Topic: Space Pictures This Week: Supersonic Skydive and More

[sam]

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/10/pictures/121018-space-science-supersonic-skydive-asteriods-jupiter-218/

Austrian pilot and sky diver Felix Baumgartner falls toward Earth after leaping out of a Red Bull's Stratos capsule more than 24 miles (39 kilometers) above the Earth on October 24, 2012.

[Simon]

That bloke must want his head testing.

[Clive]

I love the lapping Trojans picture but it *is* only an artist's impression of course.   

[sam]

Amazing bloke. Loved watching it live - made me think if that was my generations Apollo landing moment?

Clive - artists impressions are better than nowt.

[Clive]

Often better than the real thing.   

[sam]

oh yeah, especially when black holes are typically represented in real data by a few slightly brighter pixels.

[Clive]

Absolutely.  Visually uninteresting.