On October 4th, 1957 Sputnik 1 was launched by the USSR, making it the first man-made object to orbit our planet. Its battery died three weeks after launch, but Sputnik soldiered on in orbit for another two months before it descended back into the atmosphere the following January.
Pictured here is a replica. [image source]
(Source: traverse-our-universe)
Bearing the Milky Way
Astrophotography session in Berry (France) in June 2018. I had a lot of fun with a friend playing with this bridge, however the orange glow in the lower part comes from a nuclear plant nearby.
The consolation prize for sitting on the side of the road for 5 hours waiting for an aurora that didn’t show.
