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A new tech term for ancient technology. This is a granary near the Moon House Ruin in the Cedar Mesa area of Utah. I liked how the walls of the granary grew out of the cliffs as an extension of the natural rock.
Telescope: Meade LX200 ACF 10" OTA
Camera QHYCCD QHY268 M
Mount: 10Micron GM2000 HPS II
LRGB
Total Integration: 60 h
SHO 20 + 20 +20 h
Software: N.I.N.A. and PixInsight
Antonio Ferretti & Attilio Bruzzone - Gruppo Astrofili Frentani from Lanciano (Italy)
Spoonbill between Greylag Geese and Canadian Geese in the nature reserve Geltinger Birk, Baltic Sea
Löffler zwischen Graugänsen und Kanadagänsen im Naturschutzgebiet Geltinger Birk, Ostsee
Latest addition to my Echo Base diorama, the rebel trench. This is the first of several modules that will span the front to the base and integrate with the wall sections.
El Palacio de los Reyes de Navarra de Olite, Palacio Real de Olite o Castillo de Olite es una construcción de carácter cortesano y militar erigida durante los siglos XIII y XIV en la localidad de Olite (Navarra, España). Fue una de las sedes de la Corte del Reino de Navarra a partir del reinado de Carlos III "el Noble". Cada verano es sede principal del Festival de Teatro Clásico de Olite.
Fue declarado Monumento Nacional (conjuntamente con la iglesia de Santa María) el 17 de enero de 1925. También está declarado como Bien de Interés Cultural y pertenece al Gobierno Foral de Navarra. En su interior existe una morera blanca declarada monumento natural.
Uno de sus principales encantos es el aparente desorden de su diseño. Esto se debe a que su construcción nunca se afrontó como un proyecto "de conjunto", debiéndose el resultado final a las continuas obras de ampliación y reforma que se sucedieron durante siglos, aunque la mayor parte de las obras se realizaron entre finales del siglo XIV y principios del XV. El entonces rey de Navarra, Carlos III, decidió convertir el palacio existente en sede real permanente y dotarla de todo el ornamento propio de estas.
El conjunto formado por sus estancias, jardines y fosos, rodeados por las altas murallas y rematados por las numerosas torres, le confieren una espectacular y mágica silueta. En su época, llegó a ser considerado como uno de los más bellos de Europa. En él podremos diferenciar claramente dos conjuntos: el Palacio Viejo, convertido en Parador Nacional de Turismo, y el Palacio Nuevo. Ambos están separados por "tierra de nadie", un solar donde se levantaba anteriormente el Palacio de la Reina.
Tras la invasión de Navarra en 1512 por parte de la Corona de Castilla y la de Aragón unificadas, comenzó el deterioro del palacio, ya que solo fue utilizado por los virreyes como residencia esporádica. El estado de abandono en el que quedó inmerso el palacio hizo que éste fuera deteriorándose progresivamente. Este proceso culminó con el incendio ordenado por el guerrillero Espoz y Mina durante la Guerra de la Independencia Española (1813), ante el temor de que en él se fortificaran las tropas francesas de Napoleón.
El estado actual del edificio es fruto de una restauración tras convocatoria de un concurso en 1923 por parte de la Diputación Foral de Navarra que ganaron los arquitectos José y Javier Yárnoz y que se iniciaron en 1937. Todavía ésta no ha concluido ya que esta compleja labor trata de recuperar la estructura original del palacio, distinguiendo entre lo que se corresponde con el edificio original, y lo que se debe a su restauración. Sin embargo, la riquísima decoración interior que revestía sus muros se ha perdido para siempre, al igual que los jardines exteriores que lo rodeaban.
Fue declarado Monumento Nacional (conjuntamente con la iglesia de Santa María) el 17 de enero de 1925.
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The Palace of the Kings of Navarre of Olite or Royal Palace of Olite is a castle-palace in the town of Olite, in Navarre, Spain. It was one of the seats of the Court of the Kingdom of Navarre, since the reign of Charles III "the Noble" until its conquest by Castile (1512).
This monument was quite damaged (except the church) in 1813 by a fire caused by general Espoz y Mina during the Napoleonic French Invasion with the aim of that was not occupied by French troops. It was largely restored from 1937 in works that lasted for 30 years giving it back its original appearance. Nevertheless, miscellaneous architectural decoration of its interior, and the outside gardens, were lost.
The fortification is both castle and palace, although it was built more like a courtier building to fulfill a military function. Since the 13th-century the Castle of Olite was called as Palace of the King of Navarre.
On an ancient Roman fortification was built during the reign of Sancho VII of Navarre "the Strong" (13th century) and extended by his successors Theobald I and Theobald II, which the latter was is installed in the palace in 1269 and there he signed the consent letter for the wedding of Blanche of Artois with his brother Henry I of Navarre, who in turn, Henry I since 1271 used the palace as a temporary residence. This ancient area is known as the Old Palace.
