#Lunar
#Lunar Data Network ๐ถ relay #satellites starting in ๐ 2023 https://www.intuitivemachines.com/lunar-data-services
๐ September 19, 2023 #IntuitiveMachines and #Astrobotic have built two commercially developed landers, named #NOVAC and #Peregrine, which are slated to launch later this year.
On most parts of the #moon ๐, a two-week period of daylight is followed by 14 days of #lunar night ๐, making it difficult for #spacecraft to survive. Near the south pole, however, where some areas are lit most of the time, the #SolarPanels on the sides of #VIPERโs body will allow the rover to operate for more than a hundred days. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/exploring-moon-permanently-shadowed-regions-water-ice
Amidst growing data breaches and threats on Earth, #NASA and Florida start-up Lonestar Security Solutions, in collaboration with the Isle of Man, look to the #Moon for ultimate data security.
They aim to test #lunar-based backup storage with blockchain technology, ensuring data integrity and authenticity. Think of it as humanity's backup plan, safeguarding crucial knowledge from catastrophes. Launching in February 2024 #Artemis #Lunapolitics #NASA #USA
Framed by Trees - Early Evening
Waxing Crescent Moon
53.1% Illuminated
๐ท Canon M50 - Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary Lens - ISO:800 - Aperture: f/10 - Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec.
#photo #photocraphy #moon #Lunar #Luna #WaxingCrescent #EveningSky #GiMP #mirrorless #CanonM50 #Sigma600mmContemporary
๐ฎ๐ณ #Chandrayaan3 : it is possible that the extreme cold of the lunar night damaged the #batteries ๐. Night ๐ temperatures near the #lunar south pole routinely plunge to -200C to -250C โ๏ธ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66893924
800-Year-Old Math Trick Could Help With Navigating the Moon
โScientists have developed a new method for #lunar #navigation, utilizing the #Fibonacci spiral to calculate the optimal parameters for a #GPS-like system on the #Moon. The innovative approach helps modernize lunar vehicle navigation, offering more accurate mapping based on the Moonโs unique ellipsoidal shape, which is characterized by distinctive semi-major and semi-minor axes.โ
A new mosaic of the #Shackleton Crater showcases the power of two #lunar orbiting cameras working together to reveal unprecedented detail of the lunar South Pole region: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-moon-camera-mosaic-sheds-light-on-lunar-south-pole - this mosaic was created with imagery acquired by LROC (Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera), which has been operating since 2009, and from ShadowCam, a NASA instrument on board a KARI (Korea Aerospace Research Institute) spacecraft called Danuri, which launched in Aug. 2022.
๐ #Lunar-made #SolarPower #satellites ๐ฐ๏ธ would require around five times less velocity change to place them into geostationary #Earth #orbit compared to satellites launched from Earth itself. https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2023/07/Lunar_solar_power_satellite
A big telescope on the moon could peer deeper into the #universe than @NASA #JamesWebb
By Tereza Pultarova
The #moon may open astronomy's next frontier. #astronomy #lunar #politics #space
โก๏ธ https://www.space.com/infrared-telescope-moon-better-than-james-webb-space-telescope
APOD from 2023-09-17
Title: #Moon Mountains Magnified during Ring of Fire #Eclipse
Copyright/credit:
Wang Letian
(Eyes at Night)
See explanation and HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230917.html
This #lunar #phases design I made is great for #RoshHashanah and any #RoshChodesh, any full moon day... actually, any crescent, quarter, and gibbous day too. Who doesn't love the #moon?
https://www.redbubble.com/i/top/Lunar-phases-abstract-by-JewWhoHasItAll/145180491.6AQD3
Our new paper on "#Lunar grain size determination based on surface temperatures using ensembles of thermal model parameters" is out. Free PDF for a few weeks here: https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1hj-e4L-YiznQ #thermalmodeling #Moon #lunar #LRO We were using #Diviner data.
