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1a: of, relating to, or being a mechanism or device in which information is represented by continuously variable physical quantities
b : not digital : not computerized
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NOUVEAU MONDE
Ils vinrent de tous les horizons
De toutes les mers
Habiter des pays en devenir
Un Nouveau Monde
En ces temps lointains, l’aventure, c'était la vie de tous les jours
Pas un défi à être homologué
Les chants de la haute mer toute proche
Et la plainte du vent n’avaient pas de simulacres informatisés
Les rires s’entendaient et les pleurs aussi
C'était avant les émoticônes!
Mais ce Nouveau Monde est déjà ancien
Un autre lui succédera
Celui-là ne sera pas « découvert » comme le premier…
Il naîtra en nous, entre nous
Par-delà toutes les frontières
Et il viendra de tous les horizons
De toutes les mers
—————-
Patrice
Photo originale : Île de Fogo, Terre-Neuve, Canada
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NEW WORLD
They come from all the horizons,
From all the seas
To inhabit countries in the making
A New World.
In these distant times, the adventure was everyday life
Not a challenge to be certified.
The songs of the high sea nearby
And the laments of the wind were not computerized fakes.
The laughter could be heard, and also the cries.
It was before the emoticons.
But this New World is already old
Another will succeed;
This one will not be "discovered" as the first . . .
It will be born in us, among us
Beyond all borders.
And it will come from all the horizons
from all the seas.
Patrice
Original photo : Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada
The Dumbbell Nebula, M27 or NGC 6853 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1227 light-years. This object was the first planetary nebula to be discovered by Charles Messier in 1764.
Equipment:
Celestron 9.25” 2350mm Edge-HD Telescope
Celestron .7 EdgeHD Reducer Lens
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Celestron 9x50 Finder Scope
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color Camera
PHD2 Guiding Software
ZWO 1.25” Duo-Band Filter
SharpCap Pro
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
Met Life Tower
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower,with its lovely bell tower,gold cupola and iconic clock faces,is one of the most well-known buildings in the city.Based on St.Mark’s Campanile in Venice,the tower was in a race against the Singer Building for the title of tallest structure in the world as it neared completion — a title it managed to hold for four years. In the 1960s,the tower underwent a rather misguided facelift that stripped off much of its original ornamentation and in 2002 a computerized multicolored lighting system was added.Today,the landmark tower is home to the New York Edition hotel featuring The Clocktower restaurant by Michelin-starred chef,Jason Atherton.
18-May-2023
One of the most fascinating aspects of meteorology is its interaction with landforms and geography in general.
A given flow, a given front, a given Low (pression) do not live on their own, but in the interaction they have with the earth's surface, loading themselves with moisture as they cross oceans, seas and large lakes and releasing it when they encounter barriers such as mountain ranges.
The mountain ranges create thermal contrasts and accumulate clouds on the windward slopes (stau), greatly increasing the rainfall on these slopes and limiting it (possible Foehn) on the leeward ones.
The higher and longer the chain, the more these phenomena are exacerbated.
Meteorology, in the interaction of tropospheric dynamics with the earth's surface, generates microclimates, i.e. particular and recurring meteorological trends over small areas which are markedly different (in rain-thermal terms) from the trend that should occur within the climatic belt to which the small area belongs and which differs from the others, even contiguous ones, according to the variations brought about by the orographic variables.
Meteorology is much, much more than the (complex and fascinating) weather forecasts, which "today" are computerized by powerful calculators which, starting from data taken in real time from weather stations all over the planet, issue a series of short and medium term projections on how the meteorological situation will evolve subsequently.
The Sculptor Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor and a stardust galaxy, which means that is is currently undergoing a period of intense star formation.
The Galaxy was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783 during one of her systematic comet searches.
The Sculptor Galaxy is located at the center of the Sculptor Group, one of the nearest groups of galaxies to the Milky Way.
It is the brightest one in the group and one of the intrinsically brightest galaxies in the vicinity of ours, only surpassed by the Andromeda Galaxy and the Sombrero Galaxy.
Equipment:
Celestron 9.25” 2350mm Edge-HD Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Celestron 9x50 Finder Scope
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color Camera
Celestron .7 EdgeHD Reducer Lens
PHD2 Guiding Software
SharpCap Pro
Thank you for your comments.
