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SPNC Year 4 Instruction #6: "Shoot at noon and like a 5-year old shooting for the first time." - Chuck Patch
This phantasmagorical sculpture of gas and dust gives one the feeling of observing a series of explosions deep under the surface of a clear body of water. Caldwell 6, also known as NGC 6543 and commonly called the Cat’s Eye Nebula, is as well known as it is enigmatic. Hubble’s stunning image of this remarkable object has garnered fame for both the telescope and the nebula.
Caldwell 6 is a planetary nebula — clouds of expanding gas given off by an aging star during its slow death. When a star gets old and its hydrogen fuel runs out, its core collapses and its outer layers puff up. As the collapsing core gets hotter and denser, helium fusion ignites and produces an outward rush of energy that pushes the outer layers of gas into space, forming a nebula. This cycle can repeat, creating a series of gaseous rings around the central star, as Hubble revealed in the Cat’s Eye Nebula.
Planetary nebulae are so named because their rounded shapes looked like planets to the first astronomers who viewed them through telescopes. Caldwell 6 was discovered in February of 1786 by German-British astronomer Sir William Herschel (who also discovered the planet Uranus and was knighted in 1816). English amateur astronomer William Huggins is credited with investigating Caldwell 6’s spectrum for the first time, and his studies demonstrated that planetary nebulae are gaseous in nature, rather than stellar or otherwise, as previously thought.
In addition to being one of the first planetary nebulae discovered and the first to be observed spectroscopically, the Cat’s Eye Nebula is (for reasons unknown) also one of the most complex ever observed. This image, captured by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys in 2002, reveals the nebula’s complexity, including concentric gas shells, jets of high-speed gas, and unusual shock-induced knots of gas. Each of the eleven or more concentric rings, or shells, around the Cat's Eye is actually the edge of a spherical bubble seen projected onto the sky — material ejected in regular episodes 1,500 years apart and forming a layered, onion-skin structure around the dying star.
Hubble’s image of it evokes feelings of a dramatic and swift eruption, but in reality, planetary nebulae reflect the very slow death of a Sun-like star — an alternative to violent supernova explosions. This exquisite stellar demise provides scientists the opportunity to study how the chemicals that were previously encased in the star disseminate into the universe and eventually influence the creation of new stars and planets — and perhaps life.
The Cat’s Eye has one of the highest surface brightnesses in the Caldwell catalog. Despite its relatively small size (just 5 light-years across), it still manages an impressive magnitude 8.2 in apparent brightness. Located about 3,000 light-years away, Caldwell 6 is located in the constellation Draco and is best seen during the summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Southern Hemisphere observers might be able to spot it in mid-winter if located close to the equator. The nebula’s small size will make it difficult to see in detail, but its high apparent magnitude will help observers spot it with a telescope. After locating Caldwell 6, try using “averted vision,” or looking away from the center of the nebula, to better see the billowing clouds of gas.
Credit: NASA, ESA, HEIC, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: R. Corradi (Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes, Spain) and Z. Tsvetanov (NASA)
For more information about Hubble's observations of Caldwell 6, visit: hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2004/news-2004-27.html
hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1995/news-1995-01.html
For Hubble's Caldwell catalog website and information on how to find these objects in the night sky, visit:
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A simple fruit reflection for this week.
Our Daily Challenge - Topic "Double".
My 52 project - Week 6/52.
#OftenImitatedNeverDuplicated
Truck 6 is back in service! After the 2017 Pierce Arrow XT was returned due to recalls, Castle Beach Fire Department opted to bring back one of the reserve tillers to frontline duty once it returned from a brief refurbishment. Despite its age, the Spartan tiller remains a crew favorite due to its ease of use. Originally ordered during a trial phase, the design of this tiller would play a major role in the setting the Castle Beach tiller spec. The twin of this rig would also serve as a test truck, but was moved to ready reserve status almost immediately. Truck 6 will now operate this 1995 Spartan/LTI tiller for the foreseeable future until the next batch of tillers is ordered.