India's #Lunar #Lander finds 1st evidence of a #Moonquake in decades : Space.com
Mistranslation of #Newton's First #Law Discovered after Nearly 300 Years : Sci Am
#Antarctica #Warming much faster than models predicted in โdeeply concerningโ sign for sea levels : Guardian
Check our latest #KnowledgeLinks
Watering the plants at 06:32 hrs, so is the perfect chance for some morning Moon from my QTH de 2E0LUN.... #hamradio #Moon #LUNAR #astronomy #cellphoneimaging #MoonHour
Waning Crescent Moon
35% Illuminated - Oct 8th, 2023
๐ท Canon 70D - Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary - ISO: 800 - Aperture: f/13 - Shutter Speed: 1/125 sec
#photo #photography #Moon #Lunar #Luna #WaningCrescent #NightSky #GiMP #Canon70D
#Sigma600mmContemporary
'Astronomical observations: the moon' by Donato Creti (1711) #painting #paintings #art #arts #science #astology #astrological #astronomy #artnet #arthistory #artists #artlover #artlovers #inspiration #motivation #lunar #moon #nature #universe
Sunrise #bormio3000 @bormio_tourism @bormioski #alps #sunrise #d7200nikon #50mm @spi_collective @streetphotographyinternational #landscapephotography #raw_landscape #outdoor #nature #mountains #lunar #moon #sun #Sky #Outdoors #MountainRange #Hill #Tranquility #ScenicsNature #podium #vero #verofriends #OrangeColor #Idyllic
A celestial image of a gold-hued moon amidst sparkling gold splatters with the words โLove you to the moon and back.โ Created to tell your special someone just how much you love them. :)
Available here with #FreeShipping: https://www.pictorem.com/395386/I%20Love%20You%20To%20The%20Moon.html
#moon #lura #lunar #HarvestMoon #sky #celestial #cosmos #love #romance #romantic #art #artwork #artists #MastodonArtists #MastoArtists #FediArt #MastoArt #MastodonArt #BuyIntoArt #fediverse #FediGiftShop #GiftsForHim #GiftsForHer
The little lander that could.
https://twitter.com/isro/status/1698010732128764164
#India #Space #Lunar
Lunar landscape at sunrise #bormio3000 @bormio_tourism @bormioski #alps #sunrise #d7200nikon #50mm @spi_collective @streetphotographyinternational #landscapephotography #raw_landscape #outdoor #nature #mountains #lunar #moon #sun #outdoors
What happens when you look at the #moon through a 1m telescope?
Well, as long as you filter the light, some pretty awesome pictures are possible! #lunar #observing #Astrodon #astronomy #telescopes #observatorylife
Waning Gibbous Moon
Sept 2nd, 2023 -86% Illuminated
๐ท Canon 70D - Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary Lens - ISO 1250 - Aperture: f/13 - Shutter Speed: 1/400 Sec
#photo #photography #Lunar #Luna #Moon #WaningGibbous #NightSky gibbous #Canon70D #Sigma600mmContemporary
๐ฎ๐ณ #Chandrayaan3 measured a temperature at the surface of around 50C ๐ก๏ธ, but just 80mm below this, it fell to -10C โ๏ธ. Chemical analysis indicated the presence of sulphur, aluminium, calcium iron, titanium, manganese, chromium and oxygen in the #lunar ๐ soil. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230830-the-mysteries-of-the-moons-south-pole
Waning Crescent Moon
93% Illuminated - Sept 1st, 2023
๐ท Canon 70D - Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary Lens - ISO: 640 - Aperture: f/13 - Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec
#photo #photography #Lunar #Luna #Moon #WaningGibbous #NightSky #GiMP #Canon70D #Sigma600mmContemporary
@revpuddudley it was indeed a little costly https://www.statista.com/chart/17504/nasas-budget-share-of-the-us-federal-budget/
$24 billion ๐ฐ per year for #Apollo between 1961 and 1972 https://www.planetary.org/press-releases/apollo-cost-analysis for 382 kg of #lunar rocks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program#Samples_returned
โIโm not that interested in #space,โ John F #Kennedy told the head of #Nasa, #JamesWebb, in a private meeting at the White House in ๐ 1962 : #BBC https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190712-apollo-in-50-numbers-the-cost