Gemma
Created for Orange and Black theme in HaPpY CrAzY Tuesday 😊
The be-witching plaque was made on my computerized laser cutter. Used orange acrylic as the background and black acrylic for the cutout witch and text. It's then glued onto the background. Made them in a few sizes as gifts too. Anyhoo.. the background was some Halloween garland I have, then used a motion blur effect in Photoshop on it. Hope you like! HCT! :-)
Portion of the Eastern Veil Nebula also known as Caldwell 33, whose brightest area is NGC6992.
The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus.
The Nebula was discovered on 1784 by William Herschel.
Given a distance of 2400 Light Years, this gives the radius of the entire nebula as 64 Light Years.
Undulations in the surface of the shell lead to multiple filamentary images, which appear to be intertwined.
Equipment:
Celestron 9.25” 2350mm Edge-HD Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Celestron 9x50 Finder Scope
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color Camera
Celestron .7 EdgeHD Reducer Lens
PHD2 Guiding Software
SharpCap Pro
Thank you for your comments.
Gemma
As a precursor to the rebuilt Tunnel Motors, Missabe tested this pair of SD40-3 units supplied by Helm Financial (HLCX). They were equipped with Woodward Governor's CLC (Complete Locomotive Control) computerized operating system.
Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 ) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.
Messier 81 was first discovered by Johann Elert Bode on December 31, 1774. Consequently, the galaxy is sometimes referred to as "Bodes Galaxy".
Messier 82 (also knows as NGC 3034) is a starburst galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.
Messier 82 is commonly referred to as the Cigar Galaxy.
Ursa Major is approximately 11.7 million light years from Earth. The distance from M81 to M82 is 150,000 light years.
M81 and M82 are best seen during the spring.
Equipment:
Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 ED Triple Refractor Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Orion 38mm clear-aperture Field Flattener
PHD2 Guiding Software
Astronomy Tool Actions
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
Excerpt from the plaque:
The 3 staircase fountains are inspired by the 1674 Andre Le Notre design at the Palace of Versailles near Paris, France. The fountains ran until 1775 where it was dismantled and abandoned. “Lost” for over 200 years, the ‘Theatre d’eau’ was once again resurrected in 2011.
In 2012, this water feature had 54 fountains and has since increased to over 100 jets. In 2020, Whistling Gardens was the first in Canada to incorporate computerized pumps into the existing fountain system, eliminating the need for piping and other specialized equipment. This new technology allows for greater flexibility in programming and choreography.
All music compositions & fountain choreography are created by the owner of the gardens.
The Helix Nebula, also known as NGC 7293, is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Aquarius and lies about 650 light-years away.
The Nebula was discovered by Karl Ludwig Harding, probably before 1824, this object is one of the closest to the Earth of all the bright planetary nebulae.
Equipment:
Celestron 9.25” 2350mm Edge-HD Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Celestron 9x50 Finder Scope
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color Camera
Celestron .7 EdgeHD Reducer Lens
PHD2 Guiding Software
SharpCap Pro
Thank you for your comments.
Gemma
A wonderful music, for all of you - Caravelli-Wigwam
Excerpt from the plaque:
The 3 staircase fountains are inspired by the 1674 Andre Le Notre design at the Palace of Versailles near Paris, France. The fountains ran until 1775 where it was dismantled and abandoned. “Lost” for over 200 years, the ‘Theatre d’eau’ was once again resurrected in 2011.
In 2012, this water feature had 54 fountains and has since increased to over 100 jets. In 2020, Whistling Gardens was the first in Canada to incorporate computerized pumps into the existing fountain system, eliminating the need for piping and other specialized equipment. This new technology allows for greater flexibility in programming and choreography.
All music compositions & fountain choreography are created by the owner of the gardens.
“According to some researchers, a genuine smile reflects the inner state of cheerfulness or amusement.
“However, Behavioural Ecology Theory suggests that all smiles are tools used in social interactions; that theory claims that cheerfulness is neither necessary nor sufficient for smiling.”
After analysing the data, the researchers concluded that the mood that seemed to be associated with smiling most often was, simply, “engagement.” This suggests that smiles might sometimes appear as an unconscious social reaction.
“During these computerized quizzes,” explains Dr. Witchel, “smiling was radically enhanced just after answering questions incorrectly.”
Wroclaw, Multimedia Fountain
The Wrocław Fountain is located in the historic Wrocław exhibition ground. It is next to the early modernist Centennial Hall, and encircled within the Wrocław Pergola.
Built in 2009, it is currently one of the largest operating fountains in Europe.
Multimedia show
The 1 hectare (110,000 sq ft) fountain incorporates over 300 jets to create moving-dancing screens of water. They are used, with music and light, by a computerized multimedia program for animated water shows at the night
The fountain is illuminated at night by 800 computer programmed coloured lights.
