Space Vagabond
@spacevagabond.bsky.social
Space/Astronomy/Spaceflight
Sometimes anything that takes my interest.
Spacecraft Systems/Ops Engineer.
All images by me or Credit given.
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Sometimes anything that takes my interest.
Spacecraft Systems/Ops Engineer.
All images by me or Credit given.
Support Creators, Block Scrapers!
February 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Space Book #5
The Sands of Mars, 1951.
....At last the wail of the wind died away. The rocket had shed its surplus speed; the nose and knife-edge wings cooling from cherry-red....the ship racing across desert.....riding the radio beam into Port Lowell. - A.C.Clarke
#astronomy #spaceflight
The Sands of Mars, 1951.
....At last the wail of the wind died away. The rocket had shed its surplus speed; the nose and knife-edge wings cooling from cherry-red....the ship racing across desert.....riding the radio beam into Port Lowell. - A.C.Clarke
#astronomy #spaceflight
February 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Space Book #5
The Sands of Mars, 1951.
....At last the wail of the wind died away. The rocket had shed its surplus speed; the nose and knife-edge wings cooling from cherry-red....the ship racing across desert.....riding the radio beam into Port Lowell. - A.C.Clarke
#astronomy #spaceflight
The Sands of Mars, 1951.
....At last the wail of the wind died away. The rocket had shed its surplus speed; the nose and knife-edge wings cooling from cherry-red....the ship racing across desert.....riding the radio beam into Port Lowell. - A.C.Clarke
#astronomy #spaceflight
Orion
Fuji XT30, 18-55mm.
Fuji XT30, 18-55mm.
February 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Orion
Fuji XT30, 18-55mm.
Fuji XT30, 18-55mm.
No, they were not aligned like this. It was a planet parade, with the planets spread across sky. This is a composite/collage.
January 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
No, they were not aligned like this. It was a planet parade, with the planets spread across sky. This is a composite/collage.
40 yrs ago the ESA Giotto spacecraft was launched to Halley's Comet and later became first spacecraft to flypast and image a comet nucleus.
Built in the UK, seen here being tested.
Halley's nucleus from 600km.
#astronomy #spaceflight
Credits: 1. ESA/BAe Space Systems/ Intespace
2. ESA/MPAe Lindau
Built in the UK, seen here being tested.
Halley's nucleus from 600km.
#astronomy #spaceflight
Credits: 1. ESA/BAe Space Systems/ Intespace
2. ESA/MPAe Lindau
January 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
40 yrs ago the ESA Giotto spacecraft was launched to Halley's Comet and later became first spacecraft to flypast and image a comet nucleus.
Built in the UK, seen here being tested.
Halley's nucleus from 600km.
#astronomy #spaceflight
Credits: 1. ESA/BAe Space Systems/ Intespace
2. ESA/MPAe Lindau
Built in the UK, seen here being tested.
Halley's nucleus from 600km.
#astronomy #spaceflight
Credits: 1. ESA/BAe Space Systems/ Intespace
2. ESA/MPAe Lindau
Space Read #4
Our Accidental Universe by Prof. Chris Lintott.
'It is the stars, the stars above that govern our conditions. (King Lear, Act IV)
#astronomy #accidentaluniverse
Our Accidental Universe by Prof. Chris Lintott.
'It is the stars, the stars above that govern our conditions. (King Lear, Act IV)
#astronomy #accidentaluniverse
January 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Space Read #4
Our Accidental Universe by Prof. Chris Lintott.
'It is the stars, the stars above that govern our conditions. (King Lear, Act IV)
#astronomy #accidentaluniverse
Our Accidental Universe by Prof. Chris Lintott.
'It is the stars, the stars above that govern our conditions. (King Lear, Act IV)
#astronomy #accidentaluniverse
The ESA Solar Orbiter spacecraft's orbit close to the Sun is enabling it to take the highest resolution complete views of the Suns disc to date.
Its now slowly increasing its orbit tilt to take images of the Suns poles.
📷: ESA
#astronomy #astrophysics
Its now slowly increasing its orbit tilt to take images of the Suns poles.
📷: ESA
#astronomy #astrophysics
January 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The ESA Solar Orbiter spacecraft's orbit close to the Sun is enabling it to take the highest resolution complete views of the Suns disc to date.
Its now slowly increasing its orbit tilt to take images of the Suns poles.
📷: ESA
#astronomy #astrophysics
Its now slowly increasing its orbit tilt to take images of the Suns poles.
📷: ESA
#astronomy #astrophysics
Meteorites #3 & #4.
A piece of the Moon and Mars!
Composition matches, so thought to have been ejected in the past due to an impact and eventually finding their way to Earth.
#astronomy #meteorite #mars #moon
A piece of the Moon and Mars!
Composition matches, so thought to have been ejected in the past due to an impact and eventually finding their way to Earth.
#astronomy #meteorite #mars #moon
January 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Meteorites #3 & #4.
A piece of the Moon and Mars!
Composition matches, so thought to have been ejected in the past due to an impact and eventually finding their way to Earth.
#astronomy #meteorite #mars #moon
A piece of the Moon and Mars!
Composition matches, so thought to have been ejected in the past due to an impact and eventually finding their way to Earth.
#astronomy #meteorite #mars #moon
A sketch of a Lunar Crater by R. Ball, 1896.
A few years before they were officially recognised as due to impacts, rather than volcanic, or simply strange circular mountains.
