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The Pressurized Cargo Module (PCM) at the top, in addition to carrying cargo, has features like navigation lights, strobe lights, and maneuvering thrusters. The Service Module (SM) below contains communication antennas, cameras, GPS, propulsion and maneuvering thrusters, a star tracker, solar arrays, and a TriDAR navigation system.
See the entire Cygnus image set here.
ISS037-E-018502 (22 Oct. 2013) --- The International Space Station's Canadarm2 unberths the Orbital Sciences' Cygnus commercial craft after three weeks at the space station. European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, both Expedition 37 flight engineers, were at the controls of the robotics workstation removing Cygnus from the Harmony node then safely releasing it at 7:31 a.m. (EDT) Oct. 22, 2013. On Oct. 23, the Cygnus will fire its engines for the last time at 1:41 p.m. and re-enter Earth's atmosphere for destruction over the Pacific Ocean. Earth's horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
ISS037-E-018505 (22 Oct. 2013) --- The International Space Station's Canadarm2 unberths the Orbital Sciences' Cygnus commercial craft after three weeks at the space station. European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg, both Expedition 37 flight engineers, were at the controls of the robotics workstation removing Cygnus from the Harmony node then safely releasing it at 7:31 a.m. (EDT) Oct. 22, 2013. On Oct. 23, the Cygnus will fire its engines for the last time at 1:41 p.m. and re-enter Earth's atmosphere for destruction over the Pacific Ocean. Earth's horizon and the blackness of space provide the backdrop for the scene.
The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan, and thus a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is native to much of Europe and Asia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is also an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa.Measuring 125 to 170 centimetres (49 to 67 in) in length, this large swan is wholly white in plumage with an orange bill bordered with black. It is recognisable by its pronounced knob atop the bill.
When swimming, the Mute Swan holds its neck in a graceful "S" curve with its bill pointing downward. The Whooper Swans usually carry their bill level with their neck erect. The male frequently arches his secondary wing feathers over his back in an aggressive display posture.
Cygnus cygnus. (en. Whooper swan, de. Singschwan, fi. Laulujoutsen, sv. Sångsvan). I shot this series of photos during sunset as we were moving by boat to see the sunset from nearby rocks. This swan moved unfortunately/fortunately in the wrong direction and ended up in front of our boat. So it had to do a little sprint. The swan was first in shadows and then moved to sunset light to give this series a nice variation in color tones. Lake Kukkia, Luopioinen, Finland. 1.9.2017
Cygnus will launch atop the Antares rocket, developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
See the entire Cygnus image set here.
Cygnus is the constellation of the swan which is seen in the summer and autumn in the northen hemisphere. The milky way runs through it so it is particularly beautiful on a dark night.
The etymology of the star name Deneb is from Arabic ذنب الدجاجة Dhanab ad-Dajāja, 'The Hen's tail' (according to Wikipedia)
10 minute expousure cleaned up in photoshop elements 6.0. Forgot to unset the camera from mono mode, doh! I was going to take a film image, but the clouds rolled in.
10 minute exposure at f5 using a Canon 17-55mm kit lens.
They say that if our sun was the size of the tip of a ball-point pen, then the Millky Way would be the size of the surface of the United States..
Despite the forecast being cloudy the weather was really clear last night so popped out to take take some photos, last nights target was Cygnus, or at least some of it, I wanted the next "point" on the Summer Triangle so I really just wanted to make sure Deneb was in frame.
Deneb (Alpha Cygni) is towards the left of the frame, bright and blueish in colour, just above the center of the image is the Inchworm Cluster near Sadr. I decided to shoot at 55mm so I could get more of Cygnus in as it's a larger Constellation.
Off work this week so I hope there is some more clear nights!
Image Details:
Taken with my Canon 600D
Tracking: Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Pro
Lens: Tamron 55-200mm
20 Light Frames at 55mm, 30", f/4.5 and ISO800
10 Dark Frames at 55mm, 30", f/4.5 and ISO800
No Flats
No Flat Darks
No Bias
Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker
Edited in Adobe Photoshop
60minutes (2 x 20 minutes + 2 x 10 minutes) exposure of widefield Cygnus with an IDAS-modified Canon EOS 5D-AP and EF85mmF1.2@F3.5 on Takahashi EM-200 temma 2 Jr. at 11,000 feet above sea level on Mauna Loa, Hawaii 2007-08-10.
