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C/2020 F3 NEOWISE
This surprise comet was discovered on 23-Mar-2020 by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). Perihelion (closest approach to the sun) was on July 3rd, just outside the orbit of Mercury, and It's closest approach to Earth will be on July 23rd. A faint 2nd tail (gas/ion/plasma -tail) is just visible above and left of the main dust tail.
Although the coment was still visible to the naked eye when the above image was acquired, it was noticeable dimmer than my 1st observation on the early morning of 13-July. In the predawn skies, it's long tail stood out prominently below Cappella - with Venus and Aldebaran in conjunction to the East.
Although I considered cropping out the tree tops from the bottom, in the end, I liked the sense of scale they added. The constellation Ursa Major (The Bear) is off the fame just above Comet Neowise
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5.5-6 deg tail length
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France. Alpes. Savoie. Haute Tarentaise. Massif des Alpes Grées. Photo prise lors d'un aller-retour au Lac de la Bailletta, au départ du parking du Saut. Nous avons effectué cette rando en famille, merveilleusement guidés par notre ami de Haute Tarentaise.
Cette photo a été prise en remontant au Col de la Bailletta.
Sur la photo précédente, le lac était d'un vert intense car on était face à la pente herbeuse. Comme annoncé, sur cette photo, il est d'un bleu intense (en son centre), mâtiné de blanc, car cette fois on était sur la pente et en hauteur donc il reflétait le ciel.
Indépendamment du lac, les environs du Col de la Bailletta offrent un très beau panorama vers le sud avec entre autres :
o Le Signal de l'Iseran (3237m) à gauche, particulièrement à son avantage sous ce profil,
o La Pointe de Charbonnel (3752m) au fond au centre, qui est tout simplement le point culminant des Alpes Grées,
o Le Vallon de l'Iseran et la route (D902) qui monte au Col de l'Iseran (plus haut col routier des Alpes), le long de la Crête des Lessières.
Sur la gauche et au centre de la photo, les sommets appartiennent au Massif des Alpes Grées.
Sur la droite de la photo, les sommets appartiennent au Massif de la Vanoise.
Oggi mi sono fatta un grande regalo: ammirare una distesa immensa di girasoli!
è stato bello scattare tante foto: voglio che queste immagini rimangano sempre impresse nella mia mente come l'emozione che ho provato, succede tutte le volte che sto in mezzo alla Natura e la ringrazio per i suoi doni...
Melbourne has been blessed with some beautiful, sunny days this winter, which has made going for a suburban stroll a delight.
Much was my surprise the other day n a wander to discover an old Ornamental Cherry Blossom in bloom! This would not be odd if it were spring: however it is winter!
Prunus serrulata or Japanese cherry, also called hill cherry, oriental cherry, East Asian cherry, is a species of cherry native to China, Japan and Korea, and is used for its spring cherry blossom displays and festivals.
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Vico Equense is a town overlooking the Bay of Naples in Southern Italy. If you're looking for a quiet corner on the coast far from the tourist crowds, this is the place! It's located on the Amalfi Coast, it can be reached easily from Naples and Pompeii as it is at the south-eastern end of the rail line. Vico Equense is the first town along the Sorrentine peninsula, and the perfect destination if you want to explore a coastal town in an area relatively undiscovered by most tourists. Stay in Vico Equense, where the pretty historic center is set on the clifftop overlooking the water, and there are beautiful beaches and excellent local restaurants, pizzerias, and gelato shops. Less than 10 minutes by train from Sorrento, Vico is conveniently located on the coast yet far from the crowds of international tourists in Sorrento.
Vico Equense is part of the greater Bay of Naples metropolitan area and is a relative quiet tourist destination. Located on a tuff cliff, it is relatively close to the ferry to the island of Capri, the volcano Vesuvius, the Monte Faito and the ancient town of Pompeii.
Vico Equense is een stad met uitzicht op de baai van Napels in Zuid-Italië. Als u op zoek bent naar een rustige hoek aan de kust ver van de toeristische drukte, dan is dit de plek! Het is gelegen aan de Amalfikust en is gemakkelijk te bereiken vanuit Napels en Pompeii, aangezien het zich aan de zuidoostkant van de spoorlijn bevindt. Vico Equense is de eerste stad langs het schiereiland Sorrentine en de perfecte bestemming als u een kustplaats wilt verkennen in een gebied dat relatief onontdekt is door de meeste toeristen. Verblijf in Vico Equense, waar het mooie historische centrum zich op de klif met uitzicht op het water bevindt, en er zijn prachtige stranden en uitstekende lokale restaurants, pizzeria's en gelato-winkels. Minder dan 10 minuten met de trein van Sorrento, Vico is gunstig gelegen aan de kust en toch ver van de drukte van internationale toeristen in Sorrento.
