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Young women at the municipal casino: Lido Beach, Florida

Young women at the municipal casino: Lido Beach, Florida

Local call number: JJS0370..Title: Young women at the municipal casino: Lido Beach, Florida..Date: ca. 1945..Physical descrip: 1 transparency - col. - 5 x 4 in...Series Title: Joseph Janney Steinmetz Collection... More

Water waters mirroring.

Water waters mirroring.

Florence italy sky, religion. A view of a city with a river running through it

Florence italy sky, religion. A view of a city with a river running th...

Architecture stock photograph: A view of the city of verona / A view of a city with a river running through it.

Beached Fishing Boats - Eugene Isabey

Beached Fishing Boats - Eugene Isabey

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fishing boat, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Casket Depicting Scenes from the Old Testament, England

Casket Depicting Scenes from the Old Testament, England

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of beautiful silk textile, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Edward S. Curtis - Sun and clouds / Curtis., Alaska

Edward S. Curtis - Sun and clouds / Curtis., Alaska

View across large body of water, taken on the Harriman Alaska expedition. Copyright by E.H. Harriman. Curtis no. X423. Edward S. Curtis Collection. Published as photogravure in: Harriman Alaska Expedition. New ... More

Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377. Stream in snowy landscape III; River or lake with sun obscured by clouds I

Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377. Stream in snowy landsc...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377. River or lake with sun obscured by clouds III; Landscape view with two trees at left

Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377. River or lake with sun...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377. Marsh with sun low in sky, obscured by clouds; Stream with grassy banks and tree on right

Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377. Marsh with sun low in ...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377. River or lake with sun obscured by clouds II

Reference prints, 1919-1920, numbers 2133-2377. River or lake with sun...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Potomac River. Sun rays spreading from clouds over water

Potomac River. Sun rays spreading from clouds over water

The Theodor Horydczak Collection - architecture and social life of Washington DC in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Clouds. Heavy clouds backlighted by sun

Clouds. Heavy clouds backlighted by sun

The Theodor Horydczak Collection - architecture and social life of Washington DC in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.

Clouds. Edge of heavy cloud lit by sun

Clouds. Edge of heavy cloud lit by sun

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bilden föreställer horisonten, där solens strålar skiner igenom ett molntäcke. Bilden är tagen i samband med minfartyget Älvsnabbens långresa 1966-1967.

Bilden föreställer horisonten, där solens strålar skiner igenom ett mo...

Ingår i album med fotografier från Älvsnabbens långresa 1966-1967. Hon avlöpte 10/11 1966 från Karlskrona och åkte via Suezkanalen mot Australien, USA:s västkust, genom Panamakanalen via Dublin hem till Marstra... More

Young people at the municipal casino: Lido Beach, Florida

Young people at the municipal casino: Lido Beach, Florida

Local call number: JJS0370..Title: Young people at the municipal casino: Lido Beach, Florida..Date: ca. 1949..Physical descrip: 1 transparency - col. - 4 x 5 in...Series Title: Joseph Janney Steinmetz Collectio... More

Spa Beach in St. Petersburg, Florida

Spa Beach in St. Petersburg, Florida

: 245316 ( http://245316 ) ..Local call number: JJS0368..Title: Spa Beach in St. Petersburg, Florida..Date: May 23, 1954..Physical descrip: 1 transparency - col. - 4 x 5 in...Series Title: Joseph Janney Steinme... More

Carol Clough modeling on Clearwater Beach, Florida

Carol Clough modeling on Clearwater Beach, Florida

: 77901 ( http://77901 ) ...Local call number: C033719...Title: Carol Clough modeling on Clearwater Beach, Florida..Date: 1960...Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 4 in...Series Title: Department of Com... More

Cloud + Vapor Trail - National Parks Gallery

Cloud + Vapor Trail - National Parks Gallery

Cloud + Vapor Trail, TB Aug 70 Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Yosemite National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Unidentified family at the beach near Sarasota, Florida

Unidentified family at the beach near Sarasota, Florida

: 245394 ( http://245394 ) ..Local call number: JJS0383..Title: Unidentified family at the beach near Sarasota, Florida..Date: ca. 1970..Physical descrip: 1 transparency - col. - 60 mm...Series Title: Joseph Ja... More

Earth's limb and cloud silhouette in Southern Hemisphere

Earth's limb and cloud silhouette in Southern Hemisphere

AST-27-2339 (20 July 1975) --- The Earth’s limb at sunrise and cloud silhouettes in the Southern Hemisphere, as photographed from the Apollo spacecraft during the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project missi... More

Sunglint in South Western Pacific Ocean

Sunglint in South Western Pacific Ocean

AST-19-1555 (24 July 1975) --- A sunglint in the South Western Pacific Ocean, as photographed from the Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit during the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission. The island i... More

Fog clings to the surface of the sea as the sun attemps to break through the clouds, just off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS AMERICA (CV 66)

Fog clings to the surface of the sea as the sun attemps to break throu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Clouds - National Parks Gallery

Clouds - National Parks Gallery

Clouds, Herb Jones Sept 78 Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Yosemite National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

STS083-712-068 - STS-083 - Earth observations taken during STS-83 mission

STS083-712-068 - STS-083 - Earth observations taken during STS-83 miss...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observations taken during the STS-83 mission from the space shuttle Columbia. This is a thunderstorm cell that towers above the surrounding cloud ... More

Milky way - This image of the center of our galaxy was produced from observtons made by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS). The infrared telescope carried by IRAS sees through the dust and gas that obscures stars and other objects when viewed by optical telescopes. The bulge in the band is the center of the galaxy. The knots and blobs scattered along the band are giant clouds of interstellar gas and dust heated by nearby stars. Some are wrmed by newly formed stars in the surrounding cloud and some are heated by nearby massive, hot, blue stars tens of thousands of times brighter than our Sun. ARC-1983-A83-0768-1

Milky way - This image of the center of our galaxy was produced from o...

