Logbook

Records sorted by date, not by tone.

NASA image records and Library of Congress sets sit beside one another here. Each entry names the object, the collection, and the page that carries the credit line.

2026-04-15

Apollo Lunar Module

The lander record belongs with the Moon material because the leg geometry, the ladder, and the dust shadow are all part of the story. NASA/KSC record.

2026-04-14

Blue Marble 2012

The full-disk Earth view carries coastlines, cloud bands, and open ocean in one frame. NASA/GSFC record.

2026-04-13

WPA Poster Set

The poster group brings typography, bold blocks of color, and civic messaging into the print shelf. Library of Congress set.

2026-04-12

Libraries Set

Shelves, reading rooms, and book stacks give the archive a quieter document layer. Library of Congress set.

Collection trail

Eight records that cover sky, land, weather, and print.

Different material calls for different notes: wide field, tight frame, grid, surface, or sequence.

2026-04-12

Carina Nebula

Dust lanes and bright knots make this the strongest opening frame in the sky set. NASA record.

2026-04-11

Mars Rover Tracks

Tracks and shadow marks show motion without needing a long caption. NASA/JPL record.

2026-04-10

City Map

Street labels, blocks, and route lines make the map a clean document layer. Library of Congress set.

2026-04-09

Aurora Australis

A green curtain at the limb of Earth reads as atmosphere first and color field second. NASA/GSFC record.

2026-04-08

Neptune Rings

Thin rings against deep space turn the planet into a line study. NASA/JPL record.

2026-04-07

Major Solar Flare

The flare record is all arc and core, with very little background needed. NASA/GSFC record.

2026-04-06

Moon Surface

The flag, tracks, and bright regolith make this a hardware record as much as a landscape. NASA record.

2026-04-05

Comet Borrelly

Jets and coma turn the comet into a moving body with a strong inner edge. NASA/JPL record.

Source families

The records grouped by what they show.

Sky scenes, maps, hardware, weather, and print sets all read differently, so each group gets its own kind of note.

Sky record

Andromeda Galaxy

The spiral shape gives the archive a broad opening frame. Local file: assets/source-images/nasa-andromeda.jpg. Credit: NASA/JPL/California Institute of Technology. Source page.

It reads as a large, quiet object with clear structure.

Sky record

Orion Nebula and Bow Shock

The bright core and the shock edge make this a denser sky scene than the opening galaxy view. Local file: assets/source-images/nasa-orion-bow-shock.jpg. Credit: NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA. Source page.

It gives the page a narrower, more active field.

Print set

Books, Maps, and More

The collection page carries reading-room material, atlas spreads, and other bookish sources in one place. Local file: assets/source-images/loc-books-maps.jpg. Credit: Library of Congress. Source page.

It works well when the archive needs a slower, document-heavy group.

Hardware record

Apollo 11 Lunar Module

The ladder, landing gear, and long shadows turn the object into a clear machine study. Local file: assets/source-images/nasa-apollo-lunar-module.jpg. Credit: NASA/KSC. Source page.

It reads as a built object first and a lunar scene second.

Surface record

Perseverance Looks Toward Santa Cruz

The rover deck and the distant ridge line keep the Mars note concrete. Local file: assets/source-images/nasa-mars-perseverance.jpg. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS. Source page.

This is a good anchor for the Mars section because the machine and the terrain are both visible.

Earth record

Blue Marble 2012

The full-disk Earth view carries coastlines, cloud bands, and open water in one frame. Local file: assets/source-images/nasa-blue-marble.jpg. Credit: NASA/GSFC. Source page.

It gives the archive a calm, wide counterweight to the smaller sky records.

Planet record

The Edge of the Night

The ring plane and the dark limb make Saturn feel almost architectural. Local file: assets/source-images/nasa-saturn-night-edge.jpg. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute. Source page.

The frame works as a geometry study as much as a planetary view.

Atmosphere record

Venus Cloud Tops Viewed by Hubble

Cloud texture and the planet edge make this one read almost like an atmospheric chart. Local file: assets/source-images/nasa-venus-cloud-tops.jpg. Credit: NASA/JPL. Source page.

It closes the run with a lighter, more diagram-like image.

Current mix

The archive now leans on clear image families and short record lines.

The latest mix favors plain captions, direct credits, and a wider spread of subjects.

2026-04-12

Mars and Moon materials now sit apart

Rover tracks, lunar hardware, and dust scenes each keep their own place so the surface records do not blur together.

2026-04-12

Planet pages now carry different kinds of light

The set now includes a ring edge, a cloud top record, and a full-disk Earth view instead of a single planetary mood.

2026-04-11

Print material has its own section

WPA posters and the books-and-maps set now sit together, which keeps typography and reading-room material in the same place.

2026-04-10

Sky records now open with more texture

Carina Nebula and the Orion frame give the archive a denser first glance than a flat title page would.

2026-04-09

The map pages stay focused on labels

City plans and reading-room maps now emphasize street names, border lines, and route logic.

2026-04-08

Weather records gained their own place

Aurora, solar flare, and hurricane scenes now read as atmosphere and motion rather than as general spectacle.

2026-04-07

Each card keeps its own source line

The records now keep the local file and the source page together so the credit trail stays visible at a glance.

2026-04-06

The closing note now points back to the objects

The page ends on subject matter rather than on process, which keeps the logbook tied to the collection itself.