The River Leven meets the River Clyde estuary at Dumbarton Rock.
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Al fin puedo ir a mi Mar Menor,el invierno fue duro y ya lo necesitaba.
At last I can go to my Mar Menor, winter was hard and I already needed it
Schloss Elmau is a luxury hotel at the foot of the Wetterstein mountains, in a nature reserve near the village of Klais lying between Garmisch and Mittenwald in Bavaria, Germany.
The five-star hotel today offers 123 rooms and suites, as well as a concert hall and several restaurants. It is a forum for renowned international conferences and meetings. It is among "The Leading Hotels of the World".
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3 Broadgate revamps an important pedestrian link between Broadgate Circle and Finsbury Avenue Square.
The "Cais das Pedras" is one of the old quays on the Douro River which is located in the region of Massarelos, Porto, and has a set of old houses, many of which have been transformed into bars, restaurants and hotels.
(of the series: trip to Portugal - december 2019)
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New location from the rear garden where I have repainted the garden shed. (Despite being fairly new all the heavy rain in the spring was too much for the factory sprayed Sadolin treatment.)
Jaws the fox my main model is getting later in arriving as daylight keeping him away. He still likes the meat rather than the badger & fox nuts which get left until the small hours.
Lighting set-up has now needed an additional Nikon SB900 to give some light onto the background.
Camera info:-
Nikon D750 at 1.7 metres from subject {on manual}
Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 @ f/6.3,
ISO 1600,
Shutter 1/200,
Focal length 38 mm.
Camera shutter triggered by very long cable release.
Nikon SB900 flash lights, Yongnuo 602's to fire Nikon strobes.
A. Nikon SB900 flash light "A" bare head, 4 metres at 45 degrees to the right of shed, on 1/64 power about 2 metres high on light stand to light shed.
B. Nikon SB 900 "B" key light, on the right at 0.8 metre high, 2.3 metres from subject and at 45 degrees on 1/32 power with a fine grid on front.
C. Nikon SB900 "C" fill light on the left at 45 degrees to fill in light - low setting of 1/64 power, fine grid on frontmanual.
Please see previous image “Behind the scene fox photo 19th May 2020” for more details of the lighting set-up.
The Villa d'Este is a 16th-century villa in Tivoli, near Rome, famous for its terraced hillside Italian Renaissance garden and especially for its profusion of fountains. It is now an Italian state museum, and is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
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Was just checking some photos I took this year when Isaw the cross on his hat. Didnt realize it while shooting. KREUZ means CROSS in German.
No photoshop. Just dodge and burn in lightroom as usual. #blackandwhite #kreuzberg #berlin #streetphotography
King Cormorants (Phalacrocorax atriceps), also known as the Imperial Shag, interact with courtship behavior at their nesting site on Saunders Island Island in the Falkland Islands.
From the long, long ago archives - I sure miss this bird!
Digiscoped with my tiny Panasonic GX1 using manual focus.
Hé ... waar zijn al mijn maatjes gebleven ....
Uit het archief, 30 april 2017 ...
Vanuit de Fotohut Weidevogels in de polder van Marken ...
Happy May Day! My first Osprey of the season.
Osprey feed primarily on live fish, which they catch from the water by using their long, hooked talons. An osprey can plunge so forcefully into the water that if will completely submerge! They are a perfect fishing machine with a success rate of around 70%.
You saw the landscape image earlier in the week. Here's the snowy owl photobombing it. Hope you enjoy it for what it is ... just having some creative fun. Shot at the Canadian Raptor Center in Ontario, Canada, October 2017. Harding Ice Field, Alaska, USA, July 2013
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France. Vosges. Alsace. Haut-Rhin. Vallée de Munster. Photo prise lors d'une rando en boucle partielle effectuée avec ma femme au départ du Gaschney, en passant successivement par le Lac de Schiessrothried, le Col du Wormspel, le haut de la crête des Spitzkoepfe, une partie du Sentier des Névés, le Col du Wormspel à nouveau, le Hohneck et pour finir le Col de Schaeferthal.