#astronomy #moon
A few years before they were officially recognised as due to impacts, rather than volcanic, or simply strange circular mountains.
#astronomy #moon
January 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A sketch of a Lunar Crater by R. Ball, 1896.
A few years before they were officially recognised as due to impacts, rather than volcanic, or simply strange circular mountains.
#astronomy #moon
A few years before they were officially recognised as due to impacts, rather than volcanic, or simply strange circular mountains.
#astronomy #moon
Mars it at Opposition today; Sun/Earth/Mars lined up.
But not actually the nearest or brightest which occurred on 12th?
That's because the orbits of Earth and Mars are not circular, but ellipses.
#astronomy #Mars
📷 :NASA
But not actually the nearest or brightest which occurred on 12th?
That's because the orbits of Earth and Mars are not circular, but ellipses.
#astronomy #Mars
📷 :NASA
January 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Mars it at Opposition today; Sun/Earth/Mars lined up.
But not actually the nearest or brightest which occurred on 12th?
That's because the orbits of Earth and Mars are not circular, but ellipses.
#astronomy #Mars
📷 :NASA
But not actually the nearest or brightest which occurred on 12th?
That's because the orbits of Earth and Mars are not circular, but ellipses.
#astronomy #Mars
📷 :NASA
January 16, 2025 at 9:04 AM
ESA Bepi Colombo recent flyby of Mercury.
Taken with its Nav/Monitoring cameras. The main spacecraft science cameras will start imaging when it arrives in orbit in late 26.
📷: ESA/BepiColombo/MTM
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
#astronomy #spaceflight
Taken with its Nav/Monitoring cameras. The main spacecraft science cameras will start imaging when it arrives in orbit in late 26.
📷: ESA/BepiColombo/MTM
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
#astronomy #spaceflight
January 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
ESA Bepi Colombo recent flyby of Mercury.
Taken with its Nav/Monitoring cameras. The main spacecraft science cameras will start imaging when it arrives in orbit in late 26.
📷: ESA/BepiColombo/MTM
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
#astronomy #spaceflight
Taken with its Nav/Monitoring cameras. The main spacecraft science cameras will start imaging when it arrives in orbit in late 26.
📷: ESA/BepiColombo/MTM
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
#astronomy #spaceflight
After 12 years ESA's GAIA spacecraft makes its last science observation today.
It has revolutionised our knowledge of the galaxy, and will continue to do so as much of its recorded data has yet to be analysed.
More highlights of this mission later..
📷:ESA
#astronomy #spaceflight #astrophysics
It has revolutionised our knowledge of the galaxy, and will continue to do so as much of its recorded data has yet to be analysed.
More highlights of this mission later..
📷:ESA
#astronomy #spaceflight #astrophysics
January 15, 2025 at 8:13 AM
After 12 years ESA's GAIA spacecraft makes its last science observation today.
It has revolutionised our knowledge of the galaxy, and will continue to do so as much of its recorded data has yet to be analysed.
More highlights of this mission later..
📷:ESA
#astronomy #spaceflight #astrophysics
It has revolutionised our knowledge of the galaxy, and will continue to do so as much of its recorded data has yet to be analysed.
More highlights of this mission later..
📷:ESA
#astronomy #spaceflight #astrophysics
Mercator Projection is the name of type of map, it distorts land size the further they get from the equator.
Look at a globe 😄.
📷J. Nowosad/CC BY-SA 4.0
Look at a globe 😄.
📷J. Nowosad/CC BY-SA 4.0
January 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Mercator Projection is the name of type of map, it distorts land size the further they get from the equator.
Look at a globe 😄.
📷J. Nowosad/CC BY-SA 4.0
Look at a globe 😄.
📷J. Nowosad/CC BY-SA 4.0
January 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
January 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Bepi Colombo is just making its 6th gravity assist flyby of Mercury. New images soon.
#astronomy #mercury
#astronomy #mercury
January 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Bepi Colombo is just making its 6th gravity assist flyby of Mercury. New images soon.
#astronomy #mercury
#astronomy #mercury
Tonights First Quarter Moon.
First clear sky for weeks!
#stormhour #thephotohour #astronomy #astrophotography
First clear sky for weeks!
#stormhour #thephotohour #astronomy #astrophotography
January 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Tonights First Quarter Moon.
First clear sky for weeks!
#stormhour #thephotohour #astronomy #astrophotography
First clear sky for weeks!
#stormhour #thephotohour #astronomy #astrophotography
January 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
January 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
January 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Nice Astronomy logbook gift.
Now just need some *'in clear skies to make some observations! ☁️☁️☁️🌨️🌨️🌨️
#astronomy #cloudynights
Now just need some *'in clear skies to make some observations! ☁️☁️☁️🌨️🌨️🌨️
#astronomy #cloudynights
January 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Nice Astronomy logbook gift.
Now just need some *'in clear skies to make some observations! ☁️☁️☁️🌨️🌨️🌨️
#astronomy #cloudynights
Now just need some *'in clear skies to make some observations! ☁️☁️☁️🌨️🌨️🌨️
#astronomy #cloudynights
Yes, amazing area of the island. Went a few years ago and did one of the volcano treks. Just like walking on Moon or Io 😀.
January 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Yes, amazing area of the island. Went a few years ago and did one of the volcano treks. Just like walking on Moon or Io 😀.