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Another image from the sequence of images of the remarkable mothership supercell I documented in Northern, Montana. still can't believe these are my photos.
As a response to the devastating assault launched by the infected Blacktron forces in 2020, the IDC were prompted to develop a new class of Mecha weaponry.
The R&D department was given only one instruction: *** ALL THE GUNS! ***
And thus, the T-REX was born.
T-REX: Tactical Response to Extreme Xenophobia
Technical Specs:
2 main laser cannons, 2 detachable rocket pods, 2 rotary guns, 2 heavy artillery, 2 mixed-use launchers, anti-infantry undercarriage system, and detachable anti-air defenses. Seating two pilots to share the responsibility of driving and destruction, this beast is a FORCE to be reckoned with!
More photos available on Instagram @LEGO_Stud :)
I am honored to have already earned a Committee's Choice Award at our local Bricks Cascade BrickNic for this MOC, and look forward to sharing it in full-action-glory at the next in-person convention in 2022!
Explanation: Interstellar dust clouds and bright nebulae abound in the fertile constellation of Orion. One of the brightest, M78, on center in this colorful telescopic view, covering an area north of Orion's belt. At a distance of about 1,500 light-years, the bluish nebula itself is about 5 light-years across. Its blue tint is due to dust preferentially reflecting the blue light of hot, young stars in the region. Dark dust lanes and other nebulae can easily be traced through this gorgeous skyscape. The scene also includes the remarkable McNeil's Nebula -- a newly recognized nebula associated with the formation of a sun-like star, and the telltale reddish glow of many Herbig- Haro objects, energetic jets from stars in the process of formation. (text: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131010.html)
This picture was photographed on November 4-6, 2013 in the Crimea, Ukraine. (height of 600 m. above sea level)
Equipment: home assembled reflector 10" f/3.8, mount WhiteSwan-180, camera QSI-583wsg, Tevevue Paracorr-2. Off-axis guidecamera QHY5L-II.
LRGB filter set Baader Planetarium.
L: 17x450 sec., RGB: 8*600 sec. each filter, unbinned
6 hours total.
FWHM 2.69"-3.11" , sum in L channel - 2.94"
Processed Pixinsight 1.8, Fitstacker and Photoshop CS6.
Photo with labels: olegbr.astroclub.kiev.ua/files/astrofoto/M78/M78_LRGB_Ole...
Cinematic toy photography, captured with a 2x anamorphic lens combined with a 100mm macro prime, for a dual focus setup.
Prints available via my website, www.tommilton.co.uk
I have reworked this a bit to reduce the quantity of stars that overpower the image.
There is over 11 hours of imaging time in this image which was captured 31st Dec, 7th Jan and 14th Jan 2016, using the following equipment and software.
TS APO65Q Telescope
Atik 490EX CCD Camera
QHY5L Guide Camera on 90x50 finder scope
Baader Ha, OIII and SII narrow band filters.
Artemis Capture.
PHD2 Guiding.
All processing Pixinsight incl stacking (image integration)
This image is blended from SII, OIII and Ha filters using the PixelMath component in Pixinsight. The mix is to suit my own taste.
The SII has added Ha
The Ha as some OIII added
The OIII is on it's own
Thanks to Kayron at www.lightvortexastronomy.com for the wonderful tutorials.
I am very pleased with the detail of the data but I feel the stars do overpower and I would welcome any constructive criticism as to what I may be doing wrong (over exposure?) or can do to correct this in processing.
Dusty emission in the Tadpole nebula, IC 410, lies about 12,000 light-years away in the northern constellation Auriga. The cloud of glowing gas is over 100 light-years across, sculpted by stellar winds and radiation from embedded open star cluster NGC 1893. Formed in the interstellar cloud a mere 4 million years ago, bright cluster stars are seen all around the star-forming nebula. Notable near the image center are two relatively dense streamers of material trailing away from the nebula's central regions. Potentially sites of ongoing star formation in IC 410, these cosmic tadpole shapes are about 10 light-years long.
I visited Berry Head, Brixham in the early hours of Sunday morning to capture Comet Neowise and took the opportunitiy whilst there to capture the Milkyway as it was positioned over the old Guardhouse. The light from the rising last quarter Moon made things a little tricky but I was still able to get a fairly decent shot with Jupiter and Saturn also in shot.
Another bit of abstract photography for today, The Kings Cross light tunnel is a fantastic spot for photography, and as it looks so futuristic you can turn it into something very space aged with a little bit of Photoshop knowledge.
I've seen this shot a couple of times done by various people so I decided to have a little play in Photoshop and do my own version. For those with PS knowledge it's easy to do, but basically, all I had to do was load two versions of the same image with one of them flipped the other way, then I added a layer mask and painted over one half of the image to get the mirrored effect. It really does look like some interior of a sci-fi spaceship don't you think?
