Ok I'm not gonna lie. This is probably bragging

[Dave Lane]

Lots of people on here have great things happen to themselves and to their kids. Having no kids and only a couple dogs that are unlikely to win any awards I did get this today. I think it's kinda cool and screw anyone if repost.

It's nice when family and friends like your work but when NASA picks your photo out of the 100,000 they get a year it's pretty amazing.

Anyway Go to

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Or here's a couple screen captures from my iPad app

[Dave Lane]

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[InChiefsHeaven]

Very cool!

[J Diddy]

Pretty cool indeed. How did you get a picture that clear?

[Katipan]

Space nerds are the hottest nerds! Yay you babe.

[unlurking]

Congratulations! That is a cool pic, and very bragworthy!

[TIED5573]

Very cool!

Congrats!

[ReynardMuldrake]

Not gonna lie, that's pretty badass.

[Brock]

Grats

[Dave Lane]

Thanks guys (and gal) I got about 3 hours of sleep last night but still walking on clouds

[htismaqe]

Not gonna lie, that's pretty badass.

Yep. Cool as hell.

[BlackHelicopters]

Very cool.

[blaise]

Good job, Dave.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

You do realize a meteor crashed into the moon last night , Right !

[DaFace]

Nice work man - that's very cool.

[vailpass]

Sweet. It ain't braggin' if you can do it...

[Bwana]

That is a sweet shot.

[Fish]

Awesome work. I check that page daily, neat to see your name there before I saw this thread.

[loochy]

Be sure to thank God in your acceptance speech.

[Dave Lane]

Pretty cool indeed. How did you get a picture that clear?

Its 45 hours of camera exposure. You can get tons of detail with that kind exposure length. I'm skipping like 3 million other things that have to be done but thats the main thing :thumb:

[Dayze]

Bravo Zulu Dave.

truly bad-ass. You're 'kind of a big deal' now.
:thumb:

[cosmo20002]

So you've been published by NASA. I guess that's pretty good.

Very nice.

[Dayze]

Be sure to thank God in your acceptance speech.

LMAO

[mr. tegu]

How do we know that isn't a different person? It says David Lane, not Dave Lane. :D

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Meh. I have done that...twice/CP

[shakesthecat]

Very cool.

Congrats!

[Dallas Chief]

That is pretty cool stuff Dave Lane! Congrats!

[Rain Man]

If you could zoom in, imagine all the other stuff that's going on inside that picture. Meteors are striking, quasars are pulsing, Zylrokians are giving birth, rebel soldiers are blowing up death stars...all sorts of stuff is going on inside that picture.

[JENKINSWINS]

Cool, but that website looks like it was designed with a potato.

[hometeam]

Praise Science!

[Jimmya]

Congrats & great job!

[Chief Pote]

Okay so I planned to make fun of you CP style. I just can't...cool stuff.

[crazycoffey]

Tl;dr
Too fat
Not fat enough
Looks shopped


Really though, kinda neat and all that.....

[Rain Man]

So is this one of those deals where you have to rotate your camera at the speed of the universe or something?

[NewChief]

I see shit like this from run of the mill Instagram posters on any given day.

[Donger]

Wow that's very cool, Dave. Congratulations.

[Rain Man]

I see shit like this from run of the mill Instagram posters on any given day.


Every weekend I see a kid down at Astrotelephoto Center doing stuff like this.

[In58men]

Look at you....all smart and stuff. Congrats bro.

[NewChief]

Every weekend I see a kid down at Astrotelephoto Center doing stuff like this.

Yeah. This.

[Dayze]

Every weekend I see a kid down at Astrotelephoto Center doing stuff like this.

Dave McLane

[scho63]

CONGRATS! Great stuff!

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[loochy]

I could draw that picture in my sleep

[Hydrae]

I could draw that picture in my sleep

with a Spirograph!

[mnchiefsguy]

Very cool pic. Congrats!

[ROYC75]

That is an amazing pic ( peckerhead ) Dave.


Bravo, it's bragging when you get something that awesome and the recognition from NASA.

[Dave Lane]

I see shit like this from run of the mill Instagram posters on any given day.

Mostly at the neighborhood Guitar Center

:)

[Pitt Gorilla]

Badass photo. Congrats.

[Pitt Gorilla]

I see shit like this from run of the mill Instagram posters on any given day.And, you win the intranets.

