Posts Tagged meteors
Geminid Recap
Kvaløya, near Tromsø, Norway. Photo by Bjørnar G. Hansen.
A selection of Geminids for your Friday viewing pleasure. (Especially for any poor saps out there beside myself who had overcast skies last weekend.)
Photo by Phil Hart, http://philhart.com/blogs/phil
Photo by Wally Pacholka (AstroPics.com, TWAN)
Abyaneh, Isfahan, Iran. Photo by Amir H. Abolfath.
Lovely Things
Meteor over Oak Heights, Ontario, Canada. Photo by Andreas Gada
SpaceWeather.com has just informed me that the above image is NOT a Leonid meteor… but it’s pretty anyway. The full 2009 Leonid gallery has more lovely images from the past few days. Also, check out the November Aurora gallery for scenes like the one below:
Aurora over Tromsø, Norway - Nov. 10, 2009. Photo by Tom Roland.
Shooting Star Pendant
Posted by Danielle in Fashion & Accessories on October 30, 2009
A striking pendant in sterling silver. And suddenly it reminds me very much of a cookie press insert. But spacey.
Meteoric
Fireball Meteor Over Groningen - Credit & Copyright: Robert Mikaelyan
Too fantastic not to (wait until it’s not today’s APOD and then) share, today’s APOD by Robert Mikaelyan is simply astounding. Would love to see one of these first-hand!
The brilliant fireball meteor captured in this snapshot was a startling visitor to Tuesday evening’s twilight skies over the city of Groningen. In fact, sightings of the meteor, as bright as the Full Moon, were widely reported throughout the Netherlands and Germany at approximately 17:00 UT. Accompanied by sonic booms and rumbling sounds, the meteor was seen to break up into bright fragments, eventually leaving a persistent smoke-like trail. Even though there are bright fireball meteors in planet Earth’s atmosphere every day, sightings of them are relatively rare because they more often occur over oceans and uninhabited areas.
Perseidspam
Photo by Pete Lawrence, Selsey, West Sussex, UK - Aug. 12, 2009
SpaceWeather.com has a gallery of Perseid meteors from this week’s shower, fantastic photos all! Here are a few of my favorites.
Photo by Yuichi Takasaka, Bow Valley, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada - Aug. 12, 2009
Photo by Ugur Ikizler, Mudanya - Bursa / Turkey - Aug. 13, 2009
Photo by Mahdi Zamani, Abianeh, Kashan, Edfahan, Iran - Aug. 13, 2009
And Google, with another of their beautifully-done “holiday” logos, displayed this on August 12:
Another Space Poster
Posted by Danielle in Advertising & Media on February 9, 2009
Another interesting poster at SpaceNews.jp, for an event sponsored by JAXA, and related somehow to Yuri’s Night. A sweet illustration of a Japanese schoolboy watching a shooting star.
Comète
Posted by Danielle in Collectibles on January 5, 2009
René Lalique introduced this glass car mascot (hood ornament) in 1925 — Comète (Comet) is a fantastic example of Art Deco aesthetics. This piece is especially rare.
The first Lalique mascot was commissioned by the Citroen company in 1925, the ‘5 horses’, for the model 5CV. There followed 27 more depicting horses’ heads, various bird and animal forms, nude figures, and even a shooting star. The mascots were made mostly in clear glass, satin finish, frosted finish, varying degrees of tinting of amethyst and pink hues, and in a variety of colours: purple, blue, amber, brown topaz, grey, and also in opalescent glass ranging from deep blue to milky white opalescence.
Shooting Stars
Posted by Danielle in Special Events on August 12, 2008
Photo by Joe Westerberg
If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, the Perseids are at their peak, with the best viewing before dawn (after moon-set.)
The source of the shower is Comet Swift-Tuttle. Although the comet is far away, currently located beyond the orbit of Uranus, a trail of debris from the comet stretches all the way back to Earth. Crossing the trail in August, Earth will be pelted by specks of comet dust hitting the atmosphere at 132,000 mph. At that speed, even a flimsy speck of dust makes a vivid streak of light when it disintegrates–a meteor! Because, Swift-Tuttle’s meteors streak out of the constellation Perseus, they are called “Perseids.”
Astro-philatelics, part 14
Posted by Danielle in Currency & Postage on May 21, 2008
Two sets from China: the first features space exploration in general, the second features meteorite showers. Lovely colors on both.
Pixels/Icons: Various Atmospheres
Posted by Danielle in Computer & Internet on January 16, 2008
IconBuffet has several versions of their “Atmospheres” icons, which feature weather elements, moons and suns, stars, aliens, ufos and comets/meteors. They are all worth a look-see; personally, Oslo Atmosphere is my favorite.
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