Wispy tendrils of hot dust and gas glow brightly in this ultraviolet image of the Cygnus Loop nebula, taken by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. The nebula lies about 1,500 light-years away, and is a supernova remnant, left over from a massive stellar explosion that occurred between 5,000 to 8,000 years ago. The Cygnus Loop extends over three times the size of the full moon in the night sky, and is tucked next to one of the "swan's wings" in the constellation of Cygnus. The filaments of gas and dust visible here in ultraviolet light were heated by the shockwave from the supernova, which is still spreading outward from the original explosion. The original supernova would have been bright enough to be seen clearly from Earth with the naked eye. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
A closeup from the 18 panel Cygnus mosaic.
Mosaic covers about 22 x 14 degrees of sky. (Full moon fits about 1230 times to the area of this mosaic)
Much large images and details:
astroanarchy.blogspot.com/2011/12/cygnus-mosaic-18-panels...
(Phal. Tokyo Bridal x Phal. Silky Moon)
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, USA (Cultivated)
Closeup
www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/24497178746/in/photostream/
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) we have all snapped swans, so my thoughts when I snapped this one were to crop in tight the droplets are like jewels.
#OnceUponATime
In spring 2013 I organized #SpaceBembel, a #SpaceSocial where a group of #SpaceTweeps got together again to share some space fun in Frankfurt.
As one of my mottos is "no #SpaceTweetup without a proper badge" I designed one and distributed it to all participants.
What I had started back then became kind of a tradition in the meantime:
Inspired by several #Space- and #ScienceTweetups I painted logos for every event I attended,
got them printed on badges for all, as well as thank-you posters, t-shirts, etc. as memento of our shared adventures.
And 2013 has been quite a ride :-)
#SpaceBembel *
#ASE26 *
#BuraMooN 1 & 2 * #SpaceKoelschX * #CERNTweetup * #ItIsStonehengeReunionOClock * #ScienceTweetup
And 2014 is also amazing already:
I already created designs for #SpaceFestVI and #AlexTweetup taking place in May
and @SpaceUpUK in July 2014.
I am very much looking forward to sharing these events with so many friends from all over the world.
More to come ;-)
www.flickr.com/photos/spaceholix/collections/721576354819...
So #AlexTweetup is about our trip to Baikonur shared by 16 dedicated #SpaceTweeps and two #SpaceMascots named #PinkLittleDragon and @CamillaSpace.
All of us will share this unique adventure of witnessing the Soyuz launch of our German astronaut Alexander Gerst ( #FF @Astro_Alex ) to #ISS on 28. May 2014 via Twitter, Facebook and other social media channels.
Here is the collection of my brainstorming and the design process as well as many pictures of the past 5 years, from the day at #TdLR09, where we "met" Alexander Gerst and the other #shenanigans for the very first (but not the last) time, shortly after their assignments for a trip to #ISS.
Oh yes, there was a time before twitter and other social media ;-)
www.flickr.com/photos/spaceholix/sets/72157644182872632/
My latest design features the #NebraSkydisk - one of the most beautiful and most fascinating archeological and astronomical artefacts ever found - until today.
This is the oldest-known illustration of our cosmos so far, with an estimated age of 3600 years (!!!), the earliest known diagram of the heavens, which makes it one or may be THE most important archaeological discovery of the twenty-first century.
It was discovered by treasure hunters on July 4th 1999 near the city of Nebra in Germany and since then fascinates not only the experts as its history is really exciting from then till now.
www.dailymotion.com/video/x1a45jq_the-nebra-sky-disc-anci...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebra_sky_disk
www.bibliotecapleyades.net/arqueologia/nebra_disk.htm
I fell in love with this beauty as soon as I saw it the very first time several years ago.
