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NGC 1999: Reflection Nebula in Orion

Credit: NASA/Hubble and Judy Schmidt

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Cygnus Spacecraft Approaches Space Station in the Sunset

Image Credit: ESA/NASA

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I really love this picture. 

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Mimas, moon of Saturn

Credit: NASA/JPL

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I know this is totally random but doesn’t Mimas look like the Death Star?

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C.A.P.

JOIN CIVIL AIR PATROL!

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SAFETY FOR SOLAR ECLIPSE

For you safety for this upcoming event of the Solar Eclipse: If you are planning to go see the Solar Eclipse I really encourage you to go but because I care so much about you guys and I don't want you to damage your iris (which could leave you blind) or get a very bad eye sunburn I just want to make sure that you have bought special glasses for viewing the Lunar Eclipse (MAKE SURE, MAKE SURE, I REPEAT MAKE SURE that these glasses you have bought for the lunar Eclipse has the ISO marking on it or is actually certified by NASA if it isn't please do not use them because NOT EVERYTHING you see online that says "has been proven to work for viewing Lunar Eclipse" actually does work. Next, if the glasses you have bought have even a small scratch on it THROW IT AWAY! And buy a new pair. If you don't want to buy a new one because you don't want to spend the money. To bad. Your eye sight is priceless and you can't buy another pair of them like you can for special Solar glasses. Next, make sure to arrive at the viewing place for the Solar Eclipse long before it starts. You do not want to be driving on the road when it happens and hurt your eyes or miss out on it. (Also it is only for 6 mins and 30 or 45 seconds!) Also when you are driving to the place to go view the Solar Eclipse be careful and drive safe there are going to be a lot of people going there in a hurry and a lot of them might be care free because "hey, it's a free day off from work or school." Next, this is also related to the glasses make sure you put them on before you turn around to face the sun or look at it because if you put on the glasses while facing or looking up at the sun IT'S TO LATE you already looked. Next, even if you decided to not to do the Solar glasses do the other methods such as: 1. The Pinhole Projection Method. 2. Solar Filters. 3. Welders' Goggles (make sure the google settings are or higher than 12) 4. Camera and Telescope Solar Filters (DO NOT! DO NOT! I REPEAT DO NOT JUST LOOK THOUGH A NORMAL CAMERA AND TELESCOPE WITH OUT PROPER TOOLS BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T YOU WILL DAMAGE YOUR EYES!) Next, if you decide to do none of the suggestions above and just use your naked human eye to view the Solar Eclipse (which I hope you won't). You will damage your iris. But just like an eye sunburn (BUT WAY MUCH WORSE) at first, you won't feel anything and your eyes will feel perfectly fine until about 6 hours later when you will have the same symptoms of an eye sunburn but about 10 times worse which could or will leave you blind. Last when you are leaving just like arriving people will be in a hurry so be careful and drive safe. Oh, and one more thing make sure to have fun with this experience! If you have taken the time to read this I really appreciate it and thank you very much as well. Also if you have any questions about this just feel free to ask me and I will answer them as soon as I can. And last of all if I didn't make sense in some of the stuff I said just tell me and I will try and explain it better or go back and fix it. Have a great week,

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Solar Eclipse August 21, 2017

On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most awe inspiring sights - a total solar eclipse. This path, where the moon will completely cover the sun and the sun's tenuous atmosphere - the corona - can be seen, will stretch from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. Observers outside this path will still see a partial solar eclipse where the moon covers part of the sun's disk. NASA created this website to provide a guide to this amazing event. Here you will find activities, events, broadcasts, and resources from NASA and our partners across the nation. ~NASA.gov 

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Total Solar Eclipse 2017 - On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see one of nature’s most awe inspiring sights - a total solar eclipse. This path, where the moon will completely cover the sun and the sun's tenuous atmosphere - the corona - can be seen, will stretch from Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. Observers outside this path will still see a partial solar eclipse where the moon covers part of the sun's disk. NASA created this website to provide a guide to this amazing event. Here you will find activities, events, broadcasts, and resources from NASA and our partners across the nation.

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This is so pretty. <3

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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in True Color

This image of Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot was created by citizen scientist Björn Jónsson using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

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'Twas the First Night of Encampment (CAP)

(Working on making fun of CAPs Encampments... Please forgive me.)

'Twas the first night of Encampment, and all through the house

Only one creature was stirring, and it wasn't a mouse;

The BDUs were hung by the bedside with care,

In hopes that the officers would soon find approval there;

The teenagers were nestled all freaked out in their beds;

While visions of training danced in their heads;

And cadets in their uniform, and all a part of CAP,

Had just got ourselves ready for a long hard day without even a nap,

When out in the room there arose such a loud clatter,

I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.

Down the long, hall a trash can flew like a flash,

Officers had open the doors with such a great bash.

The crack of the sun shone ever so slightly on the new-fallen day,

Gave a lustre of midday to objects below,

When what to my wondering eyes did appear,

But a miniature Cadet Air Force got ready as swift as a deer,

They were all so lively and quick,

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1943 Camel cigarette ad features the Civil Air Patrol women

https://www.etsy.com/listing/165071825/1943-civil-air-patrol-woman-courier-in?ref=listing-shop-header-4

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“Civil Air Patrol - Eyes of the Home Skies”, 1941 - 1945

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The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) was established on December 1, 1941 as the civil auxiliary to the Army Air Force, with a view to supplement America’s military operations in times of war.  Following World War II, during which CAP pilots performed border and coastal patrol missions (even sinking 2 U-boats), CAP was reorganized, removing any combat role, and made permanent with Public Law 557 passed on May 26, 1948, 65 years ago today. 

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Towel day on the International Space Station

Don't panic! This is the story of a book, a book called The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a wholly remarkable book.ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti reads from Douglas Adam’s “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” for towel day from the European laboratory Columbus on the Internatio…

I can’t tell you how happy this made me to know that Samantha is in the same fandom as me and that she also celebrates Towle Day like me as well. XD 

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NASA News Conference, Media Availability with Next Space Station Crew

NASA astronauts Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei and their Russian crewmate Alexander Misurkin, who are part of an upcoming International Space Station crew, will conduct a news conference and be available for media interviews Wednesday, May 10, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

I AM SO EXCITED! XD

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NASA

What was it like to become the first African-American space station crew member?

What was the space station like?

How did NASA pick you out of all the other people wanting to work as a space station crew member?

What is it like training for your spaceflight coming in May 2018?

Are you scared about the spaceflight in May 2018?

What are you going to be doing on ISS?

How long will you be staying on ISS?