If you ever wondered “Why technology?” in the context of education, this will convince you.
These are all single exposures. I’ll shoot calibration frames and do stacked images the next time I go out. I didn’t have much time for this shoot so I wanted to get a few different targets to get an idea of what this camera can do. You can really see how the reds show up. That’s what the modified sensor is supposed to capture.
You can click each photo for a larger version.
Because several has asked, here is my current equipment.
I currently own a Canon 6D and a modified Canon T3i. The 6D is my main camera for most things I shoot. It is full-frame and is the most affordable full-frame DSLR that I am aware of. For astrophotography I mostly use it for wide-field shots. Here is an example with the 6D.
The T3i for shooting deep-sky objects as it has a modified sensor that makes it more sensitive to hydrogen-alpha light. Objects like the Orion Nebula really pop with this camera. It also does a really good job with daytime shots, but it is a crop-sensor camera. I primarily use this camera with some kind of tracking when I want to shoot long exposures of nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters. Here is an example taken with the T3i.
- Bower 14mm f/2.8 manual focus lens
- Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 fisheye manual focus lens
- Canon 24-105mm f/4
- Canon 40mm f/2.8 pancake lens
- Canon 50mm f/1.4
- Canon 135mm f/2
- Tamron 150-600mm
- Williams Optics 102mm APO Refractor
- Celestron 9.25″ Schmidt-Cassegrain
- Orion Short Tube 80mm Refractor
- Celestron 90mm spotting scope
- Orion Sirius EQ
- Vixen Polarie
Summertime is a weird time for astronomers. We love the objects in the sky, especially the Milky Way and wide variety of Messier objects we can find in or near it. But the downside is the weather. Lots of rain, and even when it doesn’t rain it gets very muggy and dew becomes a big problem. We only get a few dry days during the summer when viewing conditions are optimal, so we try to take advantage of those precious nights. Here are a few shots I was able to get this past summer.
Since I last posted I have gotten a bit better at photographing the night sky. I had intended to post here more often, but it has slipped my mind. I will try to improve on that.
So here are a few recent images.
One of my photos has gone viral. Sort of.
I took this photo back in June where there was a nice conjunction of the crescent Moon, Venus, and Mercury. I posted it on my Flickr site and it got about a hundred views.
But a couple of days ago a Reddit user named tombh photo-shopped the Andromeda Galaxy into the photo in such a way that showed the galaxy if it were brighter. Here is that version.
There was an interesting discussion on Reddit about it here.
I thought the interest in the photo had died down, but I was very pleased to see that Phillip Plait had seen the photo and even wrote a nice article on his blog and credited me.
I can only say that I am glad my photo was used for this very interesting discussion. I used Creative Commons licensing on my images, and this is one of the reasons I believe in Creative Commons. The photo now has over 3,000 views and I am grateful for the credit that was given both on Reddit and by Dr. Plait.
Brasstown Bald Mountain, located in northeast Georgia, is the highest mountain in Georgia. Not only is it beautiful during the daytime, but the night skies there are very good because of the lack of light pollution. The nearest towns are Blairsville, Young Harris, and Hiawasee, but they don’t generate enough light to cause much a problem when shooting up at the mountain. There is a large parking lot where you can set up you telescopes and/or cameras, and it is one of my favorite places to shoot.
Last Friday night (November 29th) I saw that we would have clear skies in the area so I decided to pack up my scope and cameras and head up there for some night shooting. I got there just before sunset, and I managed to get a few really nice shots of that. This is my favorite of them:
Once it got dark, I decided to set up my Canon 60D on a regular tripod with a wide-angle lens and get some wide-field shots of the Milky Way. Here are my two favorites of that group:
I also set up my 80mm Orion APO refractor telescope and did some observing to get a feel of how good the seeing was. I then connected my Canon 60Da directly to the telescope and did some shooting of a few deep sky objects. The 60Da has a specially modified sensor that is designed for astrophotography. Here are the best shots I got with that camera connected to the telescope.
I had intended to shoot a few more objects such as the Andromeda Galaxy and the Double Cluster in Perseus, but it started getting a bit windy. It was already very cold up there, and wind makes for bad shooting as it’s almost impossible to keep your equipment steady. I would up staying maybe four hours, and I got some really nice shots. If you are ever in that part of Georgia, I highly recommend a daytime or nighttime visit to Brasstown Bald.
Maybe we need to try a new approach. Our so called “reformers” in education are so focused on standardized test scores that they won’t pay attention to anything else. This is so wrong. Our students are so much more than that.
So perhaps we try a somewhat subversive tactic. This study shows that music helps to develop cognitive schools that can be applied to other tasks. Well, if we can convince these “reformers” that studying music would INCREASE their precious standardized test scores, maybe they would begin to value music and perhaps other arts-education programs. Instead of cutting music programs, maybe they would start funding them again.
Okay, I know it’s silly to try to reason with these people but I thought this might just be a new approach.
This is the 3rd installment of my project in which I take only one lens with me as I hike up Kennesaw Mountain. I have already done this with the 24-105 f/4 and 200mm f/2.8. I am really enjoying this 50mm lens, and here are a few photos from the shoot. This was the first time I have been up there since the leaves began showing some real color. I do wish it had been a sunny day, but I think the lens did quite well. The camera is a Canon 6D.
And here is a link to the entire set. – http://www.flickr.com/photos/srahn/sets/72157637167748814/
I’m doing a new photo project, which will also help with getting some really good exercise. I’m going to hike up and down Kennesaw Mountain several more times over the next few weeks, and I’ll be taking my Canon 6D with a different lens with me each time and only shooting with that lens. This past Monday I shot with my 24-105mm zoom lens, which allows for wide angle and medium telephoto shots. Here are a few photos from that shoot.
On Thursday, I took my 200mm prime lens, which offers more magnification but no wide angle options. It’s interesting to see how being forced to use a different lens makes you think differently about the shots you take. Here are some shots from Thursday.
I hadn’t seen the Milky Way for a while, and I saw that Saturday night was going to be really clear. I thought about going to my usual place, which is the Deerlick Astronomy Village, but there is a ton of construction of the Interstates right now and I didn’t want a 2 1/2 hour drive to turn into four hours or more.
So I decided to head up into the mountains. I know a couple of decent spots, but I wanted to go somewhere with really dark skies this time. I consulted my Dark Sky Finder app on my iPhone and saw that there was a promising area just over the line near Ducktown, Tennessee. That would still be a shorter drive than the normal drive to Deerlick, so I packed my cameras and headed north.
When I go into the area that I was looking for, I was having a difficult time finding a good place to set up. You need a large clearing without any lights nearby, and you also want to make sure you aren’t trespassing on someone’s property. I did find what looked like an abandoned sawmill right off Highway 68, but there was a really bright streetlight at one end. I could have set up so that I wasn’t right in the line of the light, but it still would have caused problems with some shots. I decided to continue on a few miles with the thinking that if I didn’t find anything better I could come back to the sawmill.
I drove about five miles and was getting ready to turn around when I saw the Coker Creek Village Retreat. It was late, but I saw that there was a lady out front. I decided to pull over and ask if she had a recommendation for me. Did she ever.
She told me to turn around and look for a sign that said Buck Bald Mountain. I had seen the sign earlier, but it looked like a driveway. She told me that there was a very wide open area at the top and that it was about a 2 1/2 mile drive to the top. She added that the road was not paved all the way and to not be in too much of a rush. I am very glad I took her advice.
I found the road and headed to the top. It was pretty bumpy for a lot of the ride, but it paid off. It was dark when I got to the top, but I could tell that I had struck gold. There is a 360-degree unobstructed view and hardly any noticeable light pollution at all. I started setting up my gear and as my eye began to adjust to the darkness the Milky Way began to show itself. The Moon didn’t set until about an hour after I got there, but it wasn’t very bright and it was not a problem as the Milky Way was in the opposite part of the sky.
I wound up taking only about 60 shots, which is not as many as I had done on other shoots. I felt like the quality was much better, and I left feeling very good about what I had. I was not disappointed when I get them onto the computer. I will definitely be returning to Buck Bald for future shooting. The next time I plan getting there in time to watch the Sun set. Here are a few photos from the shoot:
Here is a link to entire set. I will add more to it as I continue processing them.
I had a great time visiting the Tennessee Aquarium today. I had heard nothing but great things about it, and it did not disappoint. Of course I took a camera, and I decided to take my Olympus E-M5. It’s a small mirrorless camera and I’ve been using it a lot lately. It’s also a micro four thirds camera, and it has a 2x crop factor. So if I use a 20mm lens, it’s really like using a 40mm lens.
Photographing an aquarium is not easy. You have to deal with a wide variety of lighting conditions. Some of the exhibits were in rather dark rooms, while others were like being outside. Also, since you’re looking through a lot of glass you will often have to deal with light reflections.
For this outing, I only used two lenses. One was my 20mm f/1.7 pancake lens. It’s really small and the large aperture makes for good shooting in dark conditions. The other lens was a 12-50mm zoom. The aperture isn’t very large, but in the brighter exhibits I was able to zoom in tighter than I could with the 20mm.
Here are a few of my favorite shots.
I got a couple of interesting sunset shots on Thursday of this week. You can barely see the Sun in these as it is right at the horizon.
What I didn’t know was the science behind the purple Sun. But thanks to one of my Google+ buddies, I learned this:
The explanation for this phenomenon is that the CCD sensors used in digital cameras have their peak sensitivity in the infra-red – typically at a wavelength of about 1000 nm, which is well beyond visible spectrum of 400 – 700 nm. You can test the infra-red performance of your own digital camera by pointing a TV remote control at the lens of the camera from a distance of about 15 cm (6 inches). Most remote controls transmit infra-red at wavelengths of 850 – 1000 nm. Your camera viewfinder will probably show a purple light when you press a button on the remote control. The purple colour suggests that the red and blue sensors in the camera are sensitive to infra-red – but not the green sensor. Hence, the purple sun …..
Read more here! – http://atmospherical.blogspot.com/2007/08/purple-sun.html
This is from late afternoon as the Sun is casting some amazing red/orange light onto Kennesaw Mountain and into the quarry. The Sun was almost directly behind me as I shot this.
This was taken with my Olympus E-PL5, which is an amazing little camera. It’s a micro four thirds camera, and those are becoming pretty popular. I also have the E-M5, which is a bit larger. They both take fantastic photos and are good for “stealth” photography. Carrying a big DSLR seems to draw out all the wanna-be security guys who like to tell you how you can’t have such a big camera. These small body Olympus cameras are the size of most small point and shoot cameras, but their image quality rivals that of many DSLRs.
I haven’t posted in a while, but I’m going to try to do so more often now. We’ll see if that happens.
Anyway, we finally had some decent weather today in Kennesaw so I headed over to the quarry overlook and got some good shots. I decided to add some HDR effects to three of the photos. Here are the results.
I used Photomatix Pro to add the HDR.
Nicholas Copernicus is one of the most famous and important mathematicians and astronomers in history. It was he who surmised that the Earth and other planets revolved around the Sun. His birthday in February 19th, and I decided to honor him by photographing the moon which just happened to have a crater named for him in good view. The Copernicus crater is the prominent one at the bottom left of these photos of the moon.
Now see how much difference you can find in terms of quality of the two shots. I like them both very much, but one was taken with a full-frame DSLR (Sony A99) using a tripod and the other is a handheld shot using a point-and-shoot superzoom camera (Canon Powershot SX50). Can you really tell much difference?
Here is the shot from the Powershot
And here is the shot from the A99.
The first one is a bit “softer,” but not by much. I am honestly surprised at how good the first one turned out considering that I was not using a DSLR or a tripod. I was just walking to get my mail and I happened to take that camera with me in hopes of catching some good bird shots. I decided to take a few of the moon and the others were usable as there was too much camera shake. But this one turned out almost as good as the DSLR version on a tripod.
Now don’t get me wrong here. I LOVE my full-frame camera and it is my workhorse. But having a smaller one as a “carry around” camera is a nice thing to have, especially when it shoots quality photos.