Milky way - This image of the center of our galaxy was produced from observtons made by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS). The infrared telescope carried by IRAS sees through the dust and gas that obsc... More

Merced River - National Parks Gallery

Merced River - National Parks Gallery

Merced River, winter store, L Smaus Nov 85 Public domain photograph - art silhouette photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Range : 36 million km. ( 22 million miles ) P-29426B/W This Voyager 2 photograph of Uranus shows the is the first picture to show clear evidence of latitudinal banding in the planet's atmosphere. This is a computerized summation of five images shot by the narrow angle camera. The concentric pattern emanates like a bulls-eye from the planets pole of rotation, which, in this view, lies left of center. uranus lies almost on its side with respect to the other planets and is rotating in a counter clockwise direction, as seen here. Clouds in the Uranian atmosphere give rise to the pattern, the first clear evidence of banding similiar to that seen previosly on Saturn and Jupiter. The bandind on Uranus, however, shows much less contrast. At the distance at which the images were acquired, Voyager's camera could have detected individual features as small as 660 km. (410 miles) across, but no such cloud or markings were apparent. Scientists cannot yet say what properties, such as cloud height, composition, or particle size, are giving rise to the varying levels of brightness visible here. The images composing this picture were shot through a filter that transmits only violet light. in the original, unprocessed images, the contrast of features producing the banding is low, not more than 10 percent. In order to reduce 'noise' and enhance the visiblity of the features, processors combined five images and then compared the resulting composite to a hypothetical featureless planet illuminated by the Sun from the proper direction. Only the ratio between the original data and the hypothetical image is shown. ARC-1985-A86-7002

Range : 36 million km. ( 22 million miles ) P-29426B/W This Voyager 2...

Range : 36 million km. ( 22 million miles ) P-29426B/W This Voyager 2 photograph of Uranus shows the is the first picture to show clear evidence of latitudinal banding in the planet's atmosphere. This is a c... More

An air-to-air left side view of a flight of five F-15 "Eagles" are back lighted by the sun flying in a wedge formation over the clouds. The aircraft are all from the 405th Tactical Training Wing, (TTW). Exact Date Shot Unknown

An air-to-air left side view of a flight of five F-15 "Eagles" are bac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Luke Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Bob Simons Release Status: Released ... More

A crewman dressed in foul weather gear walks across the slushy flight deck of the Nuclear-powered Aircraft Carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) as the sun begins to burn through the clouds. Tied down on the flight deck ahead of him are an EA-6B Prowler aircraft and three A-7E Corsair aircraft

A crewman dressed in foul weather gear walks across the slushy flight ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

Four F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 2 (VF-2) are silhouetted by the sun as they cruise over the clouds on a flight from Naval Air Station, Miramar, California

Four F-14A Tomcat aircraft from Fighter Squadron 2 (VF-2) are silhouet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air right side view of a C-20A aircraft from the 99th Military Airlift Squadron silhouetted against clouds colored by the setting sun. The C-20A, built by Gulfsream Aerospace, is a modified Gulfstream III that serves as a staff transport

An air-to-air right side view of a C-20A aircraft from the 99th Milita...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrew Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Relea... More

An air-to-air right side view of a C-20A aircraft from the 99th Military Airlift Squadron silhouetted against clouds colored by the setting sun. The C-20A, built by Gulfsream Aerospace, is a modified Gulfstream III that serves as a staff transport

An air-to-air right side view of a C-20A aircraft from the 99th Milita...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andrew Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Relea... More

Cabanas near the Riviera Beach Pier

Cabanas near the Riviera Beach Pier

Local call number: K893789..Title: Cabanas near the Riviera Beach Pier..Date: 1989..Photographer: Milo H. Stewart III ( http://floridamemory.com/solr-search/results/?q=collection:"Florida Photographic Collectio... More

Photo by Voyager 2 (jpl) These images show changes in the clouds around Neptune's Great Dark Spot (GDS) over a four and one-half-day period. From top to bottom the images show successive rotations of the planet -- an interval of about 18 hours. The GDS is at a mean latitude of 20 degrees south, and covers about 30 degrees of longitude. The violet filter of the Voyager narrow angle camera was used to produce these images at distances ranging from 17 million kilometers (10.5 million miles) at the top, to 10 million kiloeters (6.2 million miles) at the bottom. The images have been mapped on to a rectangular latitude-longitude grid to remove the effects of changing viewing geometry and the changing distance to Neptune. The sequence shows a large change in the western end (left side) of the GDS, where dark extension apparent in the earlier images converges into an extended string of small dark spots over the next five rotations. This 'string of beads' extends from the GDS a surprisingly large angle relative to horizontal lines of constant latitude. The large bright cloud at the southen (bottom) boarder of the GDS is a more or less permanent companion of the GDS -- reminiscent of flow around the Great Red Spot in Jupiter's atmosphere. This activity of the GDS is surprising because the total energy flux from the sun and from Neptune's interior is only 5 percent as large as the total energy flux on Jupiter. (JPL Ref: P-34610 Voyager 2-N23) ARC-1989-A89-7000

Photo by Voyager 2 (jpl) These images show changes in the clouds aroun...

Photo by Voyager 2 (jpl) These images show changes in the clouds around Neptune's Great Dark Spot (GDS) over a four and one-half-day period. From top to bottom the images show successive rotations of the planet... More

P-34668 Range : 25 million km. ( 16 million miles ) Smallest Resolvable Feature : 45 km or 28 miles This Voyager 2 image of Neptune, shot with a narrow angle camera, shows the discovery of shadows in Neptune's atmosphere. The shadows cast onto deep cloud banks by smaller elevated clouds. Located at about 68 degrees south latitude, they are the first cloud shadows ever seen by Voyager on any planet. The dark regions adjacent to the small bright clouds are believed to be shadows, because they are on the side of the cloud that is opposite to the incoming sunlight and because they lengthen in places where the sun lies closer to the horizon. Estimates of the height of these discrete clouds above the underlying cloud bank can be obtained by careful analysis of this data. ARC-1989-A89-7020

P-34668 Range : 25 million km. ( 16 million miles ) Smallest Resolvab...