Les paysages grandioses et les magiques couleurs d'automne au soleil ont fait de cette rando une de nos plus belles randos ! ❤️
Comme indiqué dans le titre, cette photo a été prise depuis le flanc droit de la crête des Spitzkoepfe, près du point le plus haut.
Sur ce cliché, on peut voir quelques beaux rochers de cette crête rocheuse et sauvage, prisée des alpinistes et amateurs de sensations fortes. D'ailleurs, à droite des rochers de gauche, on aperçoit légèrement le casque d'un alpiniste et le corps d'un autre.
En bas à droite, on peut voir la pente abrupte plonger vers la Combe d'Ammelthal et ses belles couleurs d'automne.
Quand j'étais sur cette forte pente, j'étais subjugué la sauvagerie du décor mais je n'étais pas à l'aise car je suis légèrement sujet au vertige et qu'il y avait du vent. J'étais particulièrement mal à l'aise quand je prenais des photos. 😉
Dans la pente, on peut voir quelques arbustes déjà complètement dénudés le 13 octobre. Il y en avait beaucoup plus sur le flanc gauche, du côté du Lac de Schiessrothried.
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The Maughan Library is the main university research library of King's College London. It was formerly the home to the headquarters of the Public Record Office.
2.5 Seconds series - climate change awareness project
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The world is getting warmer. Since the Industrial Revolution, the global average surface temperature has increased by more than 0.9 degrees Celsius and the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by more than a third. Most of the warming occurred in the past 35 years, with the warmest years on record taking place since 2010. 2016 and 2019 were the warmest years on record.
Global warming, the gradual heating of Earth's surface, oceans and atmosphere, is caused by human activity, primarily the burning of fossil fuels that pump carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. More than 197 international scientific organizations agree that global warming is real and has been caused by human action.
It is causing a set of changes and complex shifts to the Earth's which climate scientists call “climate change”. Volcanic eruptions and variations in solar radiation from sunspots have contributed only about two percent to the recent warming effect. The balance comes from greenhouse gases and other human-caused factors.
The rapid rise in greenhouse gases is a problem because it’s changing the climate faster than some living things can adapt to. Also, a new and more unpredictable climate poses unique challenges to all life. A one-degree global change is significant. In the past, a one- to two-degree drop was all it took to plunge the Earth into the Little Ice Age.
Already, global warming is having a measurable effect on the planet.
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With this shot I'd like to celebrate two precious things: the Earth's Day 2020 and my family.
I have captured this moment during our 2014 summer vacations while descending from the Waldnersee, in Ahrntal (South Tyrol). It had just stopped raining, at least for the moment. The temperature was about a windy 3-4° C; the landscape was soaked wet, but always beautiful. My wife, Laura, decided that she wanted to improve the mood of the family and, typically, offered us some candies ;-)
The summer of 2014 was exceedingly rainy and cold and after that hike I got a half-bronchitis; nevertheless this photo stirs warm memories of a time when our sons were still almost out of their teen years and life was a bit nicer and simpler ;-)
Hope that you will enjoy it!
Dear friends, what are we doing in times when we are not allowed to travel? We can take photos around our home - sure. I guess we all do this - till we cannot see anything new any more, right? And then we remember the great times where we have been at the most wonderful places that are right now and possibly forever totally out of reach - full of desire. Such a place is Machu Picchu for me - a magic place and a place that I had the chance to visit exactly one year before.
We were fifteen people in our group last year - great folks and we are still in contact. And one of us had the idea to start with a kind of diary from our tour to South America in our WhatsApp group. So we start each day with a short summary of what we experienced that day and everybody contribute with photos, comments and memories - and so we are virtually travelling back to the past and redo our tour again...and are happy about all the little things that we thought we have forgotten and can now enjouy again...
That's also the reason why I am posting these photos now here on flickr and hope to take you with me a bit along that journey...
