Starship Asterisk*

Did anyone notice the cloud right in the middle of the pic if you zoom in on it, it looks just like an evil skull!

[quote="Beyond"][quote="Ron-Astro Pharmacist"][quote="Beyond"]Say, Ron, did you have a couple of those 'cherry bombs' before you did the post?[/quote]

I'm not sure I could [i]really[/i] recommend them to anyone with a straight face :derp:[/quote]
IF you tip your head a little, your face won't be so straight.
The reason i asked, is because you have two Smirnoff vodka's listed. 1)-Black Cherry twist, in the ingredients and watermelon in the directions.
I figured you had had some before you did the post and you were just a tad (Smirn)OFF when you typed it. A double dose of vodka could do that to ya. :yes:[/quote]

You are right Beyond. That's what happens when one doesn't check his cuts and pastes. I guess you get two choices :D

[quote="Ron-Astro Pharmacist"][quote="Beyond"]Say, Ron, did you have a couple of those 'cherry bombs' before you did the post?[/quote]

I'm not sure I could [i]really[/i] recommend them to anyone with a straight face :derp:[/quote]
IF you tip your head a little, your face won't be so straight.
The reason i asked, is because you have two Smirnoff vodka's listed. 1)-Black Cherry twist, in the ingredients and watermelon in the directions.
I figured you had had some before you did the post and you were just a tad (Smirn)OFF when you typed it. A double dose of vodka could do that to ya. :yes:

[quote="Beyond"]Say, Ron, did you have a couple of those 'cherry bombs' before you did the post?[/quote]

I'm not sure I could [i]really[/i] recommend them to anyone with a straight face :derp:

Cool, cool picture! Worth a replay, I guess. I find the arc at the top of the image interesting, showing a green layer of upper atmosphere. Also, I see stars above that ... I don't usually see stars in these images.

It would be nice to get a super high-speed camera apparatus on the ISS, catch a lightning event at a low angle, like the present image, only even more acute, and see the sequence in high temporal resolution from this vantage point. Actually, I suppose this could be accomplished from a plane just as well. But I'm thinking of an angle where you can see both above and below the cloud that the lightning occurred in.

Say, Ron, did you have a couple of those 'cherry bombs' before you did the post?

Yes I think I saw the red sprite. On the previous pass over Idaho I could have swore I saw I guy sending up a toast to those on ISS wishing them "Happy Holidays!!" :thumb_up:

Fizzacist Cherry Bomb

2 oz Smirnoff® Black Cherry Twist vodka
4 oz Sprite ® cherry soda
2 oz Red Bull® energy drink


Pour the Cherry Sprite into a highball glass filled with ice cubes. Add the Smirnoff watermelon vodka, and top with Red Bull. Stir lightly, and serve.

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[quote="Chris Peterson"]

As it's likely to come up,

I'll point out that this image was shot over Myanmar.[/quote]

[quote="Hevelius"]"The featured image was taken from the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) in late April and shows familiar ISS solar panels ...." seems to imply it is from this year (2015) but if I'm not mistaken, this photo is from mission 31 and was taken on April 30th, 2012 :? The image I am refering to can be found at:
eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos/photo.pl?mission=ISS031&roll=E&frame=10712
or by its NASA Photo ID, ISS031-E-10712.[/quote]
That's because it's a rerun of this APOD: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120829.html http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?t=29420

"The featured image was taken from the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) in late April and shows familiar ISS solar panels ...." seems to imply it is from this year (2015) but if I'm not mistaken, this photo is from mission 31 and was taken on April 30th, 2012 :? The image I am refering to can be found at:
eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos/photo.pl?mission=ISS031&roll=E&frame=10712
or by its NASA Photo ID, ISS031-E-10712.

[quote="Chris Peterson"]As it's likely to come up, I'll point out that this image was shot over Myanmar.[/quote]
And I'll add that the view is nominally toward the SE with Hanoi hidden by the solar panel, and the sprite appears to be over Laos, close to the Cambodia and Vietnam borders .

As it's likely to come up, I'll point out that this image was shot over Myanmar.

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