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Phil Stooke

Here are two Lunokhod 2 pans from my Moon book, and if you check them against the linked source you will see they are both flipped left-right. The top one shows a 'figure 8' sign in the tracks, said to be for International Women's Day, though made in January. I wanted to make a map of the landing site and these plus 1 or 2 more images were all I had to go on. If you use flipped images to make a map it's going to be flipped too. You can see where this is going...

Two panoramas from Lunokhod 2 showing the rover tracks close to the landing site. The top one has a 'figure 8' shape in the tracks which was represented as an International Women's Day (March 8th) memorial, though it was made in January. Both images are accidentally flipped left-right.
#moon#luna21#lunokhod2
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Phil Stooke

I can't avoid any longer the matter of my greatest error. Looking back, this was inexcusable, but at the time it seemed right. Here:

planetology.ru/panoramas/lunok

are the Lunokhod 2 panoramas. But when I was working on my Moon book they were not available and people relied on published versions. I have told before how I found 1 or 2 cases of Lunokhod 1 panoramas printed in reverse (mirror-image), and began to imagine it everywhere. This is where bad things happened. #moon #luna21 #lunokhod2

www.planetology.ruLunokhod 2 Panoramas
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grobi

The Gargoyles' Eclipse
* Image Credit & Copyright: Bertrand Kulik
flickr.com/photos/bertrandkuli

Explanation:
In dramatic silhouette against a cloudy daytime sky over Paris, France, gargoyles cast their monstrous gaze outward from the west facade of Notre Dame Cathedral. Taken on March 29, this telephoto snapshot also captures the dramatic silhouette of a New Moon against the bright solar disk in a partial solar eclipse. Happening high in Parisian skies, the partial eclipse was close to its maximum phase of about 23 percent. Occurring near the end of the first eclipse season of 2025, this partial solar eclipse followed the total eclipse of the Full Moon on March 13/14. The upcoming second eclipse season of 2025 will see a total lunar eclipse on September 7/8 and partial solar eclipse on September 21. The partial solar eclipse will be seen only from locations in planet Earth's southern hemisphere.
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science.nasa.gov/eclipses/futu
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apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250405.ht

2025 April 5 The Gargoyles' Eclipse * Image Credit & Copyright: Bertrand Kulik Explanation: In dramatic silhouette against a cloudy daytime sky over Paris, France, gargoyles cast their monstrous gaze outward from the west facade of Notre Dame Cathedral. Taken on March 29, this telephoto snapshot also captures the dramatic silhouette of a New Moon against the bright solar disk in a partial solar eclipse. Happening high in Parisian skies, the partial eclipse was close to its maximum phase of about 23 percent. Occurring near the end of the first eclipse season of 2025, this partial solar eclipse followed the total eclipse of the Full Moon on March 13/14. The upcoming second eclipse season of 2025 will see a total lunar eclipse on September 7/8 and partial solar eclipse on September 21. The partial solar eclipse will be seen only from locations in planet Earth's southern hemisphere. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) NASA Official: Amber Straughn Specific rights apply. NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U.
#space#earth#sun
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:neuro: Pixy's Journey :v_bi:

:dogeparrot: SniffiVerse™ walkies Toot :annoyingdog:

Ello frens and fans of Arwen :verified_paw:

We're back on another adventure :kirby_walk:. There is a lovely moon, for a little while longer at least (app says the moon goes out of sight around 4:38). It's 11°C, with a real feel of about 9, and it's dry. So it's not too bad for a walk.

I rode the seated bike for 35 minutes and then I enjoyed a massage in the chair for ten. So it's not much, but at least I did something. After the abuse I'd given my body yesterday morning, I didn't want to push it. Especially since I'll need to do more garden work soon... 😬

But I do hope to get some gaming in today, hopefully while on chat ejth a dear friend. 😊 Maybe I can get some weeds out early this morning, every little bit helps? It's not a nice job, and it's hard work, but it does look a lot better now, even though it's still messy. Stupid weeds here... 😔

Let's see if I can write a bit for my blog. It's weekend! But... What's a weekend? As the great dame Maggie Smith (RIP) asked in one of the earliest Downton Abbey episodes...

Catch you all later folks! I'll leave you with a slightly edited snap of the moon here tonight. 🌓

🧚🏼‍♀️ 🍀 💜 🐾

#PixysJourney
#Moon

The image shows a close-up view of the Moon, captured during its first quarter phase. The Moon is partially illuminated, with the right side in shadow and the left side brightly lit. The surface features visible include craters and maria, with a notable dark area on the right side, likely a lunar mare. The text in the image reads "First 🌓 quarter 49.1% 05/04/2025 2:06," indicating the phase, percentage of illumination, date, and time of the observation. The image has a black background, emphasizing the Moon's details. Additional text includes "PIXLR EPOC 2031123353" and "#22," likely related to the image processing software and a sequence number. (edit: it's just the silly frame if the Pixlr software that I used, I liked it for this shot, so it's just decorative and it has no real meaning). Provided by @altbot, generated privately and locally using Ovis2-8B 🌱 Energy used: 0.179 Wh
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[Перевод] NASA принимает в США модуль HALO лунной космической станции Gateway

Из Италии в Аризону: первый жилой модуль Gateway делает важный шаг на пути к запуску. Основной компонент Gateway , первой космической станции человечества у Луны, теперь находится на американской земле и на шаг ближе к запуску. На лунной орбите Gateway будет поддерживать кампанию NASA Artemis по возвращению людей на Луну и наметит путь для первых пилотируемых миссий на Марс. Первый герметичный модуль Gateway и один из двух его основных элементов, HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) , прибыли в Аризону 1 апреля. Совершив трансатлантическое путешествие из Thales Alenia Space (Турин, Италия) конструкция пройдет окончательное оснащение на интеграционно-испытательном объекте Northrop Grumman в Гилберте, прежде чем будет соединена с силовым и двигательным элементом Gateway в Космическом центре имени Кеннеди NASA во Флориде. Пара модулей будет запущена вместе на ракете SpaceX Falcon Heavy.

habr.com/ru/articles/897702/

ХабрNASA принимает в США модуль HALO лунной космической станции Gateway04.04.2025, Briana R. Zamora, NASA Из Италии в Аризону: первый жилой модуль Gateway делает важный шаг на пути к запуску. HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost — жилой и логистический аванпост) для...
#halo#gateway#moon
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