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The brightest and most accessible to photography cluster in the constellation of Coma Berenices.
336 million light years from earth. Contains over a thousand different galaxies (most of them are elliptical) and huge amount of dark matter.
One of the few places in the sky where most objects are galaxies and not stars
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• Sky-Watcher BK P2001 with TS Optics 2" Dual Speed Focuser
• EQ6-R Pro
• ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro
• ZWO L: 167x120s
• ZWO R, G, B: 60x120s bin2
(total integration 7.5h)
• -20° sensor temp., Gain 0 (HDR)
• Baader MPCC Mark III coma corrector
• 60x240 guide scope, ZWO ASI290Mini guide cam
Captured with ZWO EFW, ZWO EAF, ZWO ASIAIR, Pegasus Astro Powerbox
Saint Petersburg, Russia. Red light pollution zone, balcony
Raffaella Carrà left us all on Monday 5th of July 2021.
Italy has lost one of its brightest stars.
Native of the seaside resort Bellaria, near Rimini, she was 78 and has remained in carreer almost until the end.
Her very personal style of dancing & entertaining in many TV programs as anchorwoman host will remain unforgotten. Her beauty, vivacity in singing & dancing, her temperament and natural simpathy has inspired all the chidren of the '70's, 80's, 90,'s especially in Italy, Spain & South America.
Her belly button exhibited in the early '70's for the very first time on TV made dream generations.
Without her iconic example, neither Madonna nor Lady Gaga, (by the way both of them of far Italian origin), would be how they are.
Raffaella has always been considered an idol of sexual liberation too.
A great person for humanity, generosity, positivity and ideals of inclusion & esteem of all the diversities in people, cosidered by her a plus.
Raffaella Carrà will be missed so much. RIP
I made this humble design thinking at her tonight, I'm only sorry I could have refined it better but my time was limited: I had to hurry up as I just came to know yesterday night.
My abstract originates from my macro stereoscopic photography added to my hand digital painting. I used one of my sunflowers photos as Raffaella truly brought the sun every time she appeared on show. I also applied an original photo of her belly button and re-designed her belly together with a skirt that I painted with some Caribbean or also Brasilian inspirations.
I exceptionally applied a background derived from a texture entitled "Sparkly Stars", kindly put at my disposal by the artist Jinterwas on Flickr. I needed such a background to let Raffaella appear as she was and is: the brightest Star in a constellation of shiny performing Artists.
Ref. ph. Ombelico Carrà (re-edited, although I'll never be completelly satisfied)
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“In Valentine’s Day or in any other day, the brightest star is not Venus or Jupiter but the very love in people’s heart!”
- Mehmet Murat ildan
"The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains."
- Josephine Baker
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I'd say... Dortmund to Duisburg and South along the Rhein to Bonn? Hello #Koeln!
Credits: ESA/NASA
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Jupiter (brightest) and Mars (reddish) along with the star Alpha Librae, aka Zubenelgenubi (!) in the morning twilight on January 4, 2018. Closest conjunction was or will be January 6, 2018, one of the best conjunctions of 2018. Alpha is a wide double star, resolved here, and some of the moons of Jupiter are also resolved.
This is a stack of 4 x 8-second exposures to smooth noise, though the sky comes from one exposure to minimize trailing, all with the 50mm Sigma lens at f/4.5 and Canon 6D MkII at ISO 800.
When you arrive at international airports in New Zealand, there will invariably be a check on whether you're bringing any biological agents into the country. If you've been hiking elsewhere, for example, the customs agent will ask to look at the soles of your footwear to see if there are any traces of foreign seeds etc.
Regardless, there are many invasive plants here. I've seen everything from Clidemia hirta to Lantana camara, and a lot more, too, some pretty others relatively drab.
One of the brightest of these weeds is this strangler, Black-eyed Susan Vine, Thunberiga alata.
A weed indeed, but its brightness delighted my eyes on whichever path I went in today's clammy darkness...
Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered the largest and brightest set of rings from X-ray light echoes ever observed. These extraordinary rings, produced by an intense flare from a neutron star, provide astronomers a rare chance to determine how far across the Milky Way galaxy the star is from Earth.
The rings appear as circles around Circinus X-1, a double star system in the plane of our galaxy containing a neutron star, the dense remnant of a massive star pulverized in a supernova explosion. The neutron star is in orbit with another massive star, and is shrouded by thick clouds of interstellar gas and dust. Circinus X-1 is also the source of a surprisingly powerful jet of high-energy particles.
“It’s really hard to get accurate distance measurements in astronomy and we only have a handful of methods,” said Sebastian Heinz of the University of Wisconsin in Madison, who led the study. “But just as bats use sonar to triangulate their location, we can use the X-rays from Circinus X-1 to figure out exactly where it is.”
The light echo shows that Circinus X-1 is located about 30,700 light years from Earth, and settles the difference in results published in prior studies. The detection and characterization of the rings required the unique capabilities of Chandra -- the ability to detect fine details combined with sensitivity to faint signals.
Read Full Article here: www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-chandra-captures-x-ray-...
Read more about Chandra:
p.s. You can see all of our Chandra photos in the Chandra Group in Flickr at: www.flickr.com/groups/chandranasa/ We'd love to have you as a member!
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St Mary's Church, Lymm Dam early this morning between hail showers!
Explored #136 Thanks everyone for your views, invites, comments and faves
One of the brightest stars in the night sky and a dwarf galaxy right next to it: Regulus and the dwarf galaxy Leo I are a fascinating pair that I've had on my to-do list for quite some time. However, my first attempt turned out to be a failure because, after stacking, it turned out that a spike from Regulus was going right through the Leo I galaxy. I hadn't considered the spikes at all during the preparation of the capture. Fortunately, a new opportunity arose four weeks later, and I rotated the tube of my Newtonian telescope so that Leo I was now located between the spikes.
In the final stack, Leo I was nicely clear, bright, and clearly visible, so I could keep the editing very simple. Thanks to the CNC machined secondary spider, Regulus' spikes were also nearly perfect and required no corrections at all. I wish every image would work out like this...
I hope you enjoy my version of this odd couple!
Some more facts:
Regulus is not really a single star, but a multiple star system. It consists of two pairs of stars. Regulus A, the primary component in the Regulus system, is a spectroscopic binary star composed of a blue-white main sequence star with the spectral classification B7 V and a companion believed to be a white dwarf. With a visual magnitude of 1.35, Regulus A is reponsible for the star system’s brightness and bluish colour. The system lies approximately 79 light years from the Sun.
Leo I is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Leo. At about 820,000 light-years distant, it is a member of the Local Group of galaxies and is thought to be one of the most distant satellites of the Milky Way galaxy.
Leo I is located only 12 arc minutes from Regulus. For that reason, the galaxy is sometimes called the „Regulus Dwarf“. Scattered light from the star makes studying the galaxy more difficult, and it was not until the 1990s that it was detected visually. Typical to a dwarf galaxy, the metallicity of Leo I is very low, only one percent that of the Sun. The galaxy may be embedded in a cloud of ionized gas with a mass similar to that of the whole galaxy.
Skywatcher 200 1000 @750mm f/3.75
Starizona Nexus Coma Corrector & Reducer
Secondary Spider by Backyard Universe
EQ6-R Pro
ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro (Gain 100, Offset 18, -10°)
RGB (Baader UV/IR Cut Filter): 180 × 60″
Total: 3 h
Bortle 5
Darks, Flats, Darkflats, Dithering
N.I.N.A., Guiding: ZWO ASI 120MM & PHD2
Astropixelprocessor, Photoshop, Pixinsight
An image taken in St. Marys Ontario last month of what I believe to be some type of Daphne plant (please correct me if I'm wrong.) It was growing by one of the grey buildings that are common in the downtown area and I was drawn to the pink magenta colour on the greyish backdrop.