[BigRedChief]

Fantastic photo and well deserved recognition. Congrats!:thumb:

[DaFace]

Its 45 hours of camera exposure. You can get tons of detail with that kind exposure length. I'm skipping like 3 million other things that have to be done but thats the main thing :thumb:

You don't have to go into 3 million other things, but would you mind giving us the cliffs notes? For example...


What type of telescope and camera did you use?
When you say 45 hours, I assume that's spread out over a very long period of time. I assume there's some sort of computerized system to keep it pointed in the right direction all that time?
I assume you did at least some post-processing to clean it up, but can you expand on how much was required?


Really fantastic work for (I assume) a hobbyist.

[DaFace]

Also, they completely screwed up your email address at the link you posted.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

http://awesomegifs.com/wp-content/uploads/carl-sagan-youre-awesome.gif

[cwhocares]

VERY COOL pic. Nice. Congrats on the APOD.

[Buehler445]

Nice work man. Glad to see you're getting some accolades for it.

[PRIEST]

Awesome ! Great pic .

[Dave Lane]

So is this one of those deals where you have to rotate your camera at the speed of the universe or something?

Actually yes you do. I have a timelapse I did of it tracking things in the nite sky. Its freaky at hyper speed. When you are watching it in real time there is no apparent motion.

[Dave Lane]

You don't have to go into 3 million other things, but would you mind giving us the cliffs notes? For example...


What type of telescope and camera did you use?
When you say 45 hours, I assume that's spread out over a very long period of time. I assume there's some sort of computerized system to keep it pointed in the right direction all that time?
I assume you did at least some post-processing to clean it up, but can you expand on how much was required?


Really fantastic work for (I assume) a hobbyist.

Ill give you more of the details. This was actually shot with a QHY 12 which is a One Shot Color camera. There is just over 45 hours of exposure. Since this is a OSC camera its really the equivalent of 135 hours of RBG data. There were about 10 hours of 20 minute exposures and 10 hours of 15 minute exposures I think that really helped with the dust. The rest were 5 and 10 minutes exposures. I gathered them from mid November till early January. The telescope was a Williams Optics GTF refractor of 81mm aperture.

I just happen to love M45 and really wanted to get as much detail as was humanly possible from down here on earth. The imaging was taken about 80 miles south of Kansas City in a pretty remote area. No towns over 100 population for 20 miles. It has very favorable skies.

This is pretty much what I've been sending to inquiries today. And yes it does track the sky on an odd looking mount. If you want I'l put a video up so you can see how it looks in fast motion.

[Phobia]

Awesome work, Dave. I've always admired your accomplishments. You're a driven guy. You deserve it. It's so amazing that all that stuff in your photo came from a single explosion at random. ;) Heh. I'm not trying to offtrack your thread with passive aggressive BS. We're friends so you know what I mean.

[Phobia]

This is pretty much what I've been sending to inquiries today. And yes it does track the sky on an odd looking mount. If you want I'l put a video up so you can see how it looks in fast motion.

Yes, please. Also, I want to do a little press thing in my newspaper if you're willing. Pls send that info to phil@greensummitdispatch.com when you get a chance. I can obviously grab the photo and the letter here.

[Dave Lane]

Yes, please. Also, I want to do a little press thing in my newspaper if you're willing. Pls send that info to phil@greensummitdispatch.com when you get a chance. I can obviously grab the photo and the letter here.

Cool Ill shoot it over to you tonight.

[BIG_DADDY]

That is pretty friggen amazing Dave. Very cool

[Rain Man]

This is pretty much what I've been sending to inquiries today. And yes it does track the sky on an odd looking mount. If you want I'l put a video up so you can see how it looks in fast motion.

If it's convenient to do so, I wouldn't mind seeing it.

[|Zach|]

Way cool.

[Dayze]

Ill give you more of the details. This was actually shot with a QHY 12 which is a One Shot Color camera. There is just over 45 hours of exposure. Since this is a OSC camera its really the equivalent of 135 hours of RBG data. There were about 10 hours of 20 minute exposures and 10 hours of 15 minute exposures I think that really helped with the dust. The rest were 5 and 10 minutes exposures. I gathered them from mid November till early January. The telescope was a Williams Optics GTF refractor of 81mm aperture.

I just happen to love M45 and really wanted to get as much detail as was humanly possible from down here on earth. The imaging was taken about 80 miles south of Kansas City in a pretty remote area. No towns over 100 population for 20 miles. It has very favorable skies.

