NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

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    Thought that this site may be of interest to some of you..............

    Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive

    I wish that I could say that I understand even a fraction of it, but there are some great images in the archive.
     
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      Dec 16th last year - a good resemblance to R2D2
       
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      Crikey!
      You got through that lot quick!
      Good shout though............
       
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      Not so. 1 from 1. I'm odd like that,
       
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        Thank you LongK - there are some lovely pictures there, which deserve a good hard long look.
         
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        NASA ... memories ... hubby and I both worked for NASA in the 60s ... lived and worked in Huntsville, Alabama. Both our fathers did also .. mine worked with Werner von Braun. I have actual NASA moon photographs which I have been given permission to publish if I would like to do so ... :yess:

        As they say, Thanks for the Memories ... :love30:
         
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        If it floats your boat Peter avoid this Flickr group................

        Flickr: The astrometry Pool

        ............we may never see you again!

        Victoria - they must have been very exciting times indeed!
         
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        Great series of photos Longk ! Don't miss the Brian Cox special on Sunday night , where he explains the basics of the universe :thumbsup: I may even understand some of it........ now what have I done with that Higgs Boson particle , it was here a minute ago :D

        BBC Two - A Night with the Stars
         
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          A great find longk, I've been on there much too long already, much better than putting up christmas decorations :yawn: I've bookmarked it so I can keep going back. There are some stunning photos :dbgrtmb:
           
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            Fantastic! :love30: :love30:

            Thanks :dbgrtmb:
             
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              Thanks for that longk, added it to my favourites, I just know I'll be going back there again and again! :dbgrtmb:
               
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