Star Stuff Contemplating the Stars

seascape series continuation. i have more pictures to share :) as soon as i am settled well here, i hope i can go out and capture landscape/seascape here in khobar. my friend here just bought a dslr and asked me if i can share some tips. yaiks.. i hope weeks from now i can take pictures and meet *photog hobbyists* here one of these days.. Inshallah.

definitelydope: By Joe Miller

Sun, 05 May 2013 08:30:25 -0400

definitelydope:

By Joe Miller

crystalchinglee: Vancouver after the storm. (Too embarrassed to...

Sat, 04 May 2013 08:30:25 -0400

crystalchinglee:

Vancouver after the storm.

(Too embarrassed to post most of my instagram photos)

crypsiis: (by Careless Edition)

Fri, 03 May 2013 08:30:46 -0400

crypsiis:

(by Careless Edition)

woodendreams: (by Piotr Neffe)

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:30:22 -0400

woodendreams:

(by Piotr Neffe)

explore-everything: untitled by Ben Clinch on Flickr.

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:30:17 -0400

explore-everything:

untitled by Ben Clinch on Flickr.

natureconservancy: Into the grey. we travel ever forward by...

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:30:21 -0400

natureconservancy:

Into the grey.

we travel ever forward by manyfires on Flickr.

springalicious: spring has sprung!❀☂

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:14:39 -0400

springalicious:

spring has sprung!❀☂

astronemma: Will Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Take 1st...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:12:24 -0400

astronemma:

Will Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Take 1st Rocket-Powered Flight Monday?

The space tourism company Virgin Galactic appears to be go for its first rocket-powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo — a commercial rocket ship for passenger space travel.

There is a palpable buzz of a possible test flight of SpaceShipTwo on Monday (April 29) at the Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, Calif. The test is rumored to be a 20-second burn of SpaceShipTwo’s novel hybrid rocket motor in flight.

SpaceShipTwo is designed to use the rocket motor to power private launches that will carry six passengers and two pilots to suborbital space and back. So the possible test flight would be a major milestone for the spacecraft and Virgin Galactic.

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Top image: SpaceShipTwo shoots the moon during April 3 test flight at Mojave Air and Space Port. CREDIT: Bill Deaver/Deaver-Wiggins and Associates

Bottom image: For the first time ever, oxidizer flows through SpaceShipTwo’s rocket nozzle in flight, successfully demonstrating key components of the system. The April 12, 2013 test flight was a key milestone in advance of SpaceShipTwo’s first rocket powered flight. CREDIT: MarsScientific.com/Clay Center Observatory/Virgin Galactic

rawlivingfoods: Seattle’s vision of an urban food oasis is...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:45:31 -0400

rawlivingfoods:

Seattle’s vision of an urban food oasis is going forward. A seven-acre plot of land in the city’s Beacon Hill neighborhood will be planted with hundreds of different kinds of edibles: walnut and chestnut trees; blueberry and raspberry bushes; fruit trees, including apples and pears; exotics like pineapple, yuzu citrus, guava, persimmons, honeyberries, and lingonberries; herbs; and more. All will be available for public plucking to anyone who wanders into the city’s first food forest.

“This is totally innovative, and has never been done before in a public park,” Margarett Harrison, lead landscape architect for the Beacon Food Forest project, tells TakePart. Harrison is working on construction and permit drawings now and expects to break ground this summer.

The concept of a food forest certainly pushes the envelope on urban agriculture and is grounded in the concept of permaculture, which means it will be perennial and self-sustaining, like a forest is in the wild. Not only is this forest Seattle’s first large-scale permaculture project, but it’s also believed to be the first of its kind in the nation.

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thedailywhat: Space Shot of the Day: Leonids Meteor Shower The...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:30:34 -0500

thedailywhat:

Space Shot of the Day: Leonids Meteor Shower

The earth’s sky is open for double feature this week, first with the rare sighting of a total solar eclipse in Australia on Wednesday, and now one of the most spectacular meteor shower’s return for its annual November show. Commonly known as Leonids, reports of the celestial storm have been recorded as early as the 10th century and its most prolific shower in 1833 saw as many as 100,000 meteors per hour. The photograph (shown left) was taken by Fred Aspenak in November 2001.

For a better view, check out the telescopic recording of the shower provided by NASA’s Marshall Center.

Space Shot of the Day is a feature series following the latest developments in planetary science, astrophotography, space exploration, future plans for colonization and all things related to outer space.

expose-the-light: NASA’s Intense Satellite Views of Hurricane...

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 22:39:19 -0400

expose-the-light:

NASA’s Intense Satellite Views of Hurricane Sandy

ecocides: Shinmoedake peak eruption – as seen from Takaharu, a...

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:02:03 -0400

ecocides:

Shinmoedake peak eruption – as seen from Takaharu, a town in Miyazaki prefecture | image: Reuters

oldblueeyes: Neil Armstrong: A giant among men. (x)

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:30:06 -0400

oldblueeyes:

Neil Armstrong: A giant among men. (x)

Photo

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 08:30:20 -0400