Showing posts with label Space. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Space. Show all posts

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Take the Highway... (to the Moon over the Great Divide)

The Moon sets above the Great Divide from 86,000 feet above Colorado.

  The snow-capped Rocky Mountains of Colorado stretch across this photograph taken on June 27, 2013 from 86,000 feet.  The waning Moon shines in the black sky above the Earth's thin atmosphere.  I-70 snakes up from the bottom towards Loveland Pass and the Eisenhower Tunnel.
The Moon above the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
Dillon Reservoir, I-70, Georgetown, Berthoud Pass, and Winter Park / Mary Jane
  In the center of the photo can be seen (from top-left to right) Dillon Reservoir in Frisco, CO, I-70 snaking down from the Eisenhower Tunnel to Georgetown (in valley stretching from left to right,) and Berthoud Pass to Winter Park Ski Area in the top right.

Lake Granby and the Continental Divide

Denver and Boulder from 86,000 feet.  
  From a view looking northeast, the sprawl of Denver can be seen in the bottom right.  Nestled against the foothills and iconic Flatirons, Boulder is on the left, below center.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Go Higher

Boulder, Colorado and the Continental Divide from 100,000 feet.
 Snow-capped peaks highlight the Continental Divide while smoke from forest fires fill the valleys.  I'm hoping to get a clear day soon for a follow up, but may have to wait until winter to get a transparent air mass.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Sunset Transit Photo

Transit of Venus at Sunset over the Rocky Mountains
  Been working on a couple of photos now that I'm mostly done with my video of the transit.  This is one I really like of the Sun right before setting over the Rocky Mountains.  I was so happy that the sky stayed clear enough to see the Sun on the horizon.

  Also, this is in a pretty remarkable set of photos on the Astronomy Picture of the Day Venus Transit Gallery.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Flight of the Dragon

  Space X's recently launched Dragon Capsule on its way to the International Space Station.  Completing what has only been accomplished by the US, Russia, Europe, and Japan.  Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency has been taking some fantastic pictures and posting them to his flickr page.  

The Dragon soaring over the Rocky Mountains - Andre Kuipers
Space X's Dragon Approaches the ISS - Andre Kuipers
Space X's Dragon Approaches the ISS - Andre Kuipers
Space X's Dragon Capsule Grappled by the Canadarm - Andre Kuipers