At this time the Navarrese court was traveling, so it can not consider this palace as royal seat during that time, as the castle was occupied intermittently by kings according to their preferences. So it had the presence of King Charles II of Navarre in 1380, 1381 and 1384.
Then the palace was housing the Navarrese court from the 14th until 16th centuries, Since the annexation (integration) of the kingdom of Navarre for the Crown of Castile in 1512 began the decline of the castle and therefore its practically neglect and deterioration. At that time it was an official residence for the Viceroys of Navarre.
In 1813 Navarrese guerrilla fighter Espoz y Mina during the Napoleonic French Invasion burned the palace with the aim to French could not make forts in it, which almost brought in ruin. It is since 1937 when architects José and Javier Yarnoz Larrosa began the rehabilitation (except the non-damaged church) for the castle palace, giving it back its original appearance and see today. The restoration work was completed in 1967 and was paid by the Foral Government of Navarre.
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...fra mille anni saremo tutti caffè e latte...
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I mentioned in my photograph titled "Integration - 1" that the Fabian Way Park & Ride service in Swansea, operated by First Cymru under contract to the City & County of Swansea, was amalgamated into First Cymru's Service 8 (Bay Campus-City Centre-Singleton Campus & Hospital-Sketty Park-Hendrefoilan Student Village) from 17th June.
Wright Eclipse Gemini-bodied Volvo B7TL 37170, is therefore seen leaving the Fabian Way site when heading for the Bay Campus during the first week of the new arrangements.
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport was given statutory authority to coordinate, support and integrate bus and rail operations in its area - a duty that carried over to its successor TfGM. In the 1970s one of the more visible signs of this was the Saver Seven - a combined bus/rail season ticket that was in some ways an ancestor of the more famous London 'Oyster' scheme.
Saver Seven (with its cousins Saver Monthly and Saver Annual) was extremely popular and was a household name in Greater Manchester. The PTE promoted the concept extensively and we see one example here - brand new bus number 8072, in an overall paint scheme that pushes the rail part of the ticket.
You could get various levels of Saver Seven. All levels included travel on all buses in Greater Manchester, no matter who operated them; but the levels gave access to more an more rail services to and from stations depending on how close they were to Manchester. A zone one, for example, went only as far as Whitefield but a zone five ticket included every station in the county right out to far-flung Bryn.
Saver Seven didn't outlast the abolition of Greater Manchester County and the deregulation of bus services in 1986, but there are today integrated ticketing options offered by TfGM and contactless payment makes it mainly unnecessary to carry a season ticket with photo ID. But there are plenty of Sever Seven tickets and publicity posters in our collection to remind our visitors of this popular phenomenon.
If you'd like to know more about the Museum of Transport Greater Manchester and its collection of vintage buses, go to www.motgm.uk.
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So I rarely do anything SOOC now, but thought I'd show how well taks integrate with Fuji . All manual setting except flash which was TTL -2/3 bounced back off burgundy wall behind me with a diffuser and. a table lamp on to the top left . Wide open
ESA’s upcoming JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft arrives at the satellite integration centre of the project’s prime contractor Airbus in Friedrichshafen, Germany, in April 2020, to undergo final integration.
The 5.2-tonne spacecraft will be fitted with remaining components such as power electronics, an on-board computer, communication systems and navigation sensors, before continuing its journey to ESA’s Space Technology and Research Centre (ESTEC) in the Netherlands for testing.
Expected to set out for its seven-year cruise to Jupiter in 2022, JUICE will carry 10 scientific instruments for detailed inspection of the largest planet of the Solar System and its moons, including Ganymede, Europa and Callisto, which are believed to host oceans of water. During its planned three-year mission, the spacecraft is expected to answer the question whether the oceans of the icy moons host any forms of life.
A result of cooperation of more than 80 companies from all over Europe, JUICE was built and assembled in Airbus’ facilities in Madrid. The spacecraft was then fitted with a propulsion system at ArianeGroup’s site in Lampoldshausen, Germany, to form the spacecraft body, and transported to Friedrichshafen inside a special secured container on board of an oversized transporter.
Credits: Airbus
The Gecko Nebula, also known as LBN 437, resides within the Lacerta constellation and is juxtaposed with the expansive emission nebula Sh2-126, which intersects it.
On this picture, the right lobe of the Gecko Nebula boasts numerous recently formed bright stars emerging from its molecular cloud.
Within this domain, the youthful star V375 is linked to the Herbig-Haro object HH398.
These phenomena represent luminous areas of nebulosity associated with nascent stars, originating from the collision between the star's ejected gas and nearby clouds of gas and dust.
Typically, images of this nebula are displayed with a 180º rotation, but I prefer this orientation to showcase it's intricate details in a highly magnified close-up view.
