Astronomy picture of the day...

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:06 pm

Kathy Ellen;1252845 wrote: Whimsical astronomy pictures...

love the Stormtroopers.:wah:

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:40 pm

I do too Odie:wah:

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:41 pm

Kathy Ellen;1252871 wrote: I do too Odie:wah:

:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:28 am

October 22, 2009 "Moon and Planets in the Morning Sky"

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:31 am

October 23rd, 2009 "A Galilean Night" Moon over Southern Germany

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 6:45 am

Oh, I put that one in for Monday's start of class, I liked that photo!

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:00 am

chonsigirl;1255621 wrote: Oh, I put that one in for Monday's start of class, I liked that photo!

Hi Chonsi,

How do you put these pics up for your class. Do you have an LCD player attached to your computer?

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:18 am

Gorgeous! Thank you, KE.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:57 am

beautiful!

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:52 pm

October 26, 2009 "The Crab Nebula from Hubble"

I thought this picture was beautiful. It's a mess that an exploding star leaves.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:58 pm

Kathy Ellen;1256148 wrote: October 26, 2009 "The Crab Nebula from Hubble"

I thought this picture was beautiful. It's a mess that an exploding star leaves.

the close-up is just so stunning!

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:08 am

November 2, 2009 "NASA tests a new rocket"

This rocket is longer than a football field...

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:48 am

Here is a good Halloween picture from April 16th, 2009

Medieval castle in Nice, France.......The Easter Moon

KSnyder · Post by **KSnyder** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:09 pm

Kathy Ellen;1256148 wrote: October 26, 2009 "The Crab Nebula from Hubble"

I thought this picture was beautiful. It's a mess that an exploding star leaves.

The "Crab Nebula", known as "The Guest Star" by the Chinese whom discovered it in 1054 AD! I find it fascinating beyond words how I can view an explosion so massive that I can see the remnants of over 900 years of "history"!

And the incentive?

It's Beautiful!

Not so much had I lived within a mere million miles of it in 1054 but none the less!

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:15 pm

Kathy Ellen;1258408 wrote: Here is a good Halloween picture from April 16th, 2009

Medieval castle in Nice, France.......The Easter Moon

stunning!:guitarist

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 6:19 am

Odie;1259027 wrote: stunning!:guitarist

I agree Odie...It's a way cool picture....good for Halloween:D

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:26 pm

I posted a picture of Van Gogh's "Starry, Starry Night" awhile ago and would like to add Jane Oliver's rendition of Don Mc Lean's song "Starry, Starry Night."

YouTube - VINCENT (Jane Olivor)

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:01 am

November 14, 2009 "Sunrise over Denver"

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 11:19 am

Kathy Ellen;1262705 wrote: November 14, 2009 "Sunrise over Denver"

ohhhhh so calm and peaceful.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:25 am

November 20, 2009 "Meteor between the clouds"

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:27 am

Novmeber 21, 2009 "Dusty Island Universe"

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:06 pm

Geeze....I'm so upset. I told my 8 yr. old school kidlets that they had an opportunity to see the International Space Station fly by tonight at 6 PM in the NNW.

It took me at least an hour to try to explain what the "Life, Universe and Everything" was all about............... and what happens then......

Flippen rain storms.....YES....

Couldn't see any ISS tonight:o

I really need to talk with Aussie Pam and have her correct all this info in the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." ..........geeze what's happening...Pam and I couldn't meet at the restaurant at the end of the galaxy, and now we can't see the ISS due to clouds.....What are the children going to think about our universe now

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:39 am

December 5, 2009 "Himalayan Skyscape'

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:43 am

From November 30, 2009 "Bright Sun and Crescent Earth from the Space Station"

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:06 am

December 12, 2009 "Geminid Meteor over Monument Valley" Utah/Arizona

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:11 am

Geminid Meteor Alert‏ for this weekend.....

GEMINID METEOR SHOWER: This weekend, Earth will pass through a stream of debris from extinct comet 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Forecasters expect more than 100 meteors per hour to fly out of the constellation Gemini when the shower peaks on Dec. 13th and 14th. For most observers, the best time to look will be from 10 pm local time on Sunday night to dawn on Monday morning. Visit http://spaceweather.com for photos, a sky map, and live audio from a meteor radar.

Picture from spaceweather.com......Dayton, Ohio Dec. 11, 2009

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:26 am

What is Gemini?

Gemini

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009 ... _north.gif

The Rob · Post by **The Rob** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:37 am

[quote=Kathy Ellen;1272407]December 12, 2009 "Geminid Meteor over Monument Valley" Utah/Arizona

Awesome!

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:13 pm

That's gorgeous, Kathy. Thanks for sharing.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:14 pm

Zapata;1272468 wrote: That's gorgeous, Kathy. Thanks for sharing.

