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June 12th, 2008 by sgcullen in Announcements | 0 Comments | 58 Views
LightBuckets announced today that they are open for imaging! As a space and astronomy enthusiast, if you have an interest in imaging what's in the night sky, this is the way to do it and create some absolutely stunning results. Also, if you enjoy image processing to bring out the faintest details and ultimate eye-popping...
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April 10th, 2008 by sgcullen in Breaking News | 0 Comments | 163 Views
The team working with NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter released the picture at the right today of the Mar's Moon Phobos. The image was taken on March 23rd, 2008 from a distance of approximately 4,200 miles. Phobos is just over 16 miles long and is irregular in shape. It is believed that its gravity was not sufficient to...
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February 21st, 2008 by sgcullen in Breaking News | 0 Comments | 166 Views
At 10:35pm Eastern time, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates received a phone call saying that USA 193 had been successfully destroyed 153 miles above the Pacific Ocean. SpaceSpot has Department of Defense video showing the launch, flight, and intercept...you can find it here. It is believed that the remains of the...
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February 20th, 2008 by sgcullen in Breaking News | 0 Comments | 135 Views
Early this morning, around 5:30am, a meteor blazed across the sky in the northwestern United States. Sighting reports have come in from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Many describe a spectacular fireball which seemed to explode twice in midair. You can see video of the fireball in the SpaceSpot Galley here.
Many...
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