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Commander David Scott's Space Suit.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Thanks to all that pass by.
Justin
This was what drew me to Titusville and Space View Park, last night, July 16, 2019, the 50th anniversary of the #Apollo11 launch.
Meet the Apollo monument. According to the American Space Museum & Space Walk of Fame website, "the monument groundbreaking was held on July 16, 1999, at precisely 9:32 a.m., exactly 30 years after 'Lift Off' of Apollo XI."
So, this was where I decided I would capture the rise of the Full Moon, exactly 50 years (plus 11 hours) after "Lift Off" of Apollo XI.
I arrived a few minutes before moonrise, but I failed to account for how dense the trees were in the background, which meant I needed to wait until the Moon was higher in the sky. This is 35 minutes after moonrise and 40 minutes after sunset, and the monument isn't lit, which meant the scene was quite dark. Solution: My rarely used speedlight. But, there were also powerlines and tree branches in the way, so really didn't like anything I was getting.
After a 24-hour cooling off period (I was rather frustrated with the scene last night; the gazillion mosquitoes weren't helping my mood, either) I revisited the images and found this one. The monument isn't in focus (I had to shoot closer than I intended), and the Moon is partially obscured (by a tree and aforementioned monument), but here it is.
Aside from the mosquitos, it was a pretty terrific being there, and I was able to hang around to catch the ISS flying overhead a few minutes later.
TL;DR: #Apollo50!
1962 London registered 388 EXT Atkinson Mk1 eight wheeled flat "Apollo" of Ernest Thorpe Transport, from Thurgoland, S.Yorks. Seen here awaiting her fate, but still fitted with the firm's trademark nudge bars and 'The Service that Satisfies' roundel to the ringed 'A'.
The Apollo is on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. It's rare and endangered in Norway, so I feel so lucky having the opportunity to photographed it.
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Some image from Dress Rehearsal for the forthcoming performance of :
The Private Ear and The Public Eye
Two one-act plays by Peter Shaffer
19-27 October 2018
Beneath delicately arched ridged brows the Piraeus Apollo has horizontal eyes, the upper lid curving above the iris. Both iris and pupil are incised, a feature that is occasionally found on marble works where paint was used to point up the details. The large plastic ears are naturalistic, with both tragus and antitragus shown. The ears are rendered as if they are being pushed out by the bulging mass of thick hair pulled behind them.
Source: Carol C. Mattusch, “Greek Bronze Statuary: From the Beginnings Through the 5th Century BC”
Bronze sculpture
Height 192 cm
High Archaic period
ca. 530 - 520 BC
From Delos [?]
Piraeus - Archaeological Museum
Seen in the Gulf of Oman in early March 1981, HMS Apollo was participating in officer-of-the-watch manoeuvres that marked a change of Royal Navy ships on Operation Armilla duties.
Apollo and Ardent had returned to the Gulf region from a break in Mombasa and HMS Birmingham (D86) and HMS Avenger (F185) were about to depart for home waters. They had been diverted from other activities in the Indian Ocean to set up an impromptu patrol in the Gulf in response to the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War. Apollo and Ardent were the first units deployed from the UK for this patrol.
Built by Yarrows, Apollo was the penultimate ship in the 26-unit Leander class, commissioning in May 1972. The Batch IIIs were 113.4m in length, with a beam of 13.1m and a draught of 5.8m. Standard displacement was 2,500 tonnes. Their two oil-fired boilers fed 550 lb/sq in steam at 850˚F to a pair of double reduction-geared steam turbines. The 30,000 shp generated a speed of 28 kt. Interestingly, Apollo's fuel costs during the deployment were about twice those of Ardent, powered by Olympus/Tyne gas turbines.
The Mk 6 twin 4.5-inch 45-calibre gun was primarily an anti-aircraft weapon, the final development of the QF 4.5-inch naval gun first introduced in the mid-1930s. It took a considerable number (26?) of men to operate, in contrast to the replacement Mk 8 a 55-calibre weapon, which took full advantage of developments in automation, increasing the rate of fire and reducing manning requirements significantly.
Apollo was transferred to the Pakistani Navy in 1988 and renamed PNS Zulfiqar. She was finally disposed-of in February 2010 when she was expended as a target.
Set in the theatreland district of London, this building is starting to show the wear & tear of good times pass
Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith. Opened as the Gaumont Palace in March 1932, having been long planned (from 1925) with initially the Davis family as promoters, but latterly Gaumont British. It was designed by Robert Cromie, and had 3,487 seats in stalls and balcony levels, plus standing room for a further 225. It is art deco in style, with panels by Newbury A. Trent. The Gaumont was equipped with a 35ft deep stage, full fly tower with 28 double purchase counterweight lines, a 64ft wide proscenium arch, and 20 dressing rooms. There is an 4 rank / 15 rank Compton organ, reinstated in 2005 after many years in storage. The Gaumont was renamed Odeon in 1962, regular films ceased in 1984, but sometimes occasionally play dates. It became the Apollo in 1992, and has been taken over by various companies over the years (Clear Channel; MAMA; HMV; Stage C) but is currently owned by CTS Eventim. As the finest surviving work by Robert Cromie, and (together with the Plaza Stockport), one of the greatest, and least altered 1930s super cinemas, the Apollo is grade 2* listed, and had a major refurbishment (Foster Wilson Architects) in the summer of 2013, uncovering and restoring many decorative features of the building. The Apollo is regularly featured on film and television, from "The Smallest Show on Earth" (1956 feature film) to "Live From The Apollo" regular TV Stand-up recording (18, and counting, series beginning 2004). Taken on a visit arranged by the Cinema Theatre Association.
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, West London, Greater London, England - Eventim Apollo Theatre, Queen Caroline Street / Talgarth Road / Fulham Palace Road
April 2024
Apollo Beach Sunset
Apollo Beach Nature Preserve
Apollo Beach, FL
26 October 2018
I believe that is downtown Saint Petersburg, FL in the distance.
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Apollo Bay is a coastal town in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the eastern side of Cape Otway, along the edge of the Barham River and on the Great Ocean Road, in the Colac Otway Shire.
Apollo Bay was part of the traditional lands of the Gadubanud or King Parrot people of the Cape Otway coast.
In the 1840s the Henty brothers established a whaling station at Point Bunbury on the western end of the bay. The bay was named by a Captain Loutit in 1845 when he sheltered his vessel, the Apollo, here from a storm.
The first European settlers were timber cutters in the 1850s who subsequently established sawmills.
Farmers later moved into the area and a small settlement on Apollo Bay named Middleton developed. A Post Office of that name (with a fortnightly mail delivery) opened on 1 May 1873 (relocated to the township of Krambruk in 1881 and renamed Apollo Bay in 1898).During this period almost all access to the area was by sea.
The township of Krambruk (later to be renamed Apollo Bay) was established in 1877, and a school was open by 1880.
With the upgrade of the road to the town in 1927 and the completion of the Great Ocean Road in 1932, the town became a tourist destination and an important fishing port.
In 1936 a submarine telegraph and telephone cable from Apollo Bay to Stanley provided the first connection to Tasmania from the mainland. The Apollo Bay Telegraph station closed in 1963 and is now a museum.
On July 10, 1932 the coastal steamer Casino sank while attempting to berth at the town jetty. Ten lives were lost. Earlier shipwrecks have occurred along the Cape Otway coastline.
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