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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: October 2007
Valour IT
Give Now, you must. If you have to limit yourself to only one charitable give this year, now is the time and Soldier’s Angels is the place. Wait for the widget to appear. For some reason it is taking a … Continue reading
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Old Skills and Self Reliance
Over the past 12-18 months my subconscious has been having an influence on my activities. I am sure that my reading selections over this same time frame has been having an impact as well. As a result, I have found … Continue reading
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Gen. Pace
A lot has been written about the recent retirement of Gen. Pace from the Marine Corps, and public service. My mother actually met the General at a DAR event a couple of years ago, and was overwhelmed by his charisma, … Continue reading
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Afghanistan Next?
Most of you have probably seen the scuttlebutt that The Corps is positioning to redeploy from Iraq to Afghanistan, turning over responsibility for Iraqi operations to the Army. There are a lot of great arguments that the proposed change is … Continue reading
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