This is pretty much what I've been sending to inquiries today. And yes it does track the sky on an odd looking mount. If you want I'l put a video up so you can see how it looks in fast motion.

Jesus.. :eek:
what kind of ball bearings with that thing?

[Phobia]

Cool Ill shoot it over to you tonight.

I think I have enough, actually. Already put it out there. I'll tag you in a minute. https://www.facebook.com/GreenSummitDispatch/photos/a.401629996463.183452.38099936463/10152068565926464/?type=1&theater

[Rain Man]

Jesus.. :eek:
what kind of ball bearings with that thing?

Your comment intrigues me. Why are you asking about ball bearings? Do they have to be especially smooth or round or something in a case like this?

[vailpass]

Your comment intrigues me. Why are you asking about ball bearings? Do they have to be especially smooth or round or something in a case like this?

Check your Fetzer valve...

[Dayze]

Your comment intrigues me. Why are you asking about ball bearings? Do they have to be especially smooth or round or something in a case like this?

The camera is analog. Obviously

[Sorter]

Congratulations!

[Dave Lane]

In High Def this is pretty good...

<iframe width="853" height="480" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/gZADkR80_Po?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[lewdog]

Dude, awesome shot.

I remember loving one of your night desert landscape shots you did. Great stuff.

[Dave Lane]

The camera is analog. Obviously

Hand crank :)

[ghak99]

Very cool!

[TimeForWasp]

Lots of people on here have great things happen to themselves and to their kids. Having no kids and only a couple dogs that are unlikely to win any awards I did get this today. I think it's kinda cool and screw anyone if repost.

It's nice when family and friends like your work but when NASA picks your photo out of the 100,000 they get a year it's pretty amazing.

Anyway Go to

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Or here's a couple screen captures from my iPad app


Congradulations. You are the CP astrologer in my opinion.

[cdcox]

Congratulations!

That's a lot of driving to bum-fuck, KS. I admire your dedication to your craft.

[Cannibal]

Gratz dude.

Great to get some recognition... and from NASA no less! Awesome.

[BigRedChief]

Congradulations. You are the ***OFFICIAL** CP astrologer in my opinion.FYP

[King_Chief_Fan]

Lots of people on here have great things happen to themselves and to their kids. Having no kids and only a couple dogs that are unlikely to win any awards I did get this today. I think it's kinda cool and screw anyone if repost.

It's nice when family and friends like your work but when NASA picks your photo out of the 100,000 they get a year it's pretty amazing.

Anyway Go to

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Or here's a couple screen captures from my iPad app

a fantastic example of the majesty and beauty of God's creation.
Thanks for sharing

[ghak99]

a fantastic example of the majesty and beauty of God's creation.
Thanks for sharing

LMAO

[Fish]

a fantastic example of the majesty and beauty of God's creation.
Thanks for sharing

Yup. Zeus achieved something majestic for sure when he transformed the seven sisters, Maia, Electra, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope, and Merope, into the beautiful stars in the night sky we know as the Pleiades.

[King_Chief_Fan]

Yup. Zeus achieved something majestic for sure when he transformed the seven sisters, Maia, Electra, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope, and Merope, into the beautiful stars in the night sky we know as the Pleiades.

Amos 5:8 (http://biblehub.com/amos/5-8.htm)
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns midnight into dawn and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land-- the LORD is his name.

Job 9:9 (http://biblehub.com/job/9-9.htm)
He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.

[Strongside]

That is awesome!

[Valiant]

Amos 5:8 (http://biblehub.com/amos/5-8.htm)
He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns midnight into dawn and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out over the face of the land-- the LORD is his name.

Job 9:9 (http://biblehub.com/job/9-9.htm)
He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.

Must be nice to have your religion come after another one and claim firsties.

which chapter does it talk about the chiefs winning another super bowl?

[DaFace]

Really? You bump a thread about a really cool picture that took a lot of work just to attempt to turn it into some sort of religious debate. Really?

[tecumseh]

That's not Galactus is it?

[Rooster]

Congrats. That is an amazing picture. Don't worry some day your dogs will get their shit together and make you proud.

