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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: Threats
A Positive to The Econimic Crisis
I have made no bone about my opinions of the threat that is posed to the United States by Iran. I have pretty clearly stated my opinion that Iran has been a huge supporter of terrorism across the globe since … Continue reading
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Iranian Fusion
Ed Morrisey over at Hot Air popped this one up a few days ago. He nails most of this on the head so I won’t drive too deep into it. I looked at the headline and the fusion comment puzzled … Continue reading
Posted in Foriegn Policy, Iran, Terrorism, Threats
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SCOTUS – Understanding The Constitution
Hmmm… It is assumed that those that are members of the Supreme Court of the United States understand what is written in The Constitution. It is a fairly short document, it seems to be pretty clearly written (as opposed to … Continue reading
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Europe’s Terrorism Puzzle
Across the Atlantic, a number of pieces of the terrorism puzzle are gradually being exposed. We see some indication of the size the issue, and the pervasiveness of institutional funding that originates in the middle-east. Douglas Farah has broken some … Continue reading
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Iran in Central America
A couple of days ago I commented on an article that indicated that Iran Republican Guards were active in Nicaragua, with the tacit approval of the Nicaraguan government. Yesterday the folks over that the Counterterrorism Blog pointed to an article … Continue reading
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Non-Professional Satellite Intelligence
With the advent of: a.) The Internet b.) Terrabyte (and larger) sized databases, and the means to manage them c.) Commercially available Hi Res Satellite images there has been a growth of folks that are out there looking for specific … Continue reading
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