Your online guide to deep space imagery, photos showing the wonders of our universe, and pictures of the earth as seen from space.
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“Your guide to constellations, deep sky objects, planets and events,” Tonight’s Sky is produced monthly by the Space Telescope Science Institute and is the ideal resource for the amateur astronomer. The guide is produced from the vantage point of the northern hemisphere. In June, Venus and Mars draw close before sunrise.
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“Your guide to constellations, deep sky objects, planets and events,” Tonight’s Sky is produced monthly by the Space Telescope Science Institute and is the ideal resource for the amateur astronomer. The guide is produced from the vantage point of the northern hemisphere. In May, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower lights up the night sky.
Posted by SpaceSightSeer on April 10, 2009 under Collections, Deep Space Imagery, Manned Spaceflight | Be the First to Comment
Google Sky
Google Moon
Google Mars
From the people who brought us Google Earth come three cool tools for exploring the beyond.
For Google Sky, Google has teamed with observatories and astronomers around the world to put astronomy at the fingertips of the most casual space fan. Find constellations, planets and distant galaxies through a point-and-click interface. Google Sky is an excellent resource for beginning astronomy for circumstances when a star party might not be feasible.
Google Moon uses images taken by Clementine to display a mosaic of lunar landing sites. Visitors can select a specific Apollo landing site and then navigate to features of interest related to that mission. Several have first-person panoramic views simulating the perspective of our explorer astronauts.
Image: NASA
Google Mars represents the latest addition to the family and uses the same tools found in Google Earth - you can zoom in and out, change the camera view, or spin the entire planet with a click of the mouse. A search box allows you to quickly locate interesting features. Type in the word “face” in the search box, for example, to locate two of the more popular features of the red planet – the “face on Mars” and the “happy face crater.”
There is also an option to “View in 3D with Mars in Google Earth. Through this view, one can apply antique historic maps of Mars or “Live from Mars” streaming from NASA’s Mars Odyssey.
Posted by SpaceSightSeer on April 7, 2009 under Collections, Deep Space Imagery | Be the First to Comment
ESO, the European Southern Observatory, is the foremost intergovernmental astronomy organization in Europe. Created in 1962, ESO provides state-of-the-art research facilities to astronomers and astrophysicists.
This gallery includes a stunning array of images including objects in our own solar system as well as deep space objects. ESO operates telescopes at three sites, including the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Cerro Paranal.
Colossal Cosmic Eye
Posted by SpaceSightSeer on April 6, 2009 under Collections | Be the First to Comment
If you missed it, 100 Hours of Astronomy took place this weekend featuring over 1500 events and activities around the globe. There are over 50 galleries of images posted showing the weekend’s activities. Most of these galleries show people participating in watch parties around the globe. I’ll be updating this post with links to some of the better astronomy images.
Solar Physics Group (Flickr Gallery)
Posted by SpaceSightSeer on April 1, 2009 under Discussion | Be the First to Comment
Among the many events planned in support of the International Year of Astronomy is the 100 Hours of Astronomy taking place this weekend. With that, is a remote astronomy opportunity, giving online vistors the opportunity to control remote telescopes from around the world, point them where you wish and take pictures - all free. Take advantage of this unique opportunity and we’ll be watching for any interesting astronomy photo galleries that are compiled and get them posted here.
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Here’s a great site to help space fans and potential astronomers (along with those of us who like the breathtaking views) get a sense of what’s “out there”. WikiSky is an innovative approach to star mapping and digital imaging all rolled into one. A point and click sky interface gets you quickly to those amazng views. An intuitive menu of the “attractive spots of the universe” helps you find images of interesting objects even if you don’t know where to find them in the night sky. Amazing, intuitive and innovative.