Thanks for viewing and have a great day!
Jupiter (brightest) and Mars (dimmer, just to the right of Jupiter) in a very close conjunction (about 16 arc minutes or 1/4 degree apart) on the morning of January 6, 2018.
The double star Alpha Librae, or Zubenelgenubi, is to the right of the planet pair and resolved here. Two of the moons of Jupiter are also resolved.
I shot this from home on a mild winter morning but with cloud moving in from the west, so the timing was perfect.
This is a stack of 4 exposures mean combined for the ground to smooth noise and one exposure for the sky, all 2.5-seconds at f/4 with the Sigmas 50mm lens and Canon 6D MkII at ISO 800. Twilight and moonlight illuminate the sky and ground. Framed with a Rule of Thirds composition.
Looking south-west in early October. I believe the two brightest objects in the sky may be Solar System planets - Venus and Saturn(?) - but would welcome confirmation. This is a rework of an earlier iteration of this image in my stream. Having learned some new processing techniques, this is a much more impressive vision of the Milky Way.
Ardvreck Castle is a ruined castle dating from the 16th century which stands on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt in Sutherland, Scotland. One can reach the ruins by driving along the A837 which follows the north shore of Loch Assynt from the village of Inchnadamph. Visitors should take care when walking around the site as falling masonry is a possible danger.
The castle is thought to have been constructed around 1590 by the Clan MacLeod family who owned Assynt and the surrounding area from the 13th century onwards. Indeed Sutherland, the area in which Ardvreck is situated, has long been a stronghold of the Clan MacLeod. The most well-known historical tale concerning the castle is that on 30 April 1650 James, Marquis of Montrose was captured by the Laird of Assynt and held at the castle before being transported to Edinburgh for trial and execution. Montrose was a Royalist, fighting on the side of King Charles against the Covenanters. Montrose was executed on 21 May 1650, by hanging, drawing and quartering. Archibald, Marquis of Argyll, a covenanter and Montrose's rival, was himself executed in 1661 after the restoration of the monarchy.
Clan MacKenzie attacked and captured Ardvreck Castle in 1672, and then took control of the Assynt lands. In 1726 they constructed a more modern manor house nearby, Calda House, which takes its name from the Calda burn beside which it stands. A fire destroyed the house under mysterious circumstances one night in 1737 and both Calda House and Ardvreck Castle stand as ruins today.
Ardvreck Castle was a rectangular-shaped keep comprising three storeys. Under the castle the vaulted basement is pierced by gunloops and the round stair turret is corbelled out to support a square caphouse. Despite the small size of the ruined tower, Ardvreck was originally a large and imposing structure and it is thought that the castle included a walled garden and formal courtyard. The remains of the foundations can still be seen and cover a large area. Unfortunately, all that remains today is a tower and part of a defensive wall. When the waters of the loch rise very high, the peninsula on which the castle stands can be cut off from the mainland.
The castle is said to be haunted by two ghosts, one a tall man dressed in grey who is supposed to be related to the betrayal of Montrose and may even be Montrose himself. The second ghost is that of a young girl. The story tells that the MacLeods procured the help of Clootie (a Scottish name for the Devil, deriving from 'cloot', meaning one division of a cleft hoof) to build the castle and in return the daughter of one of the MacLeod chieftains was betrothed to him as payment. In despair of her situation, the girl threw herself from one of the towers and was killed.
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An Uncle Bob walked by as I was taking this.
"How on Earth are you shooting against all that backlight?" He asked.
"1/8000th, f/16 does the trick pretty well." I said. He walked away, mystified.
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“The brightest light moving away from us, unless it be reflected, is darkness to us.”
A beautiful afternoon at Pyramid lake, Jasper National Park.
Julio esta serie es toda tuya, gracias por tu amistad.