Since NASA's Dawn spacecraft began orbiting Ceres, the dwarf planet's craters have raised a lot of questions--notably over why the bottom of some contain bright spots. But scientists have uncovered another puzzle where Ceres' craters are concerned: the planet has almost certainly been struck by a number of large meteors over the past 4.5 billion years, but the craters those meteors would have left simply aren't... there.
Ceres is the largest member of the asteroid belt that lies between Mars and Jupiter, and was subject to the same pummeling by meteors during the late heavy bombardment as its neighbors. So, researchers believe, we should be able to see 10–15 craters that are over 400km in diameter, or, using an alternate model, 6-7 basins of around that size. Yet the dwarf planet's surface appears devoid of craters larger than 280km.
So what gives? As Dr. Simone Marchi, a senior research scientist at the Southwest Research Institute said:
It is as though Ceres cures its own large impact scars and regenerates new surfaces, over and over.
The researchers, who have published their findings in the journal Nature have a couple of theories as to how Ceres might be doing this. One, is that the icy surface of the planet has simply 'relaxed' over time, smoothing out deep craters beyond recognition. The other theory? Ice volcanoes.
While here on Earth, volcanoes spew hot molten lava, ice volcanoes are believed to spout plumes of water-ice and other frozen molecules. There haven't been any signs--yet--of ice volcanoes on Ceres, but the dwarf planet's composition is calculated to be 25 percent water-ice by volume, with much of that held in its interior. So it's a pretty strong contender for having had ice volcanoes at some point in its history, and the spews from those volcanoes could have repopulated Ceres' surface over time, concealing the craters of its violent past.
As the authors wrote in their findings:
Regardless of the specific mechanism(s) for crater rim removal, our result requires that large crater obliteration was active well after the late heavy bombardment. This conclusion reveals that Ceres’ cratering record is inextricably linked to its peculiar composition and internal evolution.


This Space Science: Phases of the Moon lesson plan also includes:
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Looking for a terrific lesson on the phases of the moon that has lots of good worksheets? With two excellent websites are embedded in the plan, the activity is sure to spark some interest in your astronomy unit. Some common misconceptions regarding the moon are also put to rest. Your students will be over the moon for this activity!


For many who believe the world will end on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, it won't, according to Live Science, which debunked the five popular Mayan apocalypse myths regarding doomsday.
"On Friday, Dec. 21, some say, the Mayan apocalypse will arrive and the world will end. Fortunately, it won't," Live Science writer Stephanie Pappas reported.
"A bold claim, we know, but if it's good enough for NASA, it's good enough for us," she wrote, citing NASA's press release "Why The World Didn't End Yesterday," which was intended for a Dec. 22 publication.
Pappas explained that apocalypse myths are a result of misinterpreting the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar, namely the b'ak'tun. The b'ak'tun, which ends of 400-year cycle this Dec. 21, is the 13th b'ak'tun of the calendar, which Pappas explained is "a benchmark the Maya would have seen as a full cycle of creation."
However, the word "cycle" is key, she explained, as the Mayans would not believe doomsday theories just because another cycle ended.
"The Maya had a cyclical view of time and would not have seen the end of their calendar cycle as the end of the world," Pappas wrote. "It wasn't until Westerners began reinterpreting the calendar in the past couple decades that it got its apocalyptic overtones."
Pappas goes on to debunk the five popular apocalypse prediction theories and why, despite Internet rumors and hype, none of them will happen this Dec. 21.
1. The Sun
Many predictions involve the Sun, which according to doomsday theories, will kill off the world with solar storms and flares. With the sun in a "maximum activity phase," believers say the intense flares will cause mass devastation. However, NASA said the current solar maximum is the "wimpiest" in history and will not cause any destruction.
2. Earth's Magnetic Poles
Another prediction is that the North and South Poles will change places and completely flip-flop Earth's magnetic field, yielding cosmic radiation. NASA said while the magnetic field does change occasionally, the last swap was 780,000 years ago. While predicting a magnetic flip is nearly impossible, scientists said during one period in history, the poles stayed the way they were for 30 million years.
3. Planet X
Many predict that Planet X, called Nibiru, will collide with Earth and the rogue planet will annihilate life. However, Planet X, which was created by author Zecharia Sitchin in 1976, does not exist. NASA said psychic Nancy Lieder used this theory back in 2003 for that apocalypse, but naturally, that never happened. And scientists said if that prediction was true, Earth dwellers would have seen Planet X in the sky "years ago," similar to the way we see Mars as a "star."
4. Aligning Of Planets
Other theories say the planets will align and will cause the end of the world. However, alignments happened in 1962, 1982 and 2000 and went off without a hitch. NASA said it doesn't predict another planetary alignment in the next few decades, anyway.
5. Total Blackout
A prediction from a popular email chain claims a total Earth blackout will happen on Friday and cause doomsday. Many alleged the blackout will happen when the Sun and the Earth align or when Earth enters a "still ring" called the Photonic Belt. NASA also said this theory is impossible.


The Tissint meteorite, a martian rock which landed on Earth in July 2011, may contain proof of ancient life on Mars, according to a new study by an international team of scientists published in the December 1, 2014 issue of the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Sciences.
Philippe Gillet, director of Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland) Earth and Planetary Sciences Laboratory and colleagues from China, Japan and Germany performed a detailed analysis of organic carbon traces from a Martian meteorite, and have concluded that they have a very probable biological origin. The scientists argue that carbon could have been deposited into the fissures of the rock when it was still on Mars by the infiltration of fluid that was rich in organic matter.
Ejected from Mars after an asteroid crashed on its surface, the meteorite, named Tissint, fell on the Moroccan desert on July 18, 2011, in view of several eyewitnesses. Upon examination, the alien rock was found to have small fissures that were filled with carbon-containing matter that is organic in nature. But where did the carbon came from?
Chemical, microscopic and isotope analysis of the carbon material led the researchers to excluded a terrestrial origin, and suggested that the carbon content were deposited in the Tissint’s fissures before it left Mars.
According to the new study, a likely explanation is that liquids containing organic compounds of biological origin infiltrated Tissint’s “mother” rock at low temperatures, near the Martian surface.
These conclusions are supported by several intrinsic properties of the meteorite’s carbon, e.g. its ratio of carbon-13 to carbon-12. This was found to be significantly lower than the ratio of carbon-13 in the CO2 of Mars’s atmosphere, previously measured by the Phoenix and Curiosity rovers.
Moreover, the difference between these ratios corresponds perfectly with what is observed on Earth between a piece of coal – which is biological in origin – and the carbon in the atmosphere. The researchers note that this organic matter could also have been brought to Mars when very primitive meteorites – carbonated chondrites – fell on it. However, they consider this scenario unlikely because such meteorites contain very low concentrations of organic matter. Gillet said:
Insisting on certainty is unwise, particularly on such a sensitive topic. I’m completely open to the possibility that other studies might contradict our findings. However, our conclusions are such that they will rekindle the debate as to the possible existence of biological activity on Mars – at least in the past.


