Showing posts with label astronomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label astronomy. Show all posts
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Video Distraction: Secret of the Stars
Melodysheep continues his “Symphony of Science” series with “Secret of the Stars”
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Video Distraction: Stardust
Stardust by Jay Razonable
Stardust is about Voyager 1, launched in 1977. Operating for 35 years and 5 months, it is the farthest manmade object from Earth.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Video Distraction: The Earth
The Earth - Music by Sketch by Michael Konig
Great Video by Michael Konig for Sketch made entirely from stills taken by various satellites.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Photo: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse over Baku
A total penumbral eclipse is a lunar eclipse occurs when the moon becomes completely immersed in the penumbral cone of the Earth without touching the umbra. The umbra, penumbra and antumbra are the names given to three distinct parts of a shadow, created by any light source. For a point source only the umbra is cast.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
Photography: European Southern Observatory
Check out Wired’s gallery In focus: European Southern Observatory celebrates 50-year anniversary for some amazing images from one of the world’s leading astronomical institutions.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Video Distraction: ISS Startrails
"This Video was achived by "stacking" image sequences provided by NASA from the Crew at International Space Station. These "stacks" create the Star Trails, but furthermore make interesting patterns visible. For example lightning corridors within clouds, but they also show occasional satellite tracks (or Iridium Flashes) as well as meteors - patterns that interrupt the main Star Trails, and thus are immediately visible.
The many oversaturated hot pixels in some of the scenes are the inevitable result of high ISO settings the Nikon D3s in ISS-use are pushed to for keeping exposure times short (owed to the dramatic speed the ISS travels). As there are no dark frames or RAW data currently available, hot pixels are not easy to remove.
Thanks a lot to my favourite bad Astronomer, Phil at BadAstronomy for first posting the film.
Finally, please also be aware of Light Pollution one can see in many of these scenes! In the US join darksky.org for preserving the night skies for our children!!"
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Archeology: Jantar Mantar Observatory
These remarkable constructions appear to all intents and purposes as if they could have been built to create the set for a new science fiction blockbuster set on a planet light years away from Earth. Yet these are centuries old instruments, designed and used in Jaipur, India, to explore the heavens. Their production was ordered by a great Maharaja in the early decades of the 18th century and they have been in constant use ever since.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Science: The Largest Ever 3D Map of the Universe
Fly through the latest release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, with images of 200 million galaxies. The spectra and motion collected in this ongoing project, which released this latest data this week, are like a lens into the early days of our universe.
Don’t feel small, feel special! That we can know so much about something so immense … that is truly amazing.
Source: The Atlantic
Friday, August 10, 2012
Video Distraction: ISS Time-lapse Photography
From high above the Earth, the International Space Station (ISS) provides a unique vantage point to view our home planet. Stunning time-lapse photography of cities, aurora, lightning and other sights are seen from orbit. Famed astronomer Galileo imagined these views from space and now through the technological marvel of the space station, we can see them for ourselves.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Daily Links: August 2, 2012
This is truly astonishing: the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped what may turn out to be the Space Picture of the Year: Curiosity descending to Mars under its parachutes!
10 Insane Things You Didn't Know 3D Printers Could Do
After The Final Curtain has posted some photos of the inside of Coney Island’s SHORE theater which has been closed since the 70s. If you’ve ever been to Coney Island, you’ve no doubt seen the exterior of this beautiful theater. The inside however, is a different story, mostly falling into heavy disrepair and most likely demolition.
The Castaway's Guide To Making A Home: What do people do when they're shipwrecked on a deserted isle?
Global issues as depicted by Olympic rings.
Man texts, "I need to quit texting," before driving off cliff.
Simple Desks: A frequently updated collection of beautifully minimal desks and workspaces, interspersed with occasional musings on minimalism, productivity, design and technology
Friday, August 3, 2012
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Photo: Young Star Cluster Westerlund 2
Young Star Cluster Westerlund 2
Credit: Y.Nazé, G.Rauw, J.Manfroid (Université de Liège), CXC, NASA
Monday, July 23, 2012
Video Distraction: Views from the ISS at Night
Knate Myers assembled this video from a series of time-lapse videos taken aboard the ISS. Plus, one of my favorite movie soundtracks! Naturally, go full-screen HD for best experience. The photos and original time-lapse videos are available from NASA-Johnson Space Center's Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth
Photo: IC1318
LB-0005 image in narrowband Hubble palette This is a less often photographed region of the Cygnus nebula that is just south of the popular “butterfly.”
Friday, July 20, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Science: A Tour of the Moon
Although the moon has remained largely unchanged during human history, our understanding of it and how it has evolved over time has evolved dramatically. Thanks to new measurements, we have new and unprecedented views of its surface, along with new insight into how it and other rocky planets in our solar system came to look the way they do. See some of the sights and learn more about the moon here!
Source: NASAexplorer
Monday, July 2, 2012
Infographic: OMG Space
"OMG SPACE" by Margot Trudell
OMG SPACE is a project by designer Margot Trudell "to communicate to people what we’ve managed to accomplish in space exploration in simple terms." These infographics were intended for print, and the copy on most of
them isn't easily legible when reduced in size and resolution for the
web. So, make sure to check out the website.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Video Distraction: Earthereal
Earthereal by Adonis Pulatus
This short film created by Adonis Pulatus features the photos shot by the Expedition 30 crew from he International Space Station, which capture nearly every square mile of the globe. It isn't the result of video footage, though. Pulatus downloaded the high-resolution image sets released by the Johnson Space Center and compiled them using time-lapse techniques!
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