As always, thanks for stopping by and looking, I appreciate your comments and favorites
I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
- Dalai Lama
The brightest Star Trail is Jupiter, rising above Lindisfarne Castle Holy Island, Northumberland.
My first try at star trails, my focus could have been sharper, but I am pleased for my first attempt.
20 x 3min exposure with a 4sec interval.
Thanks to Rob and Dave for the good company, in search of the Quadrantid meteors.
Conjunction involving The Moon and Pollux, the brightest star of Gemini (The Twins) constellation; with only 38' apart them.
Sky Watcher SK707AZ2 70mm f/10 + super 25mm (28x).
Moon: Xiaomi Redmi 7A, ISO200, 1/125s f/2,2 3,8mm.
Pollux: Xiaomi Redmi 7A, ISO800, 1/60s f/2,2 3,8mm.
Edited with MS Picture Manager and Photofiltre.
The biggest and brightest supermoon of the year (2020) on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning 7th/8th April 2020. Supermoons occur when the moon is within 90% of perigee -- which is its closest approach to Earth in orbit. The moon appears brighter and bigger in the night sky. Its name comes from native North American wildflowers that bloom in early springtime: Phlox Subulata, known as "moss pink," according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, so is not actually seen as pink. April's full moon has also been known as the "sprouting grass moon" or "egg moon," heralding other first signs of spring.
Not being a "Stargazer" if anyone can explain what the various shades represent, I would be grateful
The brightest meteor I managed to catch last night, not bad considering the camera settings. All in all not a bad night with some noctilucent cloud, aurora and plenty of meteors, although not sure it was as good as the Perseids last year, or back in 2013 ?
The trio of Jupiter (highest and brightest), Saturn (in the middle and dimmest), and Mercury (lowest) in the evening twilight on January 9, 2021. Technically, Mercury was a magnitude and a half brighter than Saturn, but due to its lower altitude appears about the same brightness here as Saturn. Jupiter was naked eye but it took binoculars to show the other two planets.
This is a single exposure with the 135mm Canon lens and Canon EOS Ra.
I shot this from home in Alberta at latitude 51° N, so the planets were very low.
Brightest outburst in quite some time. Now mag 12.6 (centered) that is very bright for this object. The bright star is 31 Leo mag 4.23. 29P will have a close conjunction with this star. Hopefully a nice coma will emerge from the outburst.
In Brightest Day, In Blackest Night, No Brickheadz shall escape my sight!
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(okay that was dumb forget I just wrote that) ANYWAY!
You can blame Geoff Johns for these! :P
Also, weird tangent, but now that I'm looking at these two builds right before uploading them, I feel like Black Hand's little bolt-y things should have been on the sides of his head rather than the top... but who cares! I certainly don't care enough to rebuild it, then re-shoot it ,and then re-edit it, and then finally re-post it after just noticing it now! :P
So I'm gonna leave it as is! (I struggled enough trying to figure out a way to make a square head look even MORE square!)
..hope that's okay with you guys :P
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My brightest stars my inner light let it guide me
Experience and innocence bleed inside me
Hallucinogens can open me or untie me
I drift in inner space, free of time
I find a higher state of grace, in my mind
Im beautiful (anf)
I wasnt born to follow
I live just for today, dont care about tomorrow
What Ive got in my head you cant buy, steal or borrow
I believe in live and let live
I believe you get what you give
Ive glimpsed, I have tasted, fantastical places
My souls an oasis, higher than the sun
Im higher than the sun
The pier, Seattle WA
Woke up early on Sunday. Drove to get a Piroshky and was suprised to see some good light. I was also fortunate to get a calm morning with some great puddles to play with.
Looking south-west in early October. I believe the two brightest objects in the sky may be Solar System planets - Venus and Saturn(?) - but would welcome confirmation.
Ardvreck Castle is a ruined castle dating from the 16th century which stands on a rocky promontory jutting out into Loch Assynt in Sutherland, Scotland. One can reach the ruins by driving along the A837 which follows the north shore of Loch Assynt from the village of Inchnadamph. Visitors should take care when walking around the site as falling masonry is a possible danger.
