APOD from 2025-05-11

The Surface of #Venus from Venera 14

Venera 14's 1982 Venus landing revealed a bleak landscape with flat rocks and a dull sky in Phoebe Regio. The Soviet probe, enduring extreme heat and pressure, functioned for an hour. Decades later, data suggests Venus may have active volcanoes.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250511.html#space #astronomy #earth #infrared

Full moon rising - infrared/monochrome.

As seen in the mountains of southern New Mexico.

In near-IR the blue sky is rather dark, and trees/vegetation are almost white. Near-IR cuts through the haze, so the moon looks almost as if there is no atmosphere. (The trees are about 1/4 mile, 400 meters away...so they are slightly out of focus, but the moon is sharp.)

Camera is a modified Sony a6300, 400mm lens, 850 nanometers long pass IR filter. Image slightly cropped from entire frame.

#hawaii 's #kilauea #volcano has been spewing fountains of #lava with remarkable frequency. The #nasa #Landsat9 satellite captured One such episodi on #may1, 2025 in this image, wich uses #infrared, visible light and a digital terrain model.
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#science #earth #geology

APOD from 2025-05-08

M1: The Incredible Expanding Crab

M1, the Crab #Nebula, is a supernova remnant 6,500 light-years away in Taurus. Witnessed in 1054, it spans 10 light-years and expands at 1,500 km/s. #Hubble (2005) and #Webb (2023) images show its growth.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250508.html#space #astronomy #telescope #infrared

APOD from 2021-07-07

Flight Through the Orion #Nebula in #Infrared Light

Fly into the Orion Nebula with a visualization based on Spitzer Space Telescope data. Traverse a light-year-wide valley and reach a cavity shaped by the Trapezium stars' winds. The nebula, 1,500 light-years away, spans 40 light years in our Galaxy's arm.

Video at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210707.html

idk why but i like infrared photography (taken with smartphone) :D

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . .May 3rd, 2025

https://bit.ly/stc050325

#LEVA #multi-terrain #"Euro-type cargo boxes" #RIVR #"Cosmic inflation" #"102 Infrared Colors" #astrophysics #exposure #Kuiper #infrared #arXiv #"Solar System's Plane" #CRISPR/Cas9 #stage IV" #CISH #TILS #microelectromechanical #DSP #piezoelectric #39cc

APOD from 2025-05-02

Young Star Cluster NGC 346

NGC 346, a massive young star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud, is 210,000 light-years away. Its stars shape their surrounding nebula and trigger new star formation. This James #Webb Space #Telescope #infrared image shows the region's vibrant colors across 240 light-years.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250502.html#space #astronomy #galaxy

An infrared #caturday.

Some shots from earlier today