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Galaxy M104. (not my picture, I have a good telephoto lens but not that good)
28 million light years from earth.
50,000 light years across.
(Light travels at around 300,000km a second, or 1,079,000,000 kilometres an hour.)
To put it another way, if you travel at 1 billion kilometres an hour, it will still take you 50,000 years to get from one side of this galaxy to the other.
Our own galaxy is estimated to be twice as large, 100,000 light years across, containing up to 400 billion stars. One of the closest galaxies Andromeda may have a trillion stars.
The estimate for number of galaxies in the known universe is up to 400 billion.
When viewed at the largest size you can see many other galaxies in this image.
These numbers, this kind of size is not really comprehensible, but it is enough to know it is not comprehensible, in order to reduce one to silent awe.
To gaze at this image and really ponder deeply on what it is and what you are, is a meditation where the normal mind can only give up, and another awareness can take over. That awareness may be the heart.
A BIG chill, rather arctic, has descended on New York City, bringing with it the most powerful wind I've experienced in a looooooong time. Sunday was like a cool summer day, 68 degrees F. By Monday night, the temperature was 24 degrees F. Radical!!!
But the wind is he story here... I got out of the car I took to Midtown Manhattan and it hit me! The cane I use to ambulate was, at times, blown about mercilessly, making it hard to cross the street.
I decided to try to make a photo that would illustrate the power of this amazing wind. Thankfully, the photography gods gave me ONE chance to capture this man whose clothing--and very being--was being viciously attacked by the wind. (A slight exaggeration, perhaps?)
Having just purchased his lunch, he didn't even have a free hand to control his tie, which blew about like a kite, nor his coat, which filled with wind and nearly blew off his body. (Well, not quite...but it does look like he's wearing a "fat suit.")
And you have to admit, it is rather incredible to see the way the wind has wrapped his pants leg so tightly around his right ankle...
Midtown Manhattan
New York City, NY USA
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For the group six word story.
Here is my image of M104 Sombrero Galaxy in the constellation of Virgo taken 25/02/14 using Orion 10" Newtonian Astrograph and Canon 60Da using 7x5min exposures total 65mins. The Sombrero Galaxy is located at a staggering 29,300,000 light years from Earth.
The sky was clear for about an hour last night then low clouds and fog moved in, not unusual for my location. M104, Celestron Origin with L-Quad_Enhance filter - 10 minutes.
1994–1996,
W124, 4-door saloon,
3.2 L, M104.992, I6,
The Mercedes-Benz 124 series is a range of mid-size cars made by Daimler-Benz from 1984 to 1997. The internal chassis designation for saloon models is W 124
Hastings-Sunrise, Vancouver, British Columbia
Description: This Great Observatories view of the famous Sombrero galaxy was made using Chandra, Hubble, and Spitzer. The main figure shows the combined image from the three telescopes, while the inset images show the separate observatory views. Chandra's X-ray image (in blue) shows hot gas in the galaxy and point sources that are a mixture of objects within the galaxy and quasars in the background. Hubble's optical image (green) reveals the bulge of starlight partially blocked by a rim of dust, which glows brightly in Spitzer's infrared view.
Creator/Photographer: Chandra X-ray Observatory
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date. The mirrors on Chandra are the largest, most precisely shaped and aligned, and smoothest mirrors ever constructed. Chandra is helping scientists better understand the hot, turbulent regions of space and answer fundamental questions about origin, evolution, and destiny of the Universe. The images Chandra makes are twenty-five times sharper than the best previous X-ray telescope. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages the Chandra program for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls Chandra science and flight operations from the Chandra X-ray Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Medium: Chandra telescope x-ray
Date: 2007
Persistent URL: chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2007/sombrero/
Repository: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Collection: Normal Galaxies and Starburst Galaxies Collection
Gift line: X-ray: NASA/UMass/Q.D.Wang et al.; Optical: NASA/STScI/AURA/Hubble Heritage; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. AZ/R.Kennicutt/SINGS Team
Accession number: sombrero
The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as Messier Object 104, M104 or NGC 4594) is a peculiar galaxy of unclear classification in the constellation borders of Virgo and Corvus, being about 9.55 megaparsecs (31.1 million light-years) from our galaxy. It is a member of the Virgo II Groups, a series of galaxies and galaxy clusters strung out from the southern edge of the Virgo Supercluster. It has a diameter of approximately 15 kiloparsecs (49,000 light-years), three-tenths the size of the Milky Way.
It has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its outer disk, which is viewed almost edge-on. The dark dust lane and the bulge give it the appearance of a sombrero hat. Astronomers initially thought the halo was small and light, indicative of a spiral galaxy; but the Spitzer Space Telescope found that the dust ring was larger and more massive than previously thought, indicative of a giant elliptical galaxy.
Mercedes E300 Saloon (W124) *(1986-95) (Saloon) Engine 2962cc Mercedes M104 S6
Production 2,562,143 (all W124 variants)
Registration Number F 675 BNH (Northampton)
MERCEDES ALBUM
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623671722255...
