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Astronaut Photographs Perseid Meteor — From Space
astroengine writes "As the Perseid meteor shower begins to subside, there is one observer who was perfectly positioned to take a photograph where the skies are guaranteed to be clear from cloud. NASA astronaut Ron Garan — who is currently living aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Expedition 27 — captured this stunning photograph of a Perseid out of the ISS window."
I could get a photo like that if I were an astronaut too. But really, bravo, excellent.
Yea, I guess so. If I was there, I would have trouble not thinking: "Glad that one didn't hit us... glad that one didn't hit us..."
What's the probability of these hitting the ISS?
Its overuse has pretty much made it a meaningless blogspam word.
Sometimes, a picture out of one of the various space efforts really gets my attention.
This is one of them.
I'll be the first to admit that the math, the physics, the science, the expansion of the human sphere of knowledge are all extremely important and valid reasons for continuing to fund space missions (of any kind).
But if you don't consider images like this to be a strong reason for continuing our exploits into space, then you aren't someone I want to reason with at all.
You should turn signatures off.
Cuz that blows balls !!
Is that the moon in the background?
if you zoom it 1000000x you will see a small alien giving the astronaut the finger...
At the risk of being modded off-topic, here's the higher-resolution image mentioned by rts008 and JavaBasedOS for anyone interested.
It's actually sunset, as NASA mentions here. If you haven't seen it, it's worth a look.
I agree that, for all the advancements in knowledge that NASA and ESA develop, images such as these are what best capture children's imaginations and inspire them. This is what fuels dreams and fosters a desire to contribute to our* space program. Hopefully the image of this meteor inspires someone to pursue studies in a space-related career!
* - our = humanity's collective space program as a whole, because it doesn't matter if a child is from the US, the UK, the EU, China, India - we're all in this together, alone here on this rock.
Related: Pale Blue Dot
Earth and the moon from Mars
So what happens if a meteor hits the space station?
That atmosphere does a pretty darn good job of protecting us. Intercepting space debris, to blocking radiation, to providing us oxygen - it does it all.
If I have seen further it is by stealing the Intellectual Property of giants.
where the skies are guaranteed to be clear from cloud
Funny, I see plenty of clouds in the sky in that photo.
Nikon FTW! Suck it, Canon!
BTW : Impressive picture.
I must be too young to find this photo as 'stunning' as TFS portrayed it. I slept in a space shuttle tent when I was 3-4 years old. Perhaps we whippersnappers don't think space travel is as 'magical' as you grey/neckbeards do... The photo looked exactly as I would have expected it to, being positioned above and away from something that is entering the atmosphere. Maybe if the astronaut captured one whizzing by just inches from the porthole...
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