To those who've slipped the surly bonds of earth

My son and I were up at the crack of dawn to make the 4-hour drive to the Kennedy Space Center this past week. [I'm not a shill for paid attractions, but if you haven't been here, I'd add it to your bucket list]. KSC is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. One day is not sufficient for a space enthusiast to see it all, and I can only give you a glimpse of what we saw and experienced. A glorious sunset capped off the day as we left the center. (perhaps I'll share some more of our KSC visit in between guests, when I hope to resume visiting you too)

(click on photo for better view)

 

(Day 72) Across the universe

Continuing on my musical theme (with apologies to the Beatles) ... here we are looking deep into the very heart of the universe, into a mysterious 'green hole' with even more power to draw everything into its vortex than the black holes discovered by astronomers.

Well, one can have flights of fancy, right ? Especially on a drab, rainy day.

(60mm  f11  0.8 sec  ISO200)

(Day 13) Outer space

Recall the rocket blast captured 2 days ago?  Today we see that the rocket has traveled to outer space since then, and has taken what appears to be a photo of the large red spot on Jupiter. The second photo appears to have captured some of the detail of Saturn's rings. Well, that's what appeared to me as I let my mind wander. Use your imagination and see what you come up with - leave a comment below if you like.