[Dave Lane]

Well I guess I'll toss this in here. Not another APOD from NASA but this one is from Time Magazine so its still not too bad...

http://time.com/94827/astronomy-day-best-astronomical-photos-2014/photo/astronomical-photography-bryce-canyon-david-lane/

[Dave Lane]

http://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/astronomical-photography-bryce-canyon-david-lane.jpg?w=1100

[htismaqe]

Well I guess I'll toss this in here. Not another APOD from NASA but this one is from Time Magazine so its still not too bad...

http://time.com/94827/astronomy-day-best-astronomical-photos-2014/photo/astronomical-photography-bryce-canyon-david-lane/

You're like the Dane McCloud of science.

:D

[Dave Lane]

You're like the Dane McCloud of science.

:D

I don't cuss enough I fear, however with your recommendation I'm going to work on it

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[rtmike]

Yep. Cool as hell.


That was the 1st thing I thought. You should be proud. I imagine that hobby is sorta like having a kid.
Pretty skookum to be able to take a shot like that.

Now that you've discovered that, are we really talking to Dave Lane or an FBI double?

No kids?

[-King-]

http://timedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/astronomical-photography-bryce-canyon-david-lane.jpg?w=1100

Damn thats cool. What are the solid white lines in the sky?

[ghak99]

Damn thats cool. What are the solid white lines in the sky?

It's a bird...

[Fish]

Damn thats cool. What are the solid white lines in the sky?

It's a long exposure pic. Those are meteors.

[-King-]

It's a long exposure pic. Those are meteors.

Was about to ask if they were comets. But I don't really know the difference between comets and meteors and wanted to avoid sounding stupid :)

[DaFace]

Damn cool again, Dave. Nice work.

[rtmike]

I don't mind sounding stupid. ;)

Comets, meteors'? May I ask why it's not considered a star?





I've watched that show on TV where those guys' chase falling meteors all over the country.
It's a really informative show for me, I just don't like the fact that every time they find a piece of one they guess at how much it's worth $$.

[Buehler445]

Damn Dave. I don't think you'll get anything like that out here.

[Fish]

Was about to ask if they were comets. But I don't really know the difference between comets and meteors and wanted to avoid sounding stupid :)

Comets orbit a star(mostly). Meteoroids just wander around aimlessly till they run into shit, at which time they become meteors/meteorites, depending on whether they incinerate or not.

:toast:

A comet is a relatively small solar system body that orbits the Sun. When close enough to the Sun they display a visible coma (a fuzzy outline or atmosphere due to solar radiation) and sometimes a tail.

Asteroids are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun. Made of rock and metal, they can also contain organic compounds. Asteroids are similar to comets but do not have a visible coma (fuzzy outline and tail) like comets do.

A meteoroid is a small rock or particle of debris in our solar system. They range in size from dust to around 10 metres in diameter (larger objects are usually referred to as asteroids).

A meteoroid that burns up as it passes through the Earth’s atmosphere is known as a meteor. If you’ve ever looked up at the sky at night and seen a streak of light or ‘shooting star’ what you are actually seeing is a meteor.

A meteoroid that survives falling through the Earth’s atmosphere and colliding with the Earth’s surface is known as a meteorite.

[DaFace]

I don't mind sounding stupid. ;)

Comets, meteors'? May I ask why it's not considered a star?





I've watched that show on TV where those guys' chase falling meteors all over the country.
It's a really informative show for me, I just don't like the fact that every time they find a piece of one they guess at how much it's worth $$.

Stars = giant balls of burning gas that are really, really, really, really far away
Meteors/comets = small chunks of rock/ice that are relatively close

If you want to have your mind blown, check out Cosmos on FOX. It's the best show since its predecessor at explaining how our universe works relatively simply.

[teedubya]

Dave Lane is my new favorite poster. Fuck you Rain Man.

[Fish]

I see you made it up on APoTD again. Very nice work Dave!

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/

[Dave Lane]

I see you made it up on APoTD again. Very nice work Dave!

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/

Thanks Fish! I wondered if anyone would see it.

This time I had them list it as Dave Lane so everyone would know it's actually me :)

The untold story of the pic is that it was 21 degrees and 30+mph winds so conditions were brutal to be staring up at the "Summer Triangle" at 3AM. Seemed almost like mockery!

[Fish]

Noticed this on Geekology.... Nice work again Dave!