For me, this was just a bit of fun and as I'm still learning the mysteries of Photoshop it's a good way to learn and test my knowledge.
Finally managed to acquire some more Sii data and decided to process a bit differently. Lots of new challenges. Apparently at -20C the optics are pinched especially in one of the ACL200's: the stars became triangular, never had this problem with this scope before, but never used it in such extreme cold, luckily still able to fix in processing. Also, halfway through the first session one of the telescopes suddenly slipped out of focus, perhaps also related to the cold. And finally, yet again, despite a new rigid design to hold the Nikon 70-200 lens in place it drifted a bit off course. At this point I am wondering if it's something internal in the lens that shifts a tiny amount as the angle changes. It seems to happen about half hour before I reach the meridian and about 15 minutes of frames are lost, then it's solid again. Very odd. But decided not to lose sleep over it ;)
"The Flaming Star Nebula and the Tadpole Nebula offer a unique glimpse into the processes of star formation and the dynamics of interstellar matter.
Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405)
General Overview The Flaming Star Nebula, also known as IC 405, is an emission/reflection nebula located in the constellation Auriga. It is about 1,500 light years away from Earth. This nebula is illuminated by the bright star AE Aurigae, which is a runaway star, believed to have been ejected from the Trapezium Cluster in the Orion Nebula after a close encounter with other stars.
Key Features
Star AE Aurigae: Central to the nebula’s visibility, AE Aurigae is a massive, young, and hot O-type star whose high-energy light excites the surrounding gas, causing it to glow with a characteristic blue hue in photographs.
Emission and Reflection Regions: The Flaming Star Nebula exhibits both emission and reflection characteristics. The red areas signify emission from hydrogen gas excited by the star's ultraviolet radiation, while the blue regions show light from AE Aurigae reflected off dust particles.
Molecular Clouds: Surrounding the nebula are dense molecular clouds, rich in material that may eventually form new stars, indicating ongoing stellar formation activity.
Tadpole Nebula (IC 410)
General Overview The Tadpole Nebula, known as IC 410, is an emission nebula located about 12,000 light years away in the constellation Auriga. It is notably near the Flaming Star Nebula but is distinguished by its larger and more diffuse appearance, as well as its intriguing internal structures shaped like tadpoles.
Key Features
The Tadpoles: Inside the nebula are two large, elongated structures that resemble tadpoles. These are thought to be formed by the wind from the young massive stars in the region sculpting the denser parts of the surrounding molecular cloud.
Star Cluster NGC 1893: At the heart of IC 410 is the young cluster NGC 1893, which is responsible for ionizing the gas of the nebula. This cluster contains several hot, young stars whose intense radiation shapes and illuminates the nebula.
Emission Characteristics: Like the Flaming Star Nebula, IC 410 primarily emits light due to the excitation of hydrogen gas by the ultraviolet radiation from its young stars.
Scientific Significance Both nebulae are subjects of ongoing astrophysical research. They are especially valuable for studying the effects of high-energy stars on their environments, the processes of star formation, and the dynamics within active stellar nurseries. Observations and studies of these nebulae help astronomers understand more about the lifecycle of stars and the evolution of galaxies."
Taken with 3 small telescopes simultaneously:
Askar ACL200: 200mm f/4 with ASI533MC @ -20C
80xRgb@5m
Askar ACL200: 200mm f/4 with ASI533MM @ -20C
34xHa, 36xSii @5m
Nikon 70-200mm 200mm f/2.8 with ASI533MM @ -20C
74xOiii @5m
Guided on ZWO AM5
Captured with N.I.N.A. processed with PixInsight, Ps
Ahora mismo pasamos a la velocidad de la luz sin duda mi foto nocturna favorita de 2015 OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
The Cocoon Nebula IC5146
It’s been a few years since I photographed the Cocoon Nebula close up. This time I’m using the new APS-H size QHY16200A/QHYOAG-M together with my AT12RC w/AP2.7 reducer @ F6.2 giving me 1867mm Focal Length. This is only 4 x 10 min exposures each channel LRGB and I’m pleasantly surprised to be getting round stars from corner to corner using the big chip QHY16200 especially with the AP Reducer.
Something I never noticed before when I have captured this object in the top right hand corner are 3 very distant galaxies.
Size: 4540x3630 pixels
Captured June 29, 2016
Total integration Time 160 minutes
Location: DownUnderObservatory, Fremont, MI
LRGB 160 min, 4 x 10 min each 1x1
Filters by Optolong
QHY16200A monochrome CCD cooled to -20C
QHYOAG-M Off Axis Guider
Astro-Tech AT12RC
Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount
Image Acquisition Maxim DL
Pre Processing Pixinsight
Post Processing Photoshop CS6
The Cocoon Nebula is both a reflection nebula and an emission nebula. Located 4,000 light-years away near the constellation Cygnus, the swan. The central star which powers the glowing hydrogen was born just 100,000 years ago, a stellar infant, and will continue to carve out the inner regions of the nebula as its stellar winds blow.