Take care and stay healthy, Werner
Liebe Freunde, was machen wir in Zeiten, in denen wir nicht reisen dürfen? Wir können Fotos rund um unser Zuhause machen - sicher. Ich denke, wir alle machen das - bis wir nichts Neues mehr finden können, oder? Und dann erinnern wir uns an die großartigen Zeiten, in denen wir an den schönsten Orten waren, die jetzt und möglicherweise für immer völlig unerreichbar sind - voller Sehnsucht. Ein solcher Ort ist für mich Machu Picchu - ein magischer Ort und ein Ort, den ich genau vor einem Jahr besuchen durfte.
Wir waren fünfzehn Leute in unserer Gruppe - großartige Menschen und wir sind immer noch in Kontakt. Und einer von uns hatte die Idee, mit einer Art Tagebuch von unserer Tour nach Südamerika in unserer WhatsApp-Gruppe zu beginnen. So beginnen wir jeden Tag mit einer kurzen Zusammenfassung dessen, was wir an diesem Tag erlebt haben, und alle tragen mit Fotos, Kommentaren und Erinnerungen dazu bei - und so reisen wir praktisch zurück in die Vergangenheit und wiederholen unsere Tour erneut ... und freuen uns über all die kleinen Dinge, von denen wir dachten, dass wir sie schon vergessen hätten und können sie jetzt wieder genießen...
Das ist auch der Grund, warum ich diese Fotos jetzt hier auf Flickr poste und hoffe, Euch auf dieser Reise ein wenig mitnehmen zu können ...
Passt auf euch auf und bleibt gesund, Werner
Happy Easter Monday to all our followers, commenters, admirers, and survivors! We will continue to post images on Bank Holidays while the Covid-19 crisis continues. For today, we have a remarkable image of Main Street in Kingscourt, Co. Cavan with the hill rising away from us, and a crowd of men(?) gathered about half way down! What was the occasion?
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Much happy speculation as to the occasion, but nothing definite that we could hang our Sunday Best hats on. However, we did narrow the date. Our Lawrence photo collection dates between 1865 and 1914. As you’ve all managed from dating various buildings to narrow the date to 1909-1922, for our purposes, that means this photograph was taken between 1909 and 1914. Thank you, one and all!
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Circa 1909-1914, but likely 1901 -1902
NLI Ref: L_CAB_08143
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Procida is the smallest island of the Gulf of Naples; it is rich in attractions and archaeology. From the ground floor of Napoli Centro train station, you can take the metro to station Pozzuoli then get off and take the ferry at the port of Pozzuoli. The architecture of Procida has a Greek origin. In fact, the history of Procida is concentrated first of all on the medieval village “Terra Murata” and on “Corricella”, the fishing settlement. The island has served as the set for numerous films, such as The “Postman”, and some scenes in “The Talented Mr. Ripley” were shot on Corricella. The landmarks of Procida reflect typical Mediterranean pastel colours. Procida offers simply cooking and at least 10 excellent restaurants with plain cooking based on fresh fish. This simple style never fails, thanks to the 20 local fishing boats. The specialties of the cooking are: stewed rabbit (which goes back to the Borbonen who came on Procida to hunt the wild rabbit) and spaghetti with sea-urchin. Procida has 6 beaches with crystal-clear waters. Spent some relaxing days on this wonderful island. Experience the real Italy, lovely people, great views, great sand and great food.
Procida is not just a triumph of light and sea! It has its history like every other place, which here is made of wind, sea and faith. In 1811, the French poet and writer Alphonse De Lamartine arrived in Italy when he was only 21 years old. According to the story, the writer fell in love with a young local orphan named Graziella. Years later Lamartine decided to write a beautiful novel about this. This romantic love story was born on this island. They reconstructed this site two hundred years after this event. This Casa di Graziella is clearly much richer than a fisherman's house. The entire wardrobe is dated between 1800 and 1900. The purpose of the museum is to save and continue to promote the history and culture of Procida through the eyes of Graziella who lived and died for love. It gives an idea of how (not so poor people) lived in Procida 100 years ago. There is also an outside balcony from which you can see the Coast, Mount Vesuvius and surrounding Islands, including Capri.
