Science Quick Picks » Quick Image of the Day http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks A Chemist's Selection of Science News and Resources Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:38:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Earth and Beyond: A Pictorial Journey http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2011/11/earth-beyond-pictorial-journey.html http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2011/11/earth-beyond-pictorial-journey.html#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:02:18 +0000 Guest Blogger http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/?p=1623 Earth and Beyond: A Pictorial Journey is a post from Science Quick Picks, a blog dedicated to the world of Science.

]]> Space, the final frontier, with this pictorial journey we will boldly go where only lucky astronauts and the immense reach of a camera lens have gone before. We will gaze in wonder at some stellar sights, feeling very small in comparison to the vast expanse of space and very proud to be part of a race that has reached out from their humble position to the outer limits of the galaxy.

(1) Lift off

Lift off

A magisterial space rocket lifts off from planet Earth on its mission to outer space.

(2) Another powerful launch

Powerful Lunch

The Columbia Space Shuttle heads for space with all its cylinders blazing.

(3) Home

Columbia Space Shuttle Home

A beautiful shot of our planet Earth in all her glory.

(4) Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Peninsula

A vertiginous view of the Antarctic Peninsula seen from outer space.

(5) A Long Fall from Space

Long Fall from Space Autumnal Colours

Autumnal colours surround Lake Superior snapped from space.

(6) Up and Over Down Under

Fires Australis

Fires photographed from way above North-Eastern Australia.

(7) High Shot of Low Pressure

Low Pressure Great Lakes of America

Low pressure builds and swirls over the Great Lakes of America.

(8) A Cloud Street Map

Cloud Streets and Hurricane Billow

Cloud streets and a hurricane billow and blow off the West Coast of America

(9) Nature’s Magic Captured from on High

Nature's Magic Greens and Red Aurora

The wondrous green and red aurora caused by charged particles from a solar wind clashing with oxygen.

(10) A Glorious Sight To Behold

A time-lapse shot of the aurora from the giddy heights of the International Space Station

(11) A Turbulent Typhoon Approaches

Typhoon Roke Japan - NASA Goddard

A super shot of Typhoon Roke heading for Japan taken from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre.

(12) The Forecast: Clouds, Clouds and Clouds

Cloud Vortices Heard Island Indian Ocean

Cloud vortices curl and curve above Heard Island in the Indian Ocean.

(13) UARS Prior to Re-entry

Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) orbits the Earth

NASA’s Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) orbits the Earth before it plummeted down into the Pacific Ocean on 24 September 2011.

(14) A Full Moon

A lovely lunar video capturing the pockmarked surface of our shadowy satellite.

(15) A Closer Look at the Lunar Surface

A wonderful video of a lunar landscape flyover.

(16) Solar Power

Solar Flare

An immense solar flare roars from the surface of the sun in this stunning image of the centre of our solar system.

(17) Blaze and Flare

Solar Blaze and Flare

The temperature of the Sun’s surface is around 6000 Celsius. In this photo, a fiery flare from it leaps into space.

(18) The Shine of a Sun Spot

Stunning Sun Spot

The awesome might of the solar surface and a stunning sun spot.

Solar Mighty Power

(19) A Solar Eclipse from Space

Solar Eclipse from Space

A chiaroscuro eclipse is even more stunning when seen from space.

(20) Look upon Mercury

Mercury's Moon-Like Surface Scorched by the Sun

A beautiful shot of Mercury’s moon-like surface, craggy and scorched by the Sun.

(21) Beautiful Venus

Rocky Surface of the Red Planet Venus

The rocky surface of the red-hot planet Venus

(22) Mighty Mars

Mighty Mars

Favourite of science fiction writers, Mars is just as incredible in reality.

(23) Ringed Saturn

Saturn and its Rings

A mesmerising sight, Saturn and its majestic rings.

(24) The Giant Jupiter

Jupiter Gas Giant and Larget Planet

The biggest of the gas giants and largest planet in our solar system.

(25) A Look at Europa

Europa Jupiter's Moon

One of Jupiter’s moons, Europa has ice and water on its surface, which has led to speculation about whether it can or does sustain life.

(26) Distant Uranus

Uranus Gas Giant

Another gas giant, Uranus was the first planet found by telescope.