It's a result of 28 hours of integration time at f/3.3 (8 hours on LRGB + 20 hours on Ha).
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Takahashi Epsilon-160ED
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY294 Pro M
Mounts
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro ×
Filters
Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader H-alpha 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader O-III 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader S-II 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm · Baader UV/IR CUT Luminance (CMOS Optimized) 36 mm
Accessories
Pegasus Astro FocusCube2 · Pegasus Astro Powerbox Advance Gen2 · QHYCCD QHYCFW3-M-US · TS-Optics Off-axis guider 9mm (TSOAG9G2) ×
Software
Starkeeper Voyager Custom Array
Guiding Cameras
ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Acquisition details
Dates:
July 13, 2023
July 15, 2023
July 18 - 19, 2023
Aug. 5, 2023
Frames:
Baader Blue (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 120×60″(2h)
Baader Green (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 120×60″(2h)
Baader H-alpha 6.5nm (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 600×120″(20h)
Baader Red (CMOS-Optimized) 36 mm: 120×60″(2h)
Baader UV/IR CUT Luminance (CMOS Optimized) 36 mm: 120×60″(2h)
Integration:
28h
Avg. Moon age:
14.86 days
Avg. Moon phase:
21.09%
RA center: 22h31m53s.27
DEC center: +40°49′04″.9
Pixel scale: 2.695 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 175.574 degrees
Field radius: 1.181 degrees
WCS transformation: thin plate spline
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Resolution: 2607x1778
File size: 4.4 MB
Locations: AAS Montsec, Àger, Lleida, Spain
Data source: Own remote observatory
Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility
This is a photo of three comets: C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), C/2019 U6 (Lemmon), and C/2017 T2 (PANSTARRS). Here's the story of how this photo came to be...
I received an interesting question from my neighbor regarding Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) and a Meteor after I posted it to Flickr four weeks ago: Have you ever seen two comets in the same photo?
I couldn't remember ever seeing a photo like this, but I filed the idea away. Interestingliny, when Comet NEOWISE came up in conversation with some astronomy friends over the weekend, someone mentioned that another comet might be close enough to it to capture in the same frame. I checked Stellarium and found not just one nearby comet, but two comets that could be captured in the same frame with NEOWISE.
I also noted that the comets were spread out over about a 10 degree span, and that I would be able to contain them within a single frame using my Canon EOS 60Da with a 55mm lens. I had the great fortune to be able to use Arcturus and Muphrid in Bootes to help get my camera on target.
Getting the image that I wanted required that I stretch my processing skills, but somehow I managed. Not only was I able to see the two dim comets, I cross checked against Stellarium to verify that the two green blobs were indeed Lemmon and PANSTARRS.
That same Saturday evening one of Howard Astronomical League's dark observing sites was opened for its members, and I went out on my first attempt to image the three comets. I set up with my camera mounted on a Omegon LX2 Mini (mechanical wind up) tracker. I had not used this device for some time, so I found myself fumbling with it way too long. By the time I was polar aligned, had the target framed, and decided on the exposure, I was exactly one hour later than I had hoped to start imaging. By then the comets were very low, and ground fog had started to appear. I did not have a dew heater for the camera lens, so it was completely overwhelmed by moisture.
I could see NEOWISE in my unprocessed images on my dewy laptop screen, and I was able to verify that I was capturing the star field that contained the other two comets. Even though I could not see the comets in these images, I was hopeful that I would be able to pull them out in post-processing. But try as I might in the clear light of day, I got nuthin!
Amazingly, we had another lucky break in the clouds, and the site was opened again on Sunday night. I added a battery and dew heater to my pack up, and headed out again. Equally as important, I spent some time reacquainting myself with the tracker in the clear light of day. It was another very moist evening, but not nearly as challenging at the night before. I was able get up and running to start shooting sub-frames as soon as it was dark enough, and I could see that my data quality was much higher than the first time out. I couldn't see the other two comets, but I saw enough stars that I was pretty sure that I could pull the other two comets out in post processing.
Besides the obvious breakthrough in capturing three comets in the same image, this is the first time that I have produced a star field any where close to as rich and star-filled as this one. My second place effort doesn't even come close. I must add that I am pretty impressed with the tracker. Of 50 sub-frames that I shot, I threw away only one for a tracking issue. Not bad for a low-tech wind up device?!! I'll be sure to set this device up again before I forget how to use it.
Canon EOS 60Da with 50mm lens at f/2.8, and mounted on a Omegon LX2 Mini Tracker. Twenty minutes total integration time in 47 x 25 second light frames (nearly 20 minutes total integration time). Calibration frames consisted of 25 dark frames, 25 flat frames, and 25 flat dark frames. Light frames and calibration frames were stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, and post-processing was done in Photoshop.
