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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #950 on: March 20, 2015, 07:15:36 AM »
Wow
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #951 on: March 20, 2015, 06:02:21 PM »
Today's eclipse as seen from the ISS:

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #952 on: March 20, 2015, 06:53:30 PM »
That is so cool.
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #953 on: March 20, 2015, 07:32:56 PM »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #954 on: March 20, 2015, 09:56:03 PM »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #955 on: March 21, 2015, 06:38:01 AM »
Today's eclipse as seen from the ISS:



is there a hi res version of that?

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #957 on: March 21, 2015, 09:53:00 AM »
That eclipse illustration is cool but faker than a stripper's boobs.  There's no way you could get the Earth, the Moon, the Sun (even in eclipse) and the Milky Way with the same exposure, especially from a fast moving object like the ISS.   Here's the original, from 2009:

http://a4size-ska.deviantart.com/art/Eclipse-144235675
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #958 on: March 21, 2015, 10:05:20 AM »
Figures....

Still cool though and makes a neat wallpaper
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #959 on: March 21, 2015, 09:31:49 PM »
That eclipse illustration is cool but faker than a stripper's boobs.

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #960 on: March 21, 2015, 10:54:00 PM »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #961 on: March 21, 2015, 11:38:04 PM »
Computers busted, something about fake boobs on a stripper, pics won't load! Running diagnostic, Reinstalling windows now...  ;D
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #962 on: March 22, 2015, 01:09:44 AM »
Chinese Shenyang J-11B

is the j11 license built or is it an indigenous  development?

Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #963 on: March 22, 2015, 02:55:43 PM »
Good question... Although everything appoints that J-11B is unlicensed copy of Su-27, it is interesting that Rosoboronexport did not made any official state on this, as well as Chinese official representatives in Russia and members of Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense did not want to talk with press about it.

In 1992. China purchased Su-27 and became first country, except former Soviet states, with this type in its arsenal. In 1996 Sukhoi and chinese SAC entered a contract according to which China supposed to built 200 examples from russian kits. After 95 finished J-11, China canceled the contract. Sukhoi proposed the modernized Su-27SKM, but China did not accept in favor of indigenous J-11B. Now, in this case indigenous means that J-11B is built on copied airframe of Su-27, but equipped with chinese avionics, technology and weapons. The both aircrafts look almost the same, and there are also naval J-15 and multi-role J-16.
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #964 on: March 23, 2015, 09:50:59 PM »
Italy from space at night, ironically from Terry Virts (@astroterry) rather than Sam Cristoforetti:



EDIT: can anyone see this image or is something odd going on?
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« Reply #965 on: March 23, 2015, 10:00:30 PM »
No problems here.
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #966 on: March 24, 2015, 01:50:07 AM »
No problems here.

Ah, nailed it: it's an issue with a Firefox add-on. Cheers!
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #967 on: March 26, 2015, 10:37:55 PM »
Mombasa from orbit courtesy of @astrosamantha:

« Last Edit: March 27, 2015, 11:47:34 PM by Weaver »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #968 on: March 27, 2015, 08:05:39 PM »
Door gunners are getting younger...

« Last Edit: March 27, 2015, 11:45:56 PM by Weaver »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #969 on: March 27, 2015, 11:05:29 PM »
Door gunners are getting younger...



You need to right click to get the URL for the image (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBGg8FKXIAAeaQv.jpg):

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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #970 on: March 27, 2015, 11:49:26 PM »

You need to right click to get the URL for the image (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBGg8FKXIAAeaQv.jpg):


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« Reply #972 on: March 28, 2015, 05:59:45 AM »




2015 RCAF CF-188 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Demo Hornet unveiled today at 3 Wing Bagotville today.

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« Reply #973 on: March 28, 2015, 06:15:05 AM »
Sweet!  :-*
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« Reply #974 on: March 28, 2015, 06:17:42 AM »


Launch of Expedition 43. 1 year in space for Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency and NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly.
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