Ice skating
When frozen in winter, the Wrocław Fountain becomes a 4,700 square metres (51,000 sq ft) ice skating rink.
The Bubble Nebula is an emission Nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close to the direction of the open cluster Messier 52. The "Bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, 8.7 magnitude young central star. The nebula is near a giant molecular cloud which contains the expansion of the bubble nebula while itself being excited by the hot central star, causing it to glow.
The Bubble Nebula was discovered in 1787 by William Herschel.
Equipment:
Celestron 9.25” 2350mm Edge-HD Telescope
Celestron .7 EdgeHD Reducer Lens
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Celestron 9x50 Finder Scope
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color Camera
ZWO 1.25” Duo-Band Filter
PHD2 Guiding Software
SharpCap Pro
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
The company was founded as Kristiansands Nikkelraffineringsverk A / S in 1910 by, among others, Samuel Eyde, Anton Grønningsæter, Jacob Børresen and Victor Hybinette. Hybinette had invented and patented a process for refining nickel by electrolysis: the Hybinette process.
The Hybinette process was in use until 1975, when it was replaced by the so-called KL process, which is still in use in a modified version (the KLA process).
The raw materials for the plant initially came from Flåt mines near Evje, about 70 km north of Kristiansand, where nickel ore was mined from 1872 to 1946.
Already in the time after the First World War, however, it was clear that the mines could not deliver as much as the nickel plant needed.
The plant also experienced a major fire, and struggled with low nickel prices on the world market and generally difficult economic times. In 1929, the owners therefore accepted an acquisition offer from Canadian Falconbridge Nickel Mines, and the plant was named Falconbridge Nikkelverk AS. Falconbridge had discovered large deposits of nickel-containing ore in Sudbury, Canada, which could be sent to Kristiansand for refining.
As early as 1966, the plant installed computerized process control, allegedly as the first company in Norway.
With further streamlining, staffing has decreased from around 1,600 people in 1974 to around 500 in 2008, at the same time as production has become three times as large, emissions to air and water have almost disappeared, and electricity consumption has been reduced by 60%.
In October 2006, Falconbridge Ltd was acquired by Xstrata. 7 years later, in 2013, Xstrata merged with Glencore. Glencore employs close to 190,000 and has businesses in a wide range of industries, - minerals and mines, oil, grain, production of metals etc. Today the company markets itself as Glencore Nikkelverk AS. wikipedia
The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Apple Core Nebula, Messier 27, M27, or NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula, at a distance of about 1227 light-years. This object was the first planetary nebula to be discovered by Charles Messier in 1764.
Equipment:
Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 ED Triple Refractor Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color Camera
Orion 38mm clear-aperture Field Flattener
PHD2 Guiding Software
SharpCap Pro
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
Excerpt from the plaque:
The 3 staircase fountains are inspired by the 1674 Andre Le Notre design at the Palace of Versailles near Paris, France. The fountains ran until 1775 where it was dismantled and abandoned. “Lost” for over 200 years, the ‘Theatre d’eau’ was once again resurrected in 2011.
In 2012, this water feature had 54 fountains and has since increased to over 100 jets. In 2020, Whistling Gardens was the first in Canada to incorporate computerized pumps into the existing fountain system, eliminating the need for piping and other specialized equipment. This new technology allows for greater flexibility in programming and choreography.
All music compositions & fountain choreography are created by the owner of the gardens.
The Andromeda Galaxy also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224 and originally the Andromeda Nebula, is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth, and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. The galaxy's name stems from the area of Earth's sky in which it appears, the constellation of Andromeda.
The virial mass of the Andromeda Galaxy is of the same order of magnitude as that of the Milky Way, at a trillion solar masses.
The number of stars contained in the Andromeda Galaxy is estimated at one trillion, or roughly twice the number estimated for the Milky Way.
The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are expected to collide in around 4.5 billion years, merging to form a giant elliptical galaxy or a large lenticular galaxy. With an apparent magnitude of 3.4, the Andromeda Galaxy is among the brightest of the Messier Objects making it visible to the naked eye from Earth on moonless nights, even when viewed from areas with moderate light pollution.
(Wikipedia.org)
Equipment:
Celestron 9.25” 2350mm Edge-HD Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Celestron 9x50 Finder Scope
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color Camera
Celestron .7 EdgeHD Reducer Lens
PHD2 Guiding Software
SharpCap Pro
Thank you for your comments.