Truck 6 Technical Specs:
1995 Spartan Gladiator/LTI 100’ tiller
Code 3 lighting
B&M Super Chief siren
Motorola Spectra siren
Grover air horns
241 ft of ground ladders
Holmatro Extraction Equipment
Onan 20 kW on-board generator
Vanair Pro 185-cfm air compressor
The officer's side was structured to carry truck company equipment, while the driver’s side was designed to store rescue tools.
In addition, the apparatus carries 241 ft. of ground ladders. The complement consists of extension ladders, wall ladders, and roof ladders. The extension ladder complement consists of one 35 ft. ladder, one 14 ft. ladder, one 12 ft ladder, and one collapsible 10 ft. ladder. The wall ladder complement includes two 24 ft. ladders, two 20 ft. ladders, and two 16 ft. ladders. The roof ladder complement has one 20 ft. ladder, one 16 ft. ladder, and two 12 ft. ladders.
Listed are some of the major tools carried by Truck 10:
Saws:
- (3) Temptest Ventmaster chain saws
- (2) Partner K12-950 rotary saws
- Electric chain saw
- Electric circular saw
- Electric Milwaukee Sawzall
- (2) Dewalt Battery Reciprocating saws
- Dewalt Battery drill
- Dewalt Battery circular saw
Fans:
- Tempest 18” electric ppv fan (16,800 cfm)
- Lifejack 18” gas ppv fan (18,000 cfm)
- 16” electric fan
Rapid Intervention Team:
- RIT tool bag
- RIT scba bag
- RIT rescue rope
Salvage:
- (5) 9x12 salvage covers
- (1) Floor runner cover
- (2) Salvage tubs
Suppression:
- (2) AFFF extinguishers
- (2) Dry chemical extinguishers
- CO2 extinguisher
- (2) Water extinguishers
Rope Rescue:
- (6) 200' rescue rope
- (2) 300' rescue rope
- (4) Full body harnesses
- (2) Rigging bags, each containing:
- (20) 20' webbing
- (20) Prussics (assorted sizes)
- (20) steel carabiners
- (2) gibbs ascenders
- rigging plate
- brake bar rack
- Full body harness
- (2) 3/8 double sheave pulley
- (2) 4 inch pulleys (prussic minded)
- (4) 3 inch single pulleys
Homatro Jaws of Life Hydraulic Rescue System:
- PPU 15 power plant (220V)
- DPU 30 power plant (220V)
- 32’ Holmatro hydraulic hose reels
- SP 5260 32” spreader (112,400 lbs)
- TR 4340 C Telescopic Ram (48,780 lbs)
- TR 4350 C Telescopic Ram (48,780 lbs)
- CU 5050 cutter (317,430 lbs)
- CU 4035 C NCT cutter (79,810 lbs)
- CU 4055 C NCT cutter (228,900 lbs)
- HRS22 Ram Support
- Various accessories
Cribbing/Stabilization:
- (10) 6x6's
- (4) 6x6 wedges
- (25) 2x4's
- (4) 4x4x36's
- (46) 4x4's
- (20) 4x4 wedges
- (4) Step-chocks
- (2) Hi-lift jacks
- (2) Junkyard Dog Nightmare struts
- (2) Junkyard Dog G-Force struts
- (10) Steel pickets
- (2) Enerpac P392 manual hydraulic pumps
- Enerpac spreader
- (2) 25-Ton hydraulic bottle jacks
- (2) 10-Ton bottle jacks
- (2) 1.5 Ton Com-a-long
- .75 Ton Com-a-long
- (6) 3/8” chain – 10ft
- (4) 3/8" chain - 20ft
- Chain shorteners and hooks
Paratech Maxiforce Air Bags:
- KPI-1 ton airbag (6x6)
- (2) KPI-5 ton airbags (10x10)
- (2) KPI-8 ton airbags (12x12)
- KPI-12 ton airbag (15x15)
- (2) KPI-22 ton airbags (20x20)
- (2) KPI-32 ton airbags (24x24)
- KPI-44 ton airbag (28x28)
- (2) KPI-55 ton airbag (32x32)
- KPI-74 ton airbag (37x37)
Total: 375 tons
Pneumatic Tools:
-Paratech Air Source Cart (160 cuft of air)
-Paratech Airgun 40
-Paratech Pakhammer 90
-Impact wrench
-Pneumatic drill
-Pneumatic cut-off saw
Credits:
David H for the functional compartments
Paulo R for the turntable design and cord reel
Abeed M and Jeff B for their big time assist with the decals
Inspired by:
Arcadia Fire Dept Truck 705
Newport Beach Fire Dept Truck 62
See all the pictures of the exhibition HERE_Toutes les photos de l'exposition ICI : flic.kr/s/aHsksDf8Am
– This picture is the first made for the exhibition. For me, the 2 important parts of the picture are : the look on the migrant’s face and the position of her hand, on her bag that is giving more strength to the feeling she expresses in her look.
