#observatory

@VeroniqueB99@mastodon.social Been there, seen 'em (barely)... When you're driving through 3000+ feet you hit the cloud layer and everything is obscured. The 9000ft observation center is a cool place to watch meteor showers like the Perseids and the Leonids. Lots of people bring telescopes and let others have a turn viewing. AMAZING place. #Hawaii #MaunaKea #BigIsland #Observatory

“ A #telescope in #Chile has captured evidence of the impact caused by part of a SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket slamming into the moon while travelling at 8,690km/h (5,400mph). The European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) Very Large Telescope observed “spectral lines” – a colourful illustration of the #sodium and #lithium gas – in the plume of #LunarDust stirred up by the impact. The #ESO telescope recorded these “chemical fingerprints” of the plume, which were visible for five to 10 minutes, the #observatory said. The #plume measured a few tens of kilometres in size, according to #CarlSchmidt, an astronomer from #BostonUniversity’s Center for #SpacePhysics.” #Moon

This week, I had the opportunity to stay 2 nights at the Pic du Midi #Observatory, in the french Pyrénées. I captured some #timelapse from this site, which is still magical. I was astonished by the dynamism of this observatory: new domes, new #instruments, new projects and new buildings. #Research in #astronomy in the metropolitan #France is performing like a charm. I fully support its application to the @unesco@mastodon.social ! #Nightphotography #Photography #Landscape #Sunset #Astrophotography #Space #Sky #Night #video #PicDuMidi #Science

The Starter Kit Observatory now contains the first kits! https://beacon.joinloops.org/ Detailed: https://beacon.joinloops.org/starter-kits/detailed.json List: https://beacon.joinloops.org/starter-kits/list.json #StarterKits #Loops #Observatory