Mastodawn

I took this photo recently while out on the pacific coast. Thought it'd be appropriate to share it now since we have four human beings on their way to the moon 😯. As someone who wasn't born yet during the Apollo missions, it's a pretty surreal feeling.

One thing I like about the Artemis II crew is their attitude. I'm a STEM educator in my day job, and have a pretty strong (even fervent) belief that space travel can and *should* be done to share the awe and beauty of the vast unknown with *all* of humanity. I think the astronauts headed to the moon right now are doing a pretty good job of embodying that. ☺️

Sadly, that's not what I see in general in tech, and space is no exception. It seems like elon musk & co. want to turn outer space into a playground for the mega rich. And now I guess they want to train superintelligent AIs on orbiting data centers. What could possibly go wrong?

Anyways, it's just been nice to see a small W for humanity. Thanks NASA 🫡

How has everyone else been feeling about the Artemis missions? Have you had time to watch any of the downlinks or interviews with the astronauts?

~dragonfly

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Photo info:
4 minutes of exposure, shot in 13" subs on Nikon Z6 ii with 16mm f/2 lens on a regular tripod. Processed in GIMP and Sequator.

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#CDARC #astronomy #astrophotography #astrodon #milkyway #science #nature #moon #artemis #california #spring #art #landscape #GIMP #sequator

AAM 17h ago

https://bromoeastjava.com/mount-bromo-milky-way-tour-3-days.html

Mount Bromo Milky Way Photography Tour 3 days is a photography tour package designed to capture the Milky Way from various spots on Bromo. Photographs begin around 9:00–10:00 PM and continue until 4:30 AM before sunrise. #Mountbromo #Milkyway #Photography #Trip #Travel #Eastjava

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𝓢𝓸𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮*1d ago

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📡🖱 Las imágenes están siendo compartidas por la NASA en sus canales de difusión oficiales.

#NASA #ArtemisII #EspacioExterior #Tierra #Luna #MisiónLunar #SatéliteATENEA #Argentina #VíaLáctea #Earth #Moon #LunarMission #OuterSpace #MilkyWay

Daniel Pomarède 2d ago

NOIRLab image of the week

Rubin’s Eyes Wide Open

Credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA/H. Stockebrand

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2613a/

#NOIRLab #Astronmy #Rubin #RubinObs #RubinObservatory #Astrophysics #Astrodon #photography #astrophotography #nightphotography #Chile #MilkyWay

Sam Cardoza 3d ago

Sometimes you just have to sit there and wonder about it all.

I took this photo on an outing with the CDARC meetup, which I co-organize. If you're in California and interested in doing photography with us, come check us out! We're doing a trip to Pinnacles NP on April 18-19th. https://www.meetup.com/astrophotography-under-dark-skies/

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~6 minutes of exposure taken at f/2 with a 16mm lens on my nikon z6 ii. Stacked using sequator and processed in GIMP.

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#CDARC #astronomy #astrophotography #astrodon #milkyway #science #nature #artemis-mission #theuniversemannnn #california #spring #poetry #art

HawaiiGuide 3d ago

Where to Go Stargazing in Hawaii: 9 Spots Across 4 Islands https://www.hawaii-guide.com/blog/hawaii-stargazing-best-locations-dark-sky-guide?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Stargazing #Hawaii #MilkyWay #TravelHawaii #NaturePhotography

Con J Cosby 4d ago

Stardate: 2026.4.2 - "Artemis to the Moon"

"Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody." ~ Mark Twain.
#ArtemisII #Moon #GreekGoddess #Wisdom #Space #Travel #Event #Orbit #NASA #Mission #Earth #Universe #MilkyWay #Stars #Magic #Science #Knowledge #Astronaut #DarkSide

joserodrigues.space 4d ago

🇬🇧 The field that changed exoplanets.

Kepler was a 0.95m space telescope launched in 2009 to detect exoplanets passing in front of their stars. The main scientific goal of the mission was to detect Earth-like planets around Sun-like stars, and measure how common they are. To achieve this, Kepler observed a fixed field at the border between the Cygnus and the Lyra constellation for nearly four years.

This field of view is roughtly 11°x11°, that's about the size of your palm with your arm stretched in front of you. 🤚🏻
Kepler used 42 CCD sensors to measure the brightness of the stars in this region of the sky, respresented as white squares.

Kepler observed approximately 150 000 stars and detected 2 783 confirmed exoplanets, with 1 979 candidates yet to be confirmed.

Small planets are remarkably common: approximately 50% of Sun-like stars host at least one planet smaller than 4 Earth-radii.

The picture was taken from the top of Mont Fort, in the Swiss Alps, at 3300m of altitude.

🇨🇭 Le champ qui a révolutionné les exoplanètes.

Kepler était un télescope spatial de 0.95 m lancé en 2009 pour détecter des exoplanètes passant devant leur étoile. Le principal objectif scientifique de la mission était de découvrir des planètes comme la Terre autour d'étoiles comme le Soleil, et de mesurer leur occurence. Pour ce faire, Kepler a observé un champ à la frontière entre les constellations du Cygne et de la Lyre pendant près de quatre ans.

Ce champ de vue fai environ 11°x11°, c'est environ la taille de votre paume quand vous tendez le bras devant vous. 🤚🏻
Kepler utilisait 42 capteurs CCD pour mesurer la brillance des étoiles dans cette région du ciel, représentés par les carrés blancs.

Kepler a observé environ 150 000 étoiles et détecté 2 783 exoplanètes, avec 1 979 candidates encore à confirmer.

Les petites planètes sont remarquablement courantes : environ 50 % des étoiles semblables au Soleil accueillent au moins une planète de moins de 4 rayons terrestres.

La photo a été prise depuis le sommet du Mont Fort, dans les Alpes suisses, à 3300 m d'altitude.

#MilkyWay #nightscaper #exoplanets #yourESA #astronomy