Wind turbine and overexposed moon
#photography #windturbines #moon #nightphotography #night #mountains
#slowshutter #sillhouette
moon
"The first photo of the Odysseus lunar lander on the moon, the first U.S. spacecraft to make a soft landing on the lunar surface in more than 50 years, was released Monday."
ABC News reports: https://flip.it/vLonPH
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Winter’s last #moon. The sweetgum trees are already budded out for the spring, a season that comes early around these parts.
Don’t fuck with moon dust. No seriously, do not fuck with moon dust.
Absent any moisture or atmosphere, millennia of asteroid impacts have turned lunar regolith (soil) into a fine powder of razor sharp, glass-like particles. What’s more, the solar wind imparts an electric charge on the dust, causing it to cling to any and every surface it touches through static electricity. On earth, sand tends to get smoother over time as wind and water tumble the grains about, eroding their sharpness. Not so on the moon – lunar dust is sharp and deadly. This is Not A Good Time if you’re an explorer looking to visit our celestial neighbor.
During Apollo, the astronauts faced a plethora of unexpected issues caused by dust. It clung to spacesuits and darkened them enough that exposure to sunlight overheated the life support systems. Dust got in suit joints and on suit visors, damaging them. It ate away layers of boot lining. It covered cameras. Upon returning to the cabin, astronauts attempting to brush it off damaged their suit fabric and sent the dust airborne, where it remained suspended in the air due to low gravity.
Inhaling moon dust causes mucus membranes to swell; every Apollo astronaut who stepped foot on the moon reported symptoms of “Lunar Hay Fever.” Sneezing, congestion, and a “smell of burnt gunpowder” took days to subside. Later Apollo missions even sent a special dust brush with the team to help clean each other and equipment. We don’t know exactly how dangerous the stuff is, but lunar regolith simulants suggest it might destroy lung and brain cells with long-term exposure. 1
In fact the dust is so nasty that it destroyed the vacuum seals of sample return containers. We no longer have any accurate samples of lunar dust, “Every sample brought back from the moon has been contaminated by Earth’s air and humidity […] The chemical and electrostatic properties of the soil no longer match what future astronauts will encounter on the moon.” 2
Whats worse, the solar-charged dust gets thrown up off the moon’s surface via electrostatic forces. The moon doesn’t technically have an atmosphere, but it does have a thin cloud of sharp dust itching to cling to anything it can find.
And it probably isn’t just the moon. “A 2005 NASA study listed 20 risks that required further study before humans should commit to a human Mars expedition, and ranked "dust" as the number one challenge.” 3
The coolest solution I’ve heard about in next-gen spacesuit design is a mesh of woven wires layered into the suit. When activated, the wire mesh would form an anti-static electric field that repels dust. Quite literally a force field. 4
#astronomy #apollo #moon #lunardust
Strawberry Moonrise on the first night of Summer over Lake Washington..
#Seattle #Washington #PNW #Moon #FullMoon #Photography #astrophotography #WaWx #Reflection #Moonrise #Summer #SummerSolstice
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Crescent Moonset few days ago as seen from my rooftop in Bellevue, WA
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Sunshine is always beautiful..❤️💗
#Sunrise #Sunset #Nature #Beach #Beachview #View #ViewOfTheDay #Sun #Moon
Crescent Moonset (1.1%) in sunset afterglow tonight. Had a short window of opportunity to capture it before disappearing.
The Crescent Moon setting over the Olympic Mountains last night. The Brothers and Space Needle to the left..
Waxing Crescent Moonset in sunset afterglow over the Olympic Mountains. It became visible for the camera only just a few minutes before setting.
taken from Bellevue, WA
September 04, 2024, 8:11PM
#Seattle #Washington #PNW #Moon #Sunset #astrophotography #Photo #Photography #PhotoOftheDay #Silhouette
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Dammit Frank, we all have to be touching paws to summon the magnificent Moon Moon!
The Full Cold Moon magnificently rising over the snowcapped Cascades tonight, as seen from Bellevue, WA.
