Astrophotography with a difference

[astroman]

Not sure if macro photos of space rocks strictly speaking counts as astrophotography, but here are a couple anyway. These rocks (and others) were obtained on loan for use during the Science Festival Week.

Part of the Henbury iron meteorite showing the Widmanstatten pattern...
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/astroman_caithness/IronMeteoriteWidmanstatten.jpg


Part of the Imilac stony-iron meteorite....
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/astroman_caithness/StonyIronMeteorite.jpg


Part of the Parnallee ordinary chondrite clearly showing chondrules and the external fusion crust formed by heating when it plummeted through the Earth's atmosphere....
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj138/astroman_caithness/ParnalleeChondrite.jpg

[tjc]

:eek:

Brilliant stuff astroman. Amazing to see these... great detail and patterns.

It just blows me away to think of where these rocks have come from and the journey they`ve been on.

Fantastic patter(s) on the first one. I`m off to google "Widmanstatten pattern" :D

Thanks for posting.

[wifie]

Fascinating astroman! TY! :D

[North Light]

Interesting images, the patterns in the first one are fascinating.