Friday, September 28, 2007

1.5 The King is Holey, Haha. Holey. Get it?

The king of the planets has a "hole." A coronal hole is actually a low density region extending far above the surface of the sun (king of the planets) that is known to produce the solar winds. Shown in false color, the picture is actually taken in extreme ultraviolet light by the EIT instrument based on the SOHO observatory.

Friday, September 21, 2007

1.4 Astronomy Blog-- "What did the 5 fingers, say to the face?"

A: SLAP!

In the picture, "To Fly-Free in Space", astronomer Bruce McCandless goes on an untethered space walk. At 100 meters from the space shuttle, McCandless was and is the man to go the farthest away from his shuttle while being untethered. He propelled himself with an MMU, which has since been replaced with a safer unit.

COMING THIS WEEKEND-- SPECIAL HALF BLOG ON ASTRONOMY OBSERVATIONS!!!

HOORAYYYY

Stay tuned.

Friday, September 14, 2007

Log 03; Bud Light "RMoG" Commercials are HILARIOUS

"The Voyager's Message in a Bottle."
When we launched Voyager, we included information to be used by any form of intelligent life that may happen across it. The information is stored on a gold-plated copper disk (phonograph), with saved audio and images that depict the cultures that may be found on Earth. The cover is engraved with instructions on the disks purpose, as well as how to play it.

Friday, September 7, 2007

Astro Log 1.2; I'm curious like a cat. That's why my friends call me whiskers.

What's inside the Victoria crater? Now that the dust storms of Mars have toned it down, we can find out. The picture outlines a "possibly traversable" pathway down into the crater, taken by the martian rover, "Opportunity."
As a side note, the crater is the largest either of the rovers have yet to come across. It is significant because scientists hope to use it's depth to further their understanding of the planet's composition.