And I always wanted to paint it one day!
So what better match could there be than combining this masterpiece -created by stargazers thousands of years ago, who loved observing (and already started understanding) our night sky- with two fantastic #SpaceEvents in May 2014.
#SpaceFestVI in Pasadena ( www.spacefest.info/VI/brochure.html ), THE #SpaceEvent of the year, where many astronauts of the dawning of space exploration did reunite and inspire all of us
and then -end of May- our #AlexTweetup - where we celebrate the launch of @esa astronaut Alexander Gerst, whose mission name is #TheBlueDot (!!!).
Both events bring people together (again), who travel all around the world to share their love of space and our beautiful blue marble …
And I am really honored that sharing my badges and designs with so many #SpaceTweeps AND astronauts of the very first era of space exploration until today made so many people smile again. And these smiles seem to be contagious ;-D
I cannot really explain it, there simply is this very special close link between us.
NOTE:
#NebraSkyDisk is under the copyright of the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt
- Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte -
www.lda-lsa.de/en/nebra_sky_disc/
As my design project is an artistic realization for two private travel groups, I was kindly given official permission to integrate the #NebraSkydisk in my artworks here.
Hence I have to emphasize that my artwork may ONLY be shared as per following license:
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 DE
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/de/
I herewith explicitly send my thanks to the
STATE OFFICE FOR HERITAGE MANAGEMENT AND ARCHAEOLOGY
- THE STATE MUSEUM OF PREHISTORY IN HALLE / GERMANY -
and - as asked for - I will gladly send pictures of my design as well as badges and photos of #SpaceFestVI in Pasadena and #AlexTweetup in Baikonur to the Museum for its collection / exhibition.
It is my pleasure to share the #NebraSkydisk far beyond the borders of Germany - especially during events, which only can take place, because some people started documenting their night-sky-observations thousands of years ago.
#SpaceholixThenAndNow ;-)
Covered below is an overview of all the details embodied in my #AlexTweetup mission logo
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#AlexTweetup
- Facebook group for all #SpaceTweeps interested in the trip to the launch of Alexander Gerst on 28. May 2014
www.facebook.com/groups/AlexanderTweetup/
Baikonur * May 26th - 30th 2014
- Travel period for #AlexTweetup in Baikonur
www.dlr.de/dlr/presse/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-10308/471...
BLUE DOT
- Mission name of Alexander Gerst
blogs.esa.int/alexander-gerst/
XL
- Mission no. 40 - in roman numerals
THEN + NOW
- Connection between space exploration THEN #NebraSkydisk (dated about 3.600 years ago in Germany) and NOW (#BlueDot mission of German astronaut Alexander Gerst)
WISEMAN * GERST * SURAJEW
- names of the international crew of mission no. 40
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_40
SHAPING THE FUTURE ...
Mission theme of Alexander Gerst's mission #BlueDot
www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Astronauts/A...
... IN LEO
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit
- Abbreviation LEO #LowEarthOrbit - the home of #ISS
CONSTELLATIONS:
LEO
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_(constellation)
- reflecting LowEarthOrbit - the orbit of #ISS
DRACO
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_(constellation)
- representing #DRAGON - the partially reusable spacecraft developed by @SpaceX, which has docked to #ISS already several times and will deliver cargo regularly.
We enjoyed seeing the capsule used during the maiden flight in Florida at SpaceX Launch Control Center during an event before the #NASATweetup for #STS135
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_(rocket_engine)
- also representing #PinkLittleDragon - the travel buddy of #The2AndAHalfSpaceTweeps @LightspeedLeo @4tuneQkie and @travelholic ( avoving @Spaceholix ) and our #SpaceMascot.
This #VIP #VeryInspiringPinkLittleDragon is traveling all around the world with us and he already has attended several great #SpaceTweetup and #ScienceTweetup events organized by @NASA @DLR_de @ESA @CERN @Helmholtz_de as well as #ASE26 #SpaceFestV and #SpaceFestVI
and he has already met many of the most inspiring #SpaceExplorers and #Astronauts from the #Mercury and #Apollo era - till today, as well as #scientists @MeteoriteMen #CometHunters ...
