astroman
19-Mar-09, 00:33
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
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