Astronomy Picture of the Day -- As Above, So Below

NASA ^ | December 03, 2011 | (see photo credit)

[SunkenCiv]

Explanation: A single, long exposure captured these star trails above a remarkably colorful sea of clouds. As seen from Medvednica mountain, the surrounding peaks and lights illuminating the clouds from below are north of Zagreb, Croatia. Near the center of the also colorful star trail arcs, the North Celestial Pole is off the upper right edge of the frame. Even though this is the age of the digital camera, the well composed skyscape was recorded using color slide film in a medium format camera. The dreamlike scene's starry sky and ephemeral ocean could be reminiscent of an older age still, when the Pannonian Sea covered this part of central Europe some 10 million years ago.

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[Credit & Copyright: Boris Stromar]

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[cripplecreek]

Cool photo.

[cripplecreek]

A cool little factoid. Yesterday New Horizons set a record for being the closest any man made object has gone to Pluto.

New Horizons Becomes Closest Spacecraft to Approach Pluto

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I just bought a new Digital camera, and I HATE it. I hope the store will take a return.

How I love my Pentax K1000, but WHERE can one buy FILM?????

[JoeProBono]

http://askville.amazon.com/buy-film-non-digital-camera/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=9098468

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Thank You, Dear FRiend! :-)

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks! Seems like a good topic of its own, for that matter. One of the disks I got out of the public library a week or so ago is the show about Pluto’s planethood, the Tyson one, pretty amusing, the extra footage pissed me off though. :’)

[SunkenCiv]

“It’s a madhouse! A madhouse!” — Charleton Heston

[TheOldLady]

Okay. That’s just magical and gorgeous. That has to be a once in a generation confluence of clouds and the lovely light on them.

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[Verginius Rufus]

The text says that New Horizons will make its closest approach to Pluto on July 14, 2015, when it will pass less than 8,000 miles away. From that distance it will be able to see objects the size of a football field. Chances are they will be disappointed and will not find any football fields.

Currently the spaceship is still about 10 times as far from Pluto as the earth is from the sun.