.

Still don't know why 7 is repeated...

THe picture is very clearly the Mun with red coloration. Definitely about eclipses.

[smjjames]

Looking at Wiki, theres no numbers that match for Gemini 8 or Mercury-Atlas 8. Those have nothing to do with the Moon anyway.

Also, for number 6, I bet they'll do http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_6 , having Val would be the perfect opportunity to do that one.

Edited April 19, 2015 by smjjames

[Jovus]

The next eclipse is the 28th of September 2015.

[GoSlash27]

I got a hit on the sequence "6585 21 7 22" in the greenwich astrographic catalogue. Object # 6585, diameter 21, etc.

limky

I doubt it means anything, tho'...

Edited April 19, 2015 by GoSlash27

[Highlad]

I'm still working on the other numbers but the first number, 6585 is looking promising. Considering the picture is a lunar eclipse, I went hunting for some relationship between the numbers and eclipses. I found that if you take the date of any solar or lunar eclipse and add 6585 days to it and you will accurately predict a subsequent eclipse of the same kind that will closely resemble the one 18 years earlier.

Certainly interesting, but am I on the right track? Who knows. hopefully with more research, I will find out.

Edit:

Ok, so apparently that time range is called a saros cycle and is 6585 days long.

With a little help from twitter, I found this:

The 8th Saros cycle showing the number of penubral, partial and total eclipses.

so there we have it. We are now at 8.

Edited April 19, 2015 by Highlad

[GoSlash27]

There are no solar or lunar eclipses upcoming within the time frame.

I'm thinking eclipses may be involved somehow, but not central to the answer.

Best,

-Slashy

[Tery13]

They have figured it out on Twitter where the image was originally posted. Has to do with eclipses and confirms the 8. U guys are geniuses for figuring out yesterday's clue.

[smjjames]

You can also see a vague 8 in the craters anyway.

[Highlad]

They have figured it out on Twitter where the image was originally posted. Has to do with eclipses and confirms the 8. U guys are geniuses for figuring out yesterday's clue.

Twitter did get there first, sure. But the riddle was posted this morning and some of us like to solve it even if someone else has already done so.

[gigaboom2]

One thing I noticed, the kerbal has its jet-pack on. I don't think that was an accident.

[Tery13]

No slight intended to forum users here!! U guys go the answer before Twitter even got close yesterday. Sorry. I just get antsy and all hyped up wondering about the countdown that I thought I would put other users at rest and confirm the 8 today. My apologies!

[Yakuzi]

Great job twitter guys! Wonder how tricky tomorrow will be

You can also see a vague 8 in the craters anyway.

I see what you mean, but it's probably confirmation bias

EDIT: Fantastic riddles btw Squad! Who's the brainiac coming up with them?

Edited April 19, 2015 by Yakuzi

[Starhawk]

http://puu.sh/hjmG8/1a8a4bba04.png

Excellent work! I had gotten as far as saros, myself.

Anyway

8

Happy landings!

[smjjames]

Great job twitter guys! Wonder how tricky tomorrow will be

I see what you mean, but it's probably confirmation bias

True, and it's easy to see a figure 8 in nearby craters anyhow.

The southeast crater (I think?) rim is brighter red for some reason, but probably doesn't mean anything.

[GoSlash27]

Ha, 8th Saros cycle. Good one!

Best,

-Slashy

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True, and it's easy to see a figure 8 in nearby craters anyhow.

The southeast crater (I think?) rim is brighter red for some reason, but probably doesn't mean anything.

The figure 8 is confirmation bias. That "figure 8" is visible every time you look at the Mun.

Best,

-Slashy

[smjjames]

Ha, 8th Saros cycle. Good one!

Best,

-Slashy

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The figure 8 is confirmation bias. That "figure 8" is visible every time you look at the Mun.

Best,

-Slashy

I know it's confirmation bias, I didn't even take that as being one of the clues, I was just like 'theres that 'figure 8' as well'.

[Starhawk]

The figure 8 is confirmation bias.

Quite correct.

I must say that I'm having lots of fun with the riddles. I wonder if there will be one for day zero? That would mean there would still be 8 more.

Happy landings!

[Fearlessjames118]

I'm probably wrong,but to me I see 2 air tanks on the Kerbal's back. Then again I haven't played KSP in a while,so have those always been there?

[Findthepin1]

seeing as we add k to everything,

what if they meant 10k days?

i'd be old by then

that's like thirty years

[GoSlash27]

days to go!

[Whirligig Girl]

You can also see a vague 8 in the craters anyway.

It's the same Mun we've always had. That's irrelevant.

[armandleggames]

A new picture of a craft with 8 Wheels!!! 8 Wheels!

[Robotengineer]

A new picture of a craft with 8 Wheels!!! 8 Wheels!

KasperVld posted that pic a couple of days ago, I don't think the repost has anything to do with it.

So is it the 8th Saros cycle?