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Circumpolar Startrails above World of Aches

M.H.M — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:48:18 +0000

Circumpolar startrails above a beautiful natural arch. Located near Moab, Utah, Arches National Park is home to over 2,000 natural sandstone arches. The park lies atop an underground salt bed, which caused the formation of the arches, sandstone fins, and enormous monoliths in the area. The salt bed was deposited over the Colorado Plateau around 300 million years ago when a sea flowed into the region and eventually evaporated. Over countless millennia, the erosive forces of water and wind have shaped the geologic wonderland we see today at Arches. As noted by the photographer “The numerous sandstone arches produce natural windows into the sky. So it offers the perfect setting to unify Earth and Heaven in a series of photographs using long time exposures on dark, moonless nights. This TWAN photo captures the graceful arc of star trails through the timeless geologic picture frames of Arches National Park“. Photographer: Fred Espenak/Mreclipse.com.

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Source: Fred Espenak

A Fearless Man Try to Defy The Universe

M.H.M — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:12:22 +0000

The enchanting beauty of a clear summer sky. The Milky Way, the disc of our galaxy, home to billions of stars, stands above the southern horizon. A streaking meteor and a passing satellite are also captured in this lucky shot. The yellow glow at the horizon are lights from the nearby towns. Photographer: Oshin D. Zakarian in his work entitled, “Touched by the Sky”. The photo was shot at Kataleh Khor, Zanjan, Iran on August 2011.

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Source: Twanight

A Milky Way View from Ilha Grande of Brazil

M.H.M — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:16:44 +0000

Stunning view of the Milky Way appears above coconut palms at the shores of Ilha Grande, Brazil. Note Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila, above the palms. This island is located off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state and it is largely undeveloped and noted for its scenic beauty. Ilha Grande is one of the most pristine remnants of Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest and one of the richest ecosystems in the world. Photographer: Babak Tafreshi in his work entitled, “A Postcard from Brazil”.

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Source: Twanight

Astonomy Photographer of 2011 Winner – Galactic Paradise by Tunc Tezel

M.H.M — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:31:57 +0000

This heavenly view of the southern Milky Way arching in the sky space is photographed from a remote island in the Pacific Ocean. On the left the brightest region in the band of Milky Way is the galactic central bulge toward the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius. Bright stars of Alpha and Beta Centauri, the Southern Cross, and the Coalsack dark nebula appear in the right along the fading Milky Way band. This pacific paradise in the southern hemisphere is Mangaia, the most southerly of the Cook Islands. This volcanic remnant has the distinction of being the oldest island in the Pacific dating back to about 18 million years ago. As noted by the photographer, Tunc Tezel “I traveled to this 10 km wide island with only 500 Polynesian residents because the total solar eclipse path of 11 July 2010 was passing over this location.“

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What the photographer says:

‘When I travelled to see the total solar eclipse of 11 July 2010, I stayed in Oneroa village on the west coast of Mangaia, Cook Islands. This is how the sky looked from a relatively open area just outside Oneroa village.’

Hutech modified Canon 5D DSLR camera with a 24 mm lens – What it shows:

Forming a dramatic backdrop to a tropical skyline, the Milky Way galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars in a disc-like structure. Our Sun lies within the disc, about two-thirds of the way out from the centre, so we see it as a bright band encircling the sky. This southern hemisphere view highlights dark clouds of dust that aboriginal Australian astronomers called the ‘Emu in the sky’.

What the judges say:

Will Gater says: ‘This beautiful image has a truly magical feel to it. I love how the rich star fields of the Milky Way appear to follow the line of the horizon. Look closely and you’ll see many pink nebulae nestled within our galaxy’s spiral arms.’

What Flickr members say:

Ayiomamitis says: ‘WoW!…Truly outstanding in every sense of the word. Great composition and equally great execution.’

Source: NMM UK

Amazing Earth Aurora Australis from ISS

M.H.M — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 03:07:37 +0000

This panoramic view, photographed from the International Space Station (ISS), looking past the docked space shuttle Atlantis’ cargo bay and part of the station including a solar array panel toward Earth, was taken on July 14 as the joint complex passed over the southern hemisphere. Aurora Australis or the Soutern Lights can be seen on Earth’s horizon and a number of stars are visible also.

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Source: NASA Photostream | You might be interested on Mysterious Object at the Moon (LINK)

Earth Next to Jupiter [PIC]

M.H.M — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:05:37 +0000

Have you ever wonder how Earth look like if we put it next to the Jupiter? Come see this. It is not that hard to imagine this. Note: The background is the “eye” of the Jupiter. Enjoy!

Also, see this video. The foreground horizon imagery in the video makes it look like Jupiter would take up the entire sky, but as it turns out they’re using a zoomed in view of ~15°. It would be big, but not that big. What do you think?

A Photo of Ocean Borders

M.H.M — Sun, 01 May 2011 05:00:00 +0000

I thought this merging oceans or ocean borders was the most unusual thing I saw on the Alaskan cruise in the water. These two bodies of water were merging in the middle of the Alaskan gulf and there was a foam developing only at their junction. I thought this was an example of a Halocline, which is a cline caused by a strong, vertical salinity gradient within a body of water. However, a few people have commented that a Halocline is more of a horizontal phenomenon and this is more vertically oriented.

I am pretty confident that what you are seeing is a result of the melting glaciers being composed of fresh water and the ocean has a higher percentage of salt causing the two bodies of water to have different densities and therefore makes it more difficult to mix. I’m told they will eventually mix given enough time. Anyway, whatever it is, the merging oceans surely an amazing nature event.

Photo Credit: Kent Smith

Saguaro Moon Rising over the Sonoran Desert

M.H.M — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:54:00 +0000

A Full Moon rising such this amazing red moon can be a dramatic celestial sight, and Full Moons can have many names. For example, tonight’s Full Moon, the one nearest the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, is popularly called the Harvest Moon. Recorded on a trip to the American southwest, this contribution to compelling images of moonrise is appropriately titled Saguaro Moon.

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Where this harvest or Saguaro moon has been shot? For you information, Saguaros, which is a large, tree-sized cactus, only grow in the Sonoran Desert, so it is definitely Arizona. Do you agree with me on this?

Source: Apod via Reddit.com

Amazing Red Moon [PIC]

M.H.M — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:05:53 +0000

A red moon, or also known as blood moon or sanguine moon, is the first full moon after the harvest moon, which is the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox. In the picture, the red moon over the ruin of an unknown ancient structure was photographed brilliantly. Why the moon looks bigger? When the moon is nearer the horizon, it appears bigger. Scientists believe it is an example of the Ponzo illusion. Enjoy the amazing red moon!

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Youtube Video – Red Moon Rising

Photo Credit: Wikispaces

First Amateur Picture of Saturn

M.H.M — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:28:28 +0000

A team of GLP curious lads tested their 14″ telescope with the computer control software and the live camera. Here is a quick image of Saturn to give you an idea of what their scope can do. The image could be better focused but you get the idea. According to them, “was a cool night of testing the scope software and cam”.

The first amateur photo of Saturn. Not too bad eh?

This is truly a new discovery. Some people suggested that to point it at the moon, having a look at the “alien” bases up there and confirm if its made of rock, or Swiss cheese or has an atmosphere or not. Many knows what NASA already says about the moon but at the same time, since NASA are a lying bunch of ***wads, people like some real information on the moon. This could be the alternative. For those who don’t see it yet, Mystery in front of the Full Moon.

Source: GLP