(27) Far Off Neptune

Neptune

Initially Neptune’s existence was predicted by mathematics, before telescopes became powerful enough to view him.

(28) Pluto Out In the Cold

Images of Pluto from Hubble Space Telescope

Images of the icy dwarf planet from the Hubble Space Telescope.

(29) An Image of Andromeda

Andromeda Galaxy

A stunningly detailed photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy, approximately 2.5 light years away.

(30) A spiralling Galaxy of Stars

Galaxy of Stars NGC 2841 image from Hubble

A magnificent spiralling disc of stars in the far off galaxy NGC 2841, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.

(31) Jets from a Black Hole

Jets from a Black Hole

Incredible imagery of a black hole as it spews jets into the cosmos.

(32) Turbulent Centre of a Black Hole

Mysterious Centre of a Black Hole as it Emits Bright Light

The mysterious centre of a black hole as it emits bright light. The route to another dimension?

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Each of the images and videos used in this post are, at the time of posting, held under the Creative Commons licensing.

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More photos like this at Richard Heeks’ outstanding photostreams on Flickr. See the Bubbles collections, specially All Bubbles.

All Bubbles Collection by Richard Heeks

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]]> http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2010/10/bubbles-more-bubbles-richard-heeks.html/feed 0 Nano Flower Bouquet http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2009/04/nano_flower_bouquet.html http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2009/04/nano_flower_bouquet.html#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:23:13 +0000 Jorge Goncalves http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/?p=1265 Nano Flower Bouquet is a post from Science Quick Picks, a blog dedicated to the world of Science.

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Ghim Wei Ho Nano Flower Bouquet

Nano Flower Bouquet - © Copyright Ghim Wei Ho and Prof Mark Welland


Found at Nanotecnology Now Art Gallery

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]]> http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2009/04/nano_flower_bouquet.html/feed 0 NASA’s STEREO Stunning Images http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2007/06/nasas_stereo_stunning_images.html http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2007/06/nasas_stereo_stunning_images.html#comments Wed, 27 Jun 2007 06:59:46 +0000 Jorge Goncalves http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2007/06/nasas_stereo_stunning_images.html NASA’s STEREO Stunning Images is a post from Science Quick Picks, a blog dedicated to the world of Science.

]]> STEREO. ‘STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) is the third mission in NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Probes program (STP). This two-year mission will employ two nearly identical space-based observatories – one ahead of Earth in its orbit, the other trailing behind – to provide the first-ever stereoscopic measurements to study the Sun and the nature of its coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. With this new pair of viewpoints, scientist will be able to see the structure and evolution of solar storms as they blast from the Sun and move out through space.’
NASA STEREO Stunning Looping Arcs
Stunning Looping Arcs — June 9-10, 2007. This STEREO image and video clip of the Sun in extreme ultraviolet light (June 9-10, 2007) showcases a string of active regions near the Sun’s equator over about 36 hours. We see several active regions (brighter areas with the loops above them) that were lined up as they approached the edge of the Sun. Credits: NASA, STEREO.

More Images: Latest Images, STEREO Selects and STEREO Gallery.

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]]> http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2007/06/nasas_stereo_stunning_images.html/feed 0 Micrographia and Nymphaea (Water Lily) Stem http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2007/05/micrographia_and_nymphaea_water_lily_stem.html http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2007/05/micrographia_and_nymphaea_water_lily_stem.html#comments Fri, 04 May 2007 16:07:13 +0000 Jorge Goncalves http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2007/05/micrographia_and_nymphaea_water_lily_stem.html Micrographia and Nymphaea (Water Lily) Stem is a post from Science Quick Picks, a blog dedicated to the world of Science.

]]> Micrographia – A Light Microscopy Resource. ‘Micrographia is for those who use microscopes in their investigations of the world around them. It is for students and teachers of (especially) fresh water biology in their search for creature identification and illustrative material, for both amateur and professional light microscopists seeking to extend the performance of their instruments and to record the images they produce… and for anyone at all who feels like a browse through a minutely detailed world of small animals, small plants, and small things.’

