The new era in space flight began on April 12, 1981. That is when the first Space Shuttle mission (STS-1) was launched. The Marshall Space Flight Center developed the propulsion system for the Space Shuttle. This photograph depicts the launch of the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia crewed with two astronauts, John Young and Robert Crippen. via NASA https://ift.tt/y89xarM
Day: April 12, 2024
Total Totality
Baily’s beads often appear at the boundaries of the total phase of an eclipse of the Sun. Pearls of sunlight still beaming through gaps in the rugged terrain along the lunar limb silhouette, their appearance is recorded in this dramatic timelapse composite. The series of images follows the Moon’s edge from beginning through the end of totality during April 8’s solar eclipse from Durango, Mexico. They also capture pinkish prominences of plasma arcing high above the edge of the active Sun. One of the first places in North America visited by the Moon’s shadow on April 8, totality in Durango lasted about 3 minutes and 46 seconds. via NASA https://ift.tt/fiutjdN
Mostly Sunny today!
Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 19C and a low of 19C.
84 Humidity.
6 C currently.
5 Km/h Wind from
Southeast.
84 Humidity.
6 C currently.
5 Km/h Wind from
Southeast.