Gemma
The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as
Messier 33 or NGC 598. The Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy.
The Triangulum Galaxy was probably discovered by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Battista Hodierna before 1654.
Additionally, the Galaxy was independently discovered by Charles Messier on the night of August 25-25, 1764.
It was published in his Catalog of Nebulae and Star Clusters (1771) as object number 33; hence the name M33.
Equipment:
Celestron 9.25” 2350mm Edge-HD Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Celestron 9x50 Finder Scope
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color Camera
Celestron .7 EdgeHD Reducer Lens
PHD2 Guiding Software
SharpCap Pro
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year!
Gemma
The Orion Nebula is a massive cloud of gas and dust around 1,300 light years from Earth and is located in the constellation of Orion.
The Nebula is actually part of a much larger nebula known as the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex.
The first recorded observation of the Orion Nebula doesn't appear until 1610, and this was thanks to the telescope which had been invented two years earlier.
Using his telescope the French astronomer Peiresc noticed the diffuse nebula and noted down his observations, he is therefore credited with its discovery.
Throughout the 17th century many others independently discovered the Orion Nebula including the famous Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens. In 1774 the French astronomer Charles Messier included the Orion Nebula in his now famous catalogue of deep space objects, naming it Messier 42 or M42, a tag is still widely used today by professional and amateur astronomers.
Equipment:
Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 ED Triple Refractor Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Orion 38mm clear-aperture Field Flattener
PHD2 Guiding Software
Astronomy Tool Actions
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
The Strawberry Full Moon name comes from the Algonquin tribes of North America because the June full moon was a sign for them to begin harvesting wild strawberries.
As the moon, Earth, and the sun go through their orbital dance, the part of the moon that's illuminated by sunlight moves in and out of our view, creating a predictable series of lunar phases. In any given month we see eight distinct phases of the moon, defined by how much of the lunar disk is illuminated from our perspective and whether the moon is heading toward or away from being full.
This image was taken on June 17th from our backyard.
Equipment:
Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 ED Triple Refractor Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color Camera
Orion 38mm clear-aperture Field Flattener
SharpCap Pro
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
A mesmerizing display that changes with the music that is located in the Jordan's Furniture Store (just on the other side of I95 from Long Wharf), New Haven, Connecticut.
Dr Kalkonow and his computerized canine face off against Imperium and his best friend and partner, Beast
The Heart Nebula, IC 1805 lies some 7500 light years away from Earth and is located in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. It was discovered by William Herschel on November 3, 1787. This is an emission nebula showing glowing ionized hydrogen gas and darker dust lanes.
The very brightest part of this nebula (the knot at the western edge) is separately classified as NGC 896, because it was the first part of this nebula to be discovered.
The nebula's intense red output and its configuration are driven by the radiation emanating from a small group of stars near the nebula's center. This open cluster of stars known as Melotte 15 contains a few bright stars nearly 50 times the mass of our Sun, and many more dim stars that are only a fraction of our Sun's mass.
Equipment:
Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 ED Triple Refractor Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Orion 38mm clear-aperture Field Flattener
PHD2 Guiding Software
Astronomy Tool Actions
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
The Orion Nebula Messier 42, M42 is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way Galaxy, south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. M42 is located 1344 light years away, and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth.
The Running Man Nebula M43 is a popular target for amateur astrophotographers, as it lies close to the Orion Nebula and has many guide stars. The outline of the running man shows up primarily in photographs; it is difficult to perceive visually through telescope, thought the reflection nebula itself is visible in small to medium apertures in dark skies.
Additionally the sparse scattering of bright stars without nebulosity at the top of this image is NGC 1981, a compact and detached cluster.
Equipment:
Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 ED Triple Refractor Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Orion 38mm clear-aperture Field Flattener
PHD2 Guiding Software
Astronomy Tool Actions
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
The Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is a large spherical H II region (circular in appearance) located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50) is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having formed from the nebula's matter.
The cluster and nebula lie at a distance of some 5,000 light-years from Earth and measure roughly 130 light years in diameter.
The radiation from the young stars excites the atoms in the nebula, causing them to emit radiation themselves producing the emission nebula we see. The mass of the nebula is estimated to be around 10,000 solar masses.
Equipment:
Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 ED Triple Refractor Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Orion 38mm clear-aperture Field Flattener
PHD2 Guiding Software
Astronomy Tool Actions
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
Orion Nebula
24Feb2017
Canon 5DmkIII DSLR
Celestron 11" EdgeHD
Celestron CGEM DX computerized mount
2800mm, f/10, 1600 ISO
260 seconds
Stacked w/ Photoshop
Thank you for viewing and make sure to look at my other images.