The W124 Saloon was launched in 1985 and designed by Bruno Sacco as a replacement for the W123 model. The Wagon (Estate) followed in 1985 with a Coupe in 1987 and the Convertible from 1992
The W124 is a mid-sized vehicle platform. Front suspension uses a separate spring and damper with a rubber top mount. The rear suspension of the W124 features the Mercedes multi-link axle introduced in 1982 with the Mercedes 190. Estate cars (and optionally, saloons and coupes) had Citroen-like self-levelling rear suspension with suspension struts rather than shock absorbers, gas-filled suspension spheres to provide damping and an under bonnet pressurizing pump. Unlike the traditional Citroën application Mercedes opted for a fixed ride height and employed rear coil springs to maintain the static ride height when parked.
It had one of the lowest coefficient of drag (Cd) of any vehicle of the time (0.28 for the 200/200D model for the European market with 185/65 R15 tires) due to its aerodynamic body, that included plastic moulding for the undercarriage to streamline airflow beneath the car, reducing fuel consumption and wind noise. It had a single windscreen wiper that had an eccentric mechanism at its base that extended the wiper's reach to the top corners of the windscreen
In 1989, the 124 series received its first facelift. Most notable difference between the 1984 to 1988 models and the post 1989 models are the so-called "Sacco planks". These are body trim parts mounted on the lower portions of the doors. In 1993, the second facelift was introduced to the 124. It changed the appearance of the 124 series once again: the front portion was changed, which made the 124 bear closer resemblance to the flagship 140 series, and the rear bumper on saloon, cabriolet, and coupé models was extended further around the rear wings, whilst the estate models retained their original rear bumpers.
The pre-facelift models from 1985 to 1993 used the model designations beginning with the engine size ie 300CE while post facelift cars from 1993 to 1995/6 used the model designations first ie CE300.
Diolch am 78,123,331 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
Thanks for 78,123,331 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.
Shot 06.10.2019 at Bicester Scramble, Bicester, Oxon. 143-1324
Sharpstar 107PH, Sky Rover 0.8x reducer, ZWO ASI1600MM-Pro, NEQ6. 50xRGB 120s each. Astro Pixel Processor and Photoshop
Date:2021-4-1
Location: natori, miyagi(SQM20.01)
Optics: Takahashi MT-200 sightron IR720 filter
Camera: ASI294mc-pro
Exposure: 240s x 25flames(gain 120) -10 deg.
Hubble has allowed astronomers to view galaxies of all shapes and sizes from nearly every angle. When a galaxy is seen edge-on, the mesmerizing perspective reveals a dazzling slice of the universe. Caldwell 43, also known as the “Little Sombrero,” is one such galaxy.
Set against a speckled backdrop of more remote galaxies, Caldwell 43 features a bright central bulge, a thin disk full of dust, and a glowing halo of gas and stars that sprawls out into space.
The Little Sombrero was discovered by British astronomer William Herschel in 1784. The dusty spiral gets its nickname from the Sombrero galaxy (M104), which resembles a broad-rimmed Mexican hat and was discovered by the French astronomer Pierre Méchain just a few years earlier in 1781. Also viewed from its edge, the Sombrero galaxy is located just 28 million light-years away and looks larger than the Little Sombrero. In reality, they are nearly the same size. The Sombrero appears bigger because it is closer. With a magnitude of 10.5, the Little Sombrero is tougher to spot because it is farther away, at a distance of 40 million light-years from Earth.
Also known as NGC 7814, the roughly 80,000-light-year-wide galaxy is billions of years old. Observers equipped with a telescope at least 7 inches in diameter will have the best luck spotting the galaxy, which resides in the constellation Pegasus. The dim, elongated galaxy is bright enough to be seen in moderately light-polluted skies. In the Northern Hemisphere, the autumn months provide the best opportunity to view Caldwell 43. In the Southern Hemisphere, look for it in the springtime.
This image of Caldwell 43 is a combination of visible and infrared observations captured by Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys in 2006. The observations were taken to assist astronomers in studying the galaxy’s stellar populations, and to help shed light on the evolution of this galaxy and others like it.
For more information about Hubble’s observations of Caldwell 43, see:
www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1505a/
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA; Acknowledgment: Josh Barrington
For Hubble's Caldwell catalog website and information on how to find these objects in the night sky, visit:
A low galaxy for the UK and in my case only doable about an hour after it rises and then until it is blocked off by a neighbour's house due South.
Peter
Architecture - Tower Bridge
Details of the model:
- A replica of the historic Tower Bridge
- It consists of 884 items
- Large bridge with double-deck bus
- Overall design in classic colors
- Dimensions of the statue (B / H / D): 23.8 / 15.7 / 12.7 cm
The parts list have been optimized for quantity and availability.
Note: I've started a new blog about photography-related issues; any of my recent Flickr photos that end up being listed as "public" will show up there, and you can find the "non-picture" blog postings here on Tumblr: www.tumblr.com/blog/yourdonphotography.
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I saw this scene at the entrance to the uptown IRT subway station at 94th and Broadway, which also happens to be one of the bus stops for the uptown M104 bus.
