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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: May 2009
Who Is Your Hero Campaign
The Bob Woodward foundation has begun a tech based, social networking campaign that you should know about. You might remember that Woodward was reporting in Iraq when the convoy that he was traveling in was targeted. Woodward was wounded in … Continue reading
Posted in Experiments, Heroes
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What’s Missing?
Gary Horne has a nice piece up here. In it he has a concise op-ed on Cowboys, Indians, Good, Evil, Politicians, and values. It always comes down to values. So, how are you raising your kids?
Posted in Culture
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A Saturn V / Apollo launch. I…
A Saturn V / Apollo launch. I miss those
RT @NASA: Atlantis has achieve…
RT @NASA: Atlantis has achieved orbit eight minutes, 30 seconds after its launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. – Still not as cool …
RT @NASA: Launch! On time at 2…
RT @NASA: Launch! On time at 2:01:56 p.m. EDT. – Very cool video from NASA
RT @NASA: Final countdown has …
RT @NASA: Final countdown has begun. 2:01:56 EDT launch time. Watch on NASA TV and http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
Hey NASA still call the crew t…
Hey NASA still call the crew transport vehicle an “Astro Van”. Very cool, even if I do have a vision of the Jetsons going through my head
Space Shuttle Launch Today
Atlantis is in place, fueled and ready to go. Crew is boarding. Weather looks good. There won’t be too many more of these space shuttle flights as the platform ages, and the budgets continue to shrink. Take the time to … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, Science, Space
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Another day in the Q4 push. I…
Another day in the Q4 push. I don’t care to comment on work but it is dragging me down right now and for a few more weeks.
Well another Mother’s day just about in the books. Not too bad a day even though it started out with my two year old waking me up covered in her own feces. Need to keep working on the potty training … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Personal, Venting
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