astronomy picture of the day (APOD)

[mikeysaling]

don't want to bore you with my hobby - but todays APOD is very topical and a superb photo

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100419.html

[John]

What a stunning photograph!

Thanks for sharing Mikey.

[TabbyAnn]

Wow! fantastic photo,

Would look amazing as a large canvas print (I`d by it)

[Fat Jedi]

If that's real life, then the 2012 movie is coming true afterall and the mayans had it right...

We're doomed.

Still - would like to get a morso before I leave this mortal coil.

FJ

[prospero]

The Mayans just didn't have a big enough piece of stone.

[framemaker]

Cheers for this website link Mikey, I have a look everyday now, to remind myself there is more to the universe than frames.
Nice one.

[mikeysaling]

for others that havn't navigated the site this is the basic link

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/

that gives you todays picture - the links at the bottom go back years!!! thousands of fantastic pics - lot of them give links to the photographers where you can purchase copies of the pictures for you to buy and frame! look at calendar it goes back month by month to i think 1995!

[TabbyAnn]

Well I know what I`m going to be doing tonight! These pics are amazing, I`m hooked

[Teresa]

hi mikey.how about daily updates on whats happening out there posted on the forum, when everyone left after a girl's night in on Thursday night i went and laid on my sun lounger bacardi in one ciggi in the other looking up at the sky. had i had some info from you i would have known what direction to look in and the best time. i would have seen more than eight shooting stars.as you are so into astrology how about a reminder about the phases of the moon and what we should looking out for, as there is more to life than work,as ghandi said."When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator"
(Mahatma Gandhi)

[mikeysaling]

teresa - see one of my earlier posts - love this tear to the eye

http://theframersforum.com/viewtopic.ph ... 769#p39914

[Teresa]

thanks,nice one Mikey,

[mikeysaling]

will ressurect times for looking at the international space station - its still up there folks!! at the moment you have to be awake late at night or rather early in the morning!! in fact there is a pass at 04.36 this morning 16th almost overhead. so go to bed late or get up early!

[mikeysaling]

tonight the international space station should be quite bright starting from about 9.19 pm from the west should be bright

here is the ground track

http://www.heavens-above.com/gtrack.asp ... atid=25544

[mikeysaling]

todays apod is a stunner http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100915.html

scroll down to read the detail

[John]

Great image.

[mikeysaling]

for those looking up - jupiter is your gem this next few days

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observin ... 51429.html

[Teresa]

Thanks Mikey,I've seen it and was wondering which planet it was,