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- StumbleUpon. Astrophotography by Jerry Lodriguss - StumbleUpon. WISE2011-003-lg.jpg from berkeley.edu - StumbleUpon. Hubble Heritage Gallery of Images. Astronomical &Nightscape Photography by Chris Cook. Last Update: December 12, 2015 All the images in this site are © Copyright 1987-2015 by Chris Cook.

Astronomical &Nightscape Photography by Chris Cook

Any use of these images without the prior written consent or knowledge of the author is strictly prohibited. Contact Chris for more information. Current Weather on Cape Cod. Transit_iss_moon_101220_25.jpg from sfr.fr - StumbleUpon. Nebulas. 515512main_prominence_Earthscale-033010-orig_full.jpg from nasa.gov - StumbleUpon. How Far Away is the Sun? Another Visualization. - Brad BlogSpeed. Alright, this one’s a doozy.

How Far Away is the Sun? Another Visualization. - Brad BlogSpeed

After the reasonable popularity of last week’s scale picture that illustrated the distance between the Earth and the Moon, I just had to take things to the next logical level. Today I’ve reduced the scale, and increased the image size dramatically, to represent one astronomical unit (AU), or the distance between the earth and the Sun.* So allow me to just say ahead of time that I apologize if this post breaks anyone’s computer. How white holes (might) be created. Interactive 3D model of Solar System Planets and Night Sky - StumbleUpon. We are listening. Scientists Discover The Oldest, Largest Body Of Water In Existence.

Scientists have found the biggest and oldest reservoir of water ever--so large and so old, it’s almost impossible to describe.

Scientists Discover The Oldest, Largest Body Of Water In Existence

The water is out in space, a place we used to think of as desolate and desert dry, but it's turning out to be pretty lush. Researchers found a lake of water so large that it could provide each person on Earth an entire planet’s worth of water--20,000 times over. Yes, so much water out there in space that it could supply each one of us all the water on Earth--Niagara Falls, the Pacific Ocean, the polar ice caps, the puddle in the bottom of the canoe you forgot to flip over--20,000 times over.