P-34668 Range : 25 million km. ( 16 million miles ) Smallest Resolvable Feature : 45 km or 28 miles This Voyager 2 image of Neptune, shot with a narrow angle camera, shows the discovery of shadows in Neptun... More

P-34709 Range: 157,000 kilometers (98,000 miles) This Voyager 2 high resolution color image, taken 2 hours before closest approach, provides obvious evidence of vertical relief in Neptune's bright cloud streaks. These clouds were observed at a latitude of 29° N near Neptune's east terminator. The linear cloud forms are stretched approximately along lines of constant latitude and the sun is toward the lower left. The bright sides of the clouds that face the sun are brighter than the surrounding cloud deck because they are more directly exposed to the sun. Shadows can be seen on the side directly opposite the sun. These shadows are less distinct at short wavelengths (violet filter) and more distinct at long wavelengths (orange filter). This can be understood if the underlying cloud deck on which the shadow is cast is at a relatively great depth, in which case scattering by molecules in the overlying atmopsphere will diffuse light into the shadow. Because molecules scatter blue light much more efficiently than red light, the shadows will be darkest at the longest (reddest) wavelengths, and will appear blue under white illumination. The resolution of this image is 11 kilometers (6.8 miles per pixel). The width of the cloud streaks range from 50 to 200 kilometers (31 to 124 miles), and their shadow widths range from 30 to 50 kilometers (18 to 31 miles). Cloud heights appear to be of the order of 50 kilometers (31 miles). This corresponds to 2 scale heights. ARC-1989-AC89-7038

P-34709 Range: 157,000 kilometers (98,000 miles) This Voyager 2 high r...

P-34709 Range: 157,000 kilometers (98,000 miles) This Voyager 2 high resolution color image, taken 2 hours before closest approach, provides obvious evidence of vertical relief in Neptune's bright cloud streaks... More

P-34715 Range: 900,000 kilometers (560,000 miles) This post-encounter view of the south pole of Neptune was obtained after Voyager 2 passed the planet and sped away on a southward-trending trajectory. Voyager's wide-angle camera saw features as small as 120 km (75 mi) in diameter. The angle between the Sun, the center of the planet, and the spacecraft is 137 °, so the entire south polar region is illuminated. Near the bright limb, clouds located at 71 and 42 degrees south latitude rotate eastward onto Neptune's night side. A bright cloud (bottom center) lies within 1.5 ° of Neptune's south pole, which has been determined from the orbits of the planet's rings and satellites. The feature is believed to be created by an organized circulation around the pole that forms a clear 'eye' at the center of the system. ARC-1989-A89-7050

P-34715 Range: 900,000 kilometers (560,000 miles) This post-encounter ...

P-34715 Range: 900,000 kilometers (560,000 miles) This post-encounter view of the south pole of Neptune was obtained after Voyager 2 passed the planet and sped away on a southward-trending trajectory. Voyager's... More

Breaking through clouds off the coast of Florida, the sun spotlights a flotilla of ships monitoring the launch of a Trident II (D-5) performance evaluation missile by the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine USS TENNESSEE (SSBN-734)

Breaking through clouds off the coast of Florida, the sun spotlights a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

S36-86-004 - STS-036 - Earth observations of sunglint over an ocean taken during the STS-36 mission

S36-86-004 - STS-036 - Earth observations of sunglint over an ocean ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: This interesting and well composed view of open ocean, sunglint and clouds, location unknown, illustrates the reflective nature of water. Smooth water s... More

S36-86-006 - STS-036 - Earth observations of sunglint over an ocean taken during the STS-36 mission

S36-86-006 - STS-036 - Earth observations of sunglint over an ocean ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: This interesting and well composed view of open ocean, sunglint and clouds, location unknown, illustrates the reflective nature of water. Smooth water s... More

S35-84-033 - STS-035 - Earth observations of storm clouds over New Guinea taken during STS-35 mission

S35-84-033 - STS-035 - Earth observations of storm clouds over New Gui...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Earth observation images of storm clouds over New Guinea taken during the STS-35 mission from Columbia, Orbiter Vehicle (OV) 102. This tropical thunders... More

S36-86-005 - STS-036 - Earth observations of sunglint over an ocean taken during the STS-36 mission

S36-86-005 - STS-036 - Earth observations of sunglint over an ocean ta...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: This interesting and well composed view of open ocean, sunglint and clouds, location unknown, illustrates the reflective nature of water. Smooth water s... More

STS-36 Earth observation of sun beaming off cloud-covered ocean waters

STS-36 Earth observation of sun beaming off cloud-covered ocean waters

STS-36 Earth observation shows sun beaming off ocean waters with heavy cloud cover.

STS-31 Earth observation of the Andes Mountains

STS-31 Earth observation of the Andes Mountains

STS031-83-090 (24-29 April 1990) --- This late afternoon scene over the Andes Mountains features sun glare, heavy cloud illumination and sunglint against the Pacific Ocean. This photo was among those selected b... More

STS055-45-010 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow.

STS055-45-010 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SUNRISE, EARTH LIMB EARTH OBSERVATIO... More

STS055-45-012 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow.

STS055-45-012 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SUNRISE, EARTH LIMB EARTH OBSERVATIO... More

STS055-45-006 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow.

STS055-45-006 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SUNRISE, EARTH LIMB EARTH OBSERVATIO... More

STS055-45-003 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow.

STS055-45-003 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SUNRISE, EARTH LIMB EARTH OBSERVATIO... More

STS055-45-009 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow.

STS055-45-009 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SUNRISE, EARTH LIMB EARTH OBSERVATIO... More

STS055-45-001 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow.

STS055-45-001 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SUNRISE, EARTH LIMB EARTH OBSERVATIO... More

STS055-45-013 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow.

STS055-45-013 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SUNRISE, EARTH LIMB EARTH OBSERVATIO... More

STS055-45-002 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow.

STS055-45-002 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SUNRISE, EARTH LIMB EARTH OBSERVATIO... More

STS055-45-011 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow.

STS055-45-011 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SUNRISE, EARTH LIMB EARTH OBSERVATIO... More

STS055-45-004 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow.

STS055-45-004 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SUNRISE, EARTH LIMB EARTH OBSERVATIO... More

STS055-45-008 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow.

STS055-45-008 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SUNRISE, EARTH LIMB EARTH OBSERVATIO... More

STS055-45-005 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow.

STS055-45-005 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SUNRISE, EARTH LIMB EARTH OBSERVATIO... More

STS055-45-007 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow.

STS055-45-007 - STS-055 - Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds s...

