I waved at the space station! »

By Melany Fulgham on Mar 21, 2009 in Science | 2 Comments

The International Space Station came over our sky tonight. Rationally, I know they couldn’t see me wave, but the little girl inside me is pretending they did. Here’s a pic I snapped.  It’s not the most impressive picture, I know.  But I don’t have a telescope or a fancy camera. Still. It’s a picture of [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day! »

By Melany Fulgham on Feb 14, 2009 in Science, Things I Heart | 0 Comments

The W5 nebula was feeling romantic.  Look at the big heart in the middle! Read more about it here.

Awesome public domain astronomy photos »

By Melany Fulgham on Feb 12, 2009 in Science, Things I Heart | 0 Comments

I get into a mode of girlish glee whenever a nebula picture comes up on APOD.  I could stare at a photo like this all day…. Bittbox has a great article that shares some awesome, very hi-res astronomy pictures that are in the public domain.  There are some great shots of Earth and other planets, [...]