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A new series which combines my own porcelain pieces and natural stone.
Blogged here: therabbitmuse.blogspot.com/2008/09/planetary-alignment.html
Unfortunately this old alignment is blocked at the north end, and gated at the south. Pity!
I really do wish I cut out that maccas cup in the foreground.
Arcadia, Oklahoma.
Route 66 (Alignment 1926-1985).
Round Barn (1898) is 43' tall and 60' in diameter and was built of burr oak timbers. The roof of the barn collapsed in 1988 and was restored in 1992. The first floor has very large Route 66 gift shop and historical display of round barns from around the US. The second floor is rented out for special gatherings and dances.
Round Barn is located between the Main St and Division St on Oklahoma 66. (1)
La Round Barn (1898) a une hauteur de 43 pieds (13,10m) et 60 pieds (18,29m) de diamètre, a été construite en bois Burr Oak. Le toit de la grange s'est effondré en 1988 et a été restauré en 1992. Le premier étage a une très grande boutique de cadeaux sur la Route 66 et une exposition historique des granges rondes de partout les États-Unis. Le deuxième étage est loué pour des réunions spéciales et des danses.
La Round Barn (grange ronde) est située entre Main St et Division St sur l'Oklahoma 66. (1)
I can make out a path on the map that was probably an old alignment. The pavement found here is evidence I was right.
The Moon joins Jupiter, Venus and Mercury (yes, it's there near the horizon) just above Chesapeake Bay, complete with cruise ship leaving the Port of Baltimore.
Playa Vista Orthodontics is specialized in the teeth alignment through the traditional orthodontic treatment. Orthodontists usually use traditional braces and Invisalign to liners to set the patient's teeth in Westchester. goo.gl/nvr43t
Planetary alignment at New Norcia. From left to right, the New Norcia Hotel, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus and Mercury.
Picked up a used 6" reflector telescope that needs alignment often. Came with a laser "eyepiece" and instructions.
Bypassed sometime in the late 1960's, this 800m old alignment used to lead up to an old timber bridge across the Avon River. Looking north towards the old bridge.
Caught this on the fly after handing the dog off to someone (wife!) standing nearby... Santa Barbara, CA, July 4, 2015....
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An unidenfied UPS MD-11F nearing the perimeter fence, Anchorage International Airport. About 4 miles out is a China Airlines Boeing 747.
Squirrelly winds near the Pt. Woronzof bluff often require last minute corrections to line-up with the runway’s centerline. That's what the pilot(s) of the MD-11F is doing at this moment.
Picked up a used 6" reflector telescope that needs alignment often. Came with a laser "eyepiece" and instructions.
Stainless steel bottom bracket holder. Used for bicycle frame alignment during construction of handmade frames. This is aircraft grade stainless. Overkill!!!!!!
T. gondii sporoRON2 and sporoAMA1 are conserved in other Apicomplexans and are distinct from generic RON2 and generic AMA1.A. The Toxoplasma sporoRON2 polypeptide sequences were aligned with their respective homologues in Eimeria tenella, Neospora caninum, Plasmodium spp. (P. falciparum and P. vivax), Babesia spp. (B.bovis and B.microti), and Theileria spp. (T. annulata and T. parva) using ClustalW (as part of MegAlign software (Lasergene)) and an anchored phylogenetic tree was generated using the standard algorithm. The clusters including generic and sporozoite-specific versions of each protein are so-labeled. Bootstrapping analysis was performed to determine confidence intervals (1000 trials). B. Alignment of domain 3 (D3) of the indicated RON2 homologues was performed in ClustalW. Residues identical to that of T. gondii sporoRON2 are indicated with shading on the upper panel, while residues identical to those of T. gondii generic RON2 are boxed on the lower panel. Numbers indicate amino acid position of T. gondii sporoRON2 from the starting Methionine. C. As for (A) except using the predicted sporoAMA1 polypeptide sequences.