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Sunrise and Earth Limb, high cirrus clouds silhouetted in the sun glow. Subject Terms: STS-55, COLUMBIA (ORBITER), SUNRISE, EARTH LIMB EARTH OBSERVATIO... More

Neptune Clouds Showing Vertical Relief

Neptune Clouds Showing Vertical Relief

NASA's Voyager 2 high resolution color image, taken 2 hours before closest approach, provides obvious evidence of vertical relief in Neptune's bright cloud streaks. These clouds were observed at a latitude of 2... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The rising sun and some scattered clouds provide a picturesque backdrop for the Space Shuttle Discovery as it travels along the crawlerway toward Launch Pad 39A in preparation for the STS-82 mission. The Shuttle is on a Mobile Launcher Platform, and the entire assemblage is being carried by a large, tracked vehicle called the crawler transporter. A seven-member crew will perform the second servicing of the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during the 10-day STS-82 flight, whcih is targeted for a Feb. 11 liftoff.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The rising sun and some scattered clouds...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The rising sun and some scattered clouds provide a picturesque backdrop for the Space Shuttle Discovery as it travels along the crawlerway toward Launch Pad 39A in preparation for ... More

A stern portside view of an USAF MH-53J Enhanced Pave Low III Helicopter parked on the runway at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The setting sun and clouds silhouette the image

A stern portside view of an USAF MH-53J Enhanced Pave Low III Helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Gary Ell, Civilian Release Status: Released to... More

Into a pristine blue sky, the Boeing Delta II rocket carrying the Stardust spacecraft leaves clouds of exhaust behind as it lifts off at 4:04:15 p.m. EST from Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Stardust is destined for a close encounter with the comet Wild 2 in January 2004. Using a silicon-based substance called aerogel, Stardust will capture comet particles flying off the nucleus of the comet. The spacecraft also will bring back samples of interstellar dust. These materials consist of ancient pre-solar interstellar grains and other remnants left over from the formation of the solar system. Scientists expect their analysis to provide important insights into the evolution of the sun and planets and possibly into the origin of life itself. The collected samples will return to Earth in a sample return capsule to be jettisoned as Stardust swings by Earth in January 2006 KSC-99pc0158

Into a pristine blue sky, the Boeing Delta II rocket carrying the Star...

Into a pristine blue sky, the Boeing Delta II rocket carrying the Stardust spacecraft leaves clouds of exhaust behind as it lifts off at 4:04:15 p.m. EST from Launch Pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. Stardu... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The rosy-streaked clouds from a setting sun provide a dramatic backdrop for Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A. Spectators (bottom) wait for the rollback of the Rotating Service Structure that covers the orbiter. In the photo only the orange external tank and white solid rocket booster are visible. Atlantis is targeted for liftoff at 4:15 p.m. EDT April 24 on mission STS-101. The mission will take the crew to the International Space Station to deliver logistics and supplies and prepare the Station for the arrival of the Zvezda Service Module, expected to be launched by Russia in July 2000. Also, the crew will conduct one space walk. This will be the third assembly flight to the Space Station KSC00pp0552

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The rosy-streaked clouds from a settin...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The rosy-streaked clouds from a setting sun provide a dramatic backdrop for Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A. Spectators (bottom) wait for the rollback of the Rotating Se... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The rosy-streaked clouds from a setting sun provide a dramatic backdrop for Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A. Spectators (bottom) wait for the rollback of the Rotating Service Structure that covers the orbiter. In the photo only the orange external tank and white solid rocket booster are visible. Atlantis is targeted for liftoff at 4:15 p.m. EDT April 24 on mission STS-101. The mission will take the crew to the International Space Station to deliver logistics and supplies and prepare the Station for the arrival of the Zvezda Service Module, expected to be launched by Russia in July 2000. Also, the crew will conduct one space walk. This will be the third assembly flight to the Space Station KSC-00pp0552

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The rosy-streaked clouds from a settin...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The rosy-streaked clouds from a setting sun provide a dramatic backdrop for Space Shuttle Atlantis on Launch Pad 39A. Spectators (bottom) wait for the rollback of the Rotating Se... More

Medium shot, right front view, F-15E Strike Eagle, red safety flags on aircraft, parked on flight line, sun, white clouds and blue sky in background. Aircraft is assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle is a tactical fighter equipped with a mixture of maneuverability, range, weapons, acceleration, and avionics which enables the F-15 to be the superior fighter of air to air combat. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-06160 or search 000816-F-4177H-001)

Medium shot, right front view, F-15E Strike Eagle, red safety flags on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C James L. Harper Jr. Release Status: Released... More

Medium shot, left front view, low angle, F-15E Strike Eagle, red safety flags on aircraft, parked on flight line, sun, blue sky and white clouds in background. Aircraft is assigned to the 492nd Fighter Squadron, 48th Fighter Wing, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom. The Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle is a tactical fighter equipped with a mixture of maneuverability, range, weapons, acceleration, and avionics which enables the F-15 to be the superior fighter of air to air combat. (Duplicate image, see also DF-SD-01-06161 or search 000816-F-4177H-002)

Medium shot, left front view, low angle, F-15E Strike Eagle, red safet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C James L. Harper Jr. Release Status: Released... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With a blue-gray bank of clouds and the Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop, the morning sun spotlights Launch Pad 39A and Space Shuttle Discovery atop the Mobile Launcher Platform. Above Discovery looms the 80-foot fiberglass lightning mast. At left is the Rotating Service Structure in its open position. Discovery is scheduled to launch on mission STS-92 Oct. 5 at 9:30 p.m. EDT. Making the 100th Space Shuttle mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Discovery will carry two pieces of hardware for the International Space Station, the Z1 truss, which is the cornerstone truss of the Station, and the third Pressurized Mating Adapter. Discovery also will be making its 28th flight into space, more than any of the other orbiters to date KSC-00pp1295

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With a blue-gray bank of clouds and the...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With a blue-gray bank of clouds and the Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop, the morning sun spotlights Launch Pad 39A and Space Shuttle Discovery atop the Mobile Launcher Platform. Abov... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With a blue-gray bank of clouds and the Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop, the morning sun spotlights Launch Pad 39A and Space Shuttle Discovery atop the Mobile Launcher Platform. Above Discovery looms the 80-foot fiberglass lightning mast. At left is the Rotating Service Structure in its open position. Discovery is scheduled to launch on mission STS-92 Oct. 5 at 9:30 p.m. EDT. Making the 100th Space Shuttle mission launched from Kennedy Space Center, Discovery will carry two pieces of hardware for the International Space Station, the Z1 truss, which is the cornerstone truss of the Station, and the third Pressurized Mating Adapter. Discovery also will be making its 28th flight into space, more than any of the other orbiters to date KSC00pp1295

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With a blue-gray bank of clouds and the...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With a blue-gray bank of clouds and the Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop, the morning sun spotlights Launch Pad 39A and Space Shuttle Discovery atop the Mobile Launcher Platform. Abov... More

Sunset over the Frederica River, Fort Frederica National Monument, 2001.

