Tonight I went out with my iPhone and my old Meade TelStar and got this great shot of the Moon (Part II).
Tonight I went out with my iPhone and my old Meade TelStar and got this great shot of the Moon.
1,159 thirty-sec exposures spanning more than 10.5 hours. The irregular galaxies Small and Large Magellanic Clouds (SMC and LMC, respectively) are visible towards the middle of the video. Very Large Telescope, Paranal Observatory, Atacama Desert, Chile, 23-24 Aug 2009 (Nikon D700).
The International Space Station as seen from the Atlantis shuttle as it detached in preparation for its return to Earth.
The International Space Station as seen from the Atlantis shuttle as it detached in preparation for its return to Earth.
Moontree, 2. New York.
Beautiful.
Atlantis crewman Robert L. Satcher gives a peace sign to the camera as he performs maintenance on the International Space Station while traveling 17,000 mph and orbiting 200 miles above his home planet.
A short video about the weather on the Sun, complete with some sweet animations.
The Solar System to Scale →
Our solar system to scale. You’ll see the Sun when the page loads, and 2 million pixels to the right you’ll come upon Pluto. Conclusion: our solar system is exhaustingly huge.
Auroras at Saturn's Poles →
Saturn has auroras at its north and south poles, like the Northern and Southern lights here on Earth. Cassini recently captured some great video of the phenomenon as it orbited Saturn. Check out this brief video with scientific commentary.