Part 8 of the 12-part Galactic Encyclopedia. Focuses on the stars and constellations visible during the summer in the northern hemisphere and the winter in the southern hemisphere, including Cygnus and Centaurus, Andromeda, and the Magellanic. Also contains information on clouds.
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iPhone Imaging: Lunar Craters Copernicus & Tycho Rays
Posted: 22 November 2018
Cloudy skies and wind returned on Wednesday, 21 November 2018, during the day but went away by sunset.
Open: Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 1816 MST
Conditions: Mostly clear
1821 MST: LX600 ON, StarLock OFF, High Precision OFF.
Viewed Saturn and its moon Titan, low in the southwest, 102X. Then viewed Mars, 102X. Seeing was not great.
1837 MST: viewed the waxing Moon, 102X and 81X. A slight terminator was visible.
Mounted the iPhone 8 Plus on the 30mm eyepiece using the Levenhuk adapter. Took this afocal 81X photo of the Moon with NightCap Camera (ISO 22, 1/4400sec):
Next, did some lunar observing, 271X. The ray patterns from the craters Copernicus and Tycho looked fascinating. Decided to image them with the iPhone. Mounted the iPhone on the 9mm eyepiece with the Levenhuk adapter. Here are Copernicus (ISO 22, 1/1500sec) and Tycho (ISO 22, 1/1800sec), afocal 271X:
1853 MST: the clouds began increasing.
1913 MST: the clouds were now more extensive. Decided to end the session.
1914 MST: LX600 OFF.
Close: Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 1923 MST
Session Length: 1h 07m|
Conditions: Partly cloudy
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Turning out very differently from what I sketched out here, this is a shot for a Star Trek Sim of a ship departing an Asteroid base.
The story required a holodeck-type effect on the doors, so I added this here but I thought it might be a little hard to explain outside the storyline:
A very simple model, but it’s design seems to be quite popular – So here’s some raw shots of the station to see what actual detail is there:
Here is a close up shot, well, as close as I’m willing to go on a model that was only meant to be some background dressing in a scene!
Before I ruin it by putting a spaceship in the foreground, thought I’d post this up.
The barren planet texture was from a picture that Chrissie took of the rust on the surface of an iron garden roller.
Update: I fianlly got round to ruining it by adding that space station here:


Frames: 67x300" ISO1600
Integration: 5.6 hours
Avg. Moon age: 24.16 days
Avg. Moon phase: 32.97%
Mean SQM: 21.40
Astrometry.net job: 1870129
RA center: 53.425 degrees
DEC center: 31.484 degrees
Pixel scale: 2.789 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 4.816 degrees
Field radius: 2.511 degrees
Locations: Edmund G. Kline Dark Site , Deer Trail, Colorado, United States
NGC133 is a bright reflection nebula about 1000 light years away in the Perseus Molecular Cloud. It contains a very active star forming region and is surrounded by Dark Nebula Barnard 205. Nearby are reflection nebulas VdB12 and VdB13. Also, the upper left shows Dark Nebula Barnard 3, in the middle is Barnard 1, and the lower right shows Barnard 203, 204, and 206.
I first discovered this region in a widefield shot with my camera lens and I was looking forward to revisiting with my new setup. This was taken over two nights as I worked around cold temperatures and passing clouds. Here is my version of NGC1333:
Canon 6D modified
67 x 300 sec
SV80ST at 480 mm f/6
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Partial Solar Eclipse Set to Delight Sky-gazers in Southern Japan
12:39 JST, April 19, 2023
A partial solar eclipse is expected to be visible in parts of southern Japan on Thursday afternoon.
The phenomenon occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth that partially blocks the sun’s light.
The last time sky-gazers in Japan had an opportunity to see a solar eclipse was in June 2020.
According to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the best view of the eclipse will be in the southeast, where up to about 16% of the sun will be obscured.
The partial eclipse is expected to start at around 1:30 p.m. in Japan, reaching its maximum between around 2:20 p.m. and 2:40 p.m. depending on the area.
About 16% of the sun will be obscured at mid-eclipse in the remote Ogasawara isles, about 6% in Naha, about 0.3% in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, and about 0.1% in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture.
Special equipment such as eclipse glasses must be worn when observing a solar eclipse because looking at the sun with the naked eye can seriously damage your eyesight.
Sky-gazers in Japan who miss Thursday’s solar eclipse will have to wait until June 2030 for the next opportunity, when an annular solar eclipse will be visible over most of Hokkaido.
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Rory Rammer: The Planetoid of Doom
Publisher: Atlanta Radio Theatre Company
Date: January 2009
Duration: 0 hours 13 minutes
Come away with us now to the far off future days of 1985 AD, after men have landed on the moon! When Space Marshal Rory Rammer, and his sidekick, "Skip" Sagan, guard the rule of law and the rights of the innocent from the skies of Earth to the orbit of the moon!
"The Planetoid of Doom": Rory and Skip, with the help of a robotic deputy, must stop an asteroid miner who wants to cut out the "mining" step of getting his ore to Earth -- by nudging the whole asteroid towards Earth with a hydrogen bomb!
Presented by Atlanta Radio Theatre Company


New Delhi. ISRO is ready to launch Chandrayaan-3 today. On this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and said that this historic moon mission furthers the ‘hopes and dreams’ of the country. PM Modi is currently on a visit to France. “As far as India’s space sector is concerned, July 14, 2023 will always be written in golden letters. Chandrayaan-3, our third moon mission, will embark on its journey. This remarkable mission will further the hopes and dreams of our nation.”
With the launch of its Chandrayaan-3 mission, India is trying to become the fourth country to make a control landing on the moon. Chandrayaan-3, made with a budget of less than $ 75 million, is scheduled to be launched today at 2:35 pm from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. In 2019, ISRO’s attempt to make a soft landing on the lunar surface of Chandrayaan-2 failed. This is India’s second attempt at a soft landing on the moon. ISRO’s most moon mission Chandrayaan-1 was sent into the moon’s orbit and then deliberately crash-landed on the lunar surface in 2008.
14th July 2023 will always be etched in golden letters as far as India’s space sector is concerned. Chandrayaan-3, our third lunar mission, will embark on its journey. This remarkable mission will carry the hopes and dreams of our nation. pic.twitter.com/EYTcDphaES
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 14, 2023


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"Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, was named after the Roman God Saturn. The planet Saturn is a gas giant and one of the Jovian planets." Researching the conditions and colours of Saturn, Sun Ra's supposed home planet (Cora Clarke for TT Brief)
This image from Voyager 2 combines images taken in ultraviolet, violet, and green filters to bring out features in Saturn’s atmosphere. Changes in the atmosphere from Voyager pass a year earlier suggested seasonal variations taking place on the planet.
25 Mind Blowing Space Art Concepts of Cosmic Scenes


(Photo of Sally Ride by NASA)
In the early days of spaceflight, doctors suspected that in microgravity, menstrual blood wouldn't flow out of the vagina, but remain inside and lead to infections.
But the experiences of more than 50 women who have been to space prove that assumption completely untrue. The New York Times quotes astronaut Dr. Rhea Seddon:
In a NASA oral history, Dr. Rhea Seddon, an astronaut who flew on three space shuttle missions in the 1980s and 1990s, said, “I’m not totally sure who had the first period in space, but they came back and said, ‘Period in space, just like period on the ground. Don’t worry about it.’”
There are, however, logistical difficulties with cleanliness, the management of menstrual blood, and the physical task of changing tampons in microgravity:
“The waste disposal systems onboard the U.S. side of the International Space Station that reclaim water from urine were not designed to handle menstrual blood, thus idealizing the minimization of breakthrough bleeding during menstrual suppression,” write the authors, whose review included discussions with the astronauts Dr. Ellen Baker and Serena Aunon, among others. Also, “the practicalities of personal hygiene while menstruating during spaceflight could be challenging, e.g., limited wash water supply or the task of changing hygiene products in microgravity.”
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John Pond, (born 1767, London, England—died September 7, 1836, Blackheath, Kent), sixth astronomer royal of England, who organized the Royal Greenwich Observatory to an efficiency that made possible a degree of observational precision never before achieved.
Pond was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1807 and served from 1811 to 1835 as astronomer royal. During Pond’s term, obsolete and worn-out instruments at Greenwich were replaced and the staff increased from one to six, enabling him to complete in 1833 a catalog of positions of 1,112 stars with an accuracy previously unknown. He was a member of the Royal Astronomical Society from the time of its founding in 1820.
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Blue moon: Two chances to see this rare event
Blue moon: Early risers will see the blue moon Friday morning and in the evening. What's a blue moon?
The saying âonce in a blueÂ moonâ refers to something thatâs exceedingly rare. But in Los Angeles youâll have two chances to see this lunar occurrence Friday, when a so-called blueÂ moon comes into view.
The first opportunity will be Friday morning â yes, the morning â as the blueÂ moon is setting for the day, said Anthony Cook, astronomical observer at Griffith Observatory. Look for the early-morning blueÂ moon between 6:30 and 7 a.m. PDT, he said.
Later in the day, youâll get a second chance to see the blueÂ moon, when it rises at 7:13 p.m. PDT.
So what is a blueÂ moon? Itâs the second full moon within one calendar month.
The moon isnât actually blue. And it might even take on an orange hue as it starts to rise in the sky, Cook said. If anything, the Friday night moon will most likely appear an especially brilliant white.
âThereâs nothing unusual really about the moon itself,â Cook said. âIt will look like the usual moon.â
The genesis of the term âblueÂ moonâ is unclear.
âItâs not really certainâ where it came from, Cook said. âWhy âblueâ was chosen isnât really known for sure.â
There are, on some occasions, atmospheric conditions that could produce a blue-looking moon, he said. And itâs believed that such conditions sometimes took place at the same time as the second full moon, perhaps leading to the moniker.
A blueÂ moon occurs because the average lunar cycle is 28 to 29 days long. Thatâs why most months see just a single full moon.
The average month, however, is about 30 days long. âAs a result, the lunar cycle gets out of phase with the calendar,â Cook said. âIf you have a full moon right at the beginning of the month, you can get one at the end of the month.â
The last time a blueÂ moon occurred was December 2009. âThe next time will be on July 31, 2015,â Cook said.
He added that there is another definition of âblueÂ moon,â one that comes from the Farmerâs Almanac. When four full moons occur during the course of a single season, the third of those is referred to as the blueÂ moon, Cook said.
âThat kind of full moon is just as rare as a second full moon in a month,â Cook said. âIt also occurs every two or roughly three years.â The next seasonal blueÂ moon will occur in August 2013.
ÂŠ2012 Los Angeles Times


