Viewing the sun safely
Posted on May.13, 2012, under astronomy, outreach ideas
With an eclipse coming up on the U.S. west coast and transit of Venus after that, this is timely.
Source SPACE.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration
North Korea’s Unha-3 Rocket Launch Plan
Posted on Apr.11, 2012, under outreach ideas
Courtesy space.com
Jupiter leaving us soon, Venus, Mars and Saturn near their best
Posted on Apr.10, 2012, under outreach ideas
Courtesy Miami Science Museum
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Composite of a Series of Images Taken From Space Aboard the Station
This is a composite of a series of images photographed from a mounted camera on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, from approximately 240 miles above Earth. Space station hardware in the foreground includes the Mini-Research Module (MRM1, center) and a Russian Progress vehicle docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment (right). Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit said of the photographic techniques used to achieve the images: "My star trail images are made by taking a time exposure of about 10 to 15 minutes. However, with modern digital cameras, 30 seconds is about the longest exposure possible, due to electronic detector noise effectively snowing out the image. To achieve the longer exposures I do what many amateur astronomers do. I take multiple 30-second exposures, then 'stack' them using imaging software, thus producing the longer exposure." A total of 47 images photographed by the astronaut-monitored stationary camera were combined to create this composite. Image Credit: NASA
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