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The newly opened First Light Pavilion at Jodrell Bank is designed with a meridian line to track the changing altitude of the Sun through the year. This north-south alignment also means the window lines up with the celestial north pole and so star trails form in symmetry with the building.
For more details on the building see
www.jodrellbank.net/visit/firstlightopening/
Prof. Teresa Anderson and Prof. Tim O'Brien led the project and Tim has an article on meridian lines -
With a shady slide under my belt I felt I needed to get back to some serious sliding - this subject seems to fit quite nicely!! They seem to like the Black Eyed Susan Flowers and were aligned upside down along the stem.
For Sliders Sunday - HSS!
There were no photo, last week. Not that I didn't take any, but I decided to test the Kodak Ektar film. So I won't have them back until I get them developped. Regarding this week, "framed" would probably be a better theme. However this will do! Also, this was the occasion to test my new camera...full frame, at last !!
Thanks for viewing !
Street light, waxing crescent Moon and Venus
Slight distortion due to being hand held and with minimal processing
Sometimes everything just comes together and you get lucky with a bird. I was watching this Red-shouldered picking at a piece of rope. (I thought at first it had a snake.) The crows came in and were harassing it. It got disgusted with the aggravation and took off. It sailed around and flew right in front of me. Almost all the shots I took focused on the background trees but I got one that captured the bird. Luck was with me :)
The Planetary Conjunction is on its way next week, but last night was also a great show with the crescent moon and the planets Jupiter and Saturn being so close in the night sky that I could get them all in the same frame.
This is the crescent moon aligned with the top of Sea World's 320 foot aerial tower that gets all lit up for the holidays and the two planets of Jupiter and Saturn in the upper right corner.
Via Rizzoli es una calle del centro histórico de Bolonia, ubicada en el distrito de Santo Stefano. Conecta las dos torres (Asinelli y Garisenda) con la Piazza del Nettuno y la Piazza Maggiore.
La calle recibe su nombre del cirujano y filántropo Francesco Rizzoli, quien donó su fortuna a la ciudad de Bolonia para la construcción de un hospital ortopédico, hoy el Instituto Ortopédico Rizzoli.
Hoy en dÃa, representa una intersección peatonal y vial clave en el centro histórico de la ciudad, además de ser un centro comercial.
La calle, tal como se ve hoy, se construyó a principios del siglo XX: el plan maestro de 1889 preveÃa la demolición del Mercato di Mezzo y la alineación de otras calles adyacentes. Durante el proceso de modernización, se demolieron varios edificios históricos (como el Palazzo Lambertini y la antigua residencia del Arte dei Butchers) y se amplió la calzada. En este mismo perÃodo se construyeron la mayorÃa de los edificios que dan a la calle, como la Casa Commerciale Barilli y el Palazzo Ronzani.
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Rizzoli
Via Rizzoli is a street in Bologna's historic center, located in the Santo Stefano district. It connects the two towers (Asinelli and Garisenda) with Piazza del Nettuno and Piazza Maggiore.
The street is named after the surgeon and philanthropist Francesco Rizzoli, who donated his wealth to the city of Bologna for the construction of an orthopedic hospital, now the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute.
Today, it represents a key pedestrian and road intersection in the city's historic center and a shopping hub.
The street as it appears today was built in the early 20th century: the 1889 master plan called for the demolition of the Mercato di Mezzo and the alignment of other adjacent streets. During the modernization process, several historic buildings (such as Palazzo Lambertini and the former residence of the Arte dei Butchers) were demolished and the roadway was widened. During this same period, most of the buildings overlooking the street were built, such as the Casa Commerciale Barilli and Palazzo Ronzani.
A brief alignment of geometry and being.
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This is the exact "Triple lignment" example with Super Blue Moon 2024.
From this particular Thread & Needle Spot, the Trans-America Pyramid Building Tip can be seen sitting inside the North Tower of Iconic Golden Gate Bridge. According to PlanIt App, there are only 4 times in 10 years that Full Moon cab be appeared to be link with the North Tower of the Bridge. 8/18/2024 was the 1st one in the next 10 years.
We were so lucky to have a clear sky when the supermoon was rising right at sunset. So this image can be taken in one shot with one expose.
Timelapse of this moonrise: youtu.be/XbnnCTpm6cM
More than 10 years in Ghent and the city still keeps surprising us… As some of you may know Ghent used to have its own zoo. Regrettably, the zoo had to make way for the fast-growing city and was replaced by working class housing in the 19th century. The architect Charles Van Rysselberghe built the houses around an elliptical inner courtyard that became the playground of at least three generations of working-class children. Unfortunately, not much was invested in the site and after 100 years it was completely dilapidated. In 2001 this architectural gem was saved from destruction and the site was completely renovated in 2006 and converted into the Zebrastraat project: a place to be for events and meetings, in a vibrant setting of cultural activities, contemporary living surrounded by an impressive art collection – Zebrastraat, Ghent, Belgium.
SD40-3 6926 an ex CN unit has stopped almost in alignment. They were spotting the passenger train and had run the 2 locomotive around to lead back to Candor. Only needed a couple feet to align the bridge logo with the locomotive logo.
