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Mars in Daylight
Note: Look carefully (top center to the right above the mountain).
Patricio: "Mars is seen climbing at right over the mountains in broad daylight (Sun 7° above horizon)."
"More than a week after its 15-year close approach to Earth, Mars is now receding from our planet. Don't let that fool you, though. Mars is still the brightest object in the midnight sky, almost twice as bright as Jupiter and three times as bright as Sirius."
Image Credit: Patricio Leon
Caption Credit: Patricio Leon, Spaceweather.com
Location: Santiago, Chile
Image Date: August 7, 2018
Technical details: Canon SX60-HS f/6.5 1/500s ISO 100
#Earth #Astronomy #Space #Science #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #Daylight #Opposition #SolarSystem #Skywatching #Astrophotography #Santiago #Chile #SouthAmerica #CitizenScience #STEM #Education
Note: Look carefully (top center to the right above the mountain).
Patricio: "Mars is seen climbing at right over the mountains in broad daylight (Sun 7° above horizon)."
"More than a week after its 15-year close approach to Earth, Mars is now receding from our planet. Don't let that fool you, though. Mars is still the brightest object in the midnight sky, almost twice as bright as Jupiter and three times as bright as Sirius."
Image Credit: Patricio Leon
Caption Credit: Patricio Leon, Spaceweather.com
Location: Santiago, Chile
Image Date: August 7, 2018
Technical details: Canon SX60-HS f/6.5 1/500s ISO 100
#Earth #Astronomy #Space #Science #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #Daylight #Opposition #SolarSystem #Skywatching #Astrophotography #Santiago #Chile #SouthAmerica #CitizenScience #STEM #Education
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Mars, The Moon and A Bottle Rocket
Glenn: "We were launching bottle rockets on the shore of Lake Michigan as the moon and Mars both rose over the horizon. There was no mistaking that reddish glow of Mars!"
A "bottle rocket" is a rocket usually made from a 2 liter soda bottle...Then, the bottle is pressurized using a special latch that keeps the water and air under pressure. The water acts as the "propellant" for the launch. Since water is about 100 times heavier than air, the expelled water produces more thrust than compressed air alone. The base of the bottle is only slightly larger than the launch tube. When the rocket is placed on the launch tube, the body tube becomes a closed pressure vessel. The pressure inside the body tube equals the pressure produced by the air pump. Fins can be attached to the bottom of the body tube to provide stability during the flight. The flight of a water rocket is similar to the flight of a compressed air rocket with one important exception. The mass of the bottle rocket varies during the flight because of the exhausting water plume. (Source: NASA)
Credit: Glenn Hughson
Location: Thompson Township, Michigan, USA
Image Date: July 28, 2018
Technical details: Canon 70D, 6s exposure
#Earth #Astronomy #Space #Science #Moon #BottleRocket #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #Opposition #SolarSystem #Skywatching #Astrophotography #ThompsonTownship #Michigan #UnitedStates #CitizenScience #STEM #Education
Glenn: "We were launching bottle rockets on the shore of Lake Michigan as the moon and Mars both rose over the horizon. There was no mistaking that reddish glow of Mars!"
A "bottle rocket" is a rocket usually made from a 2 liter soda bottle...Then, the bottle is pressurized using a special latch that keeps the water and air under pressure. The water acts as the "propellant" for the launch. Since water is about 100 times heavier than air, the expelled water produces more thrust than compressed air alone. The base of the bottle is only slightly larger than the launch tube. When the rocket is placed on the launch tube, the body tube becomes a closed pressure vessel. The pressure inside the body tube equals the pressure produced by the air pump. Fins can be attached to the bottom of the body tube to provide stability during the flight. The flight of a water rocket is similar to the flight of a compressed air rocket with one important exception. The mass of the bottle rocket varies during the flight because of the exhausting water plume. (Source: NASA)
Credit: Glenn Hughson
Location: Thompson Township, Michigan, USA
Image Date: July 28, 2018
Technical details: Canon 70D, 6s exposure
#Earth #Astronomy #Space #Science #Moon #BottleRocket #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #Opposition #SolarSystem #Skywatching #Astrophotography #ThompsonTownship #Michigan #UnitedStates #CitizenScience #STEM #Education
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Gazing at the Milky Way and Mars
Alan: "A Park interpreter poses for a scene in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, of stargazing with binoculars under the Milky Way on a dark moonless night. Grasslands is perfect for stargazing as it is a Dark Sky Preserve and the horizon is vast and unobstructed."
"Mars is bright to the left and the galactic centre is to the south at right. The view is overlooking the Frenchman River Valley."
Grasslands National Park
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/sk/grasslands
Credit: Alan Dyer
Alan's Website: http://amazingsky.net
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Image Date: August 7, 2018
+Tourism Saskatchewan
+Saskatchewan Science Centre
+Commission for Dark Skies
Technical details:
This is a stack of 4 exposures for the ground and one untracked exposure for the sky, all 30 seconds at f/2.8 with the 20mm Sigma lens and Nikon D750 at ISO 6400. LENR was on.
#Earth #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #Opposition #MilkyWay #Galaxy #SolarSystem #Astrophotography #Photography #Art #Saskatchewan #Canada #STEM #Education
Alan: "A Park interpreter poses for a scene in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, of stargazing with binoculars under the Milky Way on a dark moonless night. Grasslands is perfect for stargazing as it is a Dark Sky Preserve and the horizon is vast and unobstructed."
"Mars is bright to the left and the galactic centre is to the south at right. The view is overlooking the Frenchman River Valley."