The castle is thought to have been constructed around 1590 by the Clan MacLeod family who owned Assynt and the surrounding area from the 13th century onwards. Indeed Sutherland, the area in which Ardvreck is situated, has long been a stronghold of the Clan MacLeod. The most well-known historical tale concerning the castle is that on 30 April 1650 James, Marquis of Montrose was captured by the Laird of Assynt and held at the castle before being transported to Edinburgh for trial and execution. Montrose was a Royalist, fighting on the side of King Charles against the Covenanters. Montrose was executed on 21 May 1650, by hanging, drawing and quartering. Archibald, Marquis of Argyll, a covenanter and Montrose's rival, was himself executed in 1661 after the restoration of the monarchy.
Clan MacKenzie attacked and captured Ardvreck Castle in 1672, and then took control of the Assynt lands. In 1726 they constructed a more modern manor house nearby, Calda House, which takes its name from the Calda burn beside which it stands. A fire destroyed the house under mysterious circumstances one night in 1737 and both Calda House and Ardvreck Castle stand as ruins today.
Ardvreck Castle was a rectangular-shaped keep comprising three storeys. Under the castle the vaulted basement is pierced by gunloops and the round stair turret is corbelled out to support a square caphouse. Despite the small size of the ruined tower, Ardvreck was originally a large and imposing structure and it is thought that the castle included a walled garden and formal courtyard. The remains of the foundations can still be seen and cover a large area. Unfortunately, all that remains today is a tower and part of a defensive wall. When the waters of the loch rise very high, the peninsula on which the castle stands can be cut off from the mainland.
The castle is said to be haunted by two ghosts, one a tall man dressed in grey who is supposed to be related to the betrayal of Montrose and may even be Montrose himself. The second ghost is that of a young girl. The story tells that the MacLeods procured the help of Clootie (a Scottish name for the Devil, deriving from 'cloot', meaning one division of a cleft hoof) to build the castle and in return the daughter of one of the MacLeod chieftains was betrothed to him as payment. In despair of her situation, the girl threw herself from one of the towers and was killed.
The brightest I saw last night as it ripped through the atmosphere. I found the easiest approach was to set up facing north-east once I'd located Perseus, have a bit of FG and leave the camera on continuous 30 second exposures - here 2000 ISO at f4, 17mm wide angle - then hope for the best. Some appeared at all sorts of angles and often out of shot despite the widest lens I had!
Super moon
The largest and brightest full moon of 2024 lit up the skies of Earth on Thursday (Oct. 17), with skywatchers across the globe on hand to capture the lunar face in its full glory.
The brightest and richest region of the Milky Way as seen from my front yard! Piggyback mounted Pentax Spotmatic II with 50mm f/1.4 SMC Takumar stopped down to f/2.8 and exposing Fuji Sensia 400 film for 20 minutes.
I would expect the newer, and available Provia 400X to give similar results.
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One day your story will be told.
One of the lucky ones who's made his name.
One day they'll make you glorious,
Beneath the lights of your deserved fame.
And it all comes round.
Once in a lifetime like it always does.
Everybody loves you 'cause you've taken a chance,
Out on a dance to the moon, too soon.
And they'll say told you so.
We were the ones who saw you first of all.
We always knew that you were one of the brightest stars.
One day they'll tell you that you've changed,
Though they're the ones who seem to stop and stare.
One day you'll hope to make the grave,
Before the papers choose to send you there.
And it all comes round.
Once in a lifetime like it always does.
Nobody loves you 'cause you've taken a chance,
Out on a dance to the moon, too soon.
And they'll say told you so.
We were the ones who saw you first of all.
We always knew that you were one of the brightest stars.
And they'll say told you so.
We were the ones who saw you first of all.
We always knew that you were one of the brightest
By James Blunt -- One Of The Brightest Stars
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