Go out and look up… Originally shared by +Astronomy Picture of the Day (APoD) Comet PanSTARRS and a Crescent MoonImage Credit & Copyright: Yuri Beletsky (Las Campanas Observatory, Carnegie Institution)http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150720.html A comet has brightened quickly and unexpectedly. Discovered last year, Comet C/2014 Q1 (PanSTARRS) is expected to be visible now for a few days to the unaided eye, just after sunset, from some locations. The comet rounded the Sun on July 6 and apparently has shed quite a bit of gas and dust. Today it is now as close as it will ever get to the Earth, which is another factor in its recent great apparent brightness and the large angular extent of its tails. In the featured image taken two days ago, Comet PanSTARRS is seen sporting a short white dust tail fading to the right, and a long blue ion tail pointing away from the recently set Sun. A crescent moon dominates the image center. Tomorrow, Comet PannSTARRS will pass only 7 degrees away from a bright Jupiter, with even brighter Venus nearby. Due to its proximity to the Sun, the comet and its tails may best be seen in the sunset din with binoculars or cameras using […]
Just another cool sunset tonight…
Originally shared by +Yuri Prokhorov F-14 Tomcats
Great shot from +Olav de With Originally shared by +Olav de With RIAT 2015 Fairford / Rhymes FarmF-16C Block 52+ Αεροπορία, Polemikí / Hellenic Air Force (HAF)http://www.haf.gr/el/demoteam/index.html
Ford engineering and design teams led the development of a one-of-a-kind Apollo Edition 2015 Mustang. The aviation inspired Mustang will be donated to the Gathering of Eagles Charity Auction to benefit EAA youth education programs. Originally shared by +Ford Motor Company Ford engineering and design teams led the development of a one-of-a-kind Apollo Edition 2015 Mustang. The aviation inspired Mustang will be donated to the Gathering of Eagles Charity Auction to benefit EAA youth education programs.
I am not going to say this celestial alignment means the end of the world… but…..
http://xkcd.com/1551/ xkcd: PlutoWarning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors). BTC 1FhCLQK2ZXtCUQDtG98p6fVH7S6mxAsEey …
Looking good Pluto….. Looking good… Views of Pluto Through the YearsThis animation combines various observations of Pluto over the course of several decades.
Originally shared by +Brent Burzycki My shot for this weekend, Thunderbird 5 – Anyone know why the #5 is inverted on the paint job?
My shot for this weekend, Thunderbird 5 – Anyone know why the #5 is inverted on the paint job?
Can you say cool retro black CA plates…. Finally back and no longer white or a tail of a whale or a photo of Lake Tahoe…. Old school… And only 6 digits which is interesting..
Awesome… +Glove and Boots
Originally shared by +E-pic.se http://www.e-pic.se/Aircraft/Aircraft-sorted-by-type/SAAB/SAAB-39-Gripen/SAAB-JAS-39-Gripen/Gripen Solo display flown by Peter Fällén. #Saab #Gripen #Fighter #Aircraft #Aviation #E_PIC_SE
Originally shared by +Jörgen Nilsson A C-47 A-60-DL Skytrain, painted as a Scandinavian Airlines System DC-3. In Album 2015-07-06
Originally shared by +Futurism Amazing image taken in 1979 by Voyager 1.
Something for him and her… Originally shared by +John Pozadzides (John P.) What the 4th of July Means to MeEach year, Americans gather together to ritualistically set off explosives, gluttonously demonstrate what it means to be a carnivore, get sickeningly drunk, and give the rest of world the collective middle finger. But is that really all there is to it? Hell no. – Half the people in America are only here because they were kicked out of their own countries. And the other half are here because their ancestors were abducted. There's a reason all the best serial killers come from 'Merica. Because even 200 years later, you don't want none of this. – How many other countries have EVER won a Super Bowl? – Wal-Mart, Coca Cola, McDonald's. – The entire entertainment industry. – Back to Back World War Champions. – George Foreman grills. – Bacon. – Flux Capacitors. – The Internet. You're welcome. – Fried EVERYTHING. And finally, lets not forget, the last time I (or anyone else) checked, the only flag on the moon is… you guessed it. The good old Stars and Stripes. So, if you're a fellow American raise a glass in celebration! And if […]
I cannot lie – this is actually a very interesting question..
Happy 4th of July to all in the Armed Forces that protect us daily…
Originally shared by +Brad Snowder
Originally shared by +NASA What color is Pluto? The answer, revealed in the first maps made from New Horizons data, turns out to be shades of reddish brown. Although this is reminiscent of Mars, the cause is almost certainly very different. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1H58GKF Scientists hope to learn more about the cause of Pluto’s reddish tint as New Horizons closes in for its July 14 #PlutoFlyby.
Originally shared by +NASA This is the first movie created by New Horizons spacecraft to reveal color surface features of Pluto and its largest moon Charon. Details: http://go.nasa.gov/1Racr9B New Horizons is on track for a July 14 #PlutoFlyby.
+Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ#itusnetworks
Originally shared by +Larry Grace USAF Thunderbird #5 & 6 Performing a crossing pass at the 2015 Minnesota Air Spectacular. Mankato MN
Originally shared by +500px Sunrise in the Office by Karim Nafatni: https://goo.gl/OS1mAv #TravelTuesday
