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Earth Science Picture of the Day

EPOD for today – NGC1333 and dust clouds in Perseus

Pulled up EPOD (Earth Science Picture of the Day) a couple of minutes ago and unexpectedly found the NFO image of NGC1333 looking back at me.  It really is a stunning region of space and the eerie-looking dust clouds gives … Continue reading

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Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) – low winter Sun

Got today’s EPOD with a shadow self-portrait taken at mid-day near the winter solstice over the New Forest.  Thank you Jim for continuing to show my work 🙂

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Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) for 23rd December 2009

Great news!  Noel & I managed to get today’s EPOD with a festive Christmas Tree cluster and cone nebula shot (EPOD have the picture upside down at the moment – but I’ve told Jim so it might turn up the … Continue reading

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EPOD for November 6th 2009 – Central Athens

Managed to get today’s EPOD with a shot with a tiny little Canon IXUS camera – a view of central Athens from the Acropolis with Lykavittos hill as the main subject.

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Frost covered spider webs – Today’s EPOD – Earth Science Picture of the Day

We had a week of sub-zero temperatures at the beginning of 2009 which led to hoar-frost covered spider webs and grass as well as “crystalline copses” – trees glittering from the ice in the early morning winter sunshine.  It was … Continue reading

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EPOD for 1st April 2009 – the “37” cluster in Orion

It does look like an artificial grouping of stars to make up the number 37 – but the group of stars at the centre of this image are for real and clearly show the number 37, proving Douglas Adams although … Continue reading

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Earth Science Picture of the Day 13th March 2009

More good news!  Managed to get the Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) image for 13th March 2009 – with a “real” Earth Science picture – not a deep-sky image 🙂  This time it was a crepuscular ray sunset … Continue reading

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EPOD for 10th February 2009 – variable star near NGC7789

Good news yet again!!  We got yesterday’s Earth Science Picture of the Day [EPOD] with that amazing variable star lying right next to open cluster NGC7789 in Cassiopeia.  Thank you once again Jim for publishing our work 🙂

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Earth Science Picture of the Day [EPOD] January 14th 2009

Hey!  Looks like we got today’s EPOD with the deeeeeeeep Coathanger Cluster image 🙂  Thank you Jim at EPOD for publishing this one!

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Earth Science Picture of the Day for December 26th 2008

Well the roll of good luck continues!  Today Noel & I managed to get the Belt + Horsehead image published on the Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) website.  Thank you once again Jim 🙂

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