Astronomy Picture of the Day

Nic Name · 01-03-2002, 01:32 PM

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Rather than copy an individual image to this discussion thread, the above link will feature a different picture every day.

Image of the Day is a good place to feature this page of the official NASA site. It's amazing what we can see from the Cellar ... with the power of the Internet and the budget of NASA.

Our discussion thread will not always refer to the same picture.

The images are always out of this world.

That Guy · 01-03-2002, 01:42 PM

...just kidding.
But Tony has featured a few pix from there in the past, as well as the Earth Sci pic of the day. One of my favorite IotD's <b>(aside from this one)</b> is Nat'l Geographic. Today they have a photo from Hawaii that is just spectacular. Check it out. I also frequent photo.net, though they feature just a pic of the week and a random one every time you hit reload. There's some wonderful talent there.

Nic Name · 01-03-2002, 01:46 PM

The way I see it ... the Cellar is about community, not content.

The images here aren't unique content ... the discussion is.

Discuss.

Undertoad · 01-03-2002, 04:06 PM

I'll still post images to IotD from there, no matter how often it's referenced. A lot of people will just browse here, not checking out other regular image haunts. (I check them all. I have a lotta free time.)

Nic Name · 01-03-2002, 04:43 PM

Perfect. It would be great if anyone continues to use this link as a source, and wants to post any particular image for discussion.

The images on this link are there only for the day, unless you search their archives.

If any particular photo prompts discussion ... let's get at it.

Post and discuss.

Nic Name · 01-03-2002, 05:03 PM

Best of Hubble

http://www.seds.org/hst/hst.html

Nic Name · 04-30-2002, 05:35 PM

Press Release Images

Talk about high-res ... one of these images is a TIFF file of 71.9MB.

Gravdigr · 07-28-2011, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nic Name

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Rather than copy an individual image to this discussion thread, the above link will feature a different picture every day...

Hah! It still works. Picture's current.

Gravdigr · 09-08-2011, 01:12 PM

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Rhianne · 09-09-2011, 01:51 PM

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2011

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14792580

Gravdigr · 09-09-2011, 03:22 PM

Heheh, the winner photoshopped his pic.

Gravdigr · 09-27-2011, 10:35 PM

APOD for Sept. 27, 2011

BigV · 09-27-2011, 10:52 PM

lightning is cool!!!

Lamplighter · 10-03-2011, 09:18 AM

World's Most Complex Radio Telescope Snaps Stunning 1st Photo of the Cosmos
Fox News Published October 03, 2011 | Space.com

Quote:

After years of planning, construction and assembly, a gigantic observatory
billed as the world's most complex array of ground-based telescopes
has opened its eyes in South America and captured its first image.
<snip>
ALMA is a complex of 40-foot (12-meter) radio telescopes sitting at an elevation of 16,500 feet (5,000 m)
on the Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile.
<snip>
Currently, the array harbors 19 individual telescopes, though 66 should come online by 2013,
researchers said. The array will ultimately be about 11 miles (18 km) wide.

My first question: Can anyone live/work at this altitude without oxygen ?

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jimhelm · 10-03-2011, 09:23 AM

looks like a profile of a human skull.

01-03-2002, 01:32 PM	#1
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Astronomy Picture of the Day http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html Rather than copy an individual image to this discussion thread, the above link will feature a different picture every day. Image of the Day is a good place to feature this page of the official NASA site. It's amazing what we can see from the Cellar ... with the power of the Internet and the budget of NASA. Our discussion thread will not always refer to the same picture. The images are always out of this world.

01-03-2002, 01:42 PM	#2
That Guy He who reads, sometimes writes. Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: at the keyboard Posts: 791	way to kill possible future content ...just kidding. But Tony has featured a few pix from there in the past, as well as the Earth Sci pic of the day. One of my favorite IotD's <b>(aside from this one)</b> is Nat'l Geographic. Today they have a photo from Hawaii that is just spectacular. Check it out. I also frequent photo.net, though they feature just a pic of the week and a random one every time you hit reload. There's some wonderful talent there.

04-30-2002, 05:35 PM	#7
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	New Hubble pics today. Press Release Images Talk about high-res ... one of these images is a TIFF file of 71.9MB. Last edited by Nic Name; 04-30-2002 at 05:39 PM.

09-08-2011, 01:12 PM	#9
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	` Attached Images __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-09-2011, 03:22 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Heheh, the winner photoshopped his pic. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

01-03-2002, 01:46 PM	#3
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	The way I see it ... the Cellar is about community, not content. The images here aren't unique content ... the discussion is. Discuss.

01-03-2002, 04:06 PM	#4
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I'll still post images to IotD from there, no matter how often it's referenced. A lot of people will just browse here, not checking out other regular image haunts. (I check them all. I have a lotta free time.)

01-03-2002, 04:43 PM	#5
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Perfect. It would be great if anyone continues to use this link as a source, and wants to post any particular image for discussion. The images on this link are there only for the day, unless you search their archives. If any particular photo prompts discussion ... let's get at it. Post and discuss.

01-03-2002, 05:03 PM	#6
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Best of Hubble http://www.seds.org/hst/hst.html

09-09-2011, 01:51 PM	#10
Rhianne Nearly done. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Teetering on the edge. Posts: 1,134	Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14792580

09-27-2011, 10:35 PM	#12
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	APOD for Sept. 27, 2011 __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

09-27-2011, 10:52 PM	#13
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	lightning is cool!!! __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-03-2011, 09:23 AM	#15
jimhelm a beautiful fool Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: 39.939705 Posts: 4,504	looks like a profile of a human skull. __________________ There's a Shadow just behind me. Shrouding every step I take. Making every promise empty, pointing every finger at me. _tool

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