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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: Culture
Media Woes
There are always things that are popping up on my radar that send little bells spinning away in my brain. Today I want to point out two examples of things that have popped multiple times in the past couple of … Continue reading
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Buy A Book
At the end of the month a new book is coming out. I have read an advanced copy and really enjoyed it. The book is written by Mike Kupari and Larry Correia. This is like the third book that Larry … Continue reading
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Haka
I had a brief flirtation with playing rugby. It was a lot of fun until I blew out my ankle (again). Internationally, the sport is big, in the states not so much. As a result, one of the things that … Continue reading
A Meme
I don’t necessarily agree with their list but, hey it is a meme and “all the cool kids are doing it”. I’ll just join in. To follow the NPR (US National Public Radio) meme, copy this list, putting in Bold … Continue reading
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A New Greatest Generation?
It sounds like there is a nice look at our current crop of war veterans coming up in the next issue of Time. I haven’t read the article but, it sounds like it makes a lot of the points that … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Leadership, Marines, Military
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The Swiss Paradigm
Confederate Yankee: Shoot Twice, Then Go Home. An interesting, if brief, reminder of the success that one of our European friends have had without resorting to any gun control. Just as a corollary observation, can you recall any riots or … Continue reading
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…and it’s not even Christmas.
I can’t believe that I have not seen this video before now. I think it is time to dust off the DVDs and watch the whole set (again).
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Wrong Turn
So the UN has taken some research material and come to some interesting conclusions. For the purpose of this discussion let’s make some baseline assumptions. Human rights can be defined as natural or inalienable rights. These are distinct a different … Continue reading
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It Ought to be
A national holiday. At least it should get as much attention as Elvis’ birthday. On May 26, 1907 Marion Robert Morrison came into the world in Winterset, Iowa. When he left on June 11, 1979 he was John Wayne, an … Continue reading
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New Business
The Mad Rocket Scientist, over at Random Nuclear Strikes is reacting to the recent news events regarding unannounced police raids. In case you have not been following the news there is a flurry of recent events on this topic, including: … Continue reading
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