Astronomy from the ISS Video.

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Astronomy from the International Space Station.<br /><br />Aurora from Space.<br /><br />Aurora from Space 2.<br /><br />Cities @ Night from Space.<br /><br />Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[nimbus]

Thanks Andrew.<br />He mentions in the astrophotography video that the original images would be downloaded from the ISS. Does anyone know where to find them? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[usn_skwerl]

That's a lot of wasted energy in the last video. If all of that light was somehow harnessed and redirected, people might actually care to look up, without seeing the frustrating and disgusting orange glow cities spew forth. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

AMEN, brother!!! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[usn_skwerl]

It's irony in its true form. <br /><br />Back in the 60's and 70's everyone looked up, but there was very little overhead to see. Today, hundreds of things easily visible pass by after sunset and before sunrise, but no one ever even knows how to look up. <br /><br />Heavens-above needs to do announcements and little spots on TV like Jack Horkheimer does, for each city pointing out opportunities to see stuff like the ISS Iridium flares, etc. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

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I agree completely with you both usn_skwerl & MeteorWayne.<br /><br />Thats why observations like these & from Rosetta are so important in the fight<br />against such abysmal waste. Light pollution IS pollution & I really am sad that many <br />younger people have never seen the Milky Way, etc, from their Urban homes, due <br />to that poxy orange glow, that's there from dusk till dawn the following morning.<br /><br />My home town, is actually bucking the trend, & despite such a huge expansion in the last few years,<br />light pollution is improving.<br /><br />Not ideal, but is somewhat better than say five years ago.<br /><br />Andrew Brown. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

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For an organized effort to combat light pollution and preserve or reclaim the dark night sky try the International Dark Sky Association at http://www.darksky.org/.<br /><br />As they say, it is a win-win-win situation: Lower energy costs through waste reduction, better visibility through better illumination design and reduction of glare, and a darker sky less filled with wasted radiant energy.