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SOFIA

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy,
based in Palmdale, California.
A cooperation between NASA and DLR.


SOFIA in the hangar

Telescope Door

GREAT Receiver

Telescope Mount

SOFIA Cockpit

Coating Facility

The Hangar

Departure

Sunset

Window View

Busy operations

Lights of the Night

Pueblo

Lightning

Las Vegas

West Coast

West Coast Cities

Light Pollution

Moonset

San Francisco

Stairway to Heaven?

SOFIA

SOFIA II ?

SOFIA

Farewell

time lapse sequences of SOFIA flight #298, May 18th, 2016


lightning seen from the stratosphere on board of SOFIA


Thanks to the German SOFIA Institute DSI for this great opportunity!

© all images taken by Till Credner