Archive for January, 2012
Clark Telescope, Lowell Observatory
Check out these telescope images:
Clark Telescope, Lowell Observatory
Image by brewbooks
24-inch (0.61 m) Alvan Clark refractor Telescope
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Hidden Telescopes…
Image by Sailor Coruscant
This is the view from my bedroom. It’s rather cute, but sadly it’s a little hard to spot the actual telescopes. 3/5 (technically 6, but 6 is 3km away) are actually visible in the photo, if you know where to look.
Oh, and it’s been raining a lot since we got here. Somehow I’m not surprised.
3 CommentsRIP: Clare Fischer, multi-genre pianist, composer, and arranger
RIP: Clare Fischer, multi-genre pianist, composer, and arranger
Of course, for the sake of fairness (I suppose), we couldn't choose our own planets. We had to draw slips of paper from a bowl. I drew Mars. Fuck Mars. It's just close to Earth and was maybe at one point inhabitable. Lame. Neptune's rad, though.
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NASA's new mission to find Pluto's rings may prove to be dangerous
The outer solar system planets all have rings. Saturn is the most famous ringed planet, but Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune have rings too. However, until now, the dinky Pluto that orbits the solar system's hinterland hasn't shown any signs of a ring …
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No CommentsLondon Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis – The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis – The Planets, Op. 32: III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
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Cool Planet Jupiter images
Some cool Planet Jupiter images:
Jupiter
Image by Johnson Cameraface
If you live in the the UK, take a look outside to the south at around 22:00 (clear skies permitting and during august) and you should see a bright object at a low position in the sky.
This is the planet Jupiter passing through the constellation of Sagittarius (hence the SGR bit in the notes) if you live outside the UK you will have to make do with this rough picture! Taken on a 15 second exposure, on a tripod, behind a hedge to cut down on street light glare. I must get some better pictures soon.
Jupiter at Night, low light
Image by Otto Phokus
The planet Jupiter ( I think), long exposure, maybe a little bit too long. First attempts at night time, low light, or night sky photograpy.