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Washington, D.C. was so fun! We saw a lotta sights 😋😋#washingtondc #lincolnmemorial #otherstuff (at Washington, District of Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtOoynCnn41/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=139ndy7jzd4ab

Take guns away from honest people and only criminals will have them. Make laws criminals will abide by. Laws are not for criminals. Think people, guns are not the problem. #washingtondc #marchforourlives #nra #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #psychotic #psychopathic #bully #bullying #criminalshavenolaws #lawsforcriminals #lawscriminalswillabide #schoolshooting #morelawsforcriminals #honestpeoplelose #moregunlawswontsolveanything #takethegunsandonlycriminalswillhavethem #marchmadness #marchmarchmarch #protest #rally (at Washington, District of Columbia)

NAS PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, and the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will honor frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers with formation flights over Baltimore, Washington D.C. and Atlanta May 2. "America Strong is a way for both teams to show appreciation to the thousands of doctors, nurses, first responders and essential workers out there serving on the frontline day-in and day-out," said Cmdr. Brian Kesselring, U.S. Navy Blue Angels commanding officer and flight leader for the flyover. "This is an extraordinary and unprecedented time but we will get through this. We are all in this together." A formation of 6 F-16C/D Fighting Falcon and 6 F/A-18C/D Hornet aircraft will conduct these flyovers as a collaborative salute to healthcare workers, first responders, military, and other essential personnel while standing in solidarity with all Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We are honored to fly over these cities in a display of national unity and support for the men and women keeping our communities safe." said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Caldwell, Thunderbird commander and lead pilot. "These flyovers are a gesture of goodwill on behalf of the entire Department of Defense to the heroes of the COIVD-19 pandemic." This mission, the second of several planned over the coming weeks, is the culmination of more than a month of planning and coordination between the two teams and numerous city and government offices. Residents along the flight path can expect a few moments of jet noise as the aircraft pass overhead, along with the sight of 12 high-performance aircraft flying close in precise formation. Flyovers in Baltimore will start at 11:30 a.m. (EDT) and last approximately 15 minutes. Flyovers in Washington D.C. and surrounding communities will start at 11:45 a.m. (EDT) and last approximately 20 minutes. Flyovers in Atlanta will start at 1:35 p.m. (EDT) and last approximately 25 minutes. • • #FilmedBySMC #WashingtonDC #Baltimore #Atlanta #BlueAngels #Thunderbirds #Flyover #AmericaStrong #FlightPath #Aircraft #ShootMoveCommunicate (at Washington D.C.) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_pzp4cHZxC/?igshid=vgyse6o0n0zs

Being able to show up and celebrate with the Washington Nationals as they parade down Constitution Ave after the World Series Victory. . . . Music by: "Celebration" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . . . Anyone know a videographer named Joe from the DMV tell him to hit me up. . . . #ShootMoveCommunicate #WashingtonNationals #Nationals #Baseball #NationalsParade #ConstitutionAvenue #WashingtonDC #WorldSeries #FinishTheFight #GoNats #Nats #DMV #DCBaseball (at Constitution Avenue) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4cpGr-nktX/?igshid=us4tu0z2i9cb

This is the Apollo Lunar Module (LM). It was designed to carry two pilots from lunar orbit to the lunar surface and back. The LM is a lot bigger than I thought it would be. Did you know that the Apollo guidance computers (AGC) had only 4 kilobytes of RAM? And only 32 kb of memory. Our smartphones have exponentially more processing power than the machines that literally took us to the moon. ---- #nationalairandspacemuseumsmithsonian #smithsonian #lunarmodule #moonlanding #washingtondc #usatrip #thesideksamericanadventure #throwback #funfacts #biggerthanitlooks (at National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnwwTrgHgjn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=l5fn92cjxacw

What’s That in the Night Sky?

The night sky has really been showing off lately. During the past week, we’ve had the chance to see some amazing sights by simply just looking up!

On Wednesday, Dec. 29, we were greeted by a flyby of the International Space Station over much of the east coast.

When the space station flies overhead, it’s usually easy to spot because it’s the third brightest object in the night sky. You can even enter your location into THIS website and get a list of dates/times when it will be flying over you!

One of our NASA Headquarters Photographers ventured to the Washington National Cathedral to capture the pass in action.

Then, on Saturday, Dec. 2, just one day before the peak of this month’s supermoon, the space station was seen passing in front of the Moon. 

Captured by another NASA HQ Photographer, this composite image shows the space station, with a crew of six onboard, as its silhouette transits the Moon at roughly five miles per second.

Here’s an animated version of the transit.

To top off all of this night sky greatness, are these beautiful images of the Dec. 3 supermoon. This marked the first of three consecutive supermoons taking the celestial stage. The two others will occur on Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, 2018.

A supermoon occurs when the moon’s orbit is closest to Earth at the same time that it is full.

Are you this pilot? An aircraft taking off from Ronald Reagan National Airport is seen passing in front of the Moon as it rose on Sunday.

Learn more about the upcoming supermoons: 

To learn more about what you can expect to spot in the sky this month, visit: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/2017/12/04/whats-up-december-2017

Discover when the International Space Station will be visible over your area by visiting: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/

Learn more about our Moon at: https://moon.nasa.gov/

Make sure to follow us on Tumblr for your regular dose of space: http://nasa.tumblr.com.