Due to funding constraints, the City & County of Swansea has had to look at a different model for providing its two remaining Park & Ride services. Therefore, from 17th June, the two bespoke services operated by First Cymru under contract have been amalgamated into the company's parallel commercial services.. Thus the former 501 covering Landore is now merged into Service 34 (Neath-Skewen-Llansamlet-Enterprise Park-Swansea City Centre) and the former 502 serving Fabian Way is now covered by Service 8 (Bay Campus-City Centre-Singleton Campus & Hospital-Sketty Park-Hendrefoilan Student Village).
Alexander Dennis E30D 67433 is one a pair that have covered the Landore service for the last five and a half years, and carry a two-tone green contract livery. These have been de-branded and re-allocated from Swansea Ravenhill depot to Port Talbot to temporarily cover Service 34 alongside the two-tone blue pair from the Fabian Way service.
My mid June 2019 shot of her in her new role was taken on Phoenix Way in Swansea Enterprise Park.
A small zone in Wan Chai with (presumably) perfect Feng Shui.
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It may be simple but i visualize arts integration as soap in water. When you pour soap into water, shake things up a bit, it mixes and you create suds plus add a little bit of color. In a similar manner when you mix the arts into other subjects you enhance learning and add color to it! Not to mention the arts help in removing certain obstacles students may have in understanding content; just like soap and water help remove smudges from dishes and other items!
Sandhill Cranes, Canada Geese, and Mallards share a cramped wetlands space in northwest Oregon.
Just got a new computer, a Dell XPS 15. The display is much more vivid so here's hoping the images look okay on others' systems...
Immagine con risoluzione astrometrica www.astrobin.com/235021/
Dopo mesi di inattività, finalmente sono riuscito ad elaborare gli oggetti DS acquisiti durante la scorsa estate.
Le condizioni meteo durante le sessioni del 16/07/2015 e 17-19/08/2015 non sono state ideali: temperatura ambiente troppo alta, trasparenza del cielo sufficente e spesso nuvoloso.
Avevo progettato di acquisire 5 FOV della costellazione del Cigno per creare un mosaico, ma le condizioni anzidette non mi hanno favorito.
Questa è un'altra bella zona della costellazione del Cigno, tra le stelle Sadr e Eta Cygni. Nella parte superiore si trova la grande nube stellare del Cigno, mentre in basso una fittissima nube oscura la nasconde ed è la parte più settentrionale della grande nube oscura denominata "Great Rift". Le condizioni meteo sfavorevoli non mi hanno permesso di raggiungere la profondità che speravo.
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Image with astrometric resolution www.astrobin.com/235021/
After months of inactivity, finally I managed to elaborate objects DS acquired last summer.
The weather conditions during the sessions of 07.16.2015 and 17-19 / 08/2015 were not ideal: room temperature too high, sky transparency enough and often cloudy.
I had planned to acquire 5 FOV of Cygnus to create a mosaic, but the above conditions I have fostered.
This is another beautiful area of the constellation Cygnus, among the stars Sadr and Eta Cygni. At the top is the large star cloud of Cygnus, while below a thick dark cloud hides it and it is the northernmost part of the great dark cloud called the "Great Rift". The bad weather did not allow me to reach the depth that I hoped.
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Lens: Zenit Giove-11A 135mm f/4
Camera: Canon EOS 550D (Rebel T2i) mod. Baader BCF
Mount: Sky Watcher HEQ5 Synscan
Seeing 4 (scala Antoniadi inversa)
33x300s 1600iso / 21 dark / 21 flat / 21 bias
date 13/08/2015 (13) - 19/08/2015 (20)
temperature 17°C (media)
Temperature sensor: 24°C (media)
Integration 2h 45min
Location: monti Nebrodi, (Sicily-Italy) 1550m slm / Rifugio Margio Salice, monti Nebrodi (Sicily-Italy) 1250m slm
Elaborazione DSS + PSCS3.
Due to funding constraints, the City & County of Swansea has had to look at a different model for providing its two remaining Park & Ride services. Therefore, from 17th June, the two bespoke services operated by First Cymru under contract have been amalgamated into the company's parallel commercial services.. Thus the former 501 covering Landore is now merged into Service 34 (Neath-Skewen-Llansamlet-Enterprise Park-Swansea City Centre) and the former 502 serving Fabian Way is now covered by Service 8 (Bay Campus-City Centre-Singleton Campus & Hospital-Sketty Park-Hendrefoilan Student Village).
The five Alexander Dennis E20D MMCs (67091-5) bought for Swansea UniBus work have now transferred from Swansea Ravenhill to Port Talbot depot. These are the intended vehicles for Service 34. and the batch is in the process of receiving the red, maroon and orange fleet livery.
Recently de-branded 67091 is captured using the Bus Only link from the Landore Park & Ride site when returning to the City Centre in early 2019.