Kepler is changing the face of satellite communications by launching a constellation of telecommunication nanosatellites! With the recent success of our Series A funding, a handful of early customers, and our first satellite in orbit, Kepler is currently doubling in size!
We invest heavily in making sure we have the best communications technology and people in the world. So we're on the hunt for talented interns that can help us continue our growth.
At Kepler, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a small dedicated team of engineers building our spacecraft. You will support the design, build, and test of many electronics that will go directly on our satellites.
Day to day you will interface with hardware, and software engineers on your team to design schematics and perform layouts. Though this is an internship position we expect you to be directly contributing to the core tasks for the system. We won't bring you on-board unless we think you can be treated like any other team member. Here is a little more detail on the things we expect you to do:
I. Support iterations on our communications subsystem and other spacecraft related electronics
Iterate on the schematics and layout of various circuit boards within the Kepler spacecraft
Add new features to different circuit board designs
Manufacture boards and support both functional / performance testing
Develop software to support functional testing
II. Integration of subsystems on-board the Kepler spacecraft
Integrate various circuit boards on the Kepler spacecraft and perform integration testing
Develop integration software for various subsystems


Recently, a Chinese rocket debris was reported to have made its way back to Earth. Unfortunately, it is among the millions of space junk that we fail to clean. But as hard as it is, there are several reasons we should try to minimize and remove lots of it.
"Space-age" is starting to be pumped up again, bringing additions to new discoveries. But despite the research and innovation, space projects come with a price: multiple residues of craft and rocket segments floating on the face of space.
Almost half a century since the space race, many countries are still fond of sending sets of missions that leave junks orbiting outside of Earth. Chunks of satellites, chips, and rocket stages are just a few of our sacrifices to receive new knowledge, but is the payment worth it? It could possibly affect other missions, damaging crafts resulting in a crowded space, reports Scientific American.
Space Junk Removal Regulation Can Help
Space junk is getting out of hand. A combined number of tiny and huge space mission remnants total an estimate of 100 million floating scraps orbiting around the Earth's orbit. To lessen the garbage out on space, countries should do preemptive, compulsory junk removal through regulations.
Colossal projects using the advantage of space, such as Elon Musk's Starlink, for example, are getting more frequent. The project has already functioning satellites active in space which is enough to confuse skywatchers and astronomers.
Countries and private companies are expected to launch missions in the coming years, much more than the missions from the past half a century combined, reports CNBC.
One of the new challenges we will face in the coming decades is the risk of satellite population. People might not be aware, but numerous close-calls of collisions have already occurred by fully functioning crafts, too.
If we are eager to achieve new advancements, the best way to remove space junks is to regulate space activities. A set of treaties was already in place regarding the matter. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty and four supporting international treaties paved the way for responsible space activities. In this way, we will be able to set updated and essential guides to trace remainders back to their respective owners.
With that said, systems are made to counter the increasing growth of junks in space. Technologies such as active debris removal (ADR) are being developed to start cleaning Earth's backyard.
ADR: Simple Technology Retrieves Space Junks
Most of the ADR system uses simple mediums such as magnets, tentacles, harpoons, and nets to retrieve space junks.
One of the leading choices to clean space junks using ADR is ground-based lasers, a technology manufactured by Electro Optic System.
According to Firstpost, this type of ADR can track debris in space, preventing potential collisions by moving them away from each other or pushing them out of orbit.
Aside from Australia, several companies have managed to create ADR systems. For example, Japan's Astroscale also took a step towards a cleaner space. The company is presently developing its very own ELSA system, a magnet-using cleaner. The European Science Agency also tests ClearSpace-1, a space claw designed to capture and crush debris. In addition, RemoveDEBRIS have been testing to use harpoons and nets to catch space junks.
Check out more news and information on Space on Science Times.


High school science tells us that planets orbit stars and stars are found in galaxies. For the most part, that’s right. But astronomers have identified a new type of star system which doesn’t emerge in any galaxies.
In a press release, University of Arizona astronomers have noted their identification of five examples of the new stellar system. The new system is not quite a galaxy and seems to exist only in isolation – outside any parent galaxy.
And the systems have a fun name. After their appearance as seen through telescopes, the astronomers have been referring to the structures as “blue blobs”.
The examples discovered are located within the relatively nearby Virgo galaxy cluster (a mere 54 million light years away) – a collection of more than 2000 galaxies. The blue blobs are “tiny” – the size of “dwarf galaxies” which contain anywhere from 1000 to several billion stars (compared with our Milky Way galaxy and its 200–400 billion stars).
But, beguilingly, the blue blobs of bloated gas balls belong to no “parent” galaxy. Some of the blue blobs are as much as 300,000 light years from the nearest potential host.
Blue blobs are made predominantly of very blue and very “going” stars – an indication that the systems contain very little hydrogen gas. But atomic hydrogen gas is the stuff which condenses to form stars in the first place.
So, where did the blue blobs come from and how did they form? This remains a mystery.
The blue blobs were discovered by accident when another research group based in the Netherlands compiled a list of gas clouds which may give rise to new galaxies. The University of Arizona team and others analysed the list, looking for stars in the gas clouds using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Very Large Array telescope in New Mexico and the Very Large Telescope in Chile.
The first collection of stars, named SECCO1, was found to be further away than originally thought – the first of the “blue blobs”.
Lead author of a study on the blue blobs, University of Arizona postdoctoral fellow Michael Jones presented the findings at the 240th American Astronomical Society meeting, which wrapped up at the Pasadena Convention Center on June 16.
“It’s a lesson in the unexpected,” Jones says. “When you’re looking for things, you’re not necessarily going to find the thing you’re looking for, but you might find something else very interesting.
“We observed that most of the systems lack atomic gas, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t molecular gas.
“In fact, there must be some molecular gas because they are still forming stars. The existence of mostly young stars and little gas, signals that these systems must have lost their gas recently.”
Gas can be stripped from stellar systems, like a galaxy, in two main ways: tidal stripping, when big galaxies pass and tear gas and stars away from each other gravitationally; and ram pressure stripping. “This is like if you belly flop into a swimming pool,” Jones explains. “When a galaxy belly flops into a cluster that is full of hot gas, then its gas gets forced out behind it.
“That’s the mechanism that we think we’re seeing here to create these objects.”
The team believes blue blobs formed in this latter method because the speed of the process explains the systems’ isolation.
Also surprising is the lack of older, redder stars in the systems.
“Stars that are born red are lower mass and therefore live longer than blue stars, which burn fast and die young, so old red stars are usually the last ones left living,” Jones says.
“And they’re dead because they don’t have any more gas with which to form new stars. These blue stars are like an oasis in the desert, basically.”
Jones says that the abundance of metal in the systems may hint at how they might have formed.
“To astronomers, metals are any element heavier than helium,” Jones says. “This tells us that these stellar systems formed from gas that was stripped from a big galaxy, because how metals are built up is by many repeated episodes of star formation, and you only really get that in a big galaxy.”
As the blue blobs drift through space, astronomers predict they will break apart into individual star clusters.
Lead researcher and co-author David Sand, astronomy associate professor at the University of Arizona, says the team’s findings add to the broader “story of recycling of gas and stars in the universe”. “We think that this belly flopping process changes a lot of spiral galaxies into elliptical galaxies on some level, so learning more about the general process teaches us more about galaxy formation,” Sand says.


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On The Energies…
We are moving through the Sirius Gateway and the 7/7 Portal. We have huge cleansing energies at play in your life. The Galactic Energies will be strong this month. Happy 4th Of July!! The Earth, and Sun are in conjunction with Sirius right now. All about liberation, freedom, and the deeper clearing work happening in your life. Sirius is Isis the beloved wife of Osiris (Orion). Sirius brings blessings of abundance, fertility and a rebirth. Sirius is where the souls of the dead go after they leave Earth. Sirius also lights up and illuminates the spiritual world, opening up spiritual dimensions. Cancer Season is a time to tune into and to tap into your intuition. This is a time of deep emotional exploration and connection. Cancers are known for their intense sensitivity, fierce loyalty, and intuitive nature. Cancer Season activates the constellation of Canis Major and Sirius. We are still feeling those Supermoon energies. In fact the Moon will be full with this one, another two nights. An amazing time to be tapping into the energies. They are amazing for healing and manifesting thru the 7:7 Portal. Expect the energies to continue to climb and intensify until then.


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20 years after three teenagers disappeared in the wake of mysterious lights appearing above Phoenix, Arizona, unseen footage from that night has been discovered, chronicling the final hours of their fateful expedition.
Starring: Luke Spencer Roberts, Justin Barber, Florence Hartigan
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What type of clock was used in early days?
Ancient civilisations and the first clocks
Sundials were among the first types of clocks. The ancient Egyptians started using obelisks to measure the sun’s shadow as early as 3,500 BC. They developed water clocks, which were also used in Babylon, ancient Greece, Persia, Mesopotamia, India and ancient China.
Which one is the ancient clock?
The earliest household clocks known, from the archaeological finds, are the sundials (1500 BC) in Ancient Egypt and ancient Babylonian astronomy. Ancient analemmatic sundials of the same era (about 1500 BC) and their prototype have been discovered on the territory of modern Russia.
What do all clocks have in common?
Whether they are highly accurate atomic clocks or slightly less accurate quartz watches, electric alarm clocks or grandfather clocks with slowly swinging pendulums, all clocks have one thing in common – they consistently count precise units of time.
What is a shadow clock?
Shadow clocks were modified sundials that allowed for greater precision in determining the time of day, and were first used around 1500 BCE. … The shadow clock gnomon was made up of a long stem divided into six parts, as well as an elevated crossbar that cast a shadow over the marks.


NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has taken stunning new photos of Venus, according to a space agency news release.
The Cassini-Huygens is a three-axis spacecraft prepared for 27 different science investigations, making it one of the most ambitious missions ever sent into space. In addition to a variety of powerful instruments and cameras, Cassini-Huygens can take precise measurements and amazing images in a variety of atmospheric conditions and light spectra.
Last November, Cassini captured a particularly special image of Venus when it was located in the shadow of Saturn. The spacecraft’s placement allowed it to shoot a backlit image of Saturn and its rings in a special viewing geometry called “high solar phase.” According to NASA, high solar phase can reveal details about both the rings and atmosphere that cannot be ascertained in lower solar phase.
In January, Cassini spied Venus through Saturn’s rings and across interplanetary space. Venus “shines like a bright beacon” in the spacecraft’s stunning new photos, says the space agency.
According to NASA, Venus is a world of intense heat and volcanic activity. Sometimes referred to as Earth’s twin, Venus’ toxic atmosphere traps heat in a runaway “greenhouse effect.” Space.com adds that Venus is the hottest world in the solar system. In fact, temperatures on Venus reach 870 degrees Fahrenheit, which is more than hot enough to melt lead. The website notes that the probes that have landed on Venus have only survived a few hours before getting annihilated by the planet’s intense heat. Venus’ atmosphere consists primarily of carbon dioxide with clouds of sulfuric acid.


How to get a shot in front of the Milky Way and the stars at night
With the Milky Road winding through the night sky, a few things you need to know.
Be sure to be looking up at the stars with your eyes open.
This is the best way to get your best shot of the night.
The stars can be easily hidden by the night’s clouds, and it’s easy to miss them if you don’t look up at them.
You can also try shooting with a night vision device, like a night camera.
A digital night camera works by recording your images through a series of lenses, which can be controlled with your smartphone.
But it doesn’t require a telescope or binoculars.
A night camera also comes with a mount, which is handy for taking a long exposure on the horizon.
And of course, if you’re willing to do some research, you can also find out what the Milky Ways can do for you by reading our guide to night photography.
Plan your trip carefully.
Some people will like to take a tour, and some people will prefer to walk around the Milky Path.
If you’re interested in exploring the night skies, the Milkyway is one of the best places to do it.
Here’s a quick guide to where to go in the night to see what the night is all about.
You’ll need a good night-vision camera, too.
If there’s a lot of clouds, you’ll need to wear a special night-viewing hat to avoid getting too close to the MilkyWay.
But if you prefer to see the stars directly from the sky, there’s plenty of great options.
If not, you might want to check out our guide on Night Photography, where we detail some of the most popular night-sights to capture in the field.
You need to plan ahead.
You may want to bring along some night-adaptive filters, such as a night-light filter, or some binocular goggles.
Also, it’s best to have some kind of night vision headset for night-scouting.
And if you need a night shot, you should have a few binocular lenses to help you spot the stars, and to help orient yourself.
And there’s always the option to use your phone, tablet, or laptop to take pictures of the stars.
Get out there and take some good shots.
The Milky Way can be a challenging place to shoot a night sky photo.
If the stars aren’t bright enough for you to see, you may have to adjust your camera settings.
But for the most part, it will work out fine.
For the best results, you need something to focus your eyes on, and you can always take a photo using the night viewfinder.
But that’s only if you’ve got good night vision.
A smartphone or tablet can do the trick, and a night lens will let you focus on the stars without distracting the Milky Light from your subject.
If you don’ want to miss out on some stars, you could always try some other night-time activities.
You could take some photos of the starry night sky from your balcony, or you could take a picture of the Moon or Venus from your backyard.
And you could try out some other astronomy activities, such the Milky Bush Project.
Be careful with your exposure.
The better your night vision, the easier it is to focus on your subject and the more you can see them.
If your stars are not as bright as you’d like them to be, it can be easy to get lost in the stars and miss them altogether.
But just be aware that if you try to focus too much on one star, you won’t be able to see everything.


Almost one and a half years after its launch Planck has so far fulfilled
all the expectations of a vast team of scientists and engineers working
on the mission in some cases for more than 15 years. After two full sky
scans the quantity and quality of the data gathered is on a completely
different league from all previous CMB experiments. At the moment a 1
year extension has been approved and fully funded that would see Planck
operating until early 2012. With the public release of the first Planck
product (the Early Release Compact Source Catalogue) planned for early
January the mission has so far been an outstanding success.
In this talk I will discuss some of the less well known aspects of the
preparation and planning necessary to keep the mission running smoothly
and I will briefly review our current prospects for the fulfillment of
the mission\'s scientific requirements.
Place: Physics department Meetign room on the 2nd floor.
Date and Time: 19 Nov, 2010; 14:30


Caterpickles Central is abuzz with news that NASA has just launched the largest Mars Rover yet. The Curiosity, a one-ton, six-wheeled, one-armed robotic explorer, set off for Mars from Cape Canaveral this morning (with a targeted assist from an unmanned Atlas V rocket). Its trip to Mars will take 8 1/2 months. Once there, the Curiosity will use its arsenal of 10 scientific instruments to take samples from rocks and analyze them on the spot. The nuclear-powered rover will spend two years looking for evidence of life on Mars.
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In preparation of our solar eclipse PBL workshop, my parents came to play. And they brought the Astromedia solar projector cardboard kit! It took us the better part of a day to assemble, but when we were done we could even test it in a sunny corner of my couch!
There were tiny twigs between the projector and the sun, which made for beautiful projections.
Plus it was amazing to watch how fast the sun was moving (or, to be precise, the Earth was turning). In the space of 30 seconds, the projection changed from the left to the right photo below!
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Naseby unwittingly found itself in the middle of an international dispute between Russia and the United States last week.
The LeoLabs Kiwi Space Radar – an international space tracking facility in Naseby – detected debris from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test conducted on November 15.
The weapons test – labelled “reckless and irresponsible” by United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken – generated an orbital debris field which endangered the International Space Station (ISS).
The seven-member ISS crew took shelter in docked spaceship capsules for two hours after the test as a precaution, allowing for a quick getaway if necessary, Nasa said.
US officials said the event created an ongoing hazard “for years to come”.
Experts said testing weapons that shattered satellites in orbit posed a hazard by creating clouds of fragments that could collide with other objects, setting off a chain reaction of projectiles through Earth’s orbit.
The Kiwi Space Radar was the first in the LeoLabs radar network to detect the debris.
LeoLabs New Zealand director Tom Hooper said the organisation’s radar network specialised in identifying debris and objects in low earth orbit, and straight after the Russian experiment new debris was detected and tracked.
“What is significant is . . . the radar in Naseby was the first part of the network to find the debris,” he said.
The risk caused by new debris was that as it travelled it could come into the path of existing satellites and the ISS, he said.
“The Kiwi Space Radar operates continuously . . . tracking existing debris, but in events like this it will be noticing when there’s new debris and start tracking it.”
The LeoLabs network’s mission in low earth orbit was for transparency and to make sure people took responsibility for the debris they created, Mr Hooper said.
“It’s really providing air traffic control services for lower Earth.”


Phoenix Work Area Animation
Mars Hand Lens Imager Sends Ultra High-Res Photo from Mars
The So-Called "Face on Mars"
Estimated Radiation Dosage on Mars
Spirit's Rear View After Parking for Fourth Winter
Beagle 2 Lander on Mars, With Panels Deployed
Candor Chasma on Mars, in Color
Frost in Dune Shadows
South Polar Clouds
'Matijevic Hill' Panorama for Rover's Ninth Anniversary
More Arsia Mons Flows
Neighborhood for Curiosity's First Drilling Campaign
Curiosity Color Close-Up upon Landing
Polygonal Surface Patterns at the South Pole
A Well-Traveled 'Eagle Crater'
Curiosity's View Past Dune at 'Dingo Gap' (Stereo)
Curiosity's Front View, Linearized
Equatorial Gullies on Mars
Curiosity Mars Rover Beside Sandstone Target 'Windjana'
A Rover's Journey Begins
Pathfinder Landing Site Observed by Mars Orbiter Camera - "Big Crater" in Stereo View
Ultraviolet Views of Martian Atmosphere
Rock 'Burwash' Near Curiosity, Sol 82
Seasonal Changes in Dark Marks on an Equatorial Martian Slope
TEGA Sample Delivery and Analysis (Animation)
Loose Rock Leads to Incomplete Drilling
Ridges and Grooves That Wave and Buckle on a Valley Floor
Lander Petal & Twin Peaks - 3-D
Filters for Color Imaging and for Science
Changes in Scars From 2012 Mars Landing
Mars Hand Lens Imager Nested Close-Ups of Rock 'Jake Matijevic'
Caught in Action: Avalanches on North Polar Scarps
Some Gullies on Mars Could Be Tracks of Sliding Dry Ice


The Race to Space: The Story of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
Friday 1 March, 4pm-5pm
Al Ras 2, InterContinental, DFC
Learn all about the UAE’s Mission to Mars – and meet the first Emirati astronauts!
The Race to Space: The Story of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre charts the evolution of the UAE's space programme, from the law establishing the Centre to the launch of Khalifasat, the first satellite designed and built entirely by Emiratis, to the UAE Astronaut Programme and the rapidly-approaching mission to Mars.
Salem Al Marri, Assistant Director General for Scientific and Technical Affairs, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), will be joined by Hazzaa Ali AlMansoori and Sultan Saif AlNeyadi, the UAE’s two professional astronauts – one of whom will soon travel to the International Space Station – in their first public appearance.
The panel will be moderated by Isobel Abulhoul, CEO of the Emirates Literature Foundation.Language: English with Arabic Translation. Sign Language.


