Posted on 12/11/2014 2:47:51 PM PST by BenLurkin
When you’re flying above Earth in a spaceship or space station, taking a clear picture below is more than a point-and-shoot job. As NASA astronaut Don Pettit explains in this video, you need to account for the motion of your little craft to get the best pictures below. And Pettit should know, being a photographer who captured many stunning timelapses in space.
“Apart from everything else an astronaut does on orbit, photography is actually part of our job,” Pettit said in the video. “We take pictures of Earth and the surroundings of Earth, the upper atmosphere. These pictures, in themselves, represent a scientific dataset, recorded now for over 14 years.”
(Excerpt) Read more at universetoday.com ...
I haven’t been able to whiz at 17k mph for 25 years.
That’s a pretty impressive bladder that can whiz at 17,000mph!
LOL! We posted at the same exact second!
Is this Panther Whizz?
I wonder why I got priority...
At that speed you would never whizz on your socks!
I resemble that remark.
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Okay you two, you completely owe us keyboards, a monitor and some janitorial clean up on the wall.
When I try, I just end up farting.
And no one enjoys that.
If he took photos of the moon, would that be a cheese whiz?
Think of it as exchanging one skill set for another.
The only thing that hurts more is taking a 90 degree left turn at 17,000 mph, like this thread did.....
I’ve got whip lash, who do I see about it? Hmmmm?
Now I actually have to read an article...
I never trust those. Seems like good advice I once read from an aging wise man.
And like the previous posters, I was very impressed with the 17k MPH whizz!! d;^)
'Cause you can write your name in the snow!
I do not recommend taking a pee at that speed
If your “surroundings” are moving at 17,000 mph as well, then things should be OK.
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