Predicted amino acid sequence and phylogenetic analysis of MoPex5.(A) Alignment of predicted amino acid sequence of MoPex5 and its homologues. The amino acid sequences of GzPex5 (EAA68640) from Gibberella zeae, NcPex5 (EAA36111) from Neurospora crassa, AnPex5 (CBF85028) from Aspergillus nidulans, PcPex5 (AY366189) from Penicillium chrysogenum and ScPex5 (CAA89730) from Saccharomyces cerevisiae were aligned with Clustal W. Identical amino acids are highlighted against a black background, conserved residues are shown on a dark gray background, and similar amino acids are shown on a light gray background. Four probable TPR domains of MoPex5 were indicated with a line on the top of the sequence. (B) Phylogenetic relationship among MoPex5 and its homologues. The phylogenetic trees of the amino acid sequences were created using the MEGA 5.0 program according to the result of alignment.
After last year's disappointment of having the clouds roll in just as I leaned back to enjoy the show, I was determined to catch this year's Perseid meteor shower. Viewing conditions were much better this year due to very clear skies, lack of moonlight, and a bonus planetary alignment.
A friend of mine was kind enough to invite me to his home in Kenilworth for the evening, far enough away from light pollution emitting from Fergus and Guelph. We barbequed up some burgers as the sun set and sat down for the opening act, watching Mars, Venus, Saturn and the crescent Moon fall below the horizon in tight conjunction. Up next was Jupiter, currently the brightest object in our night sky. Oh how I began to wish that we had a telescope at hand to see if we could catch a glimpse of some of it's 63 moons.
Sometime around 11pm I spotted two meteors within seconds of each other streaking across Perseus. My friend missed them and we were soon engaged in a fun game of who could spot the most. We laughed as he began to cheat, pointing to the same portion of sky I happened to be looking at and shouting “There's one! There's another!”.
After a couple of hours he excused himself to retire for the evening and I was left alone to take in the night sky in peace. I set up my camera and began to take some test shots. I must say it is quite difficult to manually focus on tiny points of light through an IS kit lens without scale markings to find the correct position for infinity.
I kept missing the really bright ones that seemed to appear only when my camera was busy applying noise reduction, or after I had altered viewpoint. I think next time I'll forgo using the camera's built in noise reduction and manually apply dark frame subtraction in post. In the 4 hours I spent taking photographs, this was the only reasonably bright and clear image I captured. Not great, but I honestly didn't expect to come away with any given my lens and lack of experience in photographing the night sky.
The Perseid meteor shower is the result of debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle's tail passing through the Earth's atmosphere. Tiny pieces of debris averaging the size of a grain of sand burn up due to friction as they hit our atmosphere at 71km per second.
Swift-Tuttle swings through our inner solar system every 133 years and was first recorded by Chinese observers in 69 BC. Since it's calculated date of closest approach in 1992 was off by 17 days, there was some concern that if it's appearance in 2126 was also off by 15 or more days it would very likely strike the Earth or our Moon. Later recalculations based on past reports found the comet to instead be quite stable in it's orbit and no threat to us for at least another 2000 years. Given it's size at 27km in diameter and it's being the largest object that makes repeated close passes to Earth it has been called 'the single most dangerous object known to humanity'. Instead, the next group of humans to view Swift-Tuttle in 2126 will be treated to a spectacular naked eye view.
A very quick 5 min play before work
please excuse the exposure ( very hard with that much light) heheheh!
ɪᴛ La circolazione dei tram su gomma attraverso l'anello della Stazione FS in direzione nord è stata provvisoriamente interrotta dall'8 giugno 2026. Dopo alcuni giorni di lavori, il 16 giugno 2026 è stato ripristinato, sempre in via provvisoria, il vecchio percorso in direzione nord lungo il lato occidentale del Piazzale della Stazione, tagliando momentaneamente le nuove rotaie dell'anello.
ᴇɴ Rubber-tyred tram operations through Stazione FS loop heading north have been temporarily suspended since 8 June 2026. Following a few days of work, on 16 June 2026, the old northbound alignment along the western side of Piazzale della Stazione was provisionally restored, temporarily cutting the new loop rails.