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Approaching over the north pole after nearly a five-year journey, Juno enjoys a perspective on Jupiter not often seen, even by spacecraft from Earth that usually swing by closer to Jupiter's equator. Looking down toward the ruling gas giant from a distance of 10.9 million kilometers, the spacecraft's JunoCam captured this image with Jupiter's nightside and orbiting entourage of four large Galilean moons on June 21. JunoCam is intended to provide close-up views of the gas giant's cloudy zoned and belted atmosphere. On July 4 (July 5 UT) Juno is set to burn its main engine to slow down and be captured into its own orbit around the giant planet. If all goes well, it will be the first spacecraft to orbit the poles of Jupiter, skimming to within 5,000 kilometers of the Jovian cloud tops during the 20 month mission. via NASA ift.tt/298taqm
Or from the ridiculous to the ludicrous - in this case, single 153304 approaching Saltcoats level crossing with the 12.08 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness.
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This picture was taken approaching Barrmill station on the line from Lugton to Giffen RNAD. The line closed in 1996 but everything is still left in situ. This view was taken looking towards Lugton.
NS SD70ACe #1140 leads an intermodal train east into South Bend. Second out is SD60E #7001, fresh out of the Juniata Shops. This is one of the first SD60Es to go into the 7000-series.
Approaching the Elwha Gorge where Elwha Dam was once located. This section of river was under Aldwell Reservoir. Photo by Thomas O'Keefe.
Compared to the other munros I tackled during my vacations, Ben Lawers was by far the easiest to climb. Nonetheless it was fun too and an enjoyable walk.
152 approaches Newbridge with the 11.00 Dublin Heuston - Galway.
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We took a boat from Elounda to the island of Spinalonga, a very pleasant trip in its own right. Nowadays the island is best known as the setting for Victoris Hislop's novel 'The Island' based on an island leper colony.
As this view clearly shows the island was not originally intended as a leper colony. The Venetians occupied the area from the 13th to the 17th centuries. (It is probably no coincedence that the island of Guidecca in Venice was also known as Spinalunga). The shallow seas in Elounda bay were ideally for the production of salt and Spinalonga island had a key strategic position at the entrance to the bay.
In the 16th century the Ottoman Turks began to take a keen interest in the area so the Venetians decided to fortify the island using the latest techniques. This including building two Mezzaluna Bastions, one at each end of the island, plus high defensive walls where there were no natural cliffs.
The fortifications proved to be very effective as the Turks invaded the island of Crete in 1645 but Spinalonga did not surrender to them for another 60 years.
The final Turkish inhabitants left in 1903 when the island was designated a leper colony. In what now seems a rather barbaric approach, people with leprosy were transferred to from the main island to Spinalonga, provided with a small allowance and left to their own devices. However, at that time there was no known cure for leprosy and it was thought to be highly contagious.
Conditions for the inhabitants changed for the better after 1930 when a law student, Epameinondas Remoundakis, was sent to the island. He started a process of establishing a more 'normal' lifestyle on the island encouraging people to help each other and work to provide more creature comforts. In time a cafe, cinema, theatre and even a small church were established. People also fell in love, married and had children, some of whom grew up on the island without ever catching the disease.
In 1948 a cure for leprosy was discovered and the inhabitants gradually left until the colony was finally closed in 1957.
A late #3, Southwest Chief, nears Hill 582 as it enjoys a daytime run down the Cajon Pass, that was blanketed in snow courtesy of an extremely cold winter storm the day before.
While the Cajon Pass is known to get snow from time to time, it is rare for it to get this much snow. The tracks in the foreground are near the summit of the pass and Main 3, on the left is completely covered by the snow.
Clouds building to the west of may Dads Western Pennsylvania home for a series of late afternoon thunderstorms. The view to the west from his house is very good and so I had a great front row seat to watch the rain showers develop and approach. In addition the first two storms moved through rapidly with clear air behind them allowing the setting sun to shine through producing a double rainbow on both the first and second storm.
Approaching downtown during a bike trip on 12 July 2009. The weather was great with temperature in the high 20s, low 30s C, (~85F). This picture was taken near on the bike path approaching downtown.
Location: Bike Path Approaching Downtown
Date: Sunday, 12 July 2009
Time: 14:44
Aperture: ƒ8
Duration: 1/400 second
ISO: 100
Mode: AV
Exposure Compensation: 0
Focal Length: 72 mm
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Lens Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Frame: 3493
Software: Photoshop CS4
Copyright: © 2009 Kevin H. Stecyk
Other equipment: Nothing
Special Notes: I handheld the camera and processed the image without cropping.