Mars definitely deserves its Red Planet nickname. But scientists use such a range of photographing techniques that the planet can end up a rainbow of colors.
Source: www.businessinsider.com/new-mars-reconnaissance-orbiter-hirise-photos-2016-8/
Great little project for an all weather sky camera.
An all sky camera is a device designed to take pictures of the entire sky over a certain amount of time, usually to monitor meteor showers or other astronomical…
Portrait of Dr. Erhard Hänssgen’s 42 inch (107 cm) Dobsonian Telescope
Source: www.cruxis.com/scope/scope1070.htm
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Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) was designed, built, and optimized for imaging faint planets next to bright stars and probing their atmospheres. It will also be a powerful tool for studying dusty, planet-forming disks around young stars. It is the most advanced such instrument to be deployed on the 8-meter Gemini South telescope in Chile.
Source: www.gemini.edu/node/12113
Hmmm…
“Astronomers say features of comet landed on by spacecraft in November, such as black crust and icy lakes, suggest living micro-organisms beneath surface”
Astronomers say features of comet landed on by spacecraft in November, such as black crust and icy lakes, suggest living micro-organisms beneath surface
Source: www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jul/06/philae-comet-could-be-home-to-alien-life-say-top-scientists
My vintage Celestron C14 after a long night observing. This taken was while it was still on its surprisingly accurate, original fork mount and mains power drive. It’s since been mounted on a Celestron CGEM-DX mount.
Luggage trucks from my 1981 era Celestron C14. Metal lens caps on top. These have been repainted at some point.
Moscow (XNA) Jan 29, 2014 – Russia plans to launch several Moon and Mars missions in the next few years, Victor Khartov, head of the Lavochkin aerospace company, said Tuesday. In 2015, we plan the Luna-Glob mission, Kh
Source: www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russia_plans_several_Moon_Mars_missions_in_near_future_999.html
Strange stuff on Mars.
A mystery Mars rock in front of the Opportunity rover may look like a ‘jelly donut,’ but it is far stranger than anything ever seen on the Martian surface, scientists say.
Source: www.space.com/24356-mars-rock-mystery-opportunity-rover-photos.html
Pockets of water have been detected in dust from our solar system – suggesting that life’s ingredients may be spread across the universe
Source: www.newscientist.com/article/dn24907-water-found-in-stardust-suggests-life-is-universal
Striking new observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope capture, for the first time, the remains of a recent supernova brimming with freshly formed dust. If enough of this dust makes the perilous transition into interstellar space, it could explain how many galaxies acquired their dusty, dusky appearance.
Source: www.eso.org/public/news/eso1401/
Today the biggest planet of them all is at opposition to the sun and closest and brightest for the year. You’ve no doubt noticed Jupiter rising in the northeastern sky during late evening twi…
While you sit and read this blog post, dark matter particles are passing through your body, without you ever noticing. Whether you find that creepy or not depends on your mindset, of course; to dar…
Source: galileospendulum.org/2014/01/02/no-dark-matter-is-not-messing-up-gps-measurements/
Mars Orbiter has covered a distance of 80 million kilometres and is well on its way to the Red Planet, according to the Indian space agency.
Source: zeenews.india.com/news/space/indias-mars-spacecraft-covers-a-distance-of-80-million-kms_901210.html
