Space Image of the Week: Spectacular Saturn; 'Year in Space' Calendar Image of the Week for October 20.Business Editors ITHACA Ithaca, city, United States Ithaca (ĭth`əkə), city (1990 pop. 29,541), seat of Tompkins co., S central N.Y., at the southern end of Cayuga Lake, in the Finger Lakes region; settled 1789, inc. as a city 1888. , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2003 Spectacular Saturn tips its rings for the Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the first large optical orbiting observatory. Built from 1978 to 1990 at a cost of $1.5 billion, the HST (named for astronomer E. P. Hubble) was expected to provide the clearest view yet obtained of the universe. in an online photo-essay at the website of "The Year In Space" 2004 Desk Calendar, an award-winning 144-page weekly calendar featuring images and information from the past, present and future of space exploration and astronomical discovery (http://www.YearInSpace.com/iow). The amazing multiple exposure image, four years in the making, shows how the tilt of Saturn's rings changes over time when viewed from Earth. The five-image montage was chosen to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Hubble Heritage Project The Hubble Heritage Project was founded by a group of astronomers in 1998. The team releases on an almost monthly base pictures of celestial objects like planets, stars, galaxies and galaxy clusters. , a clearinghouse for incredible images from the Hubble archives. The complete photo-essay that appears in the calendar is now available online as the current "Image of the Week." In colorful full-page photo-essays, "The Year In Space" takes its readers on an out-of-this-world journey while giving them a convenient way to organize their busy lives back on Earth. The 53 stunning weekly images represent the full spectrum of space exploration, from the earliest X-15 flights in the 1950s, to the ongoing construction of the International Space Station. In addition, planetary images from Viking, Voyager and Mars Global Surveyor The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) was a US spacecraft developed by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched November 1996. It began the United States's return to Mars after a 20-year absence. are presented along with spectacular deep space vistas taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and some of the world's leading astronomical observatories. A fun and informative essay accompanies each weekly image. "The Year In Space" is also a versatile desk calendar, with weekly, monthly, yearly and multi-year calendars, a daily moon phase calendar, an address section, blank pages for notes, and more. Orders for "The Year In Space" can be placed on the Web site (http://www.YearInSpace.com) or by calling 800/736-6836. There is free standard shipping in the U.S. and rush delivery (3-5 days) is available for an additional charge. The calendar will begin shipping at the end of October. Discounts of 27% to 47% are available for all NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. employees nationwide, as well as for employees, customers, retirees and stockholders of organizations that sponsor the calendar, including Boeing (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BA), Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT LMT left mentotransverse (position of fetus). ), MD Robotics, Countdown Creations, Sky & Telescope, The Planetary Society, and the National Space Society. Education and Internet discounts are also available on the website. |
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