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« on: May 23, 2010, 17:07:35 PM »

Astronomy Picture of the Day

This is a cool pic of the ISS transiting the sun.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100523.html

And the main link is this one


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« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2010, 20:41:17 PM »

Very cool, so tiny too really Cool


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« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2010, 13:20:58 PM »

Nice pics

I thought it was a sunspot at first too.


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« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2010, 18:05:25 PM »

on all APOD pics ... click to embiggen


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« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2010, 23:34:01 PM »

'Mystic Mountain' (in da Gallery) pic is the latest from Hubble.

Res not big enough to do full HD.
2 versions in 'Open' catogory 16:9 and 14.4:9(16:10)

Check out the 1050/1080 catogories in 'Gallery' for more Hubble pics

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2010/
for the archive


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« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2010, 21:13:04 PM »

You can find a load of quality content on that site when you go digging.
Excellent website


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« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2010, 20:45:59 PM »

Todays APOD (04/06/10) is this one.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100604.html

I like it and will prob make a wallpaper in due course...


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« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2010, 09:34:13 AM »

Today's (05/06/10) pic is Thor's Helmet and it's in a decent res so wallpaper available in 1050 and 1080.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100605.html

main link
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/

and archive
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html


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« Reply #8 on: July 15, 2010, 18:47:48 PM »

Found this APOD pic in their archive (fairly recent) of a mosaic of the 'blue marble' picture of Earth. Click to embiggen or mouse over to see original.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100713.html


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« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2010, 19:31:03 PM »

Some new cool APOD pics

Lightning Over Athens
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100720.html

And this lovely wide field pic which I shall make a wallpaper of at some time...

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100719.html


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« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2010, 21:04:58 PM »

Amazing pics


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« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2010, 13:38:17 PM »

Have to agree with Freddy, Amazing pics, I can see why you want to turn the wider field one into a wallpaper, I don’t like bright wallpapers, too much on the eyes but that one is perfect.

I guess the mosaic ones are done by a computer or an extremely patient artist. Roll Eyes