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Delta IV launch. Cocoa Beach, FL.
Astronomy / Space Random Astronomy Pic Thread
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Delta IV launch. Cocoa Beach, FL.
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Green Meteor near Skyislands, India.
Yup, I'll take it.
Also, this thread needs a "Just rep 'em all" button.
For those of you taking your own Astro shots - what are you using for tracking? Exposure settings? Lenses/telescope attachments?
Looking at dabbling at astro with my M43 kits, probably not "ideal" for this sort of thing, but I'm sur eI could get some respectable images with some effort and messing around...
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Another iconic image from Hubble...
In 2002, there was a slow week in space. so the Head Guy on NASA's HST program decided to point Hubble at a point in space that - as far as anyone knew - was "empty".
10 days later, they closed the shutter. This is what came back from the chemists...
In 2002, there was a slow week in space. so the Head Guy on NASA's HST program decided to point Hubble at a point in space that - as far as anyone knew - was "empty".
10 days later, they closed the shutter. This is what came back from the chemists...
Edit: Oops! 1996, not 2002. My bad.
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CMDR_Orlando
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"Empty" alright! 
Cant rep you but here's the +1 anyway!
Cant rep you but here's the +1 anyway!
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"The Eye of Africa" or Structure of Richat, photographed by Thomas Pesquet (astronaut in the ISS)
Saturn's North Pole
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Sahara Desert seen from the Space Station's EarthKAM
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We had a good thing going here before my well vacation [big grin] so here's another try on getting it rolling again:
Shamelessly stolen from r/spaceporn
Shamelessly stolen from r/spaceporn