Cross-section of Nymphaea stem
From Micrographia: Cross-section of Nymphaea (Water Lily) stem, showing sclereid

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]]> http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2007/05/micrographia_and_nymphaea_water_lily_stem.html/feed 1 Hubble’s 17th Anniversary: The Carina Nebula http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2007/04/hubbles_17th_anniversary_the_carina_nebula.html http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2007/04/hubbles_17th_anniversary_the_carina_nebula.html#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:38:13 +0000 Jorge Goncalves http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2007/04/hubbles_17th_anniversary_the_carina_nebula.html Hubble’s 17th Anniversary: The Carina Nebula is a post from Science Quick Picks, a blog dedicated to the world of Science.

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The Carina Nebula: Star Birth in the Extreme

Credit: NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)


The Carina Nebula: Star Birth in the Extreme. ‘In celebration of the 17th anniversary of the launch and deployment of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers is releasing one of the largest panoramic images ever taken with Hubble’s cameras. It is a 50-light-year-wide view of the central region of the Carina Nebula where a maelstrom of star birth — and death — is taking place. This image is a mosaic of the Carina Nebula assembled from 48 frames taken with Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys.’

More Carina Nebula Images

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]]> Interior_vacuum_vesselArt of Science: 2006 Online Gallery. ‘In the spring of 2006 we again asked the Princeton University community to submit images—and, for the first time, videos and sounds—produced in the course of research or incorporating tools and concepts from science. Out of nearly 150 entries from 16 departments, we selected 56 works to appear in the 2006 Art of Science exhibition. The practices of science and art both involve the single-minded pursuit of those moments of discovery when what one perceives suddenly becomes more than the sum of its parts. Each piece in this exhibition is, in its own way, a record of such a moment. They range from the image that validates years of research, to the epiphany of beauty in the trash after a long day at the lab, to a painter’s meditation on the meaning of biological life.’

Related: Relaxing

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]]> Nanoinjector with Red CellsNanomedicine Art Gallery. ‘Here you will find a small but growing collection of visual artwork that describes many different views of how medical nanorobots and other nanomedical devices and systems might appear. Some of these works have been borrowed with permission from already-published print-media or electronic-media works. Other contributions are original graphics created by the named individual artists especially for this Gallery exhibition, for your additional enjoyment. The images in the Nanomedicine Art Gallery are organized into three nonexclusive conceptual groupings — Nanorobot Species, Medical Challenges, and Individual Artists — for easy browsing.’

Index of thumbnails and names of all images in the Nanomedicine Art Gallery

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]]> http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2006/06/nanomedicine_ar.html/feed 2 Hubble Space Telescope’s 16 Years of Success http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2006/04/hubble_space_te.html http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2006/04/hubble_space_te.html#comments Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:56:52 +0000 Jorge Goncalves http://pontotriplo.org/quickpicks/2006/04/hubble_space_telescopes_16_years_of_success.html Hubble Space Telescope’s 16 Years of Success is a post from Science Quick Picks, a blog dedicated to the world of Science.

]]> Happy sweet sixteen, Hubble Space Telescope. ‘To celebrate the NASA-ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s 16 years of success, the two space agencies are releasing this mosaic image of the magnificent starburst galaxy, Messier 82 (M82). It is the sharpest wide-angle view ever obtained of M82, a galaxy remarkable for its webs of shredded clouds and flame-like plumes of glowing hydrogen blasting out from its central regions.’

Hubble_messier82_1

Composite of images of the active galaxy Messier 82 from the three Great Observatories: Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and Spitzer Space Telescope. X-ray data recorded by Chandra appears here in blue, infrared light recorded by Spitzer appears in red. Hubble’s observation of hydrogen emission appears in orange. Hubble’s bluest observation appears in yellow-green.
Credit: NASA, ESA, CXC, and JPL-Caltech

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(Upper row, left to right)
A. Piccard, E. Henriot, P. Ehrenfest, Ed. Herzen, Th. De Donder, E. Schrödinger, E. Verschaffelt, W. Pauli, W. Heisenberg, R.H. Fowler, L. Brillouin.

(Middle row, left to right)
P. Debye, M. Knudsen, W.L. Bragg, H.A. Kramers, P.A.M. Dirac, A.H. Compton, L. de Broglie, M. Born, N. Bohr.

(Lower row, left to right)
I. Langmuir, M. Planck, Madame. Curie, H.A. Lorentz, A. Einstein, P. Langevin, Ch. E. Guye, C.T.R. Wilson, O.W. Richardson.

From: La fotografía más famosa de la historia de la ciencia.

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