Super Blue Moon in the Forest City ๐
#photography #foto #picoftheday #superbluemoon #moon #fullmoon #lunar #nature
Aug 30th Blue Moon/Super Moon
๐ท Canon 70D - Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary Lens - ISO: 800 - Aperture: f/10 - Shutter Speed 1/640 sec
#photo #photography #moon #Lunar #FullMoon #BlueMoon #SuperMoon #NightSky #Canon70D #Sigma600mmContemporary
Super blue moon: Rare lunar event dazzles stargazers
APOD from 2023-08-30
Title: Full Moons of August
Copyright/credit: Gianni Tumino
See explanation and HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230830.html
๐ฏ๐ต #Jaxaโs #Slim aims to land with an accuracy of upto 100m compared to conventional #lunar landers whose accuracy is โseveral or sometimes a dozen kilometersโ https://www.independent.co.uk/space/japan-moon-lander-launch-suspended-b2400457.html
Part of the @KronoMoon project. #KrononautMoon
This page is for #Photos #of #the #Moon #only.
Tag your #lunar image with our hashtag #KronoMoonShot and we'll try to give it a boost (up to the Moon?)
#KronoMoonShot #KronoMoon #Photography #Time & #Timelessness
The moon will appear bigger Wednesday than any other day of the year
โthe #moon will be at its perigee in relation to earth, slightly more than 222,000 miles away, which will be the closest approach of all the full moons in 2023. Just two weeks ago it was more than 252,000 miles away, when it was at apogee.โ
https://www.denverpost.com/2023/08/29/super-moon-wednesday-2023/
Tonight's Moon through Smoky Skies - 79% Illuminated
๐ท Canon 70D - Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary Lens - ISO: 125 - Aperture: f/8 - Shutter Speed: 1/20 sec
#photo #photography #moon #lunar #luna #WaxingGibbous #Darktable #Canon70D #Sigma600mmContemporary
The Jaxa space agency from Japan plans a landing later this year, while NASA from the U.S. also expects to launch an orbital mission to the moon this year.
https://sciencebusiness.technewslit.com/?p=45147
#News #Press #Science #Business #Space #Moon #NASA #Lunar #Orbiter #Lander #Rover #Astrophysics #India #Japan #China
Indiaโs lunar rover goes down a ramp to the moonโs surface and takes a walk.
AP reports: https://flip.it/lx18zG
Why The #Lunar South Pole Is So Important To #Scientists
https://www.grunge.com/1374465/why-lunar-south-pole-moon-important-to-scientists/
India becomes fourth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon, and the first to land near the lunar south pole, where there may be frozen water
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/india-fourth-country-to-land-on-moon-1.6944716
by @CBCNews
Comprehensive table of all 50 (!) #lunar landing attempts throughout space history: https://planet4589.org/space/misc/lland.html - today we say success number 23. (The 'score' columns are fun ... only the 12th landing attempt succeeded, by Luna 9 in 1966).
The possibility that #water can be found near the #lunar #SouthPole has intrigued #space agencies & scientists around the world, who are eager to harvest it. Water obviously is vital for human survival & would be an important component for any #LunarSettlement. But broken into its component parts, hydrogen & oxygen, it could also be used as rocket #fuel.
A view - of four: https://twitter.com/isro/status/1693469304619188516 - of the #lunar far side by the Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC) of #Chandrayaan3. Meanwhile it has been confirmed that #Luna25 died from an over-burn of its engine which fired for 127 instead of 84 seconds and thus drove the lander straight into the ground: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10161778627475832
"Russiaโs first lunar mission in decades has ended in failure with its Luna 25 spacecraft crashing into the moonโs surface.
