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We will be making a colony on Mars within the next generation. When that happens, what will our new Martian colony look like?
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OregonRocketry is proud to announce the 4th annual national rocketry event Northwest Xtreme Rocket Show or NXRS. This event attracts those involved in extreme and research rocketry from across the United States of America. This year’s event will be held June 27th, 28th, and 29th 2014 at our premier site located in Brothers Oregon. Join us for NXRS and Get Your Xtreme On!
NXRS is a research rocketry event founded by your host Robert Krausert and director Fred Azinger. NXRS is sanctioned under Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA), and affiliated through our member club OregonRocketry. Attended by some of the most talented and extreme high-power rocketeers from more than 12 states. This national event is so attractive because of having the third highest FAA waiver for altitude, which is 42.280 feet Above Ground Level (AGL).
With the new rules introduced last year National Association of Rocketry (NAR) members in good standing are allowed to fly up to and including your certification level at this TRA sanctioned event. NXRS encourages use of both research and commercial motors. Spectators are allowed at this launch, but are not permitted in preparation areas or past the flight line. All spectators must sign a liability waiver and pay the event fee of $20. We encourage all who attend this event to have experience with high power rocketry and be familiar with safety risks. Children and pets are strongly discouraged. Please see the “Research Launch” page for full details of current rules for research launches.
Our NXRS goal this year is to exceed 1,000,000 Newton Seconds (Ns) of rocket fuel burned over the three day event. You are expected to experience people flying rockets where the motor fuel alone can weigh more than yourself. And that is for one flight. Attendance at NXRS can easily exceed 250 people with hundreds of absolutely life memorable flights from rocket ships of all shapes, sizes, and capabilities. Sooo… Whether you walk, bike, drive, fly or break out of jail – do not miss NXRS 2014.
This video shows a continually-looping infrared view of our Milky Way galaxy, as seen by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The icon in the lower right corner shows how the view changes over time, from our position in the Milky Way.
The mosaic comes primarily from the GLIMPSE360 project, which stands for Galactic Legacy Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire. It consists of more than 2 million snapshots taken in infrared light over ten years, beginning in 2003 when Spitzer launched.
This infrared image reveals much more of the galaxy than can be seen in visible-light views. Whereas visible light is blocked by dust, infrared light from stars and other objects can travel through dust to reach Spitzer’s detectors. For instance, when looking up at our night skies, we see stars that are an average of 1,000 light-years away; the rest are hidden. In Spitzer’s mosaic, light from stars throughout the galaxy — which stretches 100,000 light-years across — shines through. This picture covers only about three percent of the sky, but includes more than half of the galaxy’s stars and the majority of its star formation activity.
The red color shows dusty areas of star formation. Throughout the galaxy, tendrils, bubbles and sculpted dust structures are apparent. These are the result of massive stars blasting out winds and radiation. Stellar clusters deeply embedded in gas and dust, green jets and other features related to the formation of young stars can also be seen for the first time. Looking towards the galactic center, the blue haze is made up of starlight — the region is too far away for us to pick out individual stars, but they contribute to the glow. Dark filaments that show up in stark contrast to the bright background are areas of thick, cold dust that not even infrared light can penetrate.
The GLIMPSE360 map will guide astronomers for generations, helping them to further chart the unexplored territories of our own Milky Way.
