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- Composite of a Series of Images Taken From Space Aboard the Station
This is a composite of a series of images photographed from a mounted camera on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, from approximately 240 miles above Earth. Space station hardware in the foreground includes the Mini-Research Module (MRM1, center) and a Russian Progress vehicle docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment (right). Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit said of the photographic techniques used to achieve the images: "My star trail images are made by taking a time exposure of about 10 to 15 minutes. However, with modern digital cameras, 30 seconds is about the longest exposure possible, due to electronic detector noise effectively snowing out the image. To achieve the longer exposures I do what many amateur astronomers do. I take multiple 30-second exposures, then 'stack' them using imaging software, thus producing the longer exposure." A total of 47 images photographed by the astronaut-monitored stationary camera were combined to create this composite. Image Credit: NASA
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Monthly Archives: July 2007
COOL!
Some years ago I had a major project that I was involved in and we were looking for a team building event. So, we took the entire team off to see Star Wars Episode 2 when it was first released, … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Sci-fi
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Swamped
Haven’t posted in a bit. I’ve been swamped with work and travel. More frequent posts to come.
Posted in Admin
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July 4th
Excerpted from the Decleration of Independence: When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays
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Independence Day 2007
Excerpted from the Declaration of Independence: When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the … Continue reading
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Baqubah – Our Enemy Revealed
As I have said before, there are others that manage to be much more eloquent than I. Steve Schippert over at threatswatch lays out an opinion that I share, and expresses it much better than I can. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Iraq
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The Reality and “The Horror”
Over the past few years we as Americans have learned a lot more than we ever wanted to about al Qaeda. From the Reagan years through the present we have learned more and more about the capability and morals of … Continue reading
Posted in GWOT, Iraq
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