The Cumbrian Sky, a great astronomy blog by Stuart Atkinson, is this week's host of the Carnival of Space. Check it out for some great photos taken over the last week from the Opportunity rover, still trucking along through Barsoom on its way to Endurance crater. The Carnival of Space is a series of posts that is hosted each week by a different space or astronomy blog. These posts highlight the best articles in the space and astronomy blogosphere that week. This week, the Carnival of Space looks at the near-future of space exploration, the anniversary of the Voyager encounters with Saturn, and the distinction between Earth-like planets and Earth-sized planets (Stuart's own post on this latter topic has the funniest scientific graphic involving a kitten ever made).
Speaking of blogs, Emily Lakdawalla's Planetary Society blog has a new post up in reporting on the possibility of mud volcanoes in northern plains of Mars. I personally assumed they were pingos, but Emily's article, covering a paper by Oehler and Allen, makes mud volcanoes as the origin of the many flat, rounded mounds that dot the lands seem pretty reasonable. I am not a Martian geologist so I can provide any useful commentary, however. Mud volcanoes are cool though.
Finally, the documentary series, Wonders of the Solar System, is premiering tonight here in the United States on the Science Channel. I brought this up a couple of week ago on this blog, and you can see that original post to view a trailer for the five part series. The show airs at 9pm EDT/6pm PDT, and re-airs for an encore at 12am EDT/9pm PDT. The first episode is called, "The Empire of the Sun," and covers solar science and the long reach of the sun in the solar system through the solar wind and the Sun's magnetic field. The other four episodes of the series air over the next four Wednesday at the same times.
- Wednesday, August 11: "Order out of Chaos" - the formation of the Solar System; Saturn's rings
- Wednesday, August 18: "The Thin Blue Line" - Planetary atmospheres
- Wednesday, August 25: "Dead or Alive" - Planetary geology (impact cratering, volcanism, long segment on Io)
- Wednesday, September 1: "Aliens" - Astrobiology, Water, the Mars/Europa episode


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Astronaut Group: IMBP Group 1 - 1972. Inactive Entered space service: 22 March 1972. Left space service: 1 June 1995. Number of Flights: 2.00. Total Time: 678.69 days.
Polyakov Spaceflight Log
27 May 1964 - Voskhod passenger candidates. After screening the flight candidates have been boiled down to four: Lazarev, Yegorov, Polyakov, and Sorokin. Moskalev and Katys are the remaining scientist-passenger candidates. Kamanin believes Katys, with a doctorate in technical sciences, is the better candidate and definitely superior to any of the OKB-1 engineer candidates.
29 May 1964 - Voskhod passenger candidates. Following final review, the General Staff ordered Lazarev, Yegorov, Polyakov, Sorokin, and Katys to enter training for flight aboard the Voskhod spacecraft.
2 July 1964 - Voskhod and Soyuz crewing. Benderov has been washed out of training after haemorrhaging excessively during centrifuge training, and Polyakov after reacting poorly to the barometric chamber. This leaves only seven cosmonauts in training for the first mission: Volynov, Katys, Komarov, Yegorov, Sorokin, Lazarev, and Feoktistov. The first six are qualified for flight, but Feoktistiov cannot be admitted for parachute or flight training; his visual acuity is only 0.3. Later the cosmonaut party collective meets to take up the problem of Titov. He has made many errors: he drives and flies too fast, he has bad marital relations. But he is known not only to the entire country, but to the whole world. To disgrace him would not reflect only on him, but on all of the cosmonauts and the Soviet Union. Therefore it is finally decided not to take any public action, but to switch him and Beregovoi in the training order for the fourth Soyuz flight.
Later Finogenov, head of the VVS range at Vladimirovka, informs Kamanin that flight trials of the new combination parachute/soft landing system will be delayed at least two weeks after the failure of one of the parachute canopy rings in static test.
22 March 1972 - IMBP Cosmonaut Training Group 1 selected.. Physicians and biomedical specialist cosmonauts for planned missions to the Salyut space station.
1980 November - Soyuz T-3A (cancelled). Planned but cancelled manned flight. Crew dissolved when Lazarev failed physical in early 1981.
27 November 1980 - Soyuz T-3. Manned three crew. Docked with Salyut 6. Tested the improved transport ship of the 'SOYUZ T' series; transported to the Salyut-6 orbital station a crew consisting of L D Kizim, O G Makarov and G M Strekalov to carry out repair and preventive work and scientific and technical investigation and experiments.
8 February 1984 - Soyuz T-10. Manned three crew. Docked with Salyut 7. Transported a crew consisting of ship's commander L D Kizim, flight engineer V A Solovyov and cosmonaut-research O Y Atkov to the SALYUT-7 orbital station to conduct scientific and technical studies and experiments.
29 August 1988 - Soyuz TM-6. Transported to the Mir orbital station a Soviet-Afghan crew comprising the cosmonauts V A Lyakhov, V V Polyakov and A A Momand (Afghanistan) to conduct joint research and experiments with the cosmonauts V G Titov and M K Manarov. Returned Manarov, Titov (Soyuz TM-4), Chretien (Soyuz TM-7) to Earth. Initial orbit 195 X 228 km at 51. 57 deg. Maneuvered to a 235 x 259 km orbit, then docked with Mir at 05:41 GMT on 31 August at its 339 x 366 km orbit. Moved from aft to forward port 8 Sept 88.
27 April 1989 - Landing of Soyuz TM-7. Soyuz TM-7 landed at 02:59 GMT with the crew of Krikalyov, Polyakov and Volkov Aleksandr aboard.
8 January 1994 - Soyuz TM-18. Mir Expedition EO-15. Docked at the Kvant module on January 10 at 11:15 GMT. Transported to the Mir orbital station of a crew comprising the cosmonauts V M Afanasev, Y V Usachev, and V V Polyakov for the fifteenth main expedition.
22 March 1995 - Landing of Soyuz TM-20. Soyuz TM-20 landed 22 km northeast of Arkalyk in Kazakhstan at 04:04 GMT with crew of Viktorenko, Kondakova and Polyakov aboard.
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Mesmerising moment astronomy enthusiast catches Nibiru planet
However, a historically high honour is the Astronomer Royal role. The role is awarded to a highly renowned astronomer and dates all the way back to June 1675.
Astronomer Royal's don't have any specific duties but are appointed for occasional consultation on scientific matters.
Nowadays, however, the role is mainly honorary, though the current Astronomer Royal is still expected to be available if Her Majesty requests a consultation.
Since 1995, astrophysicist Martin Rees holds the position.
The role has lead to many scientific discoveries. Astronomer Royal Edmund Halley is famous for predicting the return of the comet now known as Halley's Comet.
Since 1995, astrophysicist Martin Rees holds the position
The first person to receive the honour was John Flamsteed after King Charles II created the position the same time he founded the Greenwich Royal Observatory.
Charles II paid Flamsteed an annual salary of £100 and currently whoever holds the position is paid exactly the same just under 350 years later.
£100 in 1675 translates to £20,646.85 in 2020, according to the Bank of England inflation calculator.
At the time the role was known as King's Astronomical Observator.
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King instructed Flamsteed when appointing him as the first of a long line of Astronomer Royals: "Forthwith to apply himself with the most exact care and diligence to the rectifying the tables of the motions of the heavens, and the places of the fixed stars, so as to find out the so-much desired longitude of places, for the perfecting the art of navigation."
The Astronomer Royal was also the director of the observatory from 1675 when Charles II founded it until 1972.
King Charles II appointed Flamsteed to “draw up a map of the heavens with enough accuracy to be reliable for navigation", according to the Royal Museums Greenwich.
Self-taught astronomer Flamsteed recorded one of the earliest sightings of Uranus, though at the time it was mistaken for a star.
Flamsteed also increased the accuracy of existing stellar catalogues which greatly aided navigation at the time.