These pictures are awesome, aren't they Zap:-6

Bummer, tonight the Geminid Meteor Shower is supposed to peak between 1 and 5 AM here. It's pouring down buckets of rain here:mad:

~~~~ mega sigh~~~~~

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:49 pm

December 23, 2009 "December Sunrise over Cape Sounion, Greece." In the foreground is the 2,400 year old Temple of Poseidon.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:28 pm

From January 5, 2010 "A Roll Cloud Over Uruguay"

I think that this cloud is very cool:-6

Here's what a 'roll cloud' is...

Roll Cloud vs. Shelf Cloud- Weathersavvy

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:30 pm

WOW on the Roll Cloud!!!

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:41 pm

AussiePam;1280443 wrote: WOW on the Roll Cloud!!!

Isn't that the coolest cloud Pam !! I've never seen anything like it:-6

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:45 pm

January 11, 2010 "The Astronaut Who Captured a Satellite"

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:54 pm

SUN FLOWER: For the past week, much of the northern hemisphere has been in the grip of paralyzing cold. Some people say it's a hardship. Holly Miller-Pollack prefers to think of it as a photo op:

"This morning, everything was covered in frost so I went out to take a few pictures," she says. "This one came out looking like a sunflower."

"Also, look just above the sun," she points out. "The clouds are shining with iridescent colors." That is a result of the cold, too. Tiny ice crystals in the cloud diffract sunlight to produce the pastel hues.

SpaceWeather.com -- News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:16 am

January 15, 2010 "Scenes from two hemispheres"

Explanation: The stars of a summer night on the left and the winter night sky on the right are the same stars. In fact, both pictures were taken in late December and have similar fields of view. The left panel shows a scene from a beach on Bruny Island off the coast of Tasmania, Australia, while the right panel features the sky over the snowy Alborz Mountains of northern Iran. But if the sky on one side still looks unfamiliar to you, just put your cursor over the image to see an alternate version. The alternate image will trace the outlines of the familiar constellation of Orion, as seen from the southern and northern hemispheres of planet Earth.

Clodhopper · Post by **Clodhopper** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:19 am

Just what I need on a rainy day! Thank you KE. :-6

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 6:21 am

January 16, 2010 "New Year Sungrazer"

Explanation: Intense and overwhelming, the direct glare of the Sun is blocked by the smooth occulting disk in this image from the sun-staring SOHO spacecraft. Taken on January 3rd, an extreme ultraviolet image of the Sun to scale, is superimposed at the center of the disk. Beyond the disk's outer boundary is a sungrazer comet, one of the brightest yet seen by SOHO.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:11 pm

FULL MOON ALERT FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 29TH.....

You'll see the biggest, full moon of the year.

It's a perigee moon and here's what one looks like:D Click on picture to make it bigger. I saw one of these moons about 2 years ago as I was driving over the bridge to work. It was so beautiful that I almost lost control of my car. I had to pull over to stare at this moon. It was huge.

From SpaceWeather.com

BIGGEST FULL MOON OF THE YEAR: This Friday night, if you think the Moon looks unusually big, you're right. It's the biggest full Moon of 2010. Astronomers call it a "perigee Moon," some 14% wider and 30% brighter than lesser full Moons of the year. (continued below)

Image credit and copyright: Anthony Ayiomamitis: details.
Johannes Kepler explained the phenomenon 400 years ago. The Moon's orbit around Earth is not a circle; it is an ellipse, with one side 50,000 km closer to Earth than the other. Astronomers call the point of closest approach "perigee," and that is where the Moon will be Friday night: diagram.

Look around sunset when the Moon is near the eastern horizon. At that time, illusion mixes with reality to produce a truly stunning view. For reasons not fully understood by psychologists, low-hanging Moons look unnaturally large when they beam through foreground objects such as buildings and trees. Why not let the "Moon illusion" amplify a full Moon that's extra-big to begin with? The swollen orb rising in the east may seem close enough to touch.

And what's that bright orange star right beside the Moon? Read on...

IT'S MARS! In a coincidence of celestial proportions, the Moon and Mars are having close encounters with Earth at the same time. Moreover, the two will spend Friday night gliding across the sky side-by-side. It's a must-see event: sky map.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:52 pm

International Space Station from above.... March 3rd, 2010

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 1:54 pm

Pillar at Sunset.....March 6, 2010

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Sat Mar 06, 2010 5:01 pm

What a stunning sunset KE!

Thankyou for sharing so many beautiful pictures from this wonderful site! :-4

It's one of those places I wish I could remember to look at more frequently...and then don't. I'm glad you're there to remind me of the beauty of our place in the Universe. :-6

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 8:55 pm

March 27, 2010 "Siesta Key, Florida"

Here are lovely pictures of Siesta Key, FL at sunset and the moon rising over the Gulf of Mexico.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 5:56 am

Sorry about post #244. For some reason, my pictures are disappearing from photobucket

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:00 am

April 8th, 2010 Discovery's Cloud

Explanation: The space shuttle orbiter Discovery is now docked with the International Space Station, some 350 kilometers above planet Earth. Last Monday, its launch to orbit was a beautiful one as it rose into clear, predawn skies at 6:21am EDT from Kennedy Space Center's pad 39A. Looking east, this time exposure was taken shortly after lift off from a marina about 13 miles west of the launch site in Titusville, Florida. It shows the dawn's emerging colors along the horizon, with wafting rocket contrails at the upper right. The bright streak surrounded by the remarkable, elongated, vapor cloud near the center of the image is the actual track of Discovery, arcing toward the horizon and its orbital rendezvous.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:06 am

April 9th, 2010 Discovery's Dawn

Explanation: On April 5, visitors to Kennedy Space Center saw these colorful clouds, twisting and drifting through dawn skies. Of course, the clouds were rocket engine plumes from the predawn launch of the space shuttle Discovery on the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station. Their layered colors are created as they reflect the reddened light from the still rising Sun. Fittingly, denizens of the space center's rocket garden are lit in the foreground. At the far left is a 1960s vintage multistage Atlas-Agena rocket. Together on the right, are Mercury-Redstone and Mercury-Atlas rockets.

beowulf · Post by **beowulf** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:02 am

:-6:-6

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Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 10:59 am

Lovely picture Beowulf......Thanks:-6

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sun Apr 18, 2010 11:04 am

This picture is from April 12th....Mercury and Venus over Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris...This one's for AussiePam:-6