Posted by SpaceSightSeer on May 11, 2009 under Collections | 
GRIN - Great Images in NASA
If its an acronym, it must be NASA! GRIN - Great Images in NASA - is one of the more clever. GRIN is maintained by NASA History Office at NASA Headquarters and contains over a thousand of the more popular NASA photos throughout the agency’s history. Images are high resolution in a variety of sizes. Some are selected for historical value, others due to popularity. If you’ve ever wondered where to get a copy of a space picture you’ve seen in the news, this is the first place to look.
Posted by SpaceSightSeer on April 29, 2009 under Unmanned Missions |
Cassie 3D and Titan Flyover
What could be better than pictures from an alien world? How about interactive 3d and a virtual flyover? NASA’s Cassini continues to return remarkable photos from Saturn and its moons. NASA’s JPL has cooperated with the US Geological Survey to create topographical flyover maps of Titan. And by the way, if you haven’t tried out Cassie 3D, the Cassini Virtual Tour, it’s worth taking the time to download the extra software. My recommendation: select moon mode to access the latest information and detailed 3d imagery for 7 of Saturn’s moons and visit Iapetus - the moon with a “seam”.
Earlier post:
http://spaceimagesonline.com/2009/01/19/cassini-huygens-multimedia-gallery/
Tags: 3d, Cassie, Cassini, dione, enceladus, flyover, iapetus, images, mimas, moon with a seam, photos, pictures, rhea, thethys, titan
Posted by SpaceSightSeer on April 27, 2009 under Collections, Unmanned Missions |
Soviet Space Image Catalog
Don P. Mitchell has pulled together hard-to-find space imagery from the Soviet space program. While this is a small collection, it provides a unique historical glimpse into the past. Included are lunar photos datng back to 1959 (Luna-3) along with images returned from Mars, Venus and even Halley’s Comet. Also of interest is a special section, Venera: The Soviet Exploration of Venus.
Posted by SpaceSightSeer on April 16, 2009 under Deep Space Imagery, Unmanned Missions |
Kepler Image Gallery
Kepler, NASA’s first mission capable of finding Earth-size and smaller planets around other stars, has returned its first pictures revealing millions of stars within its field of view.
“Kepler’s first glimpse of the sky is awe-inspiring,” said Lia LaPiana, Kepler’s program executive at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “To be able to see millions of stars in a single snapshot is simply breathtaking.”
One new image from Kepler shows its entire field of view — a 100-square-degree portion of the sky, equivalent to two side-by-side dips of the Big Dipper. The regions contain an estimated 14 millions stars, more than 100,000 of which were selected as ideal candidates for planet hunting.
Over the next three-and-a-half years, Kepler will scan pre-selected stars for planetary evidence. It is the first NASA mission optimized specifically to seek out Earth-sized planets.
Posted by SpaceSightSeer on April 14, 2009 under Unmanned Missions |
Venus Express
While Mars has been stealing all the headlines, ESA’s Venus Express has been quietly exploring the planet’s atmosphere and environment. It’s mission, due to end end May of this year has been extended again until December 2009.
Venus Express has detected water molecules escaping into space, evidence of lightning in the venusian atmosphere, and provided infrared glimpses of the hot surface. The spacecraft has revealed astonishing details of the planet’s dynamic cloud system, including its striking double-eyed atmospheric vortex that dominates the south pole. This gallery includes over 150 images and videos providing a glimpse inside Venus’ mysterious atmospheric cloud.
Posted by SpaceSightSeer on April 13, 2009 under Manned Spaceflight |
Richard Garriott’s Space Mission
Richard Garriott, son of astronaut Owen Garriott, has been active in various space-related ventures such as the Zero-G corporation, X-Prize, Spacehab, and is currently vice-chairman of Space Adventures. He became the world’s sixth private space explorer on October 12, 2008, traveling to the International Space Station on board Soyuz TMA-13. His website includes photos, videos, and information from Garriott’s 12-day flight.
Posted by SpaceSightSeer on April 12, 2009 under Manned Spaceflight |
STS-1
On April April 12, 1981 at 7:00:03 a.m. EST, NASA began a new chapter in manned spaceflight with the maiden voyage of the Space Shuttle Columbia. In a mission lasting 2 days, 6 hours astronaut John Young and Robert Crippen tested the performance of the shuttle and demonstrated a safe launch and return. Payloads included the Developmental Flight Instrumentation (DFI) and the Aerodynamic Coefficient Identifications Package (ACIP) pallet containing equipment for recording temperatures, pressures and acceleration levels at various points on the vehicle. Linked is NASA’s gallery of press release images from the mission as we mark the anniverry of the shuttle’s maiden voyage.
Posted by SpaceSightSeer on April 10, 2009 under Collections, Deep Space Imagery, Manned Spaceflight |
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.
Tags: apollo, astronomy, face on mars, google, happy face crater, images, mars, moon, photos, pictures, sky
Posted by SpaceSightSeer on April 7, 2009 under Collections, Deep Space Imagery |
ESO Public Image Archive
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 |
100 Hours of Astronomy
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)
