Clouds Casting Thousand-mile Shadows When Viewed From The ISS

types of people: celestial bodies

stars: bright-eyed, lonely, smiling to hide the pain, dreamer, falling in love with music, overworking, makes others happy

comets: cold, secretly wants to hold hands, killer gaze, has trouble expressing their emotions, loves unconditionally

moons: soft, a little clingy, heart of gold, gives the best hugs, says sorry too often, pinky promises, gets excited easily

meteors: quiet, fleeting but beautiful smiles, a little insecure, has a way with words, friends are like family, selfless

asteroids: stubborn, loud, protective of their loved ones, doesn’t care, street smart, will fight you, probably wears rings

nebulae: soul of an artist, messy hair, loves children, vibrant, laughs loudly, sensitive, every color is their favorite color

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500,000 Suns by Paul Blake

The North America Nebula, NGC 7000 // DaydreamAstro

Dirty thunderstorm

A dirty thunderstorm (also volcanic lightning, thunder volcano) is a weather phenomenon that is related to the production of lightning in a volcanic plume.

A study in the journal Science indicated that electrical charges are generated when rock fragments, ash, and ice particles in a volcanic plume collide and produce static charges, just as ice particles collide in regular thunderstorms.

Volcanic eruptions are sometimes accompanied by flashes of lightning. However, this lightning doesn’t descend from storm clouds in the sky. It is generated within the ash cloud spewing from the volcano, in a process called charge separation.

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Fallstreak hole 

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In order top to bottom this celestial snapshot features Comet ISON, planet Mars, and Regulus, alpha star of the constellation Leo, in the same frame.

Image Credit: Pete Lawrence (Digital-Astronomy)

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