Sunset over the Frederica River, Fort Frederica National Monument, 200...

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An aerial view of a four-ship wedge formation of US Air Force F-16C Falcon aircraft from the 8th Fighter Wing "Wolf Pack", Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea. The aircraft are armed with AGM-88 HARMs (high-speed antiradiation missiles), AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles and AIM-120 AMRAAMs (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile). The aircraft are flying between clouds and the setting sun silhouettes the image

An aerial view of a four-ship wedge formation of US Air Force F-16C Fa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kunsan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jerry Morrison Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Sunset-shaded clouds of purple and pink fill the sky as the launch tower on pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, rolls back to reveal the Boeing Delta II rocket with NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft attached. The launch is scheduled for 2:47 a.m. EDT July 3. Designed and built by The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., the 2,138-pound (970-kilogram) spacecraft will be placed into an elliptical Earth orbit until Aug. 15, when it is scheduled to fire its main engine and enter a comet-chasing orbit around the sun. The mission's flexible four-year plan includes encounters with comets Encke (Nov. 12, 2003) and Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (June 19, 2006), though it can add an encounter with a "new" and scientifically valuable comet from the outer solar system, should one be discovered in time for CONTOUR to fly past it. CONTOUR's four scientific instruments will take detailed pictures and measure the chemical makeup of each comet's nucleus -- a chunk of ice and rock -- while analyzing the surrounding gas and dust. KSC-02pd1118

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Sunset-shaded clouds of purple and pink f...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Sunset-shaded clouds of purple and pink fill the sky as the launch tower on pad 17-A, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, rolls back to reveal the Boeing Delta II rocket with NASA's C... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The L-1011 aircraft soars through the sky over the Atlantic Ocean with a Pegasus XL rocket, containing NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE), attached underneath. The rocket will be dropped from the aircraft at 3:14 p.m. EST. Over the next few days, the mission team will insure that the spacecraft is functioning properly. The SORCE science instruments will then be turned on and their health verified. Approximately 21 days after launch, if all is going well, the instruments will start initial science data collection and calibration will begin. The spacecraft will study the Sun's influence on our Earth and will measure from space how the Sun affects the Earth's ozone layer, atmospheric circulation, clouds, and oceans. This mission is a joint partnership between NASA and the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado. [Photo courtesy of Jeff Caplan, Langley Research] KSC-03pd0177

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The L-1011 aircraft soars through the sky...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The L-1011 aircraft soars through the sky over the Atlantic Ocean with a Pegasus XL rocket, containing NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE), attached underneath. T... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The L-1011 aircraft soars through the sky over the Atlantic Ocean with a Pegasus XL rocket, containing NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE), attached underneath. The rocket will be dropped from the aircraft at 3:14 p.m. EST. Over the next few days, the mission team will insure that the spacecraft is functioning properly. The SORCE science instruments will then be turned on and their health verified. Approximately 21 days after launch, if all is going well, the instruments will start initial science data collection and calibration will begin. The spacecraft will study the Sun's influence on our Earth and will measure from space how the Sun affects the Earth's ozone layer, atmospheric circulation, clouds, and oceans. This mission is a joint partnership between NASA and the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado. [Photo courtesy of Jeff Caplan, Langley Research] KSC-03pd0178

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The L-1011 aircraft soars through the sk...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The L-1011 aircraft soars through the sky over the Atlantic Ocean with a Pegasus XL rocket, containing NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE), attached underneath. ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After takeoff off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the Pegasus XL rocket, with NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE), can be seen attached underneath and between the wheels of the L-1011 aircraft. The L-1011 will release the rocket over the Atlantic Ocean at 39,000 feet. After separation from the rocket, initial contact with the satellite will be made and the mission team will insure that the spacecraft is functioning properly. The SORCE science instruments will then be turned on and their health verified. Approximately 21 days after launch, if all is going well, the instruments will start initial science data collection and calibration will begin. The spacecraft will study the Sun's influence on our Earth and will measure from space how the Sun affects the Earth's ozone layer, atmospheric circulation, clouds, and oceans. This mission is a joint partnership between NASA and the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado. KSC-03pd0183

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After takeoff off from Cape Canaveral Air...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - After takeoff off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., the Pegasus XL rocket, with NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE), can be seen attached underneath and... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- -- The L-1011 aircraft carrying a Pegasus XL rocket with NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) is seen after takeoff off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. The L-1011 will release the rocket over the Atlantic Ocean at 39,000 feet. After separation from the rocket, initial contact with the satellite will be made and the mission team will insure that the spacecraft is functioning properly. The SORCE science instruments will then be turned on and their health verified. Approximately 21 days after launch, if all is going well, the instruments will start initial science data collection and calibration will begin. The spacecraft will study the Sun's influence on our Earth and will measure from space how the Sun affects the Earth's ozone layer, atmospheric circulation, clouds, and oceans. This mission is a joint partnership between NASA and the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado. KSC-03pd0184

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- -- The L-1011 aircraft carrying a Pegas...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- -- The L-1011 aircraft carrying a Pegasus XL rocket with NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) is seen after takeoff off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus XL rocket is dropped from the L-1011 aircraft at 3:14 p.m. EST, propelling NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) toward its orbit. Separation of the spacecraft from the rocket occurred 10 minutes and 46 seconds after launch at about 3:24 p.m. Initial contact with the satellite was made seven seconds after separation via a NASA communications satellite network. Over the next few days, the mission team will insure that the spacecraft is functioning properly. The SORCE science instruments will then be turned on and their health verified. Approximately 21 days after launch, if all is going well, the instruments will start initial science data collection and calibration will begin. The spacecraft will study the Sun's influence on our Earth and will measure from space how the Sun affects the Earth's ozone layer, atmospheric circulation, clouds, and oceans. This mission is a joint partnership between NASA and the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado. [Photo courtesy of Jeff Caplan, Langley Research] KSC-03pd0180