Prints available at: photosbymch.com
© 2017 M. C. Hood / PhotosbyMCH Photography - All rights reserved.
The Horsehead Nebula (also known as Barnard 33) is a dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The nebula is located just to the south of Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt, and is part of the much larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex.
The Horsehead Nebula is approximately 1500 light years from Earth. It is one of the most identifiable nebulae because of its resemblance to a horse's head.
The Flame Nebula, designated as NGC 2024 and SH2-277 is an emission nebula in the constellation of Orion.
The bright star Alnitak, the easternmost star in the Belt of Orion, shines energetic ultraviolet light into the Flame and this knocks electron away from the great clouds of hydrogen gas that reside there.
The Running Man Nebula Sh2-279 is an HII region and bright nebulae that includes a reflection nebula located in the constellation Orion. It is the northernmost part of the asterism known as Orion's Sword, lying north of the Orion Nebula. The reflection nebula embedded in Sh2-279 is popularly known as the Running Man Nebula.
Equipment:
Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 ED Triple Refractor Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Orion 38mm clear-aperture Field Flattener
PHD2 Guiding Software
Astronomy Tool Actions
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
The graceful, winding arms of the majestic spiral galaxy M51 appear like a grand spiral staircase sweeping through space. They are actually long lanes of stars and gas laced with dust. Such striking arms are a hallmark of so-called grand-design spiral galaxies.
In M51, also know as the Whirlpool galaxy, these arms serve an important purpose: they are star-formation factories, compressing hydrogen gas and creating clusters of new stars.
Discovered by Charles Messier in 1773, M51 is located 31 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici.
Messier 51 (The Whirlpool Galaxy) NASA
Equipment:
Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 ED Triple Refractor Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color Camera
Orion 38mm clear-aperture Field Flattener
PHD2 Guiding Software
SharpCap Pro
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
The Orion Nebula Messier 42, M42 is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way Galaxy, south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion. M42 is located 1344 light years away, and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth.
The Running Man Nebula M43 is a popular target for amateur astrophotographers, as it lies close to the Orion Nebula and has many guide stars. The outline of the running man shows up primarily in photographs; it is difficult to perceive visually through telescope, thought the reflection nebula itself is visible in small to medium apertures in dark skies.
Equipment:
Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 ED Triple Refractor Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Orion 38mm clear-aperture Field Flattener
PHD2 Guiding Software
Astronomy Tool Actions
Since March 25th, I haven't been able to take any astro photographs due to bad weather we have been having in northern Arizona. Here is a revised image of the Great Orion.
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
Inspirational song and music.
The picture shows the skyline of Detroit seen from the Philip A. Hart Plaza. The 14-acre plaza, which is named for the late U.S. Senator Philip Hart, opened in 1975. At the center of the plaza is the Horace E. Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain, designed by Isamu Noguchi and Walter Budd in 1978. The stainless steel fountain is composed of two legs topped by a ring to the height of 30 feet above a circular, black granite pool. The fountain contains 300 jets and 300 lights and has intricate and computerized lighting and nozzle functions, which can create different configurations, dependent on temperature. (see Wikipedia)
A lovely Monarch Butterfly on a Pride of Barbados bloom...
so much color to brighten one's day and bring a smile!!!
My car is still being worked on by my angel Gina's Scot and
it has been quite a challenge for him being a newer car with
a computerized system and packed in under the hood very
compactly so one can not work on it under the hood but has
to remove everything to find the problem... which we knew
but then trying to get in back together and time the replaced
timing chain which was not correct and caused more problems
that had to be then repaired and even now still with expert
guidance and doing all of this on his own time.. it has become,
I repeat, a real challenge. But I thank God for Scot and his determination and devotion to God and to fixing my car for me.
I am blessed and please pray for Scot to not be discouraged but
that he will be able to complete what he is dedicated to finish.
I have found being without a car for 3 weeks a new message in
"Be still and know that I am God" Psalms 46:10a
At the "car forest" outside of Goldfield, NV, I got slightly creative one evening with my deluxe light painting tool and further messed with the white balance and saturation. Hopefully, you get the Halloween message.
I got my first-generation LED-type Pixelstick a few years ago, but it broke. I got a replacement, but I was reluctant to use it after that. It's actually really cool - it comes with a bunch of computerized light arrays and art, and you can further load your own images into it. Then find a little dark, set up the camera, and run through the scene with a twist or a turn or just plain straight. So this is a single exposure, no post-processing other than noted above.