– Cette photo est la première réalisée. Pour moi, les 2 éléments importants de cette photo sont le regard de la migrante et la position de sa main sur son sac qui renforce le sentiment qu’elle exprime avec son regard.
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232 587-6 mit einem Steinsalz-Zug nach Wismar zwischen Baalberge und Biendorf
232 587-6 with a rocksalt-train between Baalberge and Biendorf
I've been reading Eckhart Tolle recently. I have to say that for a while he really pissed me off, but now I think I'm starting to get it.
He says everything comes down to "presence." The most helpful thing we can do is to allow people to be exactly who they are.
According to Eckhart, holding a space for someone allows them to become their best self.
I was thinking about this when I ran in to Michael. He asked me for money, which I gave him, and I asked him if he would be part of my 100 Strangers project.
Poverty is overwhelming to me. Being alone and penniless seems like one of the worst things that could happen. I feel at a loss, because any step seems too small or fruitless.
So I thought I'd try Eckhart's gift of presence. To see and to hear and to allow. Come to think of it, maybe that’s what the 100 Strangers project is all about. Maybe it’s nothing, or just maybe it’s everything.
Here is what Michael had to say:
“I feel unimportant. I don’t have the connections I need to make a change in my life. I am waiting. For a lot of things. Anyone who thinks they do things on their own is an idiot. We all need to help each other.”
This photo is displayed in
6×7 strut folding camera with a coupled rangefinder.
Originally, PLAUBEL was a German company, a Japanese company Doi group purchased it in 1975.
We had lunch with him yesterday, he brought the old camera.
プラウベル マキナ67
折りたたみ式の中判カメラ。
Canon PowerShot G7
6/52. - Street
#letsgetcreative2014
I took this shot in an abandoned building in an abandoned industrial complex I explored with friends yesterday. It's a really great location and I wish I'd had more time to shoot. I think the theme has so many possible interpretations. I'm happy with it overall, but I would like to interpret meaning into more of my work. I can finally edit RAW, so that's a big upgrade.
"A Good Father,,,,is one of the most unsung, unpraised, unnoticed, and yet one of the most valuable assets to our society." Billy Graham
Racing in the rain with Ayrton Senna's 1991 Formula 1 car. I built this McLaren MP4/6 in 2014.
Instructions available: rebrickable.com/users/noahl/mocs/
Instagram: @noahl.lego
North Yorkshire Moors Railway stoomlocomotief 6619 arriveert in het station van Goathland met een reizigerstrein.
North Yorkshire Moors Railway arrives in the station from Goathland with a passenger working.
6/2019 - Bridgeport, NJ
SLRS 9069 Baldwin DS4-4-1000 is the last PRR Baldwin in existence. It was built in 1949 and painted back into brunswick green in 2007. In this shot, 9069 is heading to a customer siding to pick up a flatcar.
On location with permission.
Hi everyone,
This card is for the current Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge: Die Cuts.
I used my SSS Layered Holiday Tree die set for the star and 3 shades of mint green ink to create an ombre effect on the tree. The sentiment is from SSS Big Holiday Wishes, and the sequins are from an old SSS monthly card kit. Details on this card are on My Blog
Thanks for stopping by!