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus XL rocket is dropped from th...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Pegasus XL rocket is dropped from the L-1011 aircraft at 3:14 p.m. EST, propelling NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) toward its orbit. Separation of the spa... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After being dropped from the L-1011 aircraft at 3:14 p.m. EST over the Atlantic Ocean, the Pegasus XL rocket fires, propelling NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) toward its orbit. Separation of the spacecraft from the rocket occurred 10 minutes and 46 seconds after launch at about 3:24 p.m. Initial contact with the satellite was made seven seconds after separation via a NASA communications satellite network. Over the next few days, the mission team will insure that the spacecraft is functioning properly. The SORCE science instruments will then be turned on and their health verified. Approximately 21 days after launch, if all is going well, the instruments will start initial science data collection and calibration will begin. The spacecraft will study the Sun's influence on our Earth and will measure from space how the Sun affects the Earth's ozone layer, atmospheric circulation, clouds, and oceans. This mission is a joint partnership between NASA and the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics in Boulder, Colorado. [Photo courtesy of Jeff Caplan, Langley Research] KSC-03pd0179

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After being dropped from the L-1011 air...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After being dropped from the L-1011 aircraft at 3:14 p.m. EST over the Atlantic Ocean, the Pegasus XL rocket fires, propelling NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Wrapped in clouds of smoke, the Boeing Delta II rocket with its MESSENGER spacecraft on top climbs free as it lifts off on time at 2:15:56 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 17-B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. MESSENGER (Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging) is on a seven-year, 4.9-billion-mile journey to the planet Mercury. The spacecraft will fly by Earth, Venus and Mercury several times, as well as circling the sun 15 times, to burn off energy before making its final approach to the inner planet on March 18, 2011. MESSENGER was built for NASA by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md. KSC-04pd1630

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Wrapped in clouds of smoke, the Boeing De...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Wrapped in clouds of smoke, the Boeing Delta II rocket with its MESSENGER spacecraft on top climbs free as it lifts off on time at 2:15:56 a.m. EDT from Launch Pad 17-B, Cape Canave... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As the sun sets, painting pink and lavender clouds, the Space Shuttle Discovery is revealed after rollback of the rotating service structure in preparation for launch July 1 on mission STS-121. Above the golden external tank is the vent hood (known as the "beanie cap") at the end of the gaseous oxygen vent arm. Vapors are created as the liquid oxygen in the external tank boil off. The hood vents the gaseous oxygen vapors away from the space shuttle vehicle. The RSS provides protected access to the orbiter for changeout and servicing of payloads at the pad. The structure is supported by a rotating bridge that pivots about a vertical axis on the west side of the pad's flame trench. The hinge column rests on the pad surface and is braced to the fixed service structure. Support for the outer end of the bridge is provided by two eight-wheel, motor-driven trucks that move along circular twin rails installed flush with the pad surface. The track crosses the flame trench on a permanent bridge. The RSS is 102 feet long, 50 feet wide and 130 feet high. The structure has orbiter access platforms at five levels to provide access to the payload bay while the orbiter is being serviced in the RSS. Each platform has independent extendable planks that can be arranged to conform to a payload's configuration. This mission is the 115th shuttle flight and the 18th U.S. flight to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-06pd1304

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As the sun sets, painting pink and laven...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As the sun sets, painting pink and lavender clouds, the Space Shuttle Discovery is revealed after rollback of the rotating service structure in preparation for launch July 1 on mis... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At liftoff, clouds of smoke spread beneath the Delta II rocket carrying the STEREO spacecraft on top. Liftoff from Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was at 8:52 p.m. EDT. STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) is a two-year mission using two nearly identical observatories, one ahead of Earth in its orbit and the other trailing behind. The duo will provide 3-D measurements of the sun and its flow of energy, enabling scientists to study the nature of coronal mass ejections and why they happen. The ejections are a major source of the magnetic disruptions on Earth and are a key component of space weather. The disruptions can greatly effect satellite operations, communications, power systems, humans in space and global climate. Designed and built by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) , the STEREO mission is being managed by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. APL will maintain command and control of the observatories throughout the mission, while NASA tracks and receives the data, determines the orbit of the satellites, and coordinates the science results. KSC-06pd2399

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At liftoff, clouds of smoke spread beneat...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At liftoff, clouds of smoke spread beneath the Delta II rocket carrying the STEREO spacecraft on top. Liftoff from Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was at 8:52 p... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Just at liftoff, clouds of smoke and steam rise around the Delta II rocket carrying the STEREO spacecraft on top. Liftoff from Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was at 8:52 p.m. EDT. STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) is a two-year mission using two nearly identical observatories, one ahead of Earth in its orbit and the other trailing behind. The duo will provide 3-D measurements of the sun and its flow of energy, enabling scientists to study the nature of coronal mass ejections and why they happen. The ejections are a major source of the magnetic disruptions on Earth and are a key component of space weather. The disruptions can greatly effect satellite operations, communications, power systems, humans in space and global climate. Designed and built by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) , the STEREO mission is being managed by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. APL will maintain command and control of the observatories throughout the mission, while NASA tracks and receives the data, determines the orbit of the satellites, and coordinates the science results. KSC-06pd2397

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Just at liftoff, clouds of smoke and stea...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Just at liftoff, clouds of smoke and steam rise around the Delta II rocket carrying the STEREO spacecraft on top. Liftoff from Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station w... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Just after liftoff, clouds of smoke billow up and around the Delta II rocket carrying the STEREO spacecraft on top. Liftoff from Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was at 8:52 p.m. EDT. STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) is a two-year mission using two nearly identical observatories, one ahead of Earth in its orbit and the other trailing behind. The duo will provide 3-D measurements of the sun and its flow of energy, enabling scientists to study the nature of coronal mass ejections and why they happen. The ejections are a major source of the magnetic disruptions on Earth and are a key component of space weather. The disruptions can greatly effect satellite operations, communications, power systems, humans in space and global climate. Designed and built by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) , the STEREO mission is being managed by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. APL will maintain command and control of the observatories throughout the mission, while NASA tracks and receives the data, determines the orbit of the satellites, and coordinates the science results. KSC-06pd2398

