Frames from a camera that spent three moonless nights under the stars create this composite night skyscape. They were recorded during August 11-13 while planet Earth was sweeping through the dusty trail of comet Swift-Tuttle. One long exposure, untracked for the foreground, and the many star tracking captures of Perseid shower meteors were taken from […]
Partly Cloudy today! With a high of 23C and a low of 23C. 86 Humidity. 17 C currently. 3 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia article of the day is Shuttle-Centaur. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Shuttle-Centaur was a version of the Centaur upper stage rocket that could be carried aloft inside the Space Shuttle and used to launch satellites into high Earth orbits or probes into deep space. Two variants were produced: Centaur G-Prime, to launch robotic probes […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on August 20, 2021: The Rock Arch, a natural granite formation, near Spitzkoppe, Namibia. The Spitzkoppe itself is visible on the right. More Info
Gene Roddenberry would have been 100 years old on Aug. 19, 2021, and we at NASA celebrate his legacy. via NASA https://ift.tt/3272QKR
“A lawn is nature under totalitarian rule.” – Michael Pollan
Plowing through Earth’s atmosphere at 60 kilometers per second, this bright perseid meteor streaks along a starry Milky Way. Captured in dark Portugal skies on August 12, it moves right to left through the frame. Its colorful trail starts near Deneb (alpha Cygni) and ends near Altair (alpha Aquilae), stars of the northern summer triangle. […]
AM Clouds/PM Sun today! With a high of 22C and a low of 22C. 87 Humidity. 16 C currently. 8 Km/h Wind from Southwest.
Wikipedia article of the day is Orangutan. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Orangutans are great apes native to the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Three species in the genus Pongo are recognised. The most arboreal of the great apes, orangutans spend most of their time in trees. They have proportionally long arms and short legs […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on August 19, 2021: 55 Cancri e: Skies Sparkle Above a Never-Ending Ocean of Lava. Poster from the NASA Exoplanets Exploration Program’s Exoplanet Travel Bureau. More Info