Astonomy Picture of the Day 8/13/02

NASA ^ | 8/13/02 | Sebastian Gauthier Astrolab du Parc Du Mont-Megantic

[sleavelessinseattle]

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2002 August 13

Contemplating the Sky
Credit & Copyright: Sebastien Gauthier (Astrolab du Parc du Mont-Megantic)

Explanation: Have you contemplated your sky recently? Last night was a good one for midnight meditators at many northerly locations as meteors from the Perseid meteor shower frequently streaked through. The Perseid meteor shower has slowly been building to a crescendo but should continue to be rewarding tonight and into the week. Pictured above on August 1, a group of celestial sightseers near Quebec, Canada are treated to a dark and wondrous night sky that contained bright stars, green auroras, the band of our Milky Way galaxy, a majestic Moon rising, the International Space Station slowly gliding by, and the occasional flash of a Perseid meteor.

Although no meteors were caught in this frame, the Big Dipper remained quite prominent.

[kayak]

I tried out that site and found out that there is a whole bunch of man-made stuff floating around out there ....... including several of which could have been over my house tonight.

I think the site was posted once before on FR ...... it looks familiar. I think I had it downloaded on my computer once and then got rid of it trying to eliminate unnecessary stuff. I've bookmarked it this time, rather than downloading it.

[mtngrl@vrwc]

You will find another good place to go to track the Space Station if you click here.

Here's another good page worth visiting.

[sleavelessinseattle]

Mtgrl you are Cosmiversal! I bookmarked that one!

[mtngrl@vrwc]

If you go to the second link in post number 22, choose the "Input" tab, where it says "Select Satellite" put in ISS, where it says "City" choose your city, and then click on "Next Sighting", it will tell you the next time that you will be able to see the Space Station in your home town.

[Djarum]

Yet another listing for satellite visibility:

NASA Human Space Flight - Realtime Data

[Sock]

Now THAT'S a solid fun fact.

Thanks and keep 'em coming.

[sleavelessinseattle]

I am honored! Roger Wilco!

[2Trievers]

Roger Wilco? ROFLOL &;-)

[sleavelessinseattle]

AYEEE Shot down in Flames!!! CAll the FAA AND the SPCA!!!

[sleavelessinseattle]

Ok...never using that site again!

[sleavelessinseattle]

All I want is a snoopy picture...you'd think I had tried to Hack NORAD!!!

Meet you in the skies or the field of honor anytime 2T!!!ANY TIME!