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Just after liftoff, clouds of smoke billo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Just after liftoff, clouds of smoke billow up and around the Delta II rocket carrying the STEREO spacecraft on top. Liftoff from Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Just after liftoff, clouds of smoke billow up and around the Delta II rocket carrying the STEREO spacecraft on top. Liftoff from Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was at 8:52 p.m. EDT. STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) is a two-year mission using two nearly identical observatories, one ahead of Earth in its orbit and the other trailing behind. The duo will provide 3-D measurements of the sun and its flow of energy, enabling scientists to study the nature of coronal mass ejections and why they happen. The ejections are a major source of the magnetic disruptions on Earth and are a key component of space weather. The disruptions can greatly effect satellite operations, communications, power systems, humans in space and global climate. Designed and built by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) , the STEREO mission is being managed by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. APL will maintain command and control of the observatories throughout the mission, while NASA tracks and receives the data, determines the orbit of the satellites, and coordinates the science results. KSC-06pd2400

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Just after liftoff, clouds of smoke billo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Just after liftoff, clouds of smoke billow up and around the Delta II rocket carrying the STEREO spacecraft on top. Liftoff from Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Branches on the near bank frame the image of Space Shuttle Atlantis as it leaps free of the clouds of smoke and steam, colored by the setting sun, billowing across Launch Pad 39A. The launch nearly eclipses the sun, seen above the service structure at left. Liftoff of Atlantis on mission STS-117 to the International Space Station was on-time at 7:38:04 p.m. EDT. The shuttle is delivering a new segment to the starboard side of the International Space Station's backbone, known as the truss. Three spacewalks are planned to install the S3/S4 truss segment, deploy a set of solar arrays and prepare them for operation. STS-117 is the 118th space shuttle flight, the 21st flight to the station, the 28th flight for Atlantis and the first of four flights planned for 2007. Photo Credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph and Robert Murray KSC-07pp1457

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Branches on the near bank frame the im...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Branches on the near bank frame the image of Space Shuttle Atlantis as it leaps free of the clouds of smoke and steam, colored by the setting sun, billowing across Launch Pad 39A... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis leaps free of the clouds of smoke and steam, colored by the setting sun, billowing across Launch Pad 39A. The launch nearly eclipses the sun, seen just above the clouds at left of the service structure. Liftoff of Atlantis on mission STS-117 to the International Space Station was on-time at 7:38:04 p.m. EDT. The shuttle is delivering a new segment to the starboard side of the International Space Station's backbone, known as the truss. Three spacewalks are planned to install the S3/S4 truss segment, deploy a set of solar arrays and prepare them for operation. STS-117 is the 118th space shuttle flight, the 21st flight to the station, the 28th flight for Atlantis and the first of four flights planned for 2007. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph and Robert Murray KSC-07pp1462

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis leaps free of t...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Space Shuttle Atlantis leaps free of the clouds of smoke and steam, colored by the setting sun, billowing across Launch Pad 39A. The launch nearly eclipses the sun, seen just ab... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Discovery rivals the sun as it soars through the clouds toward space. Liftoff was on time at 11:38:19 a.m. EDT. Discovery carries the Italian-built U.S. Node 2, called Harmony. During the 14-day STS-120 mission, the crew will install Harmony and move the P6 solar arrays to their permanent position and deploy them. Discovery is expected to complete its mission and return home at 4:47 a.m. EST on Nov. 6. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2949

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Bu...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, space shuttle Discovery rivals the sun as it soars through the clouds toward space. Liftoff was on t... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A rising sun paints the sky a blazing orange behind gathering clouds over the Launch Complex 39 Area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-08pd1627

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A rising sun paints the sky a blazing orange ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A rising sun paints the sky a blazing orange behind gathering clouds over the Launch Complex 39 Area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis

USS Ramage in the Persian Gulf

USS Ramage in the Persian Gulf

Guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage transits through the Persian Gulf. Ramage is deployed as part of the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, exhaust clouds cascade around the base of United Launch Alliance's Delta II rocket carrying NASA's Kepler spacecraft as the rocket’s engines ignite. Liftoff was on time at 10:49 p.m. EST. Kepler is a spaceborne telescope designed to search the nearby region of our galaxy for Earth-size planets orbiting in the habitable zone of stars like our sun. The habitable zone is the region around a star where temperatures permit water to be liquid on a planet's surface. The challenge for Kepler is to look at a large number of stars in order to statistically estimate the total number of Earth-size planets orbiting sun-like stars in the habitable zone. Kepler will survey more than 100,000 stars in our galaxy. Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph, Kevin O'Connell KSC-2009-1974

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On Launch Pad 17-B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, exhaust clouds cascade around the base of United Launch Alliance's Delta II rocket carrying NASA's Kepler spacecraft as ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The setting sun paints the clouds over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before the launch of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-119 mission. Liftoff of Discovery was on time at 7:43 p.m. EDT. The STS-119 mission is the 28th to the International Space Station and the 125th space shuttle flight. Discovery will deliver the final pair of power-generating solar array wings and the S6 truss segment. Installation of S6 will signal the station's readiness to house a six-member crew for conducting increased science. Photo credit: NASA/Jeff Wolfe KSC-2009-2066

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The setting sun paints the clouds over NASA's K...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The setting sun paints the clouds over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida before the launch of space shuttle Discovery on the STS-119 mission. Liftoff of Discovery was on time at 7:4... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building, clouds filter the morning sun as space shuttle Atlantis rolls out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttle sits atop the mobile launcher platform, which is carried by the crawler-transporter beneath. First motion was at 3:54 a.m. EDT and Atlantis was secured on the pad at 11:17 a.m. The 3.4-mile trip took about seven-and-a-half hours. Atlantis is targeted to lift off May 12 to service NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. During Atlantis' 11-day mission, the crew of seven astronauts will make the final shuttle flight to Hubble. During five spacewalks, they will install two new instruments, repair two inactive ones and replace components. The result will be six working, complementary science instruments with capabilities beyond what is now available, and an extended operational lifespan for the telescope through at least 2014. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller KSC-2009-2445

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Buildin...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – After rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building, clouds filter the morning sun as space shuttle Atlantis rolls out to Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The shuttl... More

Suns Rays, National Parks gallery

Suns Rays, National Parks gallery

The Sun breaking through the clouds at City Point.

