Day: July 15, 2020

Noctilucent NEOWISE

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These silvery blue waves washing over a tree-lined horizon in the eastern French Alps are noctilucent clouds. From high in planet Earth’s mesosphere, they reflect sunlight in this predawn skyscape taken on July 8. This summer, the night-shining clouds are not new to the northern high-latitudes. Comet NEOWISE is though. Also known as C/2020 F3, the comet was discovered in March by the Earth-orbiting Near Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) satellite. It’s now emerging in morning twilight only just visible to the unaided eye from a clear location above the northeastern horizon. via wordpress https://wp.me/p4wJUi-71T

Comet NEOWISE over the Swiss Alps

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Comet NEOWISE has been wowing photographers around much of the world during dawn and dusk, at the margins of day and night. For the most northern residents of planet Earth, however, the comet circles the North Star and never sets. The night part of this circular arc is apparent in the featured composite of images assembled from a webcam located at a ski resort in the Swiss Alps. Images were selected at 30-minute intervals throughout the night from July 12th -13th. Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) will continue to become more accessible to northern hemisphere observers as its motion places it higher in the sky each evening after sunset over the next few weeks, as it begins its outbound journey. As with all comets, departure from the inner Solar System comes with inevitable fading. Binoculars are the best way to find and observe the comet visually. via wordpress https://wp.me/p4wJUi-73N

Picture of the day for July 15, 2020

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Wikipedia picture of the day on July 15, 2020: The monumental Wittelsbacher fountain in the northern part of central Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. The sculpture on the left is of a woman seated on a bull, holding a bowl, and depicts the healing qualities of water; on the right, a man sits astride a horse and hurls a rock, representing water’s destructive power. Built between 1893 and 1895, the design follows drawings of the sculptor Adolf von Hildebrand. https://ift.tt/2WksXdW

Wikipedia article of the day for July 15, 2020

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Wikipedia article of the day is No. 37 Squadron RAAF. Check it out: https://ift.tt/29Hgpsa Summary: No.ย 37 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) medium tactical airlift squadron. It operates Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules aircraft from RAAF Base Richmond, New South Wales. The squadron has seen active service flying transport aircraft during World Warย II, the Vietnam War, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the military intervention against ISIL. It has also supported Australian operations in Somalia, East Timor, Bali, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines. The squadron was formed at RAAF Station Laverton, Victoria, in Julyย 1943 and became part of No.ย 86 (Transport) Wing in 1946, but was disbanded two years later. In response to Australia’s air transport needs during the Vietnam War, the squadron was re-formed in Februaryย 1966, equipped with the C-130E Hercules (pictured). It converted to the C-130J model in 1999. No.ย 37 Squadron came under the control of a re-formed No.ย 86 Wing from 1987 until 2010, when it was transferred to No.ย 84 Wing.