Jenny Levine: Astronomy

Reach for the Stars. "Stellarium Astronomy Software is a free software program that “It renders 3D photo-realistic skies in real time. With stellarium, you really see what you can see with your eyes, binoculars..." [meryl's notes]

I'll be downloading this tonight, as will my Dad, I'm sure.

The Blue Marble "This spectacular “blue marble” image is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date. Using a collection of satellite-based observations, scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface, oceans, sea ice, and clouds into a seamless, true-color mosaic of every square kilometer (.386 square mile) of our planet." [via MeFi]

Discovery News has a couple of interesting pieces today. The first is an amazing picture of Saturn taken by a ground-based telescope. The second is an article about meteor sounds captured on tape and the evidence for "simultaneous sound." You can even listen to the "pop" made by a meteor using RealPlayer.