National parks: Clouds - public domain image

National parks: Clouds - public domain image

Clouds Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Yosemite National Park, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Solar eclipse as seen from the park, Great Basin National Park, 2012.

Solar eclipse as seen from the park, Great Basin National Park, 2012.

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ISS031-E-116058 (13 June 2012) --- Polar mesospheric clouds in the Northern Hemisphere are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 31 crew member on the International Space Station. In both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, during their respective late spring and early summer seasons, polar mesospheric clouds are at the peak of their visibility. Visible from the ground during twilight, aircraft in flight, and the International Space Station, they typically appear as delicate shining threads against the darkness of space?hence their other name of noctilucent or ?night-shining? clouds. On the same day this image was taken from the space station while it was passing over the night-darkened Tibetan Plateau, polar mesospheric clouds were also visible to aircraft flying above Canada. In addition to this still image, the space station crew took a time-lapse image sequence of polar mesospheric clouds several days earlier (June 5, 2012) while passing over western Asia; this is first such sequence of images of the phenomena taken from orbit. Polar mesospheric clouds form between 76-85 kilometers above the Earth?s surface, when there is sufficient water vapor at these high altitudes to freeze into ice crystals. The clouds are illuminated by the setting sun while the ground surface below is in darkness, lending them their night-shining properties. In addition to the illuminated tracery of polar mesospheric clouds trending across the center of the image, lower layers of the atmosphere are also illuminated; the lowest layer of the atmosphere, the stratosphere, is indicated by dim orange and red tones. While the exact cause of formation of polar mesospheric clouds is still debated?dust from meteors, global warming, and rocket exhaust have all been suggested as contributing factors?recent research suggests that changes in atmospheric gas composition or temperature has caused the clouds to become brighter over time. iss031e116058

ISS031-E-116058 (13 June 2012) --- Polar mesospheric clouds in the Nor...

ISS031-E-116058 (13 June 2012) --- Polar mesospheric clouds in the Northern Hemisphere are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 31 crew member on the International Space Station. In both the Nor... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Weather conditions associated with lightning, as well as cumulus and anvil clouds, kept NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, on Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The twin probes are awaiting launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. RBSP will explore changes in Earth's space environment caused by the sun -- known as "space weather" -- that can disable satellites, create power-grid failures and disrupt GPS service. The mission also will provide data on the fundamental radiation and particle acceleration processes throughout the universe. The launch is rescheduled for 4:05 a.m. EDT on Aug. 30, pending approval from the range. For more information on RBSP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/rbsp. Photo credit: NASA/Gary Thompson KSC-2012-4623

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Weather conditions associated with lightning, a...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Weather conditions associated with lightning, as well as cumulus and anvil clouds, kept NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, on Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA Launch Services Program officials oversee the countdown of NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, and its United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from consoles in the Atlas V Spaceflight Operations Center on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. From left are Omar Baez, assistant launch manager for RBSP, Tim Dunn, launch manager for RBSP, and Albert Sierra, chief of the Flight Projects Office. Weather conditions associated with lightning, as well as cumulus and anvil clouds, kept the probes on Space Launch Complex 41 for the duration of the 20-minute launch window which opened at 4:07 a.m. EDT. RBSP will explore changes in Earth's space environment caused by the sun -- known as "space weather" -- that can disable satellites, create power-grid failures and disrupt GPS service. The mission also will provide data on the fundamental radiation and particle acceleration processes throughout the universe. The launch is rescheduled for 4:05 a.m. EDT on Aug. 30, pending approval from the range. For more information on RBSP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/rbsp. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-4624

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA Launch Services Program officials oversee ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA Launch Services Program officials oversee the countdown of NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, and its United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from consoles in the Atlas V Spa... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spotlights dance along the clouds over Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, lift off the pad at 4:05 a.m. EDT aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. RBSP will explore changes in Earth's space environment caused by the sun -- known as "space weather" -- that can disable satellites, create power-grid failures and disrupt GPS service. The mission also will provide data on the fundamental radiation and particle acceleration processes throughout the universe. For more information on RBSP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/rbsp. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky and Gary Thompson KSC-2012-4721

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spotlights dance along the clouds over Space La...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spotlights dance along the clouds over Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, lift off the pad at 4:05 a.m. EDT aboard... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Exhaust clouds billow across the pad at Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida as the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, lifts off at 4:05 a.m. EDT. RBSP will explore changes in Earth's space environment caused by the sun -- known as "space weather" -- that can disable satellites, create power-grid failures and disrupt GPS service. The mission also will provide data on the fundamental radiation and particle acceleration processes throughout the universe. For more information on RBSP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/rbsp. Photo credit: NASA/Gianni Woods KSC-2012-4718

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Exhaust clouds billow across the pad at Space L...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Exhaust clouds billow across the pad at Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida as the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's Radiation Belt ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spotlights bounce off the clouds over Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, lift off the pad at 4:05 a.m. EDT aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. In the foreground, at left, is the countdown clock at the Press Site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. RBSP will explore changes in Earth's space environment caused by the sun -- known as "space weather" -- that can disable satellites, create power-grid failures and disrupt GPS service. The mission also will provide data on the fundamental radiation and particle acceleration processes throughout the universe. For more information on RBSP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/rbsp. Photo credit: NASA/David Lee KSC-2012-4710

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spotlights bounce off the clouds over Space Lau...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spotlights bounce off the clouds over Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, lift off the pad at 4:05 a.m. EDT aboard ... More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spotlights bounce off the clouds over Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, lift off the pad at 4:05 a.m. EDT aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. RBSP will explore changes in Earth's space environment caused by the sun -- known as "space weather" -- that can disable satellites, create power-grid failures and disrupt GPS service. The mission also will provide data on the fundamental radiation and particle acceleration processes throughout the universe. For more information on RBSP, visit http://www.nasa.gov/rbsp. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky and Gary Thompson KSC-2012-4720

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spotlights bounce off the clouds over Space Lau...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Spotlights bounce off the clouds over Space Launch Complex 41 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes, or RBSP, lift off the pad at 4:05 a.m. EDT aboard ... More

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