The International Car Forest of the Last Church has over 40 cars, trucks, vans, and buses buried nose-down, or stacked atop each other, along a dirt road. Created by Mark Rippie and Chad Sorg in 2002.
The Lajes das Flores Lighthouse, known as Farol da Ponta das Lajes, commenced operations on October 10, 1910. Perched on a 16-meter-high tower, it commands a height of 99 meters above sea level. Sporting a second-order lenticular apparatus with a 700 mm focal length, the light reaches an impressive 26-mile radius. Originally illuminated by a constant-level petroleum lamp, it transitioned to an incandescent lamp with oil vapor in 1938. In 1956, the site saw the addition of electricity, upgrading to a 3000-watt electric lamp. Subsequent adjustments in 1984 brought the light source down to a 1000-watt 124-volt lamp, and by 1990, the lighthouse was electrified through the public grid.
Starting from 2000, the lighthouse underwent comprehensive modernization and refurbishment, integrating computerization and automation. During this process, a temporary light operated from October 2000 to October 18, 2001. In 2008, the lighthouse received further attention with a roof repair. Positioned as one of the main landmarks in the village of Lajes, its rich history and technological evolution make it a captivating feature in the Azores.
I bought a telescope at the local thrift shop a few days ago. It has a computerized base which is what I was looking for. I purchased an adapter so I could attach my camera to the scope. I haven't used a telescope in 20 years so it was a challenge getting it aligned -a little more detailed than the sky tracker/sky guider system but it tracks beautifully. This was my first test shot of the moon with the new setup. I will do another one of the full moon in a few days. I'm really looking forward to the summer when the nebulas and galaxies will be waiting for me!
For the Macro Monday theme of something starting with a vowel.
I created this embroidery on a black T-shirt about 20 years ago using my computerized sewing/embroidery machine. Scanned in the reindeer clipart and configured the machine to embroider it. Used silver foil thread to embroider with. Oh and for the heart, I used glittery dimensional fabric paint. I've washed the T-shirt many times. It's held up pretty good, but it does look better from afar and not in macro mode!! ;-) HMM! :-)
This image was prompted by a sleazy insurance commercial I spotted on TV the other day. The shill pretended to recount the great experience he had with this particular company when he phoned them. "I called and an actual person took my call ! " Ten years ago that would have been a seriously nonsensical comment; but now, in the age of the automated attendant, it's a rarity to get a living, breathing, human being on the line....especially when you're calling for customer support. : )) Store cashiers also seem to be going the way of the dinosaurs as Self Check Out machines proliferate. Not to say that automation hasn't any advantages because it clearly does, but like they say....you CAN have too much of a good thing. : ((
Best viewed LARGE.
The data for this image was collected over several nights and combined to increase the signal-to-noise ratio. For the luminance channel, a narrowband H-alpha filter was used. H-alpha corresponds to the emission of ionized hydrogen – the most abundant element in the universe – and allows for capturing fine structural details of nebulae. This technique also effectively suppresses light pollution, including city lights and even moonlight.
The H-alpha data was captured from my backyard under suburban skies, while the RGB color data was collected during a separate session in the High Black Forest (Hochschwarzwald), under much darker conditions. Without this RGB component, the result would be a false-color image lacking natural color tones.
🔧 Technical Details (Astrophotography Setup):
🔭 Telescope: 5-element Flatfield APO, 520 mm – true color, perfect field correction
🔎 Focal Length: 520 mm
🌙 Optics: Integrated corrector and flattener
🎯 Guiding: M-GEN autoguider (precision ±0.01 px)
🔭 Guide Scope: Dedicated scope for tracking the guide star (paired with M-GEN)
️ Mount: HEQ mount (resolution: 9,024,000 microsteps/rev)
Control: SynScan / SkyScan – computerized GOTO and alignment system
Finderscope: Red dot finder for rough target acquisition
🔥 Dew Control: Heating bands on main optics and guide scope
Orion, by John White
My favorite constellation is Orion.
I like it first and foremost
because on a cold clear winter night
it is easy to find in the sky.
On a very special night,
far from the cities and stress
you can actually see the Great Orion Nebula
a cloud of interstellar gases where stars are actually born.
With each thought we share,
each story, picture and sound,
we see a little more of each other.
I'm certain if we keep looking,
on a very special night,
far from our daily lives,
we will discover the universe together.
