When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer
Posted by brandoniswrite on June 30, 2011
Obviously, we generally don’t have a Poet’s Corner in the Sidereal Times. However, when I came across a fellow New Jerseyan’s 19th century poem, it gave me pause, and we should not take offense. The purity of thought, as to why we’re all members is more important than his seeming boredom with the technicalities of [...]
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Tags: Astronomer, Heard, Learn’d
Spectacular View from LRO of Tycho Crater’s Central Uplifts
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Oblique view of Tycho crater. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University. Here’s the Moon like you’ve never seen it before: a dramatic sunrise view of Tycho Crater on the Moon, highlighting the peaks and crags of the crater’s central uplifts. On June 10,2011 the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter slewed 65° to the west, allowing the Narrow Angle Camera [...]
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Tags: Central, Crater’s, From, Spectacular, Tycho, Uplifts, View
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