A Fireball at Ayers Rock

The attendant article mentions that in passing. I'm all in favor -- oops! favour -- of preserving the quaint native terminology, although the quaint natives would probably be even more in favo(u)r of preserving themselves. But as long as Australia is in theory an English-speaking nation, well, there you go ...
 
I check Astonomy Picture of the Day every day. They do beautiful work, and some of the information doesn't go over my head, either -- even if most of the pictures are of stuff that's overhead! :D
 
What a Cool image. Thanks for the link and sharing the picture.
 
Wow, the Milky Way. Haven't seen that for many years here in light-polluted St. Louis.
Great shot.
The current one, the shadow shot of the Martian lander is pretty spectacular as well.
 
The western part of the US has great clear sky viewing. Anytime you can get 50 miles or more from a city and a few miles out of town, you can see skies like that.

I have had APOD on my favorites list since 1996. If I miss a few days, I just go here: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html and pick from the list since it started in the mid-'90s.
 
Esav - awesome picture of the Milky Way.

I was on the Nimitz in 1987, and we were headed toward South America to go around Cape Horn. We were running under strict EmCon (Emissions Control - limited radar, no radios, etc.) and no external lights at all. We crossed the equator in the early morning hours, and I and several of our crew went up and sat on the flight deck and watched the sky as we crossed the equator. The scene was similar to your picture, but not as bright or intense; still a lot brighter than seeing it from land near a city.

I assume the time lapse makes for a more intense photo, able to pick up more stars & planets out there.

Thanks for the images -

thx - cpr
 
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