Unmistakable in this image is the reflection nebula which extends away like a tail. Consisting of mostly dusty interstellar material dense enough that it blocks the starlight from behind.
Objects like The Cocoon Nebula are very common, many completely unknown because the molecular cloud hasn't yet birthed a star. Without an ionization source, the cloud of gas and dust will remain dark and will go largely unnoticed.
This is a re-process of my original RGB photo from May 2024. An additional 1 hour of luminance subframes was added to the original image stack. Thsi helped to bring out the details of the molecular cloud and trails of dust.
Additional technical details can be seen at my Astrobin page:
Into The Interstellar Medium
Planet Impero
Interplanetary Travel
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
A searchlight signal displays a clear aspect on a clear night in Sharon, Wisconsin. With such prime conditions, we took to some astrophotography, and the searchlights made as prime foreground elements.
The Milky Way is present in this frame, but not visible, mainly due to my lack of expertise in this style of photography. My friend Kyle Krinninger did a much better job in the matter. His photo is viewable here: www.flickr.com/photos/kylekrinninger/48259474527/in/datep...
The Pleiades, Seven Sisters or Messier 45, are an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to us.
The cluster is dominated by hot blue and extremely luminous stars that have formed within the last 100 million years. Dust that forms a faint reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars was thought at first to be left over from the formation of the cluster but is now known to be an unrelated dust cloud in the interstellar medium, through which the stars are currently passing.
NEQ6 PRO
TSAPO130Q @f/5
Canon 70D modified
Astronomik CLS CCD clip in filter
Guided using SX Lodestar x2 mono CCD
12 x 300sec subs @ ISO 800
30 x 300sec subs @ ISO 400
Total integration time 3hrs30min
Processed using Pixinsight and Photoshop.
IC 443, Sharpless 248
IC 443 is a supernova remnant in Gemini located between 2 bright stars - Eta and Mu geminorum. A pulsar - the remnant of the massive star that exploded has been detected towards the lower left hand part of the "jellyfish"
Its thought that the shock wave of the Type 2b (core collapse) supernova explosion has impacted on a relatively dense molecular cloud with excitation of elements such as sulphur - giving a reddish tinge to the jellyfish in this palette.
The shockwave has then penetrated through to a less dense cloud of hydrogen-rich (green) interstellar medium and then raced ahead rather like a jet of air escaping through the nozzle of a balloon.
I saw a nice image of this supernova remnant taken with just 3 x 6 minute subs each in Sulphur II (Red), Hydrogen alpha (green) and Oxygen III (blue) [the Hubble palette] so I thought I would try that with the same telescope. T20 - a 106mm refractor in New Mexico.
In practice however, 6 minute subs in narrowband are a bit underexposed and I found the subs to be quite noisy with a lot of column defects on the CCD chip. To get round this, I accumulated a lot more subs - between 25 - 36 x 6 mins in each channel and deliberately used the meridian flip to get both East and West subs so the column defects were evenly spread out. I had to make very extensive use of the Cosmetic Correction tool in PixInsight to get reasonable subs.
In retrospect, I think the image I saw was quite small and the noise wasnt obvious.
I worked on the luminance and chrominance images almost completely separately both in PixInsight and then as separate layers in Photoshop. I just brought them together at the end.
Lessons learnt - dont even think about short exposures in Narrowband - not enough light gets through!
Working with separate Lum and Chrom images is definitely worthwhile.
Captured in: Smithtown, NY
I know what you're thinking... I thought you said you were done with all these oil and water images. Yes, I did say that, but I couldn't seem to help myself. I decided to work on one more image for this series, and figured why not share this one as well before putting a wrap to the set.
This particular o&w macro was a rather simple design as far as the actual bubble pattern was concerned... It was just a few circles without many bubbles surrounding them. What made it more interesting was a change I made to the oil and water formula for the bubbles. I took the dish detergent out as a component in the mixture. Doing so created a cleaner and smoother overall look to the bubbles.
During image processing, the bubbles began to take on an other worldly feel to them... They seemed to me like something you'd find somewhere out in deep space. I decided to go with that vibe, and took the processing in a more sci-fi -ish direction. I continued by mixing in a few textures, and blending in a few vector patterns to come up with the abstract seen here. Hopefully it'll come across in the final image in that way as well.
Ok, now it's really time to move on to something else... Hopefully I can truly stay away from that oil and water folder -- at least for a little while! ;)
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"Interstellar - Oil and Water 8" is a non-HDR image that was processed using a combination of ACR, Photoshop, and Topaz Labs plugins (Adjust, Clarity, Clean, Denoise, Glow, Impression and Texture Effects).