The incident, a blow to Russiaโs space ambitions, happened after communication with the robotic spacecraft was interrupted."
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/20/world/luna-25-spacecraft-moon-collision-intl/index.html
#russia #space #spaceexploration #lunar #moonlanding #moon
#Russia's latest #space venture fails spectacularly: #Luna25 #spacecraft CRASHES INTO #MOON after spinning into an UNCONTROLLED #ORBIT. After the #Kremlin's first #lunar #mission in fifty years failed so utterly, the question on my mind is this: Is #Putin tired of winning yet?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12425749/Russias-Luna-25-smashes-moon-failure.html
DARPA has announced a 10 year Lunar Architecture Plan to include "#lunar #power, #communications, #navigation and other #infrastructure as well as users of such capabilities"
They're seeking โnew integrated system-level solutions that span multiple servicesโ
https://spacenews.com/darpa-to-study-integrated-lunar-infrastructure/
psst. Integrated systems-level thinking with stacked functions would be a great thing to do here on earth too.
Waning Gibbous Moon
96.1% Illuminated
Aug 3rd, 2023
๐ท Canon70D - Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary Lens - ISO: 1000 - Aperture: f/13 - Shutter Speed: 1/400 sec. Hand held.
#photo #photography #Moon #Lunar #Luna #WaningGibbous #sky #darktable #Canon70D #Sigma600mmContemporary
There was a beautiful setting moon this morning so whilst my wife was out walking the dogs I borrowed her "good" camera and got this photo.
Tonight's Waxing Gibbous Moon 96.4% Illuminated
The next full moon should be Aug 1st called the Sturgeon Moon it will also be a supermoon, A supermoon occurs when the moon's orbit is closest (perigee) to Earth at the same time it is full.
๐ท Canon 70D - Sigma 150-600 Contemporary Lens - ISO: 640 - Aperture: f/13 - Shutter Speed 1/400 sec.
#Photo #photography #moon #lunar #luna #WaxingGibbous #darktable #Canon70D #Sigma600mmContemporary
Waxing Gibbous Moon
91.4% Illuminated
๐ท Canon 70D - Sigma 150-600 Contemporary Lens - ISO: 640 - Aperture: f/13 - Shutter Speed 1/250 sec.
#Photo #photography #moon #lunar #luna #WaxingGibbous #darktable #Canon70D #Sigma600mmContemporary
Waxing Gibbous Moon
73% Illuminated
๐ท Canon70D - Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary Lens - ISO 640 - Aperture: f/13 - Shutter Speed: 1/320 sec.
#phpt #photography #Lunar #Luna #Moon #WaxingGibbous #Darktable #ZereneStacker #Sigma600mmContemporary #Canon70D
Happy Moon Landing Day and #InternationalMoonDay !!! The Apollo program and Moon exploration is a life-long obsession of mine. Iโm so excited for our return on Artemis 2 and 3!
#watercolor #apollo #apollo11 #moonlanding #moon #craters #lunar #mineralogy #SpaceArt #SpaceArtist #SciArt #AstroArt #watercolorart #watercolours #NASAMoonSnap #apolloprogram #spaceflight #crewedspaceflight #nasa #rockets #rocketsmakemehappy @nasa
The original #SegaCD version of #Lunar The Silver Star remains far and away my favorite version. I dislike the story changes the made to Silver Star Remake, and prefer the battle system of the original. Most importantly, I think the original Sega CD opening video completely, utteraly blows away the #PSX and #SegaSaturn opening videos.
There exists on an OST in japan a very rare full length rendition of the JPN version of the sega CD opening that completely 100% rules: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6QY1vxo_EQ
I am really excited for more lunar science!
