Astronomy Picture of the Day

[CJ Swartz]

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.


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

[Ed_L]

Great link CJ. I'll be checking that one out from time to time. Thanks.

Ed

[CJ Swartz]

You might want to check out today's P.O.D....


Astonomy Picture of the Day

[BigAl]

CJ, I see they spelled your name wrong

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]

CJ, I see they spelled your name wrong

Yeah, I get that a lot...

(no relation to Dr. Schwarz)

[rondon]

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/im...m2000/mars.jpg

[CJ Swartz]

Originally Posted by rondon

...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/im...m2000/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]

You'll be trying to convince us the earth orbits the sun next CJ !!!

[rondon]

looks like my photo might have been from thta earlier mission also... sorry... the site was in spanish..... no comprendo !