The other night the sky was one of the clearest nights I've seen this year. I got a few pictures and made this reel of them. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cyt2OsNLhfr/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== I would love a few more nights like this.
Tag: Space
Starlink Flyby
Last night I got home and it was a beautiful clear night, the most clear night in weeks. As I stood watching I noticed this unusual line which I thought was light reflecting off an aerial or something.Then I saw it moving... I managed to get this little video of it. https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cyt2OsNLhfr/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== The thing is … Continue reading Starlink Flyby
Message in a Bottle to Europa
Send you name to Jupiter's moon Europa with NASA's Europa clipper mission:Join the mission and have your name engraved on NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft as it travels 1.8 billion miles to explore Europa, an ocean world that may support life. Sign your name today to the "Message in a Bottle!"Click the link to send your … Continue reading Message in a Bottle to Europa
The Little Green Comet
It may or may not have escaped your notice that there's a comet in our neighbourhood at the moment. From Earth it's a faint (like really faint) smudge that you might just be able to see with the naked eye. If you're one of those lucky people that has the time and proper equipment to … Continue reading The Little Green Comet
Space Day 2022
Apparently according to the media today is space day - I had no idea until just now. The long name for it is International Day of Human Spaceflight. So I thought I would make a post on it becasue space is kinda cool, human spaceflight is kinda cool and it's expanding our understanding of the … Continue reading Space Day 2022
Photography and a Lesson in Preparation
Earlier in the year I did a little self investing and I bought myself a star tracker. For anyone that doesn't know what this does, it can cancel out the rotation of the Earth so that long exposure camera shots can be taken without getting streaky stars. What it essentially does is rotate the camera … Continue reading Photography and a Lesson in Preparation
Comic Cosmos – Water Vapour on Europa
The other day the Hubble space telescope detected water vapour on Jupiter's moon Europa. In such a cold environment this wast expected. What's there to learn here, unexpected forces at work or something else?
The Cosmic Chronicles – The Living System
From the Earth, to the Sun and out towards the great interstellar unknown every object has it's story. All these things making up the universe, our solar system and life on Earth is as much a part of this great infinite clockwork. In fact the word Cosmos means the universe as a complex, ordered entity, … Continue reading The Cosmic Chronicles – The Living System
The Cosmic Chronicles – One Droplet in the Infinite
From the Earth, to the Sun and out towards the great interstellar unknown every object has it's story. All these things making up the universe, our solar system and life on Earth is as much a part of this great infinite clockwork. In fact the word Cosmos means the universe as a complex, ordered entity, … Continue reading The Cosmic Chronicles – One Droplet in the Infinite
100 Ways to Die in Space – # 19 Jumping
Welcome to 100 Ways to Die in Space Hi there bloggies, welcome to a new and fun little feature - 100 ways to die in space. Taking inspiration from a million ways to die in the west I'll be taking a somewhat tongue in cheek at the many and various ways that space is somewhat … Continue reading 100 Ways to Die in Space – # 19 Jumping
100 Ways to Die in Space – # 18 Falling
Welcome to 100 Ways to Die in Space Hi there bloggies, welcome to a new and fun little feature - 100 ways to die in space. Taking inspiration from a million ways to die in the west I'll be taking a somewhat tongue in cheek at the many and various ways that space is somewhat … Continue reading 100 Ways to Die in Space – # 18 Falling
100 Ways to Die in Space – # 17 Black Hole
Welcome to 100 Ways to Die in Space Hi there bloggies, welcome to a new and fun little feature - 100 ways to die in space. Taking inspiration from a million ways to die in the west I'll be taking a somewhat tongue in cheek at the many and various ways that space is somewhat … Continue reading 100 Ways to Die in Space – # 17 Black Hole
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