{"id":15268,"date":"2017-12-04T14:09:55","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T19:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15268"},"modified":"2017-12-04T14:09:55","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T19:09:55","slug":"space-imagery-iss-transits-the-moon-hurricanes-in-aerosol-swirls-solar-flares-zap-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15268","title":{"rendered":"Space imagery: ISS transits the Moon + Hurricanes in aerosol swirls + Solar flares zap Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>** <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-feature\/space-station-transits-the-moon\" target=\"_d\">Space Station Transits the Moon | NASA<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Though the ISS flies just a few hundred kilometers above the earth, it appears to be passing over the Moon in this photo:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15269\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15269\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=15269\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/37912591295_7c30a77efd_o1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1041,1041\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;(NASA\/Joel Kowsky)&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D500&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the Moon at roughly five miles per second, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Onboard are: NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande Hei, and Randy Bresnik; Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Sergey Ryanzansky; and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli.  Photo Credit: (NASA\/Joel Kowsky)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1512255920&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;(NASA\/Joel Kowsky)\\r\\rFor copyright and restrictions refer to -\\u00a0http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/guidelines\/index.html&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ISS Lunar Transit&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ISS Lunar Transit\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the Moon at roughly five miles per second, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Onboard are: NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande Hei, and Randy Bresnik; Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Sergey Ryanzansky; and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli.  Photo Credit: (NASA\/Joel Kowsky)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/37912591295_7c30a77efd_o1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-15269\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/37912591295_7c30a77efd_o1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/37912591295_7c30a77efd_o1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/37912591295_7c30a77efd_o1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/37912591295_7c30a77efd_o1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/37912591295_7c30a77efd_o1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/37912591295_7c30a77efd_o1.jpg 1041w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The International Space Station, with a crew of six onboard, is seen in silhouette as it transits the Moon at roughly five miles per second, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, in Manchester Township, York County, Pennsylvania. Onboard are: NASA astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande Hei, and Randy Bresnik; Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Sergey Ryanzansky; and ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli. Photo Credit: (NASA\/Joel Kowsky)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>**\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/12772\" target=\"_d\"><strong>GMS: 2017 Hurricanes and Aerosols Simulation<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Watch last summer&#8217;s hurricanes form and move towards North America in this marvelous video of atmospheric aerosol particles created from data captured by satellite sensors:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h1eRp0EGOmE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>**\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/12640\" target=\"_d\">GMS: How Solar Flares Affect Earth<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;A team of scientists \u2014led by Laura Hayes, a solar physicist who splits her time between NASA Goddard and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland\u2014 investigated a connection between solar flares and Earth\u2019s atmosphere. They discovered pulses in the electrified layer of the atmosphere\u2014called the ionosphere\u2014mirrored X-ray oscillations during a July 24, 2016 flare.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ayn58bJCk-Y?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?o=1&amp;p=12&amp;l=ur1&amp;category=amzn_basics_elctnics&amp;banner=10PFV81ZPVCWKXE6S9G2&amp;f=ifr&amp;linkID=caaa70725fb7c5b929777e8413b07b34&amp;t=hobbyspace&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>** Space Station Transits the Moon | NASA\u00a0&#8211; Though the ISS flies just a few hundred kilometers above the earth, it appears to be passing over the Moon in this photo: **\u00a0GMS: 2017 Hurricanes and Aerosols Simulation &#8211; Watch last summer&#8217;s hurricanes form and move towards North America in this marvelous video of atmospheric aerosol &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15268\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space imagery: ISS transits the Moon + Hurricanes in aerosol swirls + Solar flares zap Earth<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eyes-in-the-sky","category-multiple-media"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-3Yg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11117,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11117","url_meta":{"origin":15268,"position":0},"title":"A marvelous view of the Space Station in front of the Moon","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 3, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"A great picture of the International Space Station transiting across the face of the Moon:\u00a0Space Station Lunar Transit -\u00a0NASA Click here for a larger image. 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