Hubble peers inside a celestial geode September 29, 2005
Posted by jtintle in Deep Space, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Hubble Telescope, Space Fotos.comments closed
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In this unusual image, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures a rare view of the celestial equivalent of a geode – a gas cavity carved by the stellar wind and intense ultraviolet radiation from a young hot star.
Real geodes are handball-sized, hollow rocks that start out as bubbles in volcanic or sedimentary rock. Only when these inconspicuous round rocks are split in half by a geologist, do we get a chance to appreciate the inside of the rock cavity that is lined with crystals. In the case of Hubble’s 35 light-year diameter ‘celestial geode’ the transparency of its bubble-like cavity of interstellar gas and dust reveals the treasures of its interior.
Low resolution version (JPG format) 148 Kb
High resolution version (TIFF format) 1929 Kb
Acknowledgment: This image was created with the help of the ESA/ESO/NASA Photoshop FITS Liberator.
Too Many Galaxies September 29, 2005
Posted by jtintle in Deep Space, European Southern Observatory (ESO), Space Fotos, VIsible Multi-Object Spectrograph (VIMOS).comments closed
Faint Southern Clouds September 29, 2005
Posted by jtintle in Cassini, Saturn, Space Fotos, Titan.comments closed
| Target Name: | Titan |
| Is a satellite of: | Saturn |
| Mission: | Cassini |
| Spacecraft: | Cassini Orbiter |
| Instrument: | Imaging Science Subsystem – Narrow Angle |
| Product Size: | 465 samples x 466 lines |
| Produced By: | Cassini Imaging Team |
| Primary Data Set: | Cassini |
| Full-Res TIFF: | PIA07597.tif (217.1 kB) |
| Full-Res JPEG: | PIA07597.jpg (7.62 kB) |
Palm Island Resort September 29, 2005
Posted by jtintle in Earth, International Space Station.comments closed
Palm Island Resort, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is featured in this image photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao from the International Space Station. The resort is under construction on reclaimed land silhouetted against the dark waters of Dubai’s Persian Gulf coast. Advertised as “being visible from the Moon,” this man-made palm-shaped structure displays 17 huge fronds framed by a 12-kilometer protective barrier. When completed, the resort will sport 2,000 villas, 40 luxury hotels, shopping centers, cinemas, and other facilities. When completed, the resort is expected to support a population of approximately 500,000 people.
Image Credit: NASA
Collapse Pit September 29, 2005
Posted by jtintle in Mars, Mars Global Surveyor, Space Fotos.comments closed
Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems
An Unexplored Nebula September 29, 2005
Posted by jtintle in APoD, Deep Space, Nebula, Space Fotos.comments closed
Credit & Copyright: Steve Mandel, Galaxy Images
Next ISS crew is Ready September 28, 2005
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Image above: The Soyuz TMA-7 crewmembers pose for a crew portrait. From the left are Spaceflight Participant Greg Olsen, Expedition 12 Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev, and Expedition 12 Commander and NASA Science Officer William McArthur. Credit: NASA
Lonely Gem September 28, 2005
Posted by jtintle in Cassini, Epimetheus, Saturn, Space Fotos.comments closed
| Target Name: | Epimetheus |
| Is a satellite of: | Saturn |
| Mission: | Cassini |
| Spacecraft: | Cassini Orbiter |
| Instrument: | Imaging Science Subsystem – Narrow Angle |
| Product Size: | 654 samples x 643 lines |
| Produced By: | Cassini Imaging Team |
| Primary Data Set: | Cassini |
| Full-Res TIFF: | PIA07596.tif (421.2 kB) |
| Full-Res JPEG: | PIA07596.jpg (7.296 kB) |
Epimetheus: Up-Close and Colorful September 28, 2005
Posted by jtintle in Cassini, Epimetheus, Saturn, Space Fotos.comments closed
| Target Name: | Epimetheus |
| Is a satellite of: | Saturn |
| Mission: | Cassini |
| Spacecraft: | Cassini Orbiter |
| Instrument: | Imaging Science Subsystem – Narrow Angle |
| Product Size: | 701 samples x 747 lines |
| Produced By: | CICLOPS/Space Science Institute |
| Primary Data Set: | Cassini |
| Full-Res TIFF: | PIA06226.tif (1.573 MB) |
| Full-Res JPEG: | PIA06226.jpg (22.74 kB) |
Russian Service Module September 28, 2005
Posted by jtintle in Earth, International Space Station.comments closed
Russian technicians work on the Zvezda Service Module shortly after it completed a pressurization test on Sept. 12 1997. The first fully Russian contribution to the International Space Station, the module was launched in December 1998 to provide early power, propulsion, life support, communications and living quarters for the station.
Image Credit: NASA
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