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Full Moon The moon is currently in Scorpio The moon is 15 days old
Distance: 62 earth radii
Ecliptic latitude: -2 degrees
Ecliptic longitude: 220 degrees
Category Archives: astronomy pictures
Astronomy Calendar 2018
“The cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be,” said Carl Sagan “We know we are approaching the greatest of mysteries.” The Hubble space telescope has made it possible to perceive this mysterious universe in ways … Continue reading
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Astronomy Calendar 2015
Remote galaxies shimmer from the combined light of billions of stars. They display never ending combinations of forms, not only the well known spiral arms. The night sky has far more to offer than what the bare eye is able to … Continue reading
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Want to explore the moon?
O.k. I’ll admit it will be hard to tread in Armstrongs footsteps literally – but that does not mean that you can’t play an important role in current moon research. “But I am not a studied astro physician at all”, … Continue reading
Astronomy Calendar 2014
Our imagination is stressed quite a bit if we look up and see nothing but blinking spots on a clear sky. What a wondrous device something like a telescope is – all of a sudden the little dots turn into … Continue reading
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Astronomy Calendar 2013
When did you look up to the sky the last time and wondered what a magnitude of objects might be there – hidden to the eye because the vast space between you and them? This calendar has a selection of … 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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Astronomy Calendar 2012
The sheer size of the universe makes one thing very certain: There will never be a lack of objects to photograph and make a calendar from. And the astonishing beauty of our cosmos makes the 2012 astronomy calendar a piece … Continue reading
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An Astrophotography Masterpiece of Milky Way
While astrophotography often sends our jaw going down with awe this is extraordinary art: It was created adding serieses of long exposure pictures to a movie, a technique called time lapse photography. As both the camera is moved a bit … Continue reading
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Astronomy Calendar 2011
The next iteration of Astronomy Calendars again caters to all you astronomy freaks out there. For all lovers of pictures of outer space this is the must have calendar for the coming year? Be fascinated by the unbelievable beauty of … Continue reading
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