The dream just goes on and on, upwards and onwards
such interstice between subconscious lovebirds
and the sky becomes the sea of interspersion
here, there and everywhere is the dreamlike vision
the linguistic ability of silence is immeasurable
for no words may touch the deeper initial uncial
which flows for the earliest manuscript of mind
the unanimous passing of the 'said and done' refined,
a signing away of time should remain unwritten
for it's understanding is little understood even as fiction
let us be still, as the passers-by slowly become torpid
too...our planet restores a sense of things well founded
ingrained in each is the purpose from momentary stillness
the lifeblood hails from it's instilling a grounding so ageless
each step is a motionless movement in the silent sweep
of heavenly, proverbial reverence only seen in deepest sleep
come back! states the life beyond the gravity of today's depravity
hail the override of journey's founding destiny from a lifestyle departure
on track without targets, this is definitely a line without deadlines!
the way of fools is an age away from our own wholly natural designs
a mission of saviour; devout faith in the Earth and the beauty beyond
this the belief that truly counts upon unity of mind when purity has dawned
upon us all, in glowing Gleichheit peace is the envoy flying ever deeper
into the vortex of hope, tantalising with facilitation the celestial sleeper
in us all, that place seems dark by roving day, yet starry in the solace of closed eyes
keeping in mind the lesson of day taught by night where answers may arise
to some disbelieving eyes the planet is blackened with social failing
yet a distant stance from parliamentary trash is a cleansing of spirit prevailing
never downtrodden is the depth of a Soul that encounters itself and unites
within oneself, the understanding of others, and beyond wherever we set our sights.
by anglia24
16h40: 29/02/2008
©2008anglia24
Hormuz Island, Hormozgān Province - Persian Gulf, Iran
© Vafa Nematzadeh. All rights reserved. Thank you very much for your visits, faves and comments here.
Hormuz Island is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf. Located in the Strait of Hormuz, 5 miles off the Iranian coast, the island is part of Hormozgān Province.
Based on the studies geology, Hormuz island was born in 600 million years ago and also about 50 thousand years ago coming out of the water.
Hormuz Island has an area of 42 km2 (16 sq mi). It is covered by sedimentary rock and layers of volcanic material on its surface. The highest point of the island is about 186 metres (610 ft) above sea level. Due to a lack of precipitation, the soil and water are salty. Specialists have helped cultivar white mangrove or Hara trees to grow in the climate. There are many virgin beaches that go all around the island.
Every moment travel on Hormuz island is like traveling on another planet and every 5 minutes hiking on the island, scenery and colors quickly changes! The island of Hormuz is where the warm waters of the Persian Gulf meet the red and silver sand of the island and create a marvelous combination of colors. Therefore Hormuz an island that can be called the "Rainbow Island".
You can see a part of the amazing "Valley of the Statues" and the "Strait of Hormuz" in Persian Gulf of this photo.
About ..Valley of the Statues:
This stunningly beautiful natural site is called "Valley of the Statues" because here tall rocks have been sculpted into strange shapes by the elements. With a bit of imagination you can see a dragon, birds and mythical creatures. The site is located on a bluff that affords fantastic vistas of the coastline.
>>> COOPER
We've always defined ourselves by the ability to overcome the impossible. And we count these moments. These moments when we dare to aim higher, to break barriers, to reach for the stars, to make the unknown known. We count these moments as our proudest achievements. But we lost all that. Or perhaps we've just forgotten that we are still pioneers. And we've barely begun. And that our greatest accomplishments cannot be behind us, because our destiny lies above us.
— Interstellar
Christopher Nolan - 2014
>> My Neverending Story..
Landscape of Amelia Camp in March 30, 2133
Planet Hx2 - Orion Constellation
End of Message
Origae-8
> & for.. Interstellar Theme
S.T.A.Y - Hans Zimmer in 2014
& Madis Remix Released in 2015
LDN 1622 se trouve près du plan de notre Galaxie, la Voie Lactée, à proximité apparente immédiate de la boucle de Barnard, un vaste nuage environnant le riche complexe de nébuleuses par émission situé dans l’épée et le baudrier d’Orion. Mais on pense que la poussière de LDN 1622 se trouve en réalité beaucoup plus proche de nous que les plus célèbres nébuleuses d’Orion. Elle n’est peut-être pas plus éloignée que 500 années-lumière.
When I noticed this sky it immediately transported my thoughts to an interstellar cloudscape. Shot on the Firth of Clyde, Scotland.
Aquarelle et encre de chine sur papier 30 x 40 cm.
Acrylic & india ink on 32 x 24 cm paper.
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