Current Moon Phase
Waning Gibbous Moon The moon is currently in Sagittarius The moon is 17 days old
Distance: 61 earth radii
Ecliptic latitude: -4 degrees
Ecliptic longitude: 245 degrees
Monthly Archives: August 2012
September 29 – Uranus At Opposition
On September 29, 2012, the planet Uranus will be considered to be “close” to the planet earth. The distance separating the two planets only will be 19.1 AU (1 AU equals approximately 150 million kilometers). This makes the planet Uranus … Continue reading
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Time lapse video from the ISS
The name of this website is look at stars – but the opposite direction is very beautiful, too: A look from the ISS in a stunning time lapse video makes Galileo Galileis quote true: If you could see the earth … Continue reading
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Color photo of Mars surface
If you are not afraid of very large image files (this one is over 9MB large), have a look at this high-resolution picture that the recently landed curiosity rover sent to earth: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA16051.jpg It is the first high resolution pic … Continue reading
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