Planetary alignment in the dawn of June 24, 2022. Mercury (as expected) is lost in the twilight (even if, with a lot of imagination and a little good will, one might see a tiny dot of light in the right place in the original RAW files), the rest of the planets are visible "in the correct order", i.e. corresponding to the actual distance from the Sun. The Moon (with visible Earthsine!) represents the Earth-Moon-system in this row: Mercury (Merkur) - Venus - Moon (Mond) - Mars - Jupiter - Saturn.
Motithang Takin Preserve, Thimphu, Bhutan.
The takin is one of the strangest looking creatures on earth. It is a gentle moose-like animal that is described as looking like it was stung by a bee. Originally a small zoo, the king decreed that it was not in alignment with Buddhist practices to pen up animals, and they were released into the wild. The takin; however, refused to leave and began wandering the city streets in search of food. The preserve was established, and Bhutan’s national animal is now taken care of by royal decree.
IC 1805 refers to the bright open cluster in the centre (also known as Melotte 15). Some of the stars are massive at >50 solar masses and excite the clouds of dust and gas to emit in hydrogen alpha via a fierce stellar wind.
W3 is the bright H2 region just below the Heart (also cataloged as NGC 896 or the "fish head" nebula.
W4 are the H2 regions forming the Heart
W5 is the neighbouring Soul nebula
W stands for Westerhout catalog - a catalog of radio sources
Tombaugh 4 is a small dense open cluster at the apex of the Heart
480/80mm f/6 Altair Starwave refractor
Astro-modified Canon 80D at ISO800, 28 x 5 minute subs
Backyard EOS acquisition control
IDAS LPS D1 filter.
Ioptron ZEQ25GT mount with StarFi/Sky Safari Pro 6 remote control.
33 dark frames
30 flat frames (electroluminescent panel @ 1/80s)
Master bias frame from library
Post processed in PixInsight 1.8 and Photoshop
Local parameters:
Temp: 5.7 - 7.0c
Humidity: 73.4 - 77.5%
Camera Sensor Temp: 12-16c
Estimated seeing (BYEOS FWHM/pixel scale) 4.6 arcseconds.
Light Pollution:
SQM (L) at start of session (2129 hrs UT) =19.8 mag/arcsec2.
SQM (L) at end of session (0017 hrs UT) =20.1 mag/arcsec2 .
Polar Alignment:
QHY Polemaster alignment -
Error measured by PHD2=2.4 arc minute.
RA drift +0.37 arcsec/min
Dec drift -0.64 arcsec/min
Guiding:
PHD2 guiding with ZWO ASI290mm/Altair Starwave 206/50mm guider. Dithered.
RA RMS error 0.85 arcsec, peak error -3.64 arcsec
Dec RMS error 0.78 arcsec, peak error -3.75 arcsec
Astrometry:
Center (RA):02h 32m 14.638s
Center (Dec):+61° 29' 05.035"
Size:2.67 x 1.78 deg
Pixel scale: 1.59 arcsec/pixel
FEC train 204 rolls on to the new alignment on the north side of the St Lucie River at Stuart, FL, as a bridge is being rebuilt north of this spot at Rio. Eventually, the bridge in Stuart will be the last bit of single track in Brightline's busy main to Orlando. July 2021.
Another visit to Torbay and so I couldn't help myself but to go for another Alignment shot. This time, I got lucky with a thin slot or sky on the horizon (and not coming a cropper on the rock face I had to clamber across and perch on to get this).
CURIOUS ALIGNMENTS (C)
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Not my tidiest work. The Moon was pretty bright and Venus wasn't visible until well into the dawn. I couldn't see Mercury at all, but it's hiding in the sunlight below Venus.
Jupiter, Saturn and Venus lining up in the evening sky above the Tihany peninsula (Lake Balaton, Hungary)
Alias: Bubbles
Real Name: Alya Babcock
Gender: Female
Alignment: Villain
Powers: Adhesion, Bubble Glue, Capture Bubble (Victims trapped in bubble until popped), Can project globs of resin from her hands (Which can be used out of combat to cast molds, patch stone, concrete and steel, reinforce construction projects, or do quick repairs to buildings, armour, or other simple objects. Solidifies within 15 seconds of contact.), Enhanced Leaping, and Enhanced Agility.
Phobias: Robots, and Cats
Backstory: Growing up, Alya was obsessed with food. Though it got to the point where her classmates would make fun of her, due to her weight, and last name. Throughout high school, she would learn about makeup, and more specifically, makeup for special fx. She truly enjoyed it, though her alcoholic father didn't approve. Upon learning about her powers, she would get revenge, and trap her bullies inside a bubble, and they would slowly run out of oxygen, and die. She dedicated herself to making healthier choices when it came to food, and would lose the weight she had gained several years later. It wasn't much better at home however, as all the money Alya ever earned was taken by her father for his alcohol addiction. When she confronted him about it, wanting to save up for special fx makeup school, her father would lash out at her, abusing her. Her mother, still loyal to the man for some reason, said nothing, and something in Alya snapped. She would end up killing her mother and father, leaving the home before police arrived. On the run, Alya became Bubbles, one who would steal/kill to survive.
Status: On the run from police.