SWAN
- representing the footprint / autograph of our dear friend and great #SpaceMascot and #VIP #VeryIntelligentPoultry:
@CamillaSpace is encouraging not only children of all ages to ask questions about the Sun and space and she was planned to be part of this mission accompanying NASA astronaut @astro_reid on his trip to #ISS.
Her footprint is heading from the Swiss flag (home country of Camilla's "executive secretary" Romeo Durscher ( about.me/romeoch ) to the US flag via #ISS
www.wired.com/2012/11/camilla-nasa-rubber-chicken/
XXVIII
V
MMXIV
- 28. 05. 2014 = launch date of mission 40 in roman numerals stylised in shape of ISS
* “ @ “ AND “ # “
- reflecting the tools of the peer-to-peer connection of astronauts @Astro_Alex and @astro_reid and many others with #SpaceTweeps and future space enthusiasts, who will further spread news about the adventures all around the world via social media channels, e.g. @twitter, Facebook, Google+ and others.
16 FLAGS
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/par...
- representing all current international partners and participants cooperating on #ISS – the most ambitious international collaboration ever
which -in my eyes- really would be worthy of the nobel peace prize www.spacesafetymagazine.com/iss-nobel-peace-prize/
Between the flags I left additional room for more countries to join that global project in the near future.
Especially in difficult political times like today this cooperation hopefully will enable our world to grow together more closely step by step.
Now we are looking forward to this trip and are curious how everything will work out.
This definitely is a very adventurous trip and if someone had told me 5 years ago, when we met that guy in blue for the very first time that we would be going to KAZAKHSTAN half a decade later to see HIS launch, I would NEVER EVER have believed it.
It seems our lives as #Spaceholix have many surprises in store for us ;-)
If YOU want to know more about all this, just follow the hashtag of our group:
#AlexTweetup
;-)
Doel van een wandeling in Amsterdam (naast het Meertens instituut) tijdens COVID (lekker rustig).
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Shot with QHY183c on Nikon 50mm d lens. 40 subs at 30s and -5C. 25 each of darks and flats. Processed in Pixinsight using highpointscientific process posted online www.highpointscientific.com/astronomy-hub/post/astro-phot...
Cygnus, summer triangle and Iridium from mt. Terminio (south of Italy)
120" Canon 400D + 17/85mm
iOptron Skytracker
In the Kennedy Space Center’s Press Site auditorium, agency and industry leaders speak to members of the media at a prelaunch news conference for Orbital ATK CRS-6 commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. From left are: George Diller of NASA Communications; Kenneth Todd, NASA ISS Operations Integration manager; Frank Culbertson, president of Orbital ATK's Space System Group; Vern Thorp, United Space Alliance's program manager for NASA missions; Pete Hasbrook, NASA associate program scientist for the ISS Program at the Johnson Space Center in Houston; Dr. Michael Roberts deputy chief scientist for the Center for the Advancement for Science in Space, or CASIS; and Capt. Laura Godoy, launch weather officer of the U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron.
Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
BEAGLE & ROTTERDAM van Boluda Towage assisteerden de ONE CYGNUS naar de RWG terminal in de Pr.Amaliahaven , gezien vanaf DE NIEUWE PRINS
The bright red regions in this wide-field view come from ionized hydrogen. Due to the prevalence of hydrogen in the galactic disk and its relatively low energy of ionization, many emission nebulae appear red due to the strong emissions of the Balmer series. The Milky Way's disk and dust lanes dominate the rest of the image. Cygnus Constellation, Humboldt State Park. Learn more about the HiMARC technology behind this photograph in the research section.
Credit:Ved Chirayath
The Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan, and thus a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is native to much of Europe and Asia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is also an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa. The name 'mute' derives from it being less vocal than other swan species. Measuring 125 to 170 centimetres (49 to 67 in) in length, this large swan is wholly white in plumage with an orange bill bordered with black. It is recognisable by its pronounced knob atop the bill. (source: wikipedia.org)
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