Damn: Milky Way Galaxy Over Yellowstone National Park (http://geekologie.com/2014/08/damn-milky-way-galaxy-over-yellowstone-n.php)

http://i60.tinypic.com/wk4cp.jpg

Note: Worthwhile larger version HERE (http://geekologie.com/image.php?path=/2014/08/28/milky-way-over-yellowstone-large.jpg). Full-res version available from NASA here (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140827.html)

This is a composite of 16 separate photos taken and stitched together by astronomer Dave Lane to create a panorama of the Milky Way Galaxy's central band above Silex Spring in Yellowstone National Park. Damn, that is a whole lot of beauty in one photo. Like if you stitched together every Playboy centerfold, then if you looked at them from far away they all formed ANOTHER naked lady. Yeah, just like that. A nipple for every star.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Noticed this on Geekology.... Nice work again Dave!

Damn: Milky Way Galaxy Over Yellowstone National Park (http://geekologie.com/2014/08/damn-milky-way-galaxy-over-yellowstone-n.php)

http://i60.tinypic.com/wk4cp.jpg

Note: Worthwhile larger version HERE (http://geekologie.com/image.php?path=/2014/08/28/milky-way-over-yellowstone-large.jpg). Full-res version available from NASA here (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140827.html)

This is a composite of 16 separate photos taken and stitched together by astronomer Dave Lane to create a panorama of the Milky Way Galaxy's central band above Silex Spring in Yellowstone National Park. Damn, that is a whole lot of beauty in one photo. Like if you stitched together every Playboy centerfold, then if you looked at them from far away they all formed ANOTHER naked lady. Yeah, just like that. A nipple for every star.That is incredible. ****

[Iconic]

Wow I would kill to have Dave Lane's job.

Fuck med school I want to do what you do.

[htismaqe]

Wow I would kill to have Dave Lane's job.

Fuck med school I want to do what you do.

Wait until you find out how much money he makes.

Advice:

Stay in med school.

:D

[Dave Lane]

Wait until you find out how much money he makes.

Advice:

Stay in med school.

:D

Exactly. I figured out how to make a small fortune in astrophotography.







Start with a large one :)

[Dave Lane]

Oh and thanks Fish!

[Nightfyre]

Set as background. Thanks Dave!

[Chiefs4TheWin]

Very well done man! I can only imagine the equipment you must have to get such a stunning picture!

[Dave Lane]

Actually its not that much pretty much standard Canon camera and some other odds and ends.

I do love having my work compared to Playboy centerfolds and nipples though. :)

[htismaqe]

I am in an engineering and architecture summit (aka a Geek Convention) today and one of the speakers had your Milky Way over Yellowstone pic as a lead-in slide in his deck.

I told the people I am sitting with that I knew the photographer, I couldn't help myself!

People are absolutely stunned by your work Dave.

[DaFace]

I am in an engineering and architecture summit (aka a Geek Convention) today and one of the speakers had your Milky Way over Yellowstone pic as a lead-in slide in his deck.

I told the people I am sitting with that I knew the photographer, I couldn't help myself!

People are absolutely stunned by your work Dave.

With or without permission? :hmmm:

[htismaqe]

With or without permission? :hmmm:

He linked it from the APOD website, cited the source, and used it for informational/educational purposes.

All completely legal. :D

[Dave Lane]

I am in an engineering and architecture summit (aka a Geek Convention) today and one of the speakers had your Milky Way over Yellowstone pic as a lead-in slide in his deck.

I told the people I am sitting with that I knew the photographer, I couldn't help myself!

People are absolutely stunned by your work Dave.

Thanks Parker! There were maybe 100 requests to use it worldwide so he may have asked.

This one maybe the best though. I never thought I'd make Ripleys Believe it or Not

http://www.ripleys.com/blog/milky-way-yellowstone

LMAO:LOL:

[DaFace]

He linked it from the APOD website, cited the source, and used it for informational/educational purposes.

All completely legal. :D

Good. I just know it's pretty common for people to grab photos online and just use them like it's nothing.

[BigRedChief]

Set as background. Thanks Dave!Me too. I'm not giving Dave shit though. He making money hand over fist as a astrophotographer now.;)

[Dave Lane]

Handing out money out of my fist did you say LMAO

[BigRichard]

Bump.

Anyone know of a cheaper telescope (around $100 or less) that would be good for my 10 year old twin niece and nephew. I thought my brother could maybe start a good hobby with them rather than playing video games or teaching them to be little spawns of satan.

[Fish]

Dave, I see you made it up once again. Nice........................

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/

[Dave Lane]

Bump.

Anyone know of a cheaper telescope (around $100 or less) that would be good for my 10 year old twin niece and nephew. I thought my brother could maybe start a good hobby with them rather than playing video games or teaching them to be little spawns of satan.

