If you love astronomy...

NASA daily photos of space

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

I know I came across this awhile ago, but I completely forgot about it.

Some of these are just absolutely awesome, such as http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061204.html .

Thanks for the link!

Thanks for this, johntalin!

Good Call

johntalin said:

NASA daily photos of space

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

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Good Call, Astronomy Rocks!!! Not to hijack the thread but there is life somewhere else in the universe it's to big out there to think otherwise.

wow!!! how awesome.

Here is another good Web site for space stuff:

:biohazard :biohazard

http://www.space.com/

Wow, that's great!

This is interesting. Some messages were sent to outer space expecting a response.

A committee headed by astronomer, author, and space exploration advocate, Carl Sagan, designed and selected the Voyager's message. It is inscribed on a 12- inch gold-plated copper disk and contains sounds and images expressive of life on Earth and the best of human culture and civilization.

This includes a greeting in 55 different languages, from Aramaic to Vietnamese. We listened to a child's voice in English say "Hello from the children of Planet Earth", and a Spanish speaker saying, "¡Hola y saludos a todos!"

The record also includes a compilation of great music from blues to Bach to ragas, and a sampler of non-human Earth sounds such as wind, rain, surf, chimps, sheep, crickets, saws, and trains. We browsed some of the photographic images the Voyager carries electronically -- simple depictions of essential human knowledge including maps, diagrams of DNA, vertebrate anatomy charts, chemical and mathematical definitions, and other visual displays.

No takers yet!

This is not a photo montage

You guys have to see this:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070127.html

AstroWare

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this:

http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/webcams/apodviewer.html

View the latest APOD from the dashboard.

If you want what is typically called "planetarium software", here are a couple other Mac packages:

http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/information/starrynightwidget.html
http://www.stellarium.org/

The first is another dashboard widget that is pretty nice. The Starry Night widget is made by the folks who make the commercial package, Starry Night. It runs on Mac.

The second is a full package (free); get the pdf manual too. While Stellarium is a little bit of a challenge to begin using, it appears to be quite accurate regarding phenomena.

For instance, on March 3, 2007 is a total lunar eclipse. On the US east coast the Moon will be in totality by the time it rises. Zooming on the Moon in Stellarium and advancing the time rate shows the Moon coming outside of the Earth's shadow. Also, Stellarium appears to be aware of the orbits of major moons around some of the other planets.

Great links mathogre.

Space Sudoku

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/games/sudoku/sudoku.html

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070314.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070315.html

Worth seeing

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070317.html

This thread feels like I am talking to myself, but I still like to share.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070319.html

johntalin said:

This thread feels like I am talking to myself, but I still like to share.

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070319.html

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Nice link! I check the thread when it updates, so you're not talking just to yourself. Also, I have an APOD Dashboard Widget, so I usually see the pic as it is published (at midnight). ^_^

mathogre said:

Nice link! I check the thread when it updates, so you're not talking just to yourself. Also, I have an APOD Dashboard Widget, so I usually see the pic as it is published (at midnight). ^_^

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Thanks mathogre. What is great about this site is that it tells you if it is a montage or an illustration. That is the first thing I check, before I indulge myself in the natural beauty of it.

This is for the rest of us who forget to check it regularly:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070320.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0703/pse2007mar_tafreshi.jpg

Here's a plug or two for ya...

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060502.html
http://www.sungazer.net/index.html
http://www.novac.com/

The first link is obviously to an APOD of the Sun, taken with a hydrogen alpha filter. It was taken by a Maryland local who is an active member of our local astronomy club. His personal site is at the second link, and the last link is our club.

Fun stuff, I hope you'll agree. Enjoy!

This thread feels like I am talking to myself, but I still like to share.

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Keep talking, the pics are amazing!

Blue Marble

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/BlueMarble_history.html