If you need to give a space PowerPoint presentation but don't have a good design, you might find yourself saying, "Houston, we've got a problem!"
Design a professional presentation with the help of space PowerPoint templates. Grab a PowerPoint space theme, add your details, and blast off to a successful presentation.
Read on to see the best space PowerPoint templates from Envato Elements. Plus, we'll share eye-catching PowerPoint space themes from GraphicRiver. And you'll learn tips and tricks to customize your space PowerPoint slides. Let's get started.
Get the Best Space PowerPoint Templates (With Unlimited Downloads)
Let's take a look at a great selection of space PowerPoint templates. If you've never used a space theme template before, you'll love how helpful these are.
Top PowerPoint Space Themes (Envato Elements)
Check out five of the best space PowerPoint presentation templates from Envato Elements:
This template has accurate sizing and fantastic illustrations. This solar system PowerPoint is perfect for learning. Remember: you can also use space PPT templates for abstract purposes. Imagine using a solar system for a business case by using the planets as stages of a project, for example.
Armstrong is the perfect PowerPoint space theme for a galactic presentation. This template comes with pre-built graphics like a moon and astronaut characters. This is the ideal PowerPoint space theme to take your audience to a new atmosphere. You won't find a space PowerPoint template like this for free.
Space Cadet is a space PowerPoint template that feels like the future. With simple elements and a minimalist design, it's ideal for creating futuristic presentations. Add a few of your favorite space photos and graphics to add an element of outer space.
The Starcraft template comes with 50 multipurpose space slides and seven color schemes. It's a versatile space PowerPoint template. You'll also get a detailed set of infographics. Choose this over any free outer space PowerPoint template you might find online.
This space PPT template is perfect for helping your audience "think big." It's got beautiful space imagery. Images like this aren't usually in space PowerPoint templates you find for free. Use the eye-catching space slides and image placeholders combined with Envato Elements' photo library to create great space PowerPoint slides.
Envato Elements (Design Without Limits)
Envato Elements has a single compelling (all inclusive) offer:
That’s right! Download as many professional templates (including space PowerPoint templates) and graphics as you want. Then customize them to fit any of your project needs.
While Envato Elements is a powerful option, you can buy unique space PowerPoint templates one at a time (instead of getting unlimited access to hundreds of creative designs). Check out the selection from our GraphicRiver marketplace below.
20 Great Space & Universe PowerPoint Templates from GraphicRiver to Download 2022
So far, you've seen templates from Envato Elements, but it's not the only source for the best space PowerPoint presentations.
Maybe you know exactly what you're looking for when it comes to space PPT templates. In that case, turn to GraphicRiver. This is another site from Envato that offers pay-as-you-go options. It's another great option for the best space PowerPoint slides.
On GraphicRiver, the PowerPoint template library is just as vast. But you'll pay only for the assets you choose to use. It helps you keep your costs low if you want one space PPT template.
Let's look at twenty of my favorite space PowerPoint template slides from GraphicRiver:
Moon Calendar 2022 is a PowerPoint about space and the moon. It's designed to help you keep track of the cycles of the moon. The space slides contain calendars that allow you to track the cycles of the moon day by day. The space theme PowerPoint also contains slides where you can input information about horoscopes.
Here's what you can expect from this PPT template for space presentations:
- 22 unique PPTX slides
- 5 color schemes
- 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio
- Custom animation for each slide
- Easy editable
2. Moon Company
This presentation template isn't an outer space template. But it deserves a mention here. It's got a high-quality design and versatility. The template comes with tons of ready to use icons and graphics. All the graphs and images are easy to edit and suit any PowerPoint about space.
Here are the features for the Moon Company PowerPoint template:
- 180 unique multipurpose slides
- vector icons and world maps
- 3 pre-made color templates
- modern, simple, and clean design
This template isn’t space related, but you can adapt it into a space presentation. The template has a versatile and high-quality design. You’ll also find image placeholders to add all your space imagery.
Here are some of the other features that you can expect from these space slides:
- 64 customizable space slides
- 16:9 widescreen ratio
- editable elements
- drag and drop images
For a universe PowerPoint template, Galaxy Gazer offers some of the best PowerPoint space slides. The font options are perfect for a futuristic mood.
It's easy-to-edit and just waiting for your content. Free outer space PowerPoint templates just can't match this quality.
Nebula is a versatile space theme template. It's got everything you might need for your cosmic presentation. Even better, it's flexible enough to use for other types of presentations. It also includes many infographics and illustration. Use any of the 81 slide designs to create a space-themed presentation.
Data-driven presentations explain ideas with charts and graphs. This template is the perfect PowerPoint space theme with fresh lunar views. It also includes easy-to-update content. Use it for presentations that rely on data.
PPT templates like this are perfect for space content. It features clean fonts, minimal designs and space themed slides that offer a look at the future. Use the space animations for PowerPoint in this template to add a bit of motion to your presentation. This is unmatched by any space PowerPoint you might find for free.
A professional space PowerPoint presentation has both the style and built-in visual assets. You can use them to inspire visions of galaxies far beyond our own. This universe PowerPoint template is a top choice with stunning graphics. It also comes with 60 unique slides and many color schemes.
Barre is a clean and minimal template that can give your space PowerPoint presentation a dark and futuristic look. It’s perfect for adding space-related imagery to your presentations. You can build presentations inspired by either solar or lunar activity fast. The template comes with 35 unique slide designs.
10. Earth PowerPoint
This excellent space PowerPoint theme has wonderful Earth imagery. Use the built-in slides and image placeholders to create the best space PowerPoint presentation.
This template comes with integrated space-themed illustrations. It's got all the makings of an excellent universe PowerPoint template. You'll also find image placeholders that you can use to add space photos.
This space PowerPoint template has pre-built graphics themed for outer space. You can use them to explain ideas. The template comes with twenty ready-made color schemes. This helps you maximize the value of this space PowerPoint theme. Add your images and content to the slide designs, and you'll launch your presentation with a boost!
Space always inspires visions of the future. This template is no exception to this idea. You can resize the vector graphics to any format and output. Don't miss out on the included 500 icons to create your space PowerPoint template. This is so much better than a free outer space PowerPoint template!
Lekro features space themed slides with amazing icons and graphics. This makes it perfect for PowerPoint space themes. You can use the 60 unique slides to build a perfect space PowerPoint presentation.
Multipurpose PowerPoint presentations are great for a variety of style, and this template fits the bill. Best of all, it's got built-in graphics and imagery for a PowerPoint space theme.
Just grab this space PowerPoint download and fill it out with your details. Don't miss out by choosing some random space PowerPoint template you download for free.
If you're building a space-themed PowerPoint presentation, this template has what you need.
The planetary graphics can help you see the Earth from a space traveler's perspective. It's the perfect file for PowerPoint space themes.
This dark PowerPoint template is perfect for a PowerPoint space theme. It's one of the most in-depth options with more than 80 slide designs. Start working on your space slides, use the custom image placeholders to add yours.
Next in our selection of space themes is a unique option that includes a few extras. This template is perfect for illustrating a galactic story. You'll find space animations for PowerPoint and 26 unique animated slide designs. It's so much better than a free outer space PowerPoint template.
19. Dark Matter
Dark Matter is a powerful, modern, and persuasive space theme PowerPoint template. It was designed for data-rich and informational presentations. This template is ideal for any PowerPoint about space. But you can also use it for any type of presentation that needs to showcase detailed information.
Find these features when working with this space slide template:
- 6 demo presentations
- 16:9 widescreen and standard 4:3 aspect ratios
- 50+ unique space themed slides
- free fonts used
- 6 color variations
This powerhouse template contains a massive collection of 600 slides! It comes with professional layered slides, skill bars, and quality graphics. This PPT template about space is great for technology, finance, and marketing presentations.
Here's what you can expect in this space PowerPoint template:
- 600 Total space slides
- 20 PPTX files
- 5 premade colors (Blue, Green, Purple, Red, Yellow)
- dark and light space PowerPoint background
How to Make Space-Themed Presentations Quick With Templates
Space PowerPoint templates are attractive. But you might be wondering how you can use them. It's important to remember that templates are a starting point for your presentation.
In this section, we'll sample three space slides from three space PowerPoint templates. These templates come from the Envato Elements marketplace. We'll walk through customizing the slide to match our content's purpose:
1. The Team Space Slide
A team spa slide fits in every presentation that you might need to build. And in the Armstrong Space PowerPoint theme, slide 9 is perfect for the purpose.
Let's see the flexibility that custom space theme PowerPoint templates offer. In my case, I'll narrow this slide down to just three team members for a simpler view. Click on a profile photo and the associated text, then press Delete your keyboard.
As you reposition the three remaining profile photos, remember to create visual rhythm with alignment. Make sure that your photos and text boxes are centered. You can use the guides that pop up while moving objects as you see in the screenshot below.
Now, round out your slide. Add your photos by clicking on the image placeholders, and then add your text specifics.
2. An Astronomical About Slide
Straightforward about slides are useful for so many purposes. With a single slide, you can explain any concept. Combine simple text with eye-catching photos. Let's customize slide five from the Starcraft PowerPoint space theme.
Three simple customizations can bring your space PPT template together:
- Update the placeholder image. Click on the placeholder icon, then browse to a photo on your computer. Bonus points if it's space-themed!
- Adjust the title text. In the upper left corner of the slide, type over the placeholder to match your purpose. Then, increase the font size for a more memorable title.
- Replace the body copy. Type over the text in the primary copy and increase the size to make the slide more memorable.
3. The Solar Project Space Slide
PowerPoint space themes don't have to be used for space PowerPoints only. You can also use them to illustrate a point. In this example, the phases of the moon are a significant upgrade over simple flowcharts. Let's use slide 29 in the Solar System Education PowerPoint space theme.
Again, three steps are all that it takes to customize a lunar slide:
- Slide title. Center the text above your space slide to emphasize the title. This sets the tone for your space PowerPoint slide.
- Update the text. For this example, I'll use each text box for a significant phase of our project management focus.
- Add text. Copy and paste the text boxes for the stages below to add a bit of commentary. Downsize the font to give the text appropriate emphasis.
4 Quick Outer Space PowerPoint Slide Design Tips for 2022
If you've selected a space PowerPoint template, you wonder how you can make the best space presentation. Here are some tips to help you create the best space PowerPoint:
1. Add in Simple Animation
To help spice up your space PowerPoint presentation and add more interest, use simple animations. Simple animations work great on titles, images, and body text.
To do this, click on the Animation tab in the main header in Microsoft PowerPoint. Choose the desired animation. Preview the animation you selected by using the Preview button on the far left of the menu header.
2. Have a Visual Hierarchy
Visual hierarchy is simply how elements are arranged on a page to show their order of importance. A visual hierarchy guarantees that the right elements on a page or slide are catching your attention.
To achieve visual hierarchy, first decide what elements are the most important. Then, use contrasting colors to make certain elements stand out more. Also, play around with the size of text or photos. It's as simple as that!
3. Include Futuristic But Simple Typography
When creating an outer space type presentation, your audience will expect your fonts to look futuristic and flashy. The key here is to avoid having a text that's too over the top.
Focus on having a font that's simple clean and minimalistic. Futuristic doesn't always mean flashy. The simpler the better here.
4. Include a Space PPT Background Slide
Some of the slides in your presentation may have images and charts that take up the entire slide. But most of your slides will have space to show the space PowerPoint background. Include a uniform looking space PPT background with a few basic graphics on it. This can really help tie the whole presentation together.
5 PowerPoint Design Trends for Your Space Themed Slides
The tips above will help you create a standout space presentation. To make your presentation even more memorable, keep in mind the current design trends. The Space Journey template below is a great example of a template with dark background colors.
1. Dark Backgrounds For Contrast
Use a space PowerPoint with dark backgrounds to achieve more contrast. This helps other important elements in your presentation to stand out.
Find amazing backgrounds for your space themed slides here:
- 20 PowerPoint Templates With Cool Background Images & Killer Graphics 2022Andrew Childress01 Feb 2022
2. White Space
Use white space around different elements on individual slides. This ensures that your presentation doesn’t look cluttered.
3. Bright Colors
Using bright colors in calls to action, charts, and infographics adds more visual interest to your space presentation. The Space Cadet template is a great example of a template with bold colors.
Learn how to choose your color schemes for your space slides:
- 25 Best PowerPoint Color Scheme Templates for 2022 Presentations (Free Downloads)Andrew Childress11 Sep 2021
4. Less Text More Visuals
Use plenty of photos, images, and infographic elements to make your space themed slides more visual. Go easy on the text to make your space PowerPoint presentation easier to follow.
5. Creative Image Masks
You don’t have to stick to square, rectangular, or circular image masks. Get creative and let your photos stand out with creative image masks like they do in the Space Technology template.
Find images for your backgrounds and space themed slides here:
- 20 PowerPoint Templates With Cool Background Images & Killer Graphics 2022Andrew Childress01 Feb 2022
Download More Templates Today!
The templates mentioned in this article are some of the best for your upcoming PowerPoint about space. But these space theme templates may not have exactly what you're looking for.
I've collected a few more articles for you to check out that contain even more top-notch templates:
- 34 Cool PowerPoint Templates (Amazing PPT Slides for Presentations in 2022)Laura Spencer29 May 2022
- 25+ Best Fully-Customizable PowerPoint Templates (Make Custom PPTs 2022)Brenda Barron22 Jan 2022
- 35+ Best PowerPoint Slide Templates (Free + Premium PPT Designs 2022)Laura Spencer28 Aug 2021
Next, we'll go over a few common questions about Microsoft's PowerPoint.
Where to Find the Best Space Themed PowerPoint Templates in 2022 (Envato Elements vs GraphicRiver)
Both Envato Elements and GraphicRiver offer modern PowerPoint templates with attractive designs. They lead the pack in 2022. But should you use GraphicRiver or Envato Elements? And what are the key benefits of each?
1. Key Benefits of Envato Elements
Envato Elements is a premium subscription marketplace. It's got a compelling offer. For a low, monthly fee, you can download unlimited design assets.
Download as many space PowerPoint templates as you need. You can also download unlimited web templates, fonts, add-ons, and graphic assets. Here are the PowerPoint templates available on Envato Elements:
2. Key Benefits of GraphicRiver (& Envato Market)
GraphicRiver is the best digital marketplace when you need single-use graphics and visual assets. It’s part of the Envato Market suite of online marketplaces that cater to various creative needs.
If you need an outer space PowerPoint template to use right now, go to GraphicRiver to make a purchase. Here are the best PowerPoint templates that are currently trending:
Your Choice (What’s Right for You?)
If you’re a business owner or a designer with many clients, then Envato Elements is the most cost-effective option. Sign up for Envato Elements now.
Or, if you need a single PowerPoint presentation template, then visit GraphicRiver (or another Envato Market site) to find what you need.
Common PowerPoint Questions Answered (FAQ)
Microsoft PowerPoint is the most advanced presentation software on the market. This leaves many unanswered questions by users and potential users of the software.
To help you better understand what the software is capable of, we've collected a list of frequently asked questions (with answers) below:
1. Can I Present a Space Theme PowerPoint Online?
Absolutely you can! There are various way to do this. You can send out the presentation link to actually presenting the PowerPoint on Zoom. For more information on how to present your space PowerPoint presentation online, be sure to check out the article below:
2. Is It Possible to Make Interactive Quizzes in an Outer Space PowerPoint Template?
Making interactive quizzes that your audience will love couldn't be easier with PowerPoint. It gives you complete control over the design process. It allows you to create completely custom slides. For more information on how to add an interactive quiz to your space themed slides, read the article below:
- How to Make a Basic Interactive Quiz in PowerPoint From a PPT Template (+Video)Andrew Childress30 Aug 2021
3. Can I Create Gantt Charts in PowerPoint?
Believe it or not, Gantt charts are possible to create in PowerPoint. Gantt charts help you understand the list of tasks that need to get done. They also help you understand the sequence and relation of those tasks.
Gantt Charts can have a powerful impact on your audience if shown to in a PowerPoint. For detailed steps on how to create a Gantt chart for your space PowerPoint presentation, follow the steps in the article below:
4. How Do I Add Animation to My Slides?
Adding animations to your slides is quick and simple. There's a dedicated Animations tab in the top menu of PowerPoint. It's got plenty of animations and advanced controls for you to get the exact animation you want.
Find out how to set up animation in your space PowerPoint presentation:
- How to Quickly Add Good Animations to Your PowerPoint PPT PresentationsAndrew Childress05 Feb 2020
5. Can I Convert PowerPoint to Google Slides?
PowerPoint is very flexible. Convert a Microsoft PowerPoint file into a Google Slides one. Add it to Google Drive. Then, left-click the file and choose Open With > Google Slides.
For more information on this, check out the article below:
Looking for even more information on how to get the most out of Microsoft PowerPoint? In the next section, we'll go over more about how you can use PowerPoint to create beautiful space themed slides.
Learn More About Using Microsoft PowerPoint
Before you start work on a presentation with a PowerPoint space theme, learn more about the app. Mastering the tools of the trade (in this case, PowerPoint) makes your work more efficient.
On Envato Tuts+, we've put together the deepest set of resources for learning Microsoft PowerPoint. We've pooled many tutorials together into a helpful guide, How to Use PowerPoint (Ultimate Tutorial Guide.
Check out a few of my favorite PowerPoint tutorials from the guide in the three articles below:
- How to Learn PowerPoint Quickly (Complete 2021 Beginner's Guide + Video)Andrew Childress29 Dec 2020
- How to Make & Give Great PowerPoint Presentations (In 5 Simple Steps)Andrew Childress15 Nov 2019
- How to Work With Images in PowerPoint (Complete PPT Picture Guide)Andrew Childress19 Feb 2020
Design a Presentation With a Space PowerPoint Template Today
Ready to launch your mission of building a presentation with a space PowerPoint template? Don't forget the options that you saw in this tutorial.
With the help of the space PowerPoint templates from Envato Elements or PowerPoint space themes from GraphicRiver, you can create an excellent space PowerPoint presentation. The graphics, photos, and styles of these PPT templates about space will transport your audience to a galaxy far, far away.
Don't wait—set the course for your outer space journey with an excellent PowerPoint presentation like the ones in this tutorial! Download one today and get started.
Editorial Note: This post has been updated with contributions from Daniel Strongin, Brenda Barron, and Gonzalo Angulo. Daniel and Brenda are freelance instructors for Envato Tuts+. Gonzalo is a staff writer with Envato Tuts+.


