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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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Category Archives: Aviation
Have You Ever Dreamed…
Have you ever dreamed about what flying with the Blue Angels would be like… Make sure you notice the control surface deflections…. amazing stuff.
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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
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Low Flying and Crazy Fast Passes
A little aviation fun for the day
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Magic Carpet Ride
Nothing like a little aviation to get the day going
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Strike Fighter Ball
I have to admit, “Saturday Night’s Allright For Fighting” is one of my favorite tunes. I had never heard the Kid Rock version unitl now. I like it much better than the original. Paired with this video, it ROCKS!
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Raptor
I finally found the time to take a look at this video that was posted over at Lex’s. Good comments on this post (as usual at Lex’s) too. WOW! I never understood what the USAF was so excited about with … Continue reading
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Tanker Built in Alabama – Future Problems?
I ran across this opinion piece from the Seattle PI, that puts an interesting spin on the infrastructure / culture issues surrounding the EADS Taker contract. This is something that most folks don’t spend a lot of time thinking about. … Continue reading
66 Years Ago Today
66 Years ago today one of the most pivotal naval battles in US history was fought. Out in the Pacific Ocean, 600 miles from Hawaii a carrier battle was fought that many people have marked as the beginning of the … Continue reading
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Low Passes
You know there is a LOT of interesting video hanging out on You Tube and other places. Some of them hold little or no interest for me, and others are right up my alley. This one is pretty incredible.
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