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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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Moon, Planets, and Rocket Trails
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Moon, Planets, and Rocket Trails
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Are you an early riser [ http://redfrog.norc…]? Over the last month or so, the bright planets [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] Jupiter and Saturn have come to adorn eastern skies before sunrise [ http://redfrog.norc…]. In fact, astrophotographer Joe Orman [ http://home.cwix.co…] anticipated that an early bird's reward for looking east on June 10 would be this pleasing arrangement of Jupiter (top right), a crescent Moon, and Saturn (near center), but he was surprised to also find these eerie, iridescent clouds wafting through the pre-dawn sky over suburban Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The clouds turned out to be rocket [ http://www-istp.gsf…] engine [ http://www.wff.nasa…] trails [ ftp://pao.gsfc.nasa…] from defense missile tests at the range in White Sands [ http://ruidoso.net/…], New Mexico ... about 300 miles away. While the Moon's phase [ http://aa.usno.navy…] is just past new moon [ http://lunar.arc.na…], gone now from the pre-dawn horizon, brilliant Jupiter [ http://galileo.ivv.…] and Saturn [ http://www.jpl.nasa…] can still be seen high toward the southeast in the constellation [ http://www.astro.wi…constellations.html ] Aries.
Explanation
Are you an early riser [ http://redfrog.norc…]? Over the last month or so, the bright planets [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] Jupiter and Saturn have come to adorn eastern skies before sunrise [ http://redfrog.norc…]. In fact, astrophotographer Joe Orman [ http://home.cwix.co…] anticipated that an early bird's reward for looking east on June 10 would be this pleasing arrangement of Jupiter (top right), a crescent Moon, and Saturn (near center), but he was surprised to also find these eerie, iridescent clouds wafting through the pre-dawn sky over suburban Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The clouds turned out to be rocket [ http://www-istp.gsf…] engine [ http://www.wff.nasa…] trails [ ftp://pao.gsfc.nasa…] from defense missile tests at the range in White Sands [ http://ruidoso.net/…], New Mexico ... about 300 miles away. While the Moon's phase [ http://aa.usno.navy…] is just past new moon [ http://lunar.arc.na…], gone now from the pre-dawn horizon, brilliant Jupiter [ http://galileo.ivv.…] and Saturn [ http://www.jpl.nasa…] can still be seen high toward the southeast in the constellation [ http://www.astro.wi…constellations.html ] Aries. Explanation
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Credit and Copyright:
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Joe Orman [ mailto:Joe.Orman@mot orola.com ]
Credit_and_Copyright
Joe Orman [ mailto:Joe.Orman@mot orola.com ]
Credit and Copyright
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saturn
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jupiter
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moon
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rocket
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Arizona
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Arizona
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Saturn
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Saturn
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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New Mexico
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New Mexico
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C.
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Galileo
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Galileo
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Moon
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Moon
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Phoenix
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Phoenix
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Saturn
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Saturn
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Cassini
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Cassini
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Dawn
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Dawn
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Aries
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Aries
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Early Bird
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Early Bird
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moon
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moon
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original url:
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SPD-APOD-ap990714
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SPD-APOD-ap990714
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