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A fancy apartment building on Worthing seafront.
The white railings against a dark background reminded me of industrial machine belts.
„Kristiansand – Norway“
The completion of the Grønningen lighthouse station in 1878 marked the beginning of a new building tradition in the history of lighthouses: concrete was introduced as a building material.
After the automation of the Grønningen lighthouse, volunteers took over its operation.
This was the first time in Norway that a lighthouse station was used as an overnight accommodation option for the general public
Die Fertigstellung der Leuchtturmstation Grønningen 1878, stellte den Beginn einer neuen Bautradition in der Leuchtfeuergeschichte dar: der Beton hielt als Baumaterial seinen Einzug.
Nach der Automatisierung des Leuchtturms Grønningen, übernahmen Freiwillige den Betrieb.
Zum ersten Mal wurde hiermit in Norwegen eine Leuchtfeuerstation in ein Übernachtungsangebot für die Allgemeinheit verwandt.
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(Album - Travel 2023 - Norway Cruise)
Kinda creepy, but also kinda cool at the same time. They move, make noise and light up. Bits and pieces of this and that.
subZERO Festival in downtown San José, California.
Even though steel production has been relatively stable for last 30 years in U.S., labor has decreased by 42% due to automation, leaving towns like Gary, Indiana with neighborhoods like this.
Created in DDG Text 2 Dream using its "Artistic" Ai model.
Filters: PS Beta 2023, Topaz Sharpen Ai, Topaz Studio.
A bit of hand painting.
This began as all hot pink. I used the "Adjustments" tab set of filters in PS to bring in green/lilac tones, then added several layers of "difference" or "exclusion" on top. The final saturation and texture modifications are multiple Topaz Studio looks. I'm guessing that this is about 20 layers in total.
Thanks for your visit, faves, and kind comments.
Kinda creepy, but also kinda cool at the same time. Bits and pieces of things, put together so they move, make noises and flash lights. But probably not for the kids.
subZERO Festival in downtown San José, California.
March Point. Padilla Bay/Fidalgo Bay. "The Washington population of the Black Oystercatcher is estimated to be roughly 400 birds. This number is probably not significantly different from the historical population, as these birds require fairly specialized habitat, which is not evenly distributed. Oystercatchers are highly vulnerable to human disturbance, oil spills, and pollution of the intertidal zone. Numbers of Black Oystercatchers on the outer coast may be higher than in the past, in part due to decreased human disturbance resulting from lighthouse automation. Numbers in inland areas, however, have declined in response to increased human activity. The Northern Pacific Coast Regional Shorebird Management Plan has identified the Black Oystercatcher as a regional species of high concern."
"The Black Oystercatcher is restricted in its range, never straying far from shores, in particular favoring rocky shorelines. It has been suggested that this bird is seen mostly on coastal stretches which have some quieter embayments, such as jetty protected areas. It forages in the intertidal zone, feeding on marine invertebrates, particularly molluscs such as mussels, limpets and chitons. It will also take crabs, isopods and barnacles. It hunts through the intertidal area, searching for food visually, often so close to the water's edge it has to fly up to avoid crashing surf. It uses its strong bill to dislodge food and pry shells open."
The headquarters of Rockwell Automation in Milwaukee, WI features two large industrial buildings, connected by a six-story skywalk and crowned with what was for 50 years the world's largest four-sided clock.
Automate the observatory with two telescopes is much more difficult than with one.
Here I'm imaging NGC 891 with both telescopes and then the humidity reaches the maximum threshold, so both mounts get parked and the roof is closed.
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I'm a Martyr of the Keyboard
A poem by Peter S. Quinn
I type all day long
Into the request deep
Sometimes it’ll ping-pong
Right into my sleep
I'm a martyr of the keyboard
Going down deep under
To the alphabet lord
God of the ticktick thunder!
I'll type for a request
Just to please and be ready
I'll try to do my best
If my fingers go on steady
This and that comes out
I have no complete control
Automation knows its ways about
Around the ‘key-mole’
And keyhole
I type all day to spark
And give it a steady beat
But sometimes it’ll all lack
Except its little tweet
This maybe a dark poetry read
With not much in deeper meaning
But to somewhere it will lead
In a steady and closer
Screening
Sample shot for the Exposure.Detroit Woodward: Mile By Mile Project
The Albert Kahn designed Ford Model T Plant. Starting place of the mass production assembly line one turning out over nine thousand vehicles at its peak and raising standards of living for those fortunate enough to find work there.