Equipment:
Celestron 9.25” 2350mm Edge-HD Telescope
Celestron .7 EdgeHD Reducer Lens
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Celestron 9x50 Finder Scope
ZWO ASI294MC Pro Color Camera
PHD2 Guiding Software
ZWO 1.25” Duo-Band Filter
SharpCap Pro
Please stay safe, take care of yourself and your dear family.
Gemma
Architekturbüro: COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
The Customer Information Centre and Event Forum PANEUM - Wunderkammer des Brotes - for the company Backaldrin in Asten consists of two elements: a box shaped plinth building with foyer and event rooms plus the “Wunderkammer des Brotes”, a two storey freeform exhibition area floating on top. The chosen materials augment the contrast of these two elements: The square base building shows a cast-in-place concrete façade while the rounded wood structure of the museum is clad with stainless steel shingles.
The base building houses the event rooms and the adjoining rooms. This area can be used for a variety of events as presentations, receptions or workshops for up to 120 visitors.
The design of the exhibition area is based on the idea of a cabinet of curiosities, a concept for collections originating in the Baroque period. This concept is especially appropriate for the unusual and small-scale objects in the collection related to the topic “bread” which are presented in the exhibition area. For the exhibition concept and design Gruppe Gut from Bozen was responsible.
The centre of the “Wunderkammer des Brotes” is formed by a circular atrium, in which selected items from the collection are individually suspended from the top, as in a differentiated crystal chandelier. The atrium is enclosed by a spiral stair where visitors can look at the exhibited items from various perspectives. The stair provides access to the two exhibition levels, where the objects are presented with the help of walls, tables and cabinets that are integrated into the architecture. Additionally, all floors can be accessed by elevators. The atrium is naturally illuminated from above while the exhibition spaces have artificial light.
The self-supporting wood shell of the exhibition structure is visible in the interior. It is composed of layered circles of cross laminated timber. This method of construction enables the realization of the free form. The high degree of prefabrication with 3D CNC technology (Computerized Numerical Control) lead to a short building time. Leaving the precisely shaped wood timber exposed on the interior, with just a layer of paint, made additional interior finishes unnecessary.
CONTEMPORARY WUNDERKAMMER
Sulky Metallic thread is a round, twisted thread that is created by twisting and bonding a fine metallic foil around a strong core to create an exceptionally smooth, strong and pliable thread.
With the naked eye, all you see is fine thread that looks like any other thread, but happens to be metallic. But if you zoom in to the thread on the left, you can see how they wrapped the metallic foil around a bunch of teeny threads. It’s really amazing what they’re able to make with technology.
See 1st comment box for this copper thread used to embroider a design onto my blue jean vest w/my 1st computerized sewing machine sometime in the 1990s.
The lighthouse in Lajes das Flores in the Azores started operation on October 10, 1910. The light is on a 16 m high tower and stands 99 m above sea level. The second order lenticular apparatus has a 700 mm focal length and a reach of about 26 miles. The original light was a constant level petroleum lamp, which was replaced in 1938 by an incandescent lamp with oil vapor. It wasn't until 1956 that generation was added to the site and the light changed to 3000 watt electric lamp. In 1984 the wattage of the light source was reduced to a 1000 watt 124 volt lamp. Finally in1990 the lighthouse was electrified with power from the public grid. Starting in 2000 the lighthouse was modernized and refurbished by adding computerization and automation. A temporary light functioned from October 2000 to October 18, 2001 while the lighthouse was refurbished. In 2008 the roof on the lighthouse was repaired. Lighthouse is one of the main landmarks in the village of Lajes.
Created for Macro Monday challenge = shadow. It's all under 3" high x wide. HMM! :-)
The lighting from above is a combination of warm and cool white colored LEDs (in my dining room table light), making the two toned colors in the shadows.
I cut out this small envelope using my new fun gadget that connects via Wi-Fi to the computer. This envelope is my 1st creation. I need to clear off the dining room table (again!!) so I have space to use it. Still need to play with it more.. the 2nd thing I tried didn't work. Try, try again. ;-)
Hope everyone is staying safe.
A mesmerizing display that changes with the music that is located in the Jordan's Furniture Store (just on the other side of I95 from Long Wharf), New Haven, Connecticut.
Time goes by quickly ! And so it is exactly 10 years ago, when Vienna's legendary Südbahnhof (South Station) saw it's last day of service on Dec. 12/09. Before being destroyed for the construction site of ugly office buildings and the new Main Station area, which is now also in full service for 5 years ...
