mickkk
27-05-2010, 06:05 PM
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100526.html Its got everything, I bet you will all be chuffed at this one!
Explanation: What's happening above the Cotopaxi volcano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotopaxi) in Ecuador (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador)? Quite a bit, from the looks of the above one-night, time-lapse movie (http://www.astrosurf.com/sguisard/Pagim/Cotopaxi.html), taken earlier this month. The majestic volcano is first seen through breaks in fast moving clouds as the movie begins. Soon the clouds have dissipated and a sky filled with stars seems to rotate about the snow-peaked volcano's peak. The band (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070930.html) of our Milky Way Galaxy (http://cass.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/MW.html), the dark Coal Sack nebula (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000618.html), and the Southern Cross (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlVNod_krsM) can all be seen overhead. Satellites streak (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070825.html) by from several directions. Soon thin clouds roll by and seem to make the brightest stars sparkle. On the volcano (starting at about 1:13 of the movie), the lights of climbers flash. Near the end of the movie, a bright airplane passes (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080429.html) over the peak with a residual trail (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060822.html) seen drifting away.
Explanation: What's happening above the Cotopaxi volcano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotopaxi) in Ecuador (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador)? Quite a bit, from the looks of the above one-night, time-lapse movie (http://www.astrosurf.com/sguisard/Pagim/Cotopaxi.html), taken earlier this month. The majestic volcano is first seen through breaks in fast moving clouds as the movie begins. Soon the clouds have dissipated and a sky filled with stars seems to rotate about the snow-peaked volcano's peak. The band (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070930.html) of our Milky Way Galaxy (http://cass.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/MW.html), the dark Coal Sack nebula (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap000618.html), and the Southern Cross (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlVNod_krsM) can all be seen overhead. Satellites streak (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070825.html) by from several directions. Soon thin clouds roll by and seem to make the brightest stars sparkle. On the volcano (starting at about 1:13 of the movie), the lights of climbers flash. Near the end of the movie, a bright airplane passes (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080429.html) over the peak with a residual trail (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060822.html) seen drifting away.