Wednesday, November 27, 2013

RIP Comet ISON

Comet Ison like Icarus, flew too close to the sun.

Comet ISON, imaged by longtime amateur astrophotograper Damian Peach in the U.K. He used a 4-inch f/5 telescope for 12 minutes of combined exposures on November 15th. Credit: Damian Peach / SkyandTelescope.com / National Geographic




Sunday, April 28, 2013

Earth's Moon Selene, from the Edge of Space

Photograph by NASA Earth Observatory taken above 21.5°N, 113.3°E by International Space Station crew Expedition 13, on July 20, 2006 over the South China Sea.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Earth's Moon Selene wobbles!


Geocentric phase, libration, position angle of the axis, and apparent diameter of the Moon throughout the year 2011, at hourly intervals.

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