Space – Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings

KABOOM!

I recently caught these images of gigantic magnetic explosions on the sun (bright areas near the solar limb). They are far larger than earth which is represented by the blue dot at the bottom center of the image. They result from chaotic interactions between unbelievably strong magnetic fields that explosively reconnect and shower the solarContinue reading “KABOOM!”

Clusters of Memories

I have been fascinated with the stars and planets for as long as I could look up and see them. In the clear, dark Nebraska skies they were a glorious glowing spectacle that could not be ignored. The image above shows Jupiter, the brightest object in the photo, perched above a V-shaped cluster of starsContinue reading “Clusters of Memories”

Sirius-ly Morning Musk

Bright clouds in a dark sky revealed the twisted trail of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Polaris Dawn launch which carried an all-civilian crew into space yesterday morning. They will be orbiting more than three times higher above the earth than the International Space Station to test systems for extended space travel and will perform the firstContinue reading “Sirius-ly Morning Musk”

Leaving and Return

Recently, Fairy noted that a SpaceX Falcon was on its final countdown, and we watched the rocket ignition and then headed outside. Though it was over 100 miles away, the contrail and blazing rocket was clearly visible. The photo shows the gap in the trail between booster cutoff and second stage ignition. Both occurred asContinue reading “Leaving and Return”