Well, a period of 10 years is not much and not little. But time flies and a lot has since changed in the modernizing of the Austrian railway, where sadly the old trains and cosy atmosphere is now almost completely gone ! Now we have ETCS, cold LED-Lights, Railjets, Cityjets ect. and are facing a more and more fully computerized railway system and society ...
So let's remember Vienna Südbahnhof and it's legendary atmosphere, formerly known as " Gateway to the Balkans " ...
ÖBB class 1142 682, Vienna Südbahnhof, 11 / 09
70/100x My X = My 100 Favorite Places to Take Photographs in Southern New Jersey.
Location: Mullica Township, New Jersey, (Atlantic County), USA
Subjects: Thorin & Lachlan. Autumn Photo Session for my cousin Lori. These are her two youngest boys.
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I always love the oppertunity to do memorable photographs for my friends and family. And most importantly to spend quality time with them. These are the little things that most people take for granted.. but not me. I missed so much time with my loved ones, thru the years.. due to my horrible addiction. Truthfully, many of them would have had me over to visit if I would have brought it up, but I was too ashamed of myself to go spend time with them (for them to see what I'd become). I could always see the pain in their eyes when they looked at me.
All I am saying is, it feels so amazing to be back! And to be able to be a part of my loved one's lives again.
◼ November 15th will be 3 years substance free.
◼ Yesterday, October 1st, 2021- was Juan and my 5 year anniversary. (Wow, how time flies!)
And I'm just grateful today. So grateful. And proud. So proud of myself.
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This is ONE of several images taken yesterday. And this has to be my favorite. I love these two, they're so precious & sweet. They're growing way too fast (slow down boys!) But it was amazing to get to spend time with them and see how much they've grown and changed since I've seen them last (not too long ago). Seeing their little personalities blossom.. It's amazing. Thorin, the younger of the two, (on the left)- was super shy the last time I was there.. And didn't do much talking. THIS time he was talking my ear off.. I was so blown away! It really has only been a few monnths! They grow and change so quickly!
And Lachlan (the older boy, the one on the right) - is such a precious little one. He just started wearing glasses, and as a youngster he isn't thrilled about keeping them on all of the time.. But when his Mom tells him that "Jesse wears glasses" - he puts them on. My heart is melting typing that*. So of coarse Juan and I wore our glasses over there.. And Lachlan put his glasses on too. So proud of him!
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I am NOT by any means caught up on my comments (returning them). Which is why I haven't been uploading many images.. Even though you all tell me it's okay, to me it's not.. So I'm still trying to return them - as we speak.. between being super busy. However, I couldn't NOT post this photo! You all had to see this precious capture from the photo session yesterday. (10/1/2021).
But I will do my best to continue to return your comments, as soon as I can!
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◻And on a whole OTHER note: My brother JJ was suppose to be driving to New Jersey (from Colorado) to visit for about a week.. (that's a SUPER long drive as I'm sure you can imagine).
My brother bought a brand new car the other day (few days ago). He traded in his couple year old Hyundai Sonata and got some type of brand new Hyundai SUV type vehicle (I forget the name). Anyway, he was less than 200 miles into his trip and his brand new vehicle was sending out all of these warning lights. (it's mostly computerized.. and something was erroring). Brand new vehicle. I am mad FOR HIM! But most importantly we are all upset that he won't be making the trip (for now at least). He wanted to come see his friends and family. OUR DAD most importantly. *I take care of our father (Juan and I) full time.. and he's not doing too well. (My brother knows this). So we were planning a fishing trip etc.. (My dad LOVES and always took us fishing). So this whole situation, (him finally getting off work for a vacation and this happening).. it's just crazy. My brother is the manager of the store (he runs it) & he works I'm not sure of the number but I know it's over 65+ hours a week.. I don't want to exaggerate but I believe he usually works like 70+ hours. He can never find someone to cover him EVER for a vacation like this.. and finally he did and he got it "okay-ed". And it's truly heartbreaking for all of us. I can't imagine how he feels.
Our doors will always be open for when he gets time. I hope he gets this car issue fixed (he said the dealership is coming to look at it Tuesday). I feel like I would have driven it right thru their front door...*kidding* kind of.
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But anyway, that's what's been going on in the life of Jessica..
I hope you are all doing wonderful.
WE ARE DOING GREAT, THANK THE GOOD LORD ABOVE.
*Right before this photo session Juan and I had a meeting at the church with Pastor Gary, it was a great meeting. A great talk. We're grateful for that too.*
Have a blessed week everyone.
I WILL do my best to return comments as quickly as possible.