Monthly Archives: November 2015

ULA to Return Cygnus & Deke Slayton to Flight

Posted on November 27, 2015 by AstroDan77

Image Credit & Copyright: United Launch Alliance (ULA). LAUNCH ALERT: Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 22:55 UTC (17:55 EST & 14:55 PST) the United Launch Alliance (ULA), utilizing an Atlas V-401 rocket designated (AV-061) will be embarking on their first International … Continue reading →

Image | Posted on November 27, 2015 by AstroDan77 | Tagged Atlas V, AtlasV, AtlasV401, AV-061, AV061, Cape Canaveral, CRS 4, CRS4, Cygnus, Deke Slayton, FL, Florida, International Space Station, ISS, NASA, OA-4, OA4, Orb-4, Orb4, S.S. Deke Slayton, Science, Space, Space Coast, Space Station, Spaceflight, SS Deke Slayton, STEAM, STEM, Tory Bruno, ULA, United Launch Alliance | 5 Comments

Skyfall

Posted on November 25, 2015 by AstroDan77

Image Credit & Copyright: Brent Goldman. What a view! In this image from Brent Goldman, we see two titans of legend in the same image. The great and humbling Yosemite National Park spans the foreground with its unique features such … Continue reading →

Image | Posted on November 25, 2015 by AstroDan77 | Tagged Astronomy, Astrophotography, Brent Goldman, Brent Goldman Photography, CA, California, DanSpace77, Galaxy, Half Dome, Milky Way, National Park, National Park Service, Night Sky, STEAM, STEM, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park | 1 Comment

Gradatim Ferociter 2

Posted on November 24, 2015 by AstroDan77

Video & Image Credit & Copyright: Blue Origin. “Now safely tucked away at our launch site in West Texas is the rarest of beasts; a used rocket.” – Jeff Bezos. Surprise, again! On Monday, November 23, 2015 Blue Origin, founded … Continue reading →

Image | Posted on November 24, 2015 by AstroDan77 | Tagged Amazon, Jeff Bezos, New Origin, New Shepard, NewOrigin, Spaceflight, STEAM, STEM, Texas, TX | Leave a comment

A Swan’s Scars (Zoom)

Posted on November 19, 2015 by AstroDan77

Image Credit & Copyright: NASA/JPL/Caltech/ Galaxy Evolution Explorer GALEX. GALEX Explorer page for this ultraviolet wavelength image: http://www.galex.caltech.edu/media/glx2012-01r_img01.html Sometime in the past, between 5,000 and 8,000 years ago, a massive star at least ten or twenty times the mass of … Continue reading →

Image | Posted on November 19, 2015 by AstroDan77 | Tagged Astronomy, Astrophotography, Bill Snyder, Cygnus, Cygnus Loop, Eastern Veil, GALEX, J.P. Metsavainio, NASA, Night Sky, NOAO, Pickerings Triangle, Space, Supernova, Veil Nebula, Western Veil | 1 Comment

The Great Double Cluster of Perseus

Posted on November 7, 2015 by AstroDan77

Image Credit & Copyright: Vangelis Souglakos In the northern hemisphere, on a clear night you have the ability to view one of the most beautiful star clusters in the night sky; the Perseus double. One look at this object … Continue reading →

Image | Posted on November 7, 2015 by AstroDan77 | Tagged Astronomy, Astrophotography, DanSpace77, NGC 869, NGC 884, NGC884, Open Star Cluster, Perseus, Perseus Double Cluster, Science, Space, Star Cluster, Universe, Vangelis Souglakos | 1 Comment

Oregon Under the Stars

Posted on November 4, 2015 by AstroDan77

Image Credit & Copyright: Rick Parchen. Here’s a beautiful image of the core of the Milky Way galaxy crossing the skies of Oregon. This image captures a homestead in the open plains; the dark skies provided by the lack of … Continue reading →

Image | Posted on November 4, 2015 by AstroDan77 | Tagged Astronomy, Astrophotography, DanSpace77, Ducks, Galaxy, High Lava Fields, Milky Way, OG, Oregon, Rick Parchen, Rick Parchen Photography, Science, Space, STEAM, STEM, United States, Universe | 1 Comment

Galactic Pine

Posted on November 2, 2015 by AstroDan77

Image Credit & Copyright: John Davis of Bucksnort Observatory. High in the northwest region of the United States resides some of the darkest skies that the country still has to offer. If you need evidence of that, you need to … Continue reading →

Image | Posted on November 2, 2015 by AstroDan77 | Tagged Astronomy, Astrophotography, Bucksnort Observatory, DanSpace77, Galaxy, ID, Idaho, John Davis, Milky Way, Night Sky, Pine Tree, Pine Trees, Science, Space, STEAM, STEM | 1 Comment

Monthly Archives: November 2015

ULA to Return Cygnus & Deke Slayton to Flight

Skyfall

Gradatim Ferociter 2

A Swan’s Scars (Zoom)

The Great Double Cluster of Perseus

Oregon Under the Stars

Galactic Pine

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