12.15.24
Available: https://ez-lorenz.pixels.com/featured/the-full-cold-moon-rising-over-the-cascades-ez-lorenz.html
#Washington #PNW #Moon #Fullmoon #Moonrise #Mountains #Winter #Snow #Nature #astrophotography #Photo #Photography #WallArt #ArtPrints #ArtForSale #Prints #HomeDecor #Lifestyle #GreetingCards #Puzzle #WomensArt #Gifts #Giftideas #Christmas #FediGiftShop
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alternateVenus and Saturn accompanying the Moon
月に伴う金星と土星
金星、土星伴月
(Picture 2 & 3 are captured from Stellarium)
#pictureoftheday #pictures #photooftheday #photographie #photography #Scenes #star #stellarium #stellar #moon #moonlight #venus #saturn #sky #night #nightphotography #nightsky #🌙 #🪐 #🌌 #🌃 #🌒 #夜 #攝影 #撮影 #摄影 #月 #金星 #土星 #星空 #天文 #宇宙_天文 #風景 #風景写真 #夜空 #天 #天空 #天空の #照片 #月光 #astronomy #astrophotography
Looked up at the vast sky
Took in Beijing (39°56'51"N, 116°18'5"E)
18:17 and 18:34, Jan. 10, 2025 (UTC+8:00)
仰觀宇宙之大
攝於北京（39°56'51"N，116°18'5"E）
2025年1月10日18:17和18:34（UTC+8:00）
#picture #photo #fotografia #foto #Photos #風景写真 #照片 #撮影 #攝影 #写真 #photography #摄影 #天空の #fotografie #фотография #photographie #astrophotography #astronomy #月光 #天 #夜 #夜空 #宇宙_天文 #天文 #月 #night #nightphotography #sky #nightsky #星空 #moonlight #moon #scenery #Scenes #photographyisart #photooftheday #pictures #pictureoftheday #saturn #venus #土星 #金星 #木星 #木星合月 #火星 #星座 #星宿 #starrysky #starry_night #starrynight #starry_sky #Stellar #starsigns #mars #jupiter #jupiter_star #stars #Star #space #universe #universeodon #photodon
Wolfmoon.
Current moon.
#ウルフムーン #wolfmoon #満月 #fullmoon #月 #moon #moonphotography #天体写真 #astrophotography #マストドン写真部 #mastodonphotoclub #photography
The Full Flower Moon rising over Seattle last night.
The Algonquin tribes named the full moon in May after the flowers that are abundant this time of year.
#Moon #FullMoon #Moonrise #FlowerMoon #Seattle #Washington #PNW #Photo #PhotoofTheDay
日月相輝 陰陽交泰
Solar blaze conjoined with lunar glow,
On cosmic loom where Yin and Yang both flow.
日と月
ともに照らし
陰陽和す
𦝄(Trăng)鉑(bạc)𣌝(nắng)紅(hồng)交(giao)映(ánh)，
陰(Âm)陽(dương)絲(tơ)𢚸(lòng)，𡐙(đất)𡗶(trời)𠬠(một)𣳔(giòng)。
해 달 빛 맞잡아
陰(음)陽(양)은 한숨 되네
#photography #photo #sunset #sun #moon #moonphotography #moonlight #city #urban #china #mainlandchina #beijing #peking #chinese #攝影 #攝影寫真 #撮影 #写真 #摄影 #anh #사진 #中國 #大陸 #中国 #北京 #中華 #日落 #太陽 #日 #月
I send thanks to the buyer from Maryland who purchased a framed print of
September Moon -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/september-moon-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print
May the artwork take you to a quiet evening of strolling through a peaceful and calm landscape.
#art #artwork #nature #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #moon #country #rural #sale #night #landscape #artist #decor #washington #USA
A lot of planning went into this (by my husband), and much crossing of fingers re the weather!
Whitecroft below the full moon yesterday evening. #IsleofWight #Moon #Photography
