Posted on Nov 16, 2020
APOD: 2020 November 16 - Light and Glory over Crete
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Light and Glory over Crete." Suffice it to say that July 2020 was an ideal month to travel to the Isle of Crete. At least if you were in to astrophotography. Or wanted to travel to an area in Europe least affected by COVID-19. Mouse over the image from today's APOD page and you will see the various annotated features (from left to right): Comet NEOWISE, Big Dipper, Polaris, Vega, Saturn, Jupiter, Antares. Pretty decent sky show. Beats all the planetariums I've ever been to.
APOD: 2020 November 16 - Light and Glory over Crete
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The Light and Glory of the Word - William Cowper
Words: William Cowper (1731 - 1800) Music, vocals: Gerhard Wagner
Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Monday, November 16, 2020 entitled "Light and Glory over Crete."
Light and Glory is a marvelous title for an image of the heavens
My computer has been infected by a Trojan. It is interesting that today's image was taken at Crete - Trojan is a revenge of the Greeks IMHO :-)
Image: Light and Glory over Crete - Image Credit & Copyright - Tomáš Slovinský
APOD Background
"Explanation: The month was July, the place was the Greek island of Crete, and the sky was spectacular. Of course there were the usual stars like Polaris, Vega, and Antares -- and that common asterism everyone knows: the Big Dipper. But this sky was just getting started. The band of the Milky Way Galaxy stunned as it arched across the night like a bridge made of stars and dust but dotted with red nebula like candy. The planets Saturn and Jupiter were so bright you wanted to stop people on the beach and point them out. The air glowed like a rainbow -- but what really grabbed the glory was a comet. Just above the northern horizon, Comet NEOWISE spread its tails like nothing you had ever seen before or might ever see again. Staring in amazement, there was only one thing to do: take a picture."
The Light and Glory of the Word - William Cowper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idvsbW8l5vc
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Light and Glory is a marvelous title for an image of the heavens
My computer has been infected by a Trojan. It is interesting that today's image was taken at Crete - Trojan is a revenge of the Greeks IMHO :-)
Image: Light and Glory over Crete - Image Credit & Copyright - Tomáš Slovinský
APOD Background
"Explanation: The month was July, the place was the Greek island of Crete, and the sky was spectacular. Of course there were the usual stars like Polaris, Vega, and Antares -- and that common asterism everyone knows: the Big Dipper. But this sky was just getting started. The band of the Milky Way Galaxy stunned as it arched across the night like a bridge made of stars and dust but dotted with red nebula like candy. The planets Saturn and Jupiter were so bright you wanted to stop people on the beach and point them out. The air glowed like a rainbow -- but what really grabbed the glory was a comet. Just above the northern horizon, Comet NEOWISE spread its tails like nothing you had ever seen before or might ever see again. Staring in amazement, there was only one thing to do: take a picture."
The Light and Glory of the Word - William Cowper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idvsbW8l5vc
FYI Maj Robert Thornton Lt Col Charlie Brown COL Mikel J. Burroughs Sgt (Join to see) PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SGT Denny Espinosa Sgt Vance Bonds MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. TSgt David L. SPC Nancy GreenePO2 (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll SPC Margaret Higgins Maj Marty Hogan SMSgt David A Asbury SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
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Light of Heaven - Fernando Ortega (Live)
From "Live in St. Paul"-DVD. The sky is raining tears tonight my brother You know it's hard to sleep so far from home The moon has covered up her eyes my sis...
Light of Heaven - Fernando Ortega (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vWFebQ4u-Y
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Good "Monday" morning and welcome to a new week my very good friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price = Thanks for sharing the APOD Titled: "Light and Glory over Crete" with us this fine morning brother. Enjoy your Monday Bill!
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