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23 Nov, 2009

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY 2009 POSTERS

Posted by: baterya In: thought

Fantastic retro International Year of Astronomy 2009 Posters by Simon Page.  Apparently, what started as Page’s personal project got the attention of the IYA2009 and ended up becoming official promotional work for the organization.

This is the Triangulum Galaxy, a member of our local group residing about 3 million light years away.  Below is the Io, one of Jupeter’s moon and as of January 2009, Jupiter has 49 official, named moons and 14 more unofficial ones still under consideration.
How do you photograph something that’s 3 million light years away? [...]

24 Sep, 2009

ASTRONOMY PHOTOGRAPHER 2009

Posted by: baterya In: thought

British photographer Martin Pugh has been named the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2009. Martin’s Horsehead Nebula, which also won the Deep Space category, was taken with a 12.5” diameter Richey-Chrétien telescope and CCD camera mounted in his garden shed in Canberra, Australia. Martin, originally from Dudley in the Midlands, acquired the picture over 14 [...]

10 Sep, 2009

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE IS ALIVE

Posted by: baterya In: thought

The Hubble Space Telescope is alive, refurbished, and delivering fresh images. “This marks a new beginning for Hubble,” said Ed Weiler, associate administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. “The telescope was given an extreme makeover and now is significantly more powerful than ever, well-equipped to last into the next decade.”


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  • Love isn’t a fairytale, it isn’t perfect, and it doesn’t always come easy. But it is something that we should hold on to for the rest of our lives, because it’s the only thing that’s worth fighting for.

  • Hero: someone we admire. Someone we look up to. Someone who gives us hope. Not a myth, or an icon, or a legend- someone solid, genuine and real. An ordinary person who does extraordinary things. A hero picks us up when we are down. Believes in us before we believe in ourselves. Inspires us to expand and embrace what’s possible. Helps us realize that we can be heroes, too - Kobi Yamada

  • Devil’s Pool - a small lagoon, enclosed by rocks, on the edge of one of the biggest, most beautiful waterfalls in the world, Victoria Falls. Set on Livingstone Island, at a height of 103 meters, Devil’s Pool is definitely one of the most surreal locations on Earth

  • Enchanted Well or Poco Encantado.  Located in Chapada Diamantina National Park in Brazil.  - This giant sunken pool is 120 feet deep and the water is so transparent the rocks and ancient tree trunks are visible on the bottom. Access to this pond is highly controlled for environmental protection of its rare and delicate ecosystem.

  • I don’t believe in fate or destiny. I believe in various degrees of hatred, paranoia, and abandonment. However much of that gets heaped upon you doesn’t matter - it’s only a matter of how much you can take and what it does to you — Henry Rollins