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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: Humor
Geeky Fun
Every once in a while you stumble across something that is just terribly geeky and cool, like this.
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Friday Funny
An attractive blonde from Cork, Ireland, arrived at the casino. She seemed a little intoxicated and bet twenty thousand dollars in a single roll of the dice. She said, “I hope you don’t mind, but I feel much luckier when I’m … Continue reading
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TV Mashup – A Team
Let’s close out this series, and the year with the best of these.
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TV Mashup – Love Boat
This one is almost painful but, still funny. You kind of need to be a geek to understand all the character references though.
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The Christmas Noun IS HERE
Put away all of your beverages, a Class 3 beverage alert has been declared. My current favorite author is at it again with his annual Christmas Noun story. As Larry explains this is installment four of the annual short story. … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving
Time for a little Thanksgiving fun, with a classic that still holds it’s humor over the years. Have a Happy Thanksgiving — Enjoy some time with your families.
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Amazing Skills
For those of us that have spent prolonged periods in the gym, or on the ice, or on the playing field you know the situation. Bored with the standard drills, your looking for that challenge…finding that little skill that is … Continue reading
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