@thomasfuchs
I'm a big fan of small telescopes and what can be done with them. What you've done with your Messier 16 photo is FANTASTIC.
I'm just not well set up for star photography, but I've done some #lunar and #planetary photography with small instruments.
The following photo of #jupiter was taken with an unmotorized #60mm refractor. The #yorick stacking software combined about 60 frames for the image. This was taken in 2010 when the SEB did one of its disappearing acts.
S Koreans get younger after age counting method changed
Last night the famous #Lunar X & V 'characters' were obvious from Europe - I became aware of it only late, so while the X is very prominent here, the V is already too distant from the terminator for a 'dramatic' effect. (See https://nitter.net/cosmos4u/status/1673097681583976450#m for more context.)
Some photos of Laura Williams sharing her Aluna project at Lunar Imaginaries at the new Care + Climate space in Greenwich.
Aluna is a Moon and Tide Clock designed for the 0ยฐ longitude on the Greenwich Peninsula.
It's an incredible project. really hope the London community can support the realisation of this building - alunatime.org
#NYT ๐ June 9, 2023 ๐ 1969 #NASA publicly maintained that it could protect the #planet. It spent tens of millions of dollars ๐ฐ on a sophisticated #quarantine facility, the #Lunar Receiving Laboratory. โThis ended up being an example of planetary protection security #theaterโ ๐ญ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/09/science/nasa-moon-quarantine.html
Picture : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:E_coli_at_10000x,_original.jpg
Terminator Too
The #moon at 3:45am yesterday morning. Sometimes insomnia has its benefits.
The mountains on the right of Mare Imbrium are clearly visible in the northern hemisphere, catching the rising sunlight in an effect known as the 'Jewelled Handle'.
Fife, eastern #Scotland
#photography #LunarPhotography #lunar
Today's Strawberry Moon
100% Illuminated
๐ท Canon 70D - Sigma 150-600mm Contermporary Lens - ISO 640 - Aperture: f/13 - Shutter Speed: 1/400 sec
#photo #photography #moon #lunar #luna #FullMoon #StrawberryMoon #Canon70D #Sigma600mmContemporary
Not quite a Full Moon yet
99% Illuminated
๐ท Canon70D - Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary Lens - ISO: 640 - Aperture: f/13 - Shutter Speed 1/640 sec
#photo #photography #moon #lunar #luna #WaxingGibbous #Darktable #Canon70D #Sigma600mmContemporary
Tonight's Waxing Gibbous Moon
June 1st. - 95.2% Illuminated
๐ท Canon 70D - Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary Lens - ISO: 800 - Aperture: f/13 - Shutter Speed: 1/640 sec
#photo #photography #moon #lunar #luna #WaxingGibbous #darktable #Canon70D #Sigma600mmContemporary
Sneak peek at our #RoshHashanah 5784 #merch patterns!
Iโm pretty excited about these!
1. Abstract #Lunar #Phases (great for #RoshChodeshโฆ and pretty much any time of year)
2. Watercolor #Pomegranates (in red with green leaves on a white background)
3. Colorful #Apples (in #red, #green, and #yellow, #pink, #purple, and light #blue on a light #turquoise background)
4. Red, Yellow, and Green Apples (on a dark #teal background)
1/3
โฑ๏ธ Time of discovery ๐ญ of #asteroids โ๏ธ which passed within 1 #lunar distance from #Earth in ๐ 2023
After closest approach 37.90%
< 24 hours before 20.70%
up to 7 days before 34.50%
> one week before 6.90%
> 7 weeks before 0.00%
> one year before 0.00%
List of #asteroid #close approaches to #Earth ๐ in ๐ 2023 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_asteroid_close_approaches_to_Earth_in_2023
Picture : :ccby: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2020_QG_flyby_spinview.gif
NASA has announced the crew for the Artemis II mission, which will take four astronauts around the Moon and deeper into space than any humans before.
