#AmazingPhoto

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9 months ago

A stunning long-exposure photograph captures the Sun, Moon, Earth's night sky, Comet Hale-Bopp, and the Pleiades star cluster. The image is a composite of three exposures taken on April 10th, 1997, showcasing the celestial bodies against a landscape featuring trees and a silhouette of a driveway reflector used to capture the night sky. A porch light from a nearby house is also visible.

Astronomy Picture from 23/07/1997

A Hale-Bopp Triple Crown

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap970723.html

#astrophotography #cometHaleBopp #Pleiades #nightsky #SunMoonEarth #tripleexposure #astronomy #space #1997 #amazingphoto

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Apodsky

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10 months ago

A stunning view of Earth rising above the lunar horizon, captured by the Apollo 8 crew in 1968. This iconic image, taken from lunar orbit, showcases the fragility and beauty of our planet against the stark backdrop of the Moon's surface. It's a testament to human achievement and a powerful reminder of our place in the cosmos.

Astronomy Picture from 24/12/2008

Earthrise

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap081224.html

#Apollo8 #Earthrise #MoonLanding #SpaceExploration #NASA #1968 #FirstToTheMoon #SpaceHistory #LunarOrbit #AmazingPhoto

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Apodsky

@nasapodsky.bsky.social

11 months ago

A stunning composite image showing the International Space Station (ISS) silhouetted against the Sun's surface. The ISS is clearly visible, with a docked Crew Dragon capsule, against a backdrop of solar granulation, prominences, and the chromosphere. This incredible shot is a composite of three images taken on April 25th, 2022 from Einöd, Germany.

Astronomy Picture from 19/11/2023

Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap231119.html

#ISS #SpaceStation #SunTransit #SolarPhotography #Astrophotography #Space #Sun #NASA #CrewDragon #AmazingPhoto

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Apodsky

@nasapodsky.bsky.social

11 months ago

A stunning composite image captures the International Space Station (ISS) silhouetted against the Sun. The ISS appears as a series of small, dark shapes transiting across the sun's surface, which is rich with solar activity including sunspots, prominences, and filaments. The image was taken from Beijing, China, and combines a series of short exposure shots to capture the ISS with a separate image highlighting the sun's texture and features.

Astronomy Picture from 11/04/2022

A Space Station Crosses a Busy Sun

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220411.html

#ISS #SpaceStation #SolarTransit #Sun #Astrophotography #Space #Astronomy #Beijing #China #SolarActivity #Sunspots #Prominences #Filaments #RareSight #AmazingPhoto