from NASA.gov Newly released portraits show the International Space Station together with the space shuttle, the vehicle that helped build the complex during the last decade. The pictures are the first taken of a shuttle docked to the station from the perspective of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. On May 23, the Soyuz was carrying [...]
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Shuttle And Station
Posted by David Parmet on June 7, 2011
http://www.backyardstargazer.com/2011/06/07/shuttle-and-station/
The Heart Of The Milky Way
Plains Milky Way from Randy Halverson on Vimeo. Simply beautiful video of the heart of the Milky Way. Watch full screen on HD for full-on awesomeness. Via Bad Astronomy Related articles Striking view of ‘Milky Way twin’ (theboldcorsicanflame.wordpress.com) Four Percent of Galaxies Are Like Milky Way (neatorama.com)
Posted by David Parmet on June 3, 2011
http://www.backyardstargazer.com/2011/06/03/the-heart-of-the-milky-way/
The Sky Tonight
DSC_0042, originally uploaded by david parmet. from the Andrus Planetarium at the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, NY.
Posted by David Parmet on June 2, 2011
http://www.backyardstargazer.com/2011/06/02/the-sky-tonight/