Procida is het kleinste eiland van de Golf van Napels; het is rijk aan attracties en archeologie. Vanaf de begane grond van treinstation Napoli Centro kunt u de metro naar station Pozzuoli nemen, uitstappen en de veerboot nemen in de haven van Pozzuoli. De architectuur van Procida heeft een Griekse oorsprong. In feite is de geschiedenis van Procida allereerst geconcentreerd op het middeleeuwse dorp "Terra Murata" en op "Corricella", de vissersnederzetting. Het eiland heeft gediend als decor voor tal van films, zoals The "Postman", en sommige scènes in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" zijn opgenomen op Corricella. De herkenningspunten van Procida weerspiegelen typische mediterrane pastelkleuren. In 1811 arriveerde de Franse dichter en schrijver Alphonse De Lamartine in Italië toen hij nog maar 21 jaar oud was. Volgens het verhaal werd de schrijver verliefd op een jonge lokale wees genaamd Graziella. Jaren later besloot Lamartine een prachtige roman hier over te schrijven. Dit romantische liefdesverhaal werd geboren op dit eiland. Tweehonderd jaar na dit evenement hebben ze deze site gereconstrueerd. Dit huis is duidelijk veel rijker dan een vissershuis. De gehele kleerkast is gedateerd tussen 1800 en 1900. Het doel van het museum is om de geschiedenis en cultuur van Procida te redden en te blijven promoten door de ogen van Graziella die leefde en stierf voor liefde. Het geeft een idee hoe (niet zo arme mensen) 100 jaar geleden in Procida leefden. Er is ook een balkon van waaruit je de kust en de omliggende eilanden, waaronder Capri, kunt zien.
...and I paint my dream
Vincent van Gogh
Glamis Castle in Scotland in soft moonlight
Ich träume meine Gemälde...
...und male meinen Traum
Vincent van Gogh
Glamis Castle in Schottland in sanften Mondlicht
Orion's Belt or the Belt of Orion, also known as the Three Kings or Three Sisters, is an asterism in the constellation Orion. It consists of the three bright stars Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka.
Looking for Orion's Belt in the night sky is the easiest way to locate Orion in the sky. The stars are more or less evenly spaced in a straight line, and so can be visualized as the belt of the hunter's clothing. They are best visible in the early night sky during the Northern Winter/Southern Summer, in particular the month of January at around 9:00 pm.
Alnitak (ζ Orionis) is a triple star system at the eastern end of Orion's belt and is 1,260 light-years from the Earth. Alnitak B is a 4th-magnitude B-type star which orbits Alnitak A every 1,500 years. The primary (Alnitak A) is itself a close binary, comprising Alnitak Aa (a blue supergiant of spectral type O9.7 Ibe and an apparent magnitude of 2.0) and Alnitak Ab (a blue dwarf of spectral type O9V and an apparent magnitude of about 4). Alnitak Aa is estimated as being up to 28 times as massive as the Sun, and to have a diameter 20 times greater. It is the brightest star of class O in the night sky.
Alnilam (ε Orionis) is a supergiant, approximately 2,000 light-years away from Earth and magnitude 1.70. It is the 29th-brightest star in the sky and the fourth-brightest in Orion. It is 375,000 times more luminous than the Sun. Its spectrum serves as one of the stable anchor points by which other stars are classified.
Mintaka (δ Orionis) is 1,200 light-years away and shines with magnitude 2.21. Mintaka is 90,000 times more luminous than the Sun. Mintaka is a double star. The two stars orbit around each other every 5.73 days.
An over 360° panoramic view from the Lujiazui elevated walkway.
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Der zum Dachsteingebirge gehörende, alleinstehende und 2351 m hohe Grimming wurde wegen seiner schroffen und wuchtigen Erscheinung Jahrhunderte lang für den höchsten Berg der Steiermark gehalten, den "Mons Styriae altissimus". Wer ihn besteigen will hat rund 1700 Höhenmeter Aufstieg vor sich, somit also eine absolut herausfordernde Aufgabe. Auf diesem Foto von SO sind rechts neben dem Grimming auch noch Schloss Trautenfels sowie die kleine Ortschaft Pürgg (von Peter Rosegger auch "Kripperl der Steiermark" genannt) erkennbar.
The to the Dachstein mountain group belonging, solitaire, and 2351 metres high mountain Grimming was because of his abrupt and massive appearance supposed for centuries to be the highest mountain of Styria, the "Mons Styriae altissimus". Who want to climb him has around 1700 metres in height ahead, therefore a absolutely challenging task. At this photo from SE are right beside the Grimming recognizable Trautenfels Castle and the little village Puergg (by the poet Peter Rosegger also called the "little manger of Styria").