Astronomy Picture of the Day Archives
 

Astronomy picture of the Day Archives

There's a nice picture of a nebula on that website today.

2015 March 12: Along the Cygnus Wall

BF:hug::hug::hug:

beautiful!!!!
 

Here is the link, BF,

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150312.html

Thank you Mari.:) BF:hug::hug::hug:

On the site that's linked and under where it says "Explanation", I love looking at some of the ones where it says "Tomorrows pictures". Just amazing.

They are. On October,2018 they plan on putting a much more powerful telescope in space. The telescope is called the James Webb Space Telescope,and it's much bigger,and more powerful,and will have a different orbit. BF:hug::hug::hug:

Solar Eclipse, Spring Equinox, Supermoon: Trio of Celestial Events Set for Friday
 

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/sol...ry?id=29727161

Total Solar Eclipse in Europe North Africa
http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2015-march-20

Supermoon

Spring Equinox: 6:45 p.m. ET - - - - HAPPY SPRING!!!!!


http://thewatchers.adorraeli.com/201...march-20-2015/

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I have a special solar filter to look at the sun directly. I want to see a eclipse. When I look at the sun with that filter,it looks like the moon. I bought it online for about 15 dollars. I still don't look at it to long. I don't stare at the sun with this device to long. Our eyesight is presious,and I want to keep it that way. BF:hug::hug::hug:

This was on one of my aussie news sites today.
I thought you may be interested BF and Mari and anyone else ;)

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articl...30/4205494.htm
ABC News Australia
Celestial penguin the result of galactic destruction

Here are some other interesting articles as well
http://www.abc.net.au/science/starstuff/

Thank you Lara. BF:hug::hug::hug:

That is soooo coool. Did you see the eclipse, BF?

Here, it was visible in late morning. I slept through it.:Doh:And several hours past it.:o:rolleyes: I could not have looked at the sun, but I would have liked to have seen the light turn red outside. Sigh.

I was outside in a total one when I was little, maybe 7 or 8. Suddenly it got dark and but for this eerie reddish glow. Kinda scary but also cool. I remember I was glad when the sun came back.

Hey Waves. I didn't see the eclipse. I'm not sure if it could be seen in this area. I usually know about these things,but I've been going through a hard time. BF:hug::hug::hug:

A neat, although brief, video of the blood moon last night.

Blood moon graces Australian skies in shortest lunar eclipse of the century
from ABC Australia

WOWWW. That was gorgeous. Thank you, Lara.

I hope you start to feel better soon, BF. I send you warm thoughts. :hug::hug:

Lara and BF,
All these images fill me with awe. As for the Penguin collision, I wonder what views aliens - or humans living in other galaxies - will get when the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies collide in 4 billion years.

Dave.

Pluto flyby
 

Where are you BF? I hope you're doing well. :hug:
I was just looking at a neat article about Pluto and thought you may be interested.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-0...-focus/6566818
Pluto Comes Into Focus - ABC news Australia

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-1...-pluto/6616834
New Horizons Pluto mission: Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex to receive data from dwarf planet close encounter.

There will be close up photos coming tonight [Aust night I mean]
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ne...ain/index.html
Countdown page at NASA [Edited to add: 4 hrs and 44 mins as I type this - so the photos will start coming down to earth after that. ]

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ne...ges/index.html
Image Gallery NASA

Hey Lara. I'm here. I'm very withdrawn these days. I love the Pluto pictures,and journey. BF:hug::hug::hug:

Hi,

I saw those beautiful pictures on BBC news. They are both beautiful and wondrous.


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