Did I ever PM you on this? If not please PM me.

[Dave Lane]

Dave, I see you made it up once again. Nice........................

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/

Thank you kind sir!. It was kind of a fun one to research and figure out all those ages. :thumb:

[Nightfyre]

Strong work once again, DL. I still have your Yellowstone one as my background on both my personal and work computers. But I am a Montana guy so I am biased.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Dave, I see you made it up once again. Nice........................

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/Badass.

[Pablo]

That is pretty awesome.

[Ming the Merciless]

very cool shot....love the gear in the foreground and the colors on the trifid and lagoon show up nicely

super cool

[Dave Lane]

Thanks everyone. Much appreciated!

[Fish]

Dave, I saw your name pop up again yesterday on NASA's APoD. Purtty pic...

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180506.html

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1805/meteorsbryce_lane_1800.jpg

Meteors, Planes, and a Galaxy over Bryce Canyon
Image Credit & Copyright: Dave Lane

Explanation: Sometimes land and sky are both busy and beautiful. The landscape pictured in the foreground encompasses Bryce Canyon in Utah, USA, famous for its many interesting rock structures eroded over millions of years. The featured skyscape, photogenic in its own right, encompasses the arching central disk of our Milky Way Galaxy, the short streaks of three passing planes near the horizon, at least four long streaks that are likely Eta Aquariid meteors, and many stars including the three bright stars that make up the Summer Triangle. The featured image is a digital panorama created from 12 smaller images during this date in 2014. Recurring every year, yesterday and tonight mark the peak of this year's Eta Aquriids meteor shower, where a patient observer with dark skies and dark-adapted eyes might expect to see a meteor every few minutes.

[scho63]

Dave, I saw your name pop up again yesterday on NASA's APoD. Purtty pic...

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180506.html

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1805/meteorsbryce_lane_1800.jpg

Meteors, Planes, and a Galaxy over Bryce Canyon
Image Credit & Copyright: Dave Lane


This is actually the moment Dave Loon jumped the shark and traded in his telescope for a keyboard to spend his days and nights waiting for shoes to drop....ROFL

[srvy]

Photo shopped;)

[raybec 4]

That's amazing Dave.

[Ming the Merciless]

right on dave. beautiful stuff as usual

[Chiefs4TheWin]

Best Necro thread ever. Still amazing shots!

[Spott]

Photo shopped;)

From 600 years ago.

[SuperChief]

Wow. Stunning photo. Great work, Dave!

[Rasputin]

When a person says "I'm not gonna lie" then I don't believe them. If it was the truth then it would be unnecessary to say that.

[Couch-Potato]

Super cool man! Congrats!

[cwhocares]

Dave came out to one of the ASKCs (Astronomical Society of Kansas City) outreach events at a grade school and brought several of his photographs. In some of the photos he shopped in some dinosaurs. Looked very real. The kids loved them. One of the children asked how he got a picture of a dinosaur and Dave told him "I'm pretty old". The kid ate it up. It was hilarious.

[CaliforniaChief]

Dave, you really do amazing work. Congratulations!

[SAUTO]

Dave is really awesome

[BigRedChief]

Dave is really awesomewhat this guy said. :clap:

[Simply Red]

Comets orbit a star(mostly). Meteoroids just wander around aimlessly till they run into shit, at which time they become meteors/meteorites, depending on whether they incinerate or not.

:toast:

A comet is a relatively small solar system body that orbits the Sun. When close enough to the Sun they display a visible coma (a fuzzy outline or atmosphere due to solar radiation) and sometimes a tail.

Asteroids are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun. Made of rock and metal, they can also contain organic compounds. Asteroids are similar to comets but do not have a visible coma (fuzzy outline and tail) like comets do.

A meteoroid is a small rock or particle of debris in our solar system. They range in size from dust to around 10 metres in diameter (larger objects are usually referred to as asteroids).

A meteoroid that burns up as it passes through the Earth’s atmosphere is known as a meteor. If you’ve ever looked up at the sky at night and seen a streak of light or ‘shooting star’ what you are actually seeing is a meteor.

A meteoroid that survives falling through the Earth’s atmosphere and colliding with the Earth’s surface is known as a meteorite.

Hmm I don't see the descriptive on UFOs ANYwhere?!?!?! :D

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Yes that's quite a thing that Dave Lane does. I'm spoiled and get to see his work often.