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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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Daily Archives: March 17, 2008
Midwest Kyuki-do Tournament
So yesterday was the Midwest American Kyuki-do Federation Tournament. It made for a very long day, and was the first one of these tournaments that I had been to. A little background: Kyuki-do is a a martial art that is … Continue reading
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Vets For Freedom
I’ve been pondering what I should write about this event. After reading and seeing some of the stuff from the kickoff in San Diego on Friday I really wanted to try and catch one of their stops. Unfortunately they are … Continue reading
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3am Phone Call – SNL
I had stopped watching SNL years ago. If it is this funny consistently, I may have start picking it up again. <span style=”margin: 0pt auto; display: block; width: 425px”> [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.486925&w=425&h=350&fv=deepLinkID%3D229104%26overridevideoControls%3Dcontrols%2Fcontrols_nbc_gray.swf%26overrideKeyword1%3Dsnl%26overrideRandom%3D547065340281%26overridevolume%3D50%26passAlong_baseLocation%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fvideo.nbc.com%2Fembed%2Fplayer_3-x%2F%26playerID%3Dvideoplayer%26passAlong_configID%3D16005] <span style=”float: left”><a href=”http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/play.shtml?mea=229104″>from www.nbc.com</a></span> <span style=”font-size: 10px; float: … Continue reading
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