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Fantasy APOD.jpgThe Universe is "on sight"!107 visiteDa "NASA - Picture of the Day" del 16 Giugno 2006:"The first APOD appeared 11 years ago today, on 1995, June 16. Although garnering only 14 page views on that day, we are proud to estimate that APOD has now served over 400 million space-related images over the last 11 years. That early beginning, along with a nearly unchanging format, has allowed APOD to be a consistent and familiar site on a web frequently filled with change. Many people don't know, though, that APOD is now translated daily into many major languages. We again thank our readers and NASA for their continued support, but ask that any potentially congratulatory e-mail go to the folks who created the great pictures - many times with considerable effort - that APOD has been fortunate enough to feature over the past year. Many can be contacted by following links found in the credit line under the image. Some of these images are featured in the above spectacular collage of a fantasy sky above Mars submitted by an enthusiastic APOD reader skilled in digital image manipulation. How many APOD images can you identify?".
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ALANBEAN-FANTASY.jpg"Buddies" forever106 visitePete Conrad, Dick Gordon and I were assigned by head astronaut Deke Slayton as the backup crew for Apollo 9. This was super news because this meant we would fly three missions subsequent and make one of the first Moon landings.
The most experienced astronaut was designated commander, in charge of all aspects of the mission including flying the lunar module. Prudent thinking suggested that the next most experienced crew member be assigned to take care of the command module since it had a heat shield and was our only way back home. This left the least experienced to accompany the commander. Pete Conrad had flown two Gemini flights, the second with Dick Gordon as his crew mate. I had not flown at all.
During training, Pete and I frequently practiced our lunar surface activities such as emplacing experiments, gathering rock samples, or making observations. We were excited. We were going to have the ultimative adventure someone in our profession could experience. But while we did, Dick Gordon would be orbiting 60 miles above us. We often fantasized Dick joining us on the Moon for all the fun, but we could never really find a way. But now I'm an artist and in my paintings I can have it my way. Now, at last, our best friend has come the last 60 miles.
One last story. Dick was the more experienced astronaut, yet I got the prize assignment. In the three years of training preceding our mission, he never once said: "It's not fair, I wish I could walk on the Moon too." I do not have his unwavering discipline or strength of character.
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Gliese-581-1.jpgSunrise from Gliese 581c106 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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ZZ-Jupiter and Venus.jpgJupiter and Venus in the dawn105 visiteUna spettacolare congiunzione Giove-Venere del Novembre 2004, come ripresa, pochi minuti prima dell'alba, nei cieli della Turchia (la città che appare nello sfondo è Bursa).
Si tratta di una fotografia amatoriale - a posa breve - ottenuta con estrema semplicità e senza l'ausilio - a quanto ci è dato vedere - di particolari accortezze tecniche.
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In the Mind-1.jpgIn the mind105 visitenessun commento
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Sun_Pillar.jpgA light "Sun-pillar" from somewhere in USA104 visiteCaption originale NASA. "Have you ever seen a sun pillar? When the air is cold and the Sun is rising or setting, falling ice crystals can reflect sunlight and create an unusual "column of light". Ice sometimes forms flat, stop-sign shaped crystals as it falls from high-level clouds; air resistance causes these crystals to lie nearly flat much of the time as they flutter to the ground. Then sunlight reflects off crystals that are properly aligned, creating the so-called "Sun-pillar" effect".
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Hyblaeus_Mons.jpgHyblaeus Mons (by Roberto Tremolada)104 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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Hyblaeus_Mons~0.jpgHyblaeus Mons (by Dr Gianluigi Barca)104 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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SolarHalo-3-MF.jpgSolar Halo (credits: Dr Marco Faccin)103 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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Giants-2.jpgOn the shoulders of Giants (by Roberto Tremolada)102 visite"...Dov'è la Grandezza dell'Uomo, se non nella sua Capacità di Sognare?!?..."
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Meteor.jpgMeteor over Italy102 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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Soviet-LTP-Map1.jpgThe Moon over Moscow...101 visiteI suoi occhi erano chiari e belli
Brillanti, come le notti di Luna piena
E le sue labbra, amaramente dolci
Come uno spicchio di arancio verde
Come una lacrima caduta nello zucchero ...
Le sue mani erano fresche e sicure
Mi stringevano, ma senza farmi male
E la sua pelle, così liscia e calda
Come la sabbia di un vicino deserto
Come le onde di un prossimo mare ...
Quante menzogne, per salvare i ricordi
La voglia di partire e di cercarla
Sapendo che è laggiù, da qualche parte
E lei non sa che io le penso ancora
Ed io non so che lei è andata via ...
Ed è bello pensare a quello che accade
Quando tutto sembra definito, ecco
Il Destino ci viene incontro
E ci prende per mano, leggermente
E ci accompagna, laggiù, dove vorremmo andare ...
Ed è bello pensare a quello che accade
Quando tutto sembra ormai deciso, ecco
Il Destino ci viene incontro
E ci prende per mano, leggermente
E ci porta via, laggiù, dove dobbiamo tornare...
Paolo C. Fienga – “Poesie”
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