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Holy Martian Jesus!
Posted by Tony on Sep 10, 2009 in Uncategorized
Some people belive they see Jesus on Mars in the image below.
I see quite a few other things.
The LRO Takes A Look At Apollo 12
Posted by Tony on Sep 5, 2009 in Uncategorized
Another incredible image from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
This image from LRO shows the spacecraft’s first look at the Apollo 12 landing site. The Intrepid lunar module descent stage, experiment package (ALSEP) and Surveyor 3 spacecraft are all visible. Astronaut footpaths are marked with unlabeled arrows. This image is 824 meters (about 900 yards) wide. The [...]
Birth Of The Telescope
Posted by Tony on Aug 25, 2009 in Uncategorized
400 years ago today Galilei Galileo presented his newest invention, the telesocpe.
Galileo’s telescopeThe original design Galileo came up with in 1609 is commonly called a Galilean telescope. It uses a convex objective lens and a concave eyepiece lens. Galilean telescopes produce upright images.
Galileo’s best telescope magnified objects about 30 times. Because of flaws in its [...]
Good Astronomy
Posted by Tony on Aug 14, 2009 in Uncategorized
I am currently reading The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro and came across some good astronomy. Starting on page 77 of the book the author describes a total solar eclipse. It is a wonderful job of expalining the eclipse, why it happens, and the effects on the earth (shadows, etc…).
If you are a horror fan be [...]
Deep Field, 3D
Posted by Tony on Aug 12, 2009 in Uncategorized
Great video explaining two of Hubble’s most amazing images.
Found this at Starts With A Bang.
Sunday Science
Posted by Tony on Aug 2, 2009 in Uncategorized
Have you ever seen a full solar eclipse? It’s a thing of beauty. In the image below on the left you can see the Diamond Ring of a solar eclipse. This is the last glimpse of the Sun before the Moon completely covers it. On the right you can see solar prominences made easier to view [...]
Jupiter Impact
Posted by Tony on Jul 21, 2009 in Uncategorized
Image credit: NASA/JPL/Infrared Telescope Facility
It’s believed we are looking at an impact scar on Jupiter now. Caution said to consider the possibility of a storm on Jupiter but we are past that now.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17491-jupiter-sports-new-bruise-from-impact.html
Two impacts visible within my lifetime. It’s simply amazing to me.
Now for the scary part: We never saw this one coming. I’m [...]