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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: March 2010
So Weird
Evidently something unusual has been taking place at PSU. Even though I matriculated from PSU oh so many moons ago, I tend to skim through news items and ignore the goings on there. The school and I parted ways when … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Guns, Portland
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Complacency
Over at Flopping Aces, there is an interesting post up discussing the phenomenon of complacency within America. What caught my eye was: During our political discussion Steve said to me “why do you even care about politics? Why even try … Continue reading
Creative Writing
I have shamelessly lifted the below text from here. It is just too funny not to share. How can you possibly take anything seriously after reading through this. HOW GUN MAGAZINES WRITE ARTICLES Instruction From The Editor To The Journalist: … Continue reading
Posted in Guns, Humor
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Earth Science
Who knew that these guys were out there, sitting in their labs and crunching numbers like this. Even more interesting is going to be what the global warming crowd can do with things like this. From NASA…. The Feb. 27 … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Science, Weather
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Solar Activity
A while back I wrote a piece that pointed to the science that supported the conclusion that solar activity has a greater impact on terrestrial climate than any other factor. The data looked a lot better than man made influence … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Science
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AWESOME
The word awesome has had some interesting evolution in it’s use throughout my lifetime. After seeing the picture below, I cannot think of a better one work description.
Posted in Culture, Humor
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Big doings at SCOTUS today. B…
Big doings at SCOTUS today. Be interesting to see how they view the 14th Amd after they hear arguments and reach a decision
Taking Back the Infantry Half-Kilometer | Defense Tech
A nice piece in Defense Tech, that leads to the source article. In short, the Army’s approach to training and fighting was great for Iraq and an urban environment. In Afghanistan… not working so well. Long range fire fights are … Continue reading
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McDonald vs Chicago
An interesting Supreme Court case coming up. I’ve been following it as it has ramped up but, this month (tomorrow) the oral arguments are actually scheduled. There are some good discussions of the issues in question out there. The best … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Guns
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