- Reid Wiseman (Commander)
- Victor Glover (Pilot)
- Christina Hammock Koch (Mission Specialist)
- Jeremy Hansen (Mission Specialist)
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-ii/
#NASA #ArtemisII #Artemis #Space #Astronauts #Moon #Lunar #Exploration #Science
'Moon Hare'
I just love drawing hares for no apparent reason...
#MastoArt #ArtMatters #mastodon #illustration #hare #moon #ArtGallery #lunar #easter
The Japanese private mission #Hakuto-R has now entered #lunar orbit, but the press release https://www.ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=4460 doesn't specify altitude or period - and the exact day of the #landing attempt in about a month has also not been disclosed yet.
Heavenly treats on show today just before #sunset. A waxing crescent #moon, with #earthshine showing the full #lunar disc. And slanted top-left to bottom-right were #planets aplenty in super #szygy. Here the moon, #Jupiter and #Venus. Mucky #Mars was up and left too. Get in. #Astronomy FTW.
I went out in the backyard to watch and photograph the full moon rising on February 5, 2023. I used various settings to get different light and color...this was one of my favorites. A tad bit spooky but beautiful at the same time.
https://debra-martz.pixels.com/featured/full-moon-rising-number-3-debra-martz.html
#FullMoon #Moon #NightSky #Lunar #astronomy #photography #NightPhotography #PhotographyIsArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #art #BuyIntoArt #artBooster #GiftThemArt
Waxing Gibbous moon tonight
99.46% illuminated
Approximated distance from Earth 406,335km or 252,485miles
#moon #moonphotography #Astrophotography #Space #ASTRO #lunar
The newest #lunar orbiter KPLO or #Danuri from Korea carries six instruments, one of them being the NASA-funded #ShadowCam. Designed and built by Malin Space Science Systems (MSSS), ShadowCam is a younger sibling of the successful Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC), Narrow Angle Camera (NAC). ShadowCam adds to our knowledge of the Moon by imaging within permanently shadowed regions near the poles - and here is its first image: http://shadowcam.sese.asu.edu/images/1284
WAS Welcomes Dr. Brett Denevi, Deputy Principal Investigator for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera - The Coming Era of Lunar Science and Exploration - December 20, 8 PM - https://mailchi.mp/was-ct/brett-denevi
We will take a look at science highlights from this mission, and preview the missions that will be on the Moon soon.
#WestportObservatory #Lecture #Lunar #Moon #NASA #Astronomy #APL #JohnsHopkins #LROC
#NASA just released some high-resolution #photography of the #lunar surface taken during the #Moonflyby of the #Orion capsule.
I made the panorama for you ๐
Enjoy !
credits: #NASA / #Artemis
Raw images available on the NASA / Johnson flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/albums/72177720303788800
Iโm watching #Orion approach the moon this morning for itโs #Lunar orbital insertion. Iโm learning that even on this module, there are refurbished #SpaceShuttle parts.
Here is a #BallpointPen #Drawing of the spaceshuttle I drew around the same time last year.
Today the #Orion capsule will fly by the #Moon and fire itโs main #engine to enter #lunar #orbit 4 days later. Below is the expected trajectory of the #spacecraft.
The #Artemis1 capsule will skim about 130km (80mi) above the #lunar surface.
Watch it live on the #NASA live stream starting at 11:15 CET / 10:15 WET / 5:15 EST - flyby at 12:44 GMT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvWtNx3VOUA
There's a #LunarEclipse starting in about 8-10 hours depending on where you are in the world!
* Eastern Russia, Japan, much of Canada, Alaska, NZ, Pacific islands, and the US Pacific coast will be treated to the full total #lunar #eclipse.
*The Rockies down through Mexico, US plains, CAN prairies, AUS, and much of east and southeast Asia will see a total (or near-total) eclipse.
* In Michigan (where I am) we'll see a #partial eclipse! ๐
Details: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2022-november-8
#moon #astronomy