First successful fully automated run. Other than hitting the power buttons the scope ran itself- from unparking to parking at the end. A bright moon, so I stuck with a trusty favorite the Perseus double cluster through the more forgiving 320mm fl apo.
I will also be able to "delay start" when darkness comes late (like in June) or when a target doesn't rise until after bedtime. I haven't tried yet, but the goal is to also be able to run multiple targets as darkness allows. A rare clear winter night around here is about 18 hours long, enough for 3 full imaging runs.
My point, certainly, is not to let the thing run while I sit inside and eat potato chips, more to give the flexibilty to do other things without having to babysit the imaging. Other things could be visual telescoping, going to the park for the view to the south, or I guess sitting on the sofa and eating potato chips.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Astro-Tech AT66ED
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY163C
Mounts
Celestron Omni CG-4
Accessories
Astro-Tech .8x Reducer/Field Flattener · OnStep Telescope Mount Goto Controller · Rigel Systems Stepper motor
Software
Adobe Photoshop · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Acquisition details
Dates:
Sept. 5, 2022
Frames:
161×120″(5h 22′)
Integration:
5h 22′
Avg. Moon age:
9.28 days
Avg. Moon phase:
69.64%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 6272151
RA center: 02h19m07s.2
DEC center: +57°06′36″
Pixel scale: 2.423 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 113.026 degrees
Field radius: 1.918 degrees
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Resolution: 4528x3462
File size: 22.9 MB
Data source: Backyard
The second prototype for my latest Mindstorms project, which will hopefully become an automatic LEGO mosaic printer.
Info, commentary and video of it in action can be found in the video: youtu.be/r8OQDy29yJU
A pair of R188 trains approach 111th St station on the Flushing Line. The (7) train at left is operating under automatic train control on the CBTC-equipped main track, and the out-of-service one at right is (to my knowledge) being operated manually by the yard operator into the pocket track. This also explains the difference in speed between the two trains, as the one at right was creeping along very slowly and the one at left was easily going three times as fast! It was quite lucky that they met in the clear space where they did!
R188 (7) (Kawasaki, 2011-2016)
111th St station
Flushing Line - IRT
The latest update to my LEGO Mindstorms printer project, with the scanning functionality all working.
I'm not sure I can really call this a prototype anymore, since it is pretty much fully functional, but there is still work to do.
Info, commentary and footage of it in action can be found in the video: youtu.be/iyQCMP2kqs0
Instead of automatic urinal flushing, it would be easy to install a camera on the side and take photos of the flushers.
It's only a short story, but If you want to see photos of locomotives and railways in the sunshine don't read on ...
Well, I could tell you a romantic story, but I won't ... Because it was pretty hard to receive these keys and become a locomotive engineer ! I had to do a laser surgery on both eyes and succeeded many difficulties. The training and exams were tough and not all colleagues were collegial guys. In fact the professional Railway wasn't waiting for me with open arms as I expected - and still doesn't ! I'm just a replaceable worker who operates a machine and has to do his responsible duty all alone and copes with physically demanding working conditions. But if you are spared from a forced coexistence with annoying workmates, the solitude is also a benefit. Nevertheless operating a machine all alone gives you no human development possibilities ...
However, driving a locomotive and a train is a great feeling ! But it's not so cool how you think it is, before you really routinely experience it. Especially when you do it always and many times a day. So you have no perception of the landscape or surrounding details as you probably romantically imagine. But you are responsible for a lot of issues, when you are the only one in the forefront ! Your view is always focussed between the same quickly passing tracks, signals and poles, concentrated at the duties and devices in the cab and the stops at the stations. If you overrun a red signal, you will be suspended from the cab and job temporal or forever ...
So far so clear. When other people enjoy free time activities and meet friends, you are at work ! At weekends, at evenings, at holidays. And what about the wake-sleep cycle and potential sleeping problems, if you sometimes have to start work at night ? No comment, better don't ask ... Of course, like every other job the work of a locomotive engineer has advantages and disadvantages. But if we talk about the health risks of variable long workshifts the negatives definitely prevail and certainly also reduce your lifespan ! Anyway, the predictable automation of technical processes will kill this job within 30 years. So I belong to the last generation of this legendary profession and after all I have achieved what I was dreaming about:
The Railway determines and dominates my life ...
Timetable-Book, 07 / 11