here's a fascinating timelapse video of the views from the international space station. the final shot with the milky way is incredible!sit back and enjoy!The Stars as Viewed from the International Space Station. from AJRCLIPS on Vimeo.
Posted by astropixie
i'm heading up to siding spring observatory tomorrow for a week of (hopefully) good galaxy gleaning! make sure you get outside around sunset these days and look west to see an incredibly bright pair of planets: venus and jupiter. they are their closest in the sky tonight and will start separating again. the slightly brighter one is venus. enjoy!Photo Credit: Shawn Malone
Posted by astropixie
... captured the Space Station careening toward the Hunter on the night of March 2, 2012, just a little after 7:50 pm. A half-moon illuminated the event… who won? Well, let's just say Orion's still up there and the ISS faded away shortly after! (I'm sure they'll be back for another go! They're a plucky
Posted by Lights in the Dark
What a weekend for sky gazing! As promised in Friday'sÂarticle on Universe Today, Venus was visible during the daylight hours this Saturday, very close to the crescent Moon. If you had clear weather you too may have been able to catch a glimpse of the scene above, photographed from my location in north Texas at
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