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CJ Swartz
03-07-2003, 11:21 AM
Per the website: "Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured , along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer."

This could be a beautiful way to start our mornings each day! :)


Astronomy P. O. D. (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html)


This one deserves to be seen in the future, so I'm establishing a link for all who come to this thread after it is no longer the Picture of the Day --
Star Trails at 16.000 feet (http://www.danheller.com/images/Africa/Tanzania/Kilimanjaro/Mountain/Slideshow/img15.html)

Ed_L
03-07-2003, 08:17 PM
Great link CJ. I'll be checking that one out from time to time. Thanks.

Ed

CJ Swartz
04-01-2003, 04:29 AM
You might want to check out today's P.O.D.... :D


Astonomy Picture of the Day (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030401.html)

BigAl
04-02-2003, 04:21 AM
CJ, I see they spelled your name wrong :D

Given the unusual vantage point, one guess is that the bird is a Great Horned Owl, although it is hoped that a properly under-schooled ornithologist can e-mail Dr. Schwarz with the bird's true species.

CJ Swartz
04-02-2003, 07:06 AM
CJ, I see they spelled your name wrong :)

Yeah, I get that a lot... ;)

(no relation to Dr. Schwarz)

rondon
02-24-2004, 09:59 PM
This may have already have been posted somewhere here but I found this photo of the rover... not sure which one...
anyhow good resolution with the rover drilling into a rock it looks like.
looks like there was a problem aligning some frames in the lower left.

http://ciencia.nasa.gov/headlines/images/mgm2000/mars.jpg

CJ Swartz
02-24-2004, 11:19 PM
...I found this photo of the rover... not sure which one...
anyhow good resolution with the rover drilling into a rock it looks like.
looks like there was a problem aligning some frames in the lower left.

http://ciencia.nasa.gov/headlines/images/mgm2000/mars.jpg


It's exciting to see the rover still active. Here's a photo from the 1997 Sojourner expedition --
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap970708.html

chris h
02-25-2004, 05:21 AM
You'll be trying to convince us the earth orbits the sun next CJ !!!

rondon
02-25-2004, 07:01 AM
looks like my photo might have been from thta earlier mission also... sorry... the site was in spanish..... no comprendo ! :(