Grasslands National Park
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/sk/grasslands
Credit: Alan Dyer
Alan's Website: http://amazingsky.net
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Image Date: August 7, 2018
+Tourism Saskatchewan
+Saskatchewan Science Centre
+Commission for Dark Skies
Technical details:
This is a stack of 4 exposures for the ground and one untracked exposure for the sky, all 30 seconds at f/2.8 with the 20mm Sigma lens and Nikon D750 at ISO 6400. LENR was on.
#Earth #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #Opposition #MilkyWay #Galaxy #SolarSystem #Astrophotography #Photography #Art #Saskatchewan #Canada #STEM #Education
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Mars and Milky Way over Grasslands
Alan: "Mars and the Milky Way over the tipis [teepees] at Two Trees area in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan on August 6, 2018. Some light cloud added the haze and glows to the planets and stars. Illumination is by starlight. No light painting was employed here."
Grasslands National Park
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/sk/grasslands
Credit: Alan Dyer
Alan's Website: http://amazingsky.net
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Image Date: August 6, 2018
+Tourism Saskatchewan
+Saskatchewan Science Centre
Technical details: "This is a stack of 8 exposures for the ground, mean combined to smooth noise, and a single untracked exposure for the sky, all 30 seconds at f/2.8 with the Sigma 20mm lens, and Nikon D750 at ISO 6400 with LENR on."
#Earth #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #Opposition #MilkyWay #Galaxy #SolarSystem #Astrophotography #Photography #Art #Saskatchewan #Canada #STEM #Education
Alan: "Mars and the Milky Way over the tipis [teepees] at Two Trees area in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan on August 6, 2018. Some light cloud added the haze and glows to the planets and stars. Illumination is by starlight. No light painting was employed here."
Grasslands National Park
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/sk/grasslands
Credit: Alan Dyer
Alan's Website: http://amazingsky.net
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Image Date: August 6, 2018
+Tourism Saskatchewan
+Saskatchewan Science Centre
Technical details: "This is a stack of 8 exposures for the ground, mean combined to smooth noise, and a single untracked exposure for the sky, all 30 seconds at f/2.8 with the Sigma 20mm lens, and Nikon D750 at ISO 6400 with LENR on."
#Earth #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #Opposition #MilkyWay #Galaxy #SolarSystem #Astrophotography #Photography #Art #Saskatchewan #Canada #STEM #Education
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Mars 2018: Closest Point to Earth
Kevin: "Mars reached opposition, which means it's orbit was at it's closest point to Earth. This is the closest it's been since 2003 and it won't be this bright again until 2035."
Credit: Kevin Palmer
Kevin's website: www.kevin-palmer.com
Capture location: Johnson, Wyoming, United States
Image Date: July 29, 2018
#Earth #Astronomy #Space #Science #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #Opposition #Stars #SolarSystem #Skywatching #Astrophotography #Photography #Art #Johnson #Wyoming #UnitedStates #STEM #Education
Kevin: "Mars reached opposition, which means it's orbit was at it's closest point to Earth. This is the closest it's been since 2003 and it won't be this bright again until 2035."
Credit: Kevin Palmer
Kevin's website: www.kevin-palmer.com
Capture location: Johnson, Wyoming, United States
Image Date: July 29, 2018
#Earth #Astronomy #Space #Science #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #Opposition #Stars #SolarSystem #Skywatching #Astrophotography #Photography #Art #Johnson #Wyoming #UnitedStates #STEM #Education
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Moon, Mars, and Milky Way
Just two weeks ago, dark skies over the desert in northern Iran held this alluring celestial vista. The dramatic digital mosaic finds the Moon and Mars alongside the Milky Way's dusty rifts, stars, and nebulae. Captured through a series of exposures to cover a range in brightness, that night's otherwise Full Moon is immersed in Earth's shadow. It actually appears fainter and redder than the Red Planet itself during the widely watched total lunar eclipse. For cosmic tourists, the skyscape also includes the Lagoon (M8) and Trifid (M20) nebulae and planet Saturn shining against the Milky Way's pale starlight. The Moon isn't quite done with its shadow play, though. Today, the New Moon partially eclipses the Sun for much of northern planet Earth.
Image Credit & Copyright: Taha Ghouchkanlu (TWAN)
Taha's website: http://twanight.org/taha
Release Date: August 11, 2018
+Astronomy Picture of the Day (APoD)
#Earth #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #Moon #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #Opposition #Saturn #SolarSystem #Stars #MilkyWay #Galaxy #Lagoon #Nebula #M8 #Trifid #M20 #Cosmos #Universe #Iran #ایران #Astrophotography #Photography #Art #STEM #Education #APoD
Just two weeks ago, dark skies over the desert in northern Iran held this alluring celestial vista. The dramatic digital mosaic finds the Moon and Mars alongside the Milky Way's dusty rifts, stars, and nebulae. Captured through a series of exposures to cover a range in brightness, that night's otherwise Full Moon is immersed in Earth's shadow. It actually appears fainter and redder than the Red Planet itself during the widely watched total lunar eclipse. For cosmic tourists, the skyscape also includes the Lagoon (M8) and Trifid (M20) nebulae and planet Saturn shining against the Milky Way's pale starlight. The Moon isn't quite done with its shadow play, though. Today, the New Moon partially eclipses the Sun for much of northern planet Earth.
Image Credit & Copyright: Taha Ghouchkanlu (TWAN)
Taha's website: http://twanight.org/taha
Release Date: August 11, 2018
+Astronomy Picture of the Day (APoD)
#Earth #Astronomy #Space #Science #Stars #Moon #Mars #Planet #RedPlanet #Opposition #Saturn #SolarSystem #Stars #MilkyWay #Galaxy #Lagoon #Nebula #M8 #Trifid #M20 #Cosmos #Universe #Iran #ایران #Astrophotography #Photography #Art #STEM #Education #APoD
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