The spacecraft was launched on June 16, 1963. While Vostok 5 had been delayed by technical problems, Vostok 6's with Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova proceeded perfectly with no difficulties at all. Data collected during the mission was to allow better understanding of the female body's reaction to spaceflight. Like other cosmonauts on Vostok missions, she maintained a flight log, took photographs, and manually oriented the spacecraft. Her photographs of the horizon from space were later used to identify aerosol layers within the atmosphere. The mission, a joint flight with Vostok 5, was originally conceived as being a joint mission with two Vostoks each carrying a female cosmonaut, but this changed as the Vostok program experienced cutbacks as a precursor to the retooling of the program into the Voskhod program. Vostok 6 was the last flight of a Vostok 3KA spacecraft.
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Picture taken with NIKON D50.
Lightroom 3.6
© Vratislav Indra All Rights Reserved
Kalenderblatt (6)
Heute: 15. Weltmilchtag
Today: 15th World Milk Day
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Cuando la palabra se atraganta, y los pensamientos te ofuscan, el color puede salvarte, ayudarte a dar forma, a crear, a comunicarte, animan a romper la monótona y monocromatica vida que uno lleva, siempre gris, siempre guiada por los rituales de la rutina...pero si empiezas a llenar tu vida de color, entonces todo puede cambiar, color tras color, forma tras forma, linea a linea, construyendo tu mundo un poco mas alegre y concurrido, claro que también puedes optar por el método "cristal", ya sabes aquel que dice que todo depende del color del cristal con que se mira...le pones uno rosa y tirando millas.
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DATOS DEL DISPARO:
Luz: continua (dos focos de obra de 500W de potencia cada uno)
Suelo: cartulina blanca
Sujeto: 6 lapices de diferente color
Entorno: softbox
Tipo de lente: macro
Sujeción de la cámara: a pulso
F/4.5 - 1/320 S - ISO 200 - 90 mm
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Cancion recomendada: Colors (pulsa sobre colors para oirla)
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Letra de la cancion:
Yesterday I got lost in the circus
Feeling like such a mess
Now I'm down I'm just hanging on the corner
I can't help but reminisce
When you're gone all the colors fade
When you're gone no New Year's Day parade
You're gone
Colors seem to fade
Your mama called she said that you're down stairs crying
Feeling like such a mess
Yeah I hear you you're in the background bawling
What happened to your sweet summertime dress
I know we all, we all got our faults
We get locked in our vaults and we stay
But when you're gone all the colors fade
When you're gone no New Year's Day parade
You're gone
Colors seem to fade
Colors seem to fade
Yeah
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Tracey Clark's Picture Fall Day 6: Subtleties
Tracey provided "subtleties" as our prompt asking us to fill our frames with monochromatic subject matter in order to highlight a captivating shape and texture.
While Ronnie and Jason are still making their way to the Mercury Labs warehouse, Maddie and Jax are holding up there, with Maddie stressed out.
MP: "Oh my god, this can't be happening, this just can't be happening."
Jax: "Maddie! Ease up."
MP: "Ease up? EASE UP?! Mercury Labs just blew up! Doctor Hewitt has gone crazy! Oh and to not forget, WE FREAKING MERGED INTO ONE PERSON!"
Jax: "Maddie!"
MP: "WHO IS ON FIRE AND HAS POWERS!"
Jax: "Maddie! Please! Calm down! I can feel your stress."
MP: "I- I'm so sorry, Jax! I'm sorry. This is just so overwhelming."
Jax: "I know. I can feel it."
MP: "You can?"
Jax: "I guess not only our bodies and minds merged, but our emotions as well. I can feel what you feel, and I guess you can feel what I feel."
MP: "That's... so sweet..."
As Maddie calms down, Henry Hewitt enters the warehouse.
HH: "Miss Payne and mister Jackson."
MP: "D- Doctor Hewitt? You look different."
HH: "Thanks to the two of you. The Firestorm matrix was destined for me, but after that explosion, I feel some sort of redemption. These powers, are incredible. However, they are not as powerful as yours are. This, this is a start. Now it's time for you to hand over the matrix."
MP: "You're a madman. We can't do that!"
Hewitt powers up and starts to glow.
HH: "Then you shall face the wrath of Tokamak!"
Hewitt charges at Maddie and Jax and they prepare to fight back.