Starship Asterisk*

As always, thank you Ann. Get well!

AVAO wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 7:28 pm

mostly cloudy wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 5:26 pm I would have liked to explore more of Abdullah Al-Harbi‘s wonderful photographs, but a Instagram account is required.

Try https://www.astrobin.com/users/Abdullah_alharbi/

Many thanks!

I would have liked to explore more of Abdullah Al-Harbi‘s wonderful photographs, but a Instagram account is required.

bls0326 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:01 pm The "Discuss" link is missing on my APOD page for today. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Same for me. Puzzling: Had to take the scenic route to find the discussion.

supamario wrote: ↑Wed Jul 13, 2022 4:49 am And this is only 2.4 arcminutes of sky.. mind boggling.

Many minds are boggled just now, and it's only beginning. I'm afraid I am by nature a pessimist; the successful deployment of the JWT just staggers me.

This photograph just continues to amaze a day later. It appears suspended on whichever screen I view it. What a superb effort,

As always, a good and spirited color discussion. The photo colors make the pictures more interesting, but it’s helpful to know what is going into the processing. Kudos to Mr Borisov... at least Crimean nights are warm in August; I am always in awe of the thousands of dedicated human eyes scanning th...

The file is worth the size. It may be the best scan you will ever see - it’s like a gift! The way he did the lighted windows is incredible. Thank you, APOD.

This is completely mesmerizing, though I can't imagine why they switched from the forward camera to the "mast" or whatever that thing is, just as the narrow eastern terminator began to appear. Ah, well, the signal is gone again. Early days. Wonderful place to park a computer screen.

I think this photo is a fake. I was told Orion always comes up on its side. Being so close to the horizon, wouldn’t it show more sideways? That depends on one’s latitude. This composite photo was taken near Rakousko, Austria, which is at 47°N, where Orion never gets higher than halfway up in the sk...

a new image in the series was quickly taken with one of the sky-gazers posing on the nearby peak. Later, all of the images were digitally combined. Anybody can photoshop or stitch pictures together to represent something that didn't really happen. This is one of them. I'm always disappointed when s...