Australian Bushfires from Space
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/2013/01/09/18/31/astronaut-captures-bushfires-from-space
Astronaut captures bushfires from space
A Canadian astronaut has captured his view from space of fires tearing through Australia.
Chris Hadfield took several detailed photos of the bushfires from on board the International Space Station yesterday.
Commander Hadfield, a flight engineer, is currently living on the space station and regularly posts photos of his view of Earth on Twitter.
Firefighters are still scrambling to put out more than 140 bushfires across NSW today as parts of northern NSW still experience hot and windy conditions above 40C.
More hot weather is expected to arrive this weekend.
Last week Commander Hatfield was praised by Star Trek fans for his Twitter exchange with actor and fellow Canadian William Shatner.
“@Cmdr_Hadfield Are you tweeting from space? MBB,” William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk on Star Trek, wrote.
“@WilliamShatner Yes, Standard Orbit, Captain. And we’re detecting signs of life on the surface,” Commander Hatfield replied, using jargon from the TV series.
Commander Hatfield has also tweeted images of the Sahara desert and snow-covered cities in western Canada.
Source: Mashable, @Cmdr_Hadfield,
Author: Alexandra Pleffer, Approving Editor: Nick Pearson
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