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Five Years of Staring Into the Sun
Do you have any idea how jaw-droppingly gorgeous our Sun is?
I do. But then I’ve been keeping my eye on NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which stares at the Sun 24 hours a day, week after week. It sends back very high-resolution images of the Sun in wavelengths from the far ultraviolet—where the Sun’s violent magnetic activity is best seen—through to colors our eyes can detect.
Wednesday was the fifth anniversary of SDO’s launch into space. For the past 1,830 days it has observed our star, and seen a lot of stuff. A lot.
To celebrate, NASA released this sensational video with just a few highlights from this incredible machine. Make sure you’re set to hi-def and turn the volume up because this is sheer amazingness.
There’s so much to take in there. Rolling sunspots, eruptive prominences, collapsing filaments, solar flares, the Transit of Venus (twice!) … if you want more, then just search my blog for “SDO.” I’ve written about it many, many times.
I remember when SDO was still being designed and built, back when I worked at Goddard Space Flight Center. I’d go to lunch with friends, solar astronomers, and we’d talk about what this mission would mean, what it would be capable of. I remember thinking it was crazy how much data it would send back to Earth, and how many different things it would see.
Thinking about those conversations makes me smile now. I had no idea. SDO is far more than I imagined, and has revealed our active and complex star far better than anything before it.
My sincere congratulations to all my friends who work on SDO, to everyone who watches our star and learns what they can about it. We’ve gone around that Sun five times since SDO took to the skies. May we have many more revolutions ahead.
Tip o' the dew shield to Jelle Kouwenhoven.


And here she is on paper - some nice sunspot activity visible there in the center, too.
The transit is such an amazing thing. It really adds depth to our inner solar system and makes me feel something that I can’t describe.
It’s a similar feeling I get during a crescent moon and when it’s a more pronounced sphere, not just a circle as I typically perceive it. Something about seeing a sense of depth perception with celestial objects.