Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Bugs




Bugs



Credit: Nutmeg

White Ermine Moth! Very elegant! A Royal Bug? :-)




Mars Dunes




Mars Dunes Drizzled With Gems

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Credit: NASA


At least, that's how it looks to me. :-)




Jupiter's Belt




Jupiter's Belt



Returns!




Monday, November 29, 2010

Big Cats And The Environment




Not Easy Being A Big Cat



It takes a lot of food to make this cutie pie of a leopard to grow up and become one of these...



Big cats and other big carnivore animals are more vulnerable to environmental change that influence their access to food. They are big and need a lot of energy to be able to catch their prey. If prey become scarce due to environmental changes they might run out of energy before they find food.




Rhea




Rhea



Credit: NASA

Has atmosphere!




Friday, November 26, 2010

Aurora Time




It's Aurora Time






Friday, November 19, 2010

Living Fossil




Living Fossil



A living dead? It's seaweed! :-)




Mars - Chinese Dragon




Mars' 'Chinese Dragon' ?

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Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

Nah, just wallrocks and valleys at Melas Chasma.




Monday, November 15, 2010

Blue Jay




Blue Jay



Credit: Jean Vincent

Remember to feed the birds, now! (She told herself...:-)) King Winter has arrived!




Saturday, November 13, 2010

Traces of Dust Devils




The Dust Devil Was Here

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Credit: Nasa

Actually a crowd of dust devils were there - on the Martian surface - leaving an incredible pattern to prove it.




Blue Quasar




Blue Quasar 3c186



Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/A.Siemiginowska et al, Optical: AURA/Gemini Obs.

Gorgeous blue! and the most distant quasar yet observed.




Sunday, November 7, 2010

The Earth's Atmosphere




The Earth's Atmosphere

Cloud carpet




Thin air





Gibbeous Moon




A line of Sun




Thin sunset




Hanging Space Station





Oblique atmosphere








All images are taken from the International Space Station. Courtesy of NASA.




A Star




A Star

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Mirach and Mirach's Ghost (NGC 404 galaxy)
Credit: Anthony Ayiomamitis


Simply a star - with a GHOST! :-)




Friday, November 5, 2010

Comet Hartley 2




Hello Hartley!


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Credit: NASA


Comet Hartley 2, actually! We spy you! And you are radiant. :-)




Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Parenthood A La Fish




Parenthood A La Fish



Fish parents with baby fish. Aren't they adorable? :-) And so human-like....