I thought the relationship between the mother and daughter (if that is indeed what they are, an assumption that's not always accurate these days) was a nice one, and I wanted to capture it with a photograph. So I did ...
Note: moments after I uploaded the photo, it was "faved" by one of my loyal Flickr friends ... so I've changed its status to "public."
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Whether you’re an amateur or professional photographer, it’s hard to walk around with a modern smartphone in your pocket, and not be tempted to use the built-in camera from time-to-time. Veteran photographers typically sneer at such behavior, and most will tell you that they can instantly recognize an iPhone photo, which they mentally reject as being unworthy of any serious attention.
After using many earlier models of smartphones over the past several years, I was inclined to agree; after all, I always (well, almost always) had a “real” camera in my pocket (or backpack or camera-bag), and it was always capable of taking a much better photographic image than the mediocre, grainy images shot with a camera-phone.
But still … there were a few occasions when I desperately wanted to capture some photo-worthy event taking place right in front of me, and inevitably it turned out to be the times when I did not have the “real” camera with me. Or I did have it, but it was buried somewhere in a bag, and I knew that the “event” would have disappeared by the time I found the “real" camera and turned it on. By contrast, the smart-phone was always in my pocket (along with my keys and my wallet, it’s one of the three things I consciously grab every time I walk out the door). And I often found that I could turn it on, point it at the photographic scene, and take the picture much faster than I could do the same thing with a “traditional” camera.
Meanwhile, smartphone cameras have gotten substantially better in the past few years, from a mechanical/hardware perspective; and the software “intelligence” controlling the camera has become amazingly sophisticated. It’s still not on the same level as a “professional” DSLR camera, but for a large majority of the “average” photographic situations we’re likely to encounter in the unplanned moments of our lives, it’s more and more likely to be “good enough.” The old adage of “the best camera is the one you have with you” is more and more relevant these days. For me, 90% of the success in taking a good photo is simply being in the right place at the right time, being aware that the “photo opportunity” is there, and having a camera — any camera — to take advantage of that opportunity. Only 10% of the time does it matter which camera I’m using, or what technical features I’ve managed to use.
And now, with the recent advent of the iPhone5s, there is one more improvement — which, as far as I can tell, simply does not exist in any of the “professional” cameras. You can take an unlimited number of “burst-mode” shots with the new iPhone, simply by keeping your finger on the shutter button; instead of being limited to just six (as a few of the DSLR cameras currently offer), you can take 10, 20, or even a hundred shots. And then — almost magically — the iPhone will show you which one or two of the large burst of photos was optimally sharp and clear. With a couple of clicks, you can then delete everything else, and retain only the very best one or two from the entire burst.
With that in mind, I’ve begun using my iPhone5s for more and more “everyday” photo situations out on the street. Since I’m typically photographing ordinary, mundane events, even the one or two “optimal” shots that the camera-phone retains might not be worth showing anyone else … so there is still a lot of pruning and editing to be done, and I’m lucky if 10% of those “optimal” shots are good enough to justify uploading to Flickr and sharing with the rest of the world. Still, it’s an enormous benefit to know that my editing work can begin with photos that are more-or-less “technically” adequate, and that I don’t have to waste even a second reviewing dozens of technically-mediocre shots that are fuzzy, or blurred.
Oh, yeah, one other minor benefit of the iPhone5s (and presumably most other current brands of smartphone): it automatically geotags every photo and video, without any special effort on the photographer’s part. Only one of my other big, fat cameras (the Sony Alpha SLT A65) has that feature, and I’ve noticed that almost none of the “new” mirrorless cameras have got a built-in GPS thingy that will perform the geotagging...
I’ve had my iPhone5s for a couple of months now, but I’ve only been using the “burst-mode” photography feature aggressively for the past couple of weeks. As a result, the initial batch of photos that I’m uploading are all taken in the greater-NYC area. But as time goes on, and as my normal travel routine takes me to other parts of the world, I hope to add more and more “everyday” scenes in cities that I might not have the opportunity to photograph in a “serious” way.
Stay tuned….
Taken with a TMB92L, Canon T3i DSLR, Orion SSAG autoguider and 50mm guidescope, and Celestron AVX mount. Consists of 42 120-second light frames and 45 120-second dark frames, all at ISO 800, as well as 32 flat and 50 bias frames. Captured with BackyardEOS, stacked in DeepSkyStacker, and processed in Photoshop.
Pound Tree Road, Southampton - leased from Stagecoach during period SCT & Stagecoach jointly operated 747 (Southampton - Portsmouth) & X27 (Bournemouth Brighton)
The Sombrero Galaxy (M 104) Is a Spiral Galaxy that resides in the constellation of the Virgin at a distance of 34 million light years. Its distinctive dark dust lane bisecting the galaxy gives it the appearance of a Sombrero.
Photo taken with a ZWO Seestar S50 from Alpha Ridge Park in Howard County Maryland. The photo was created by taking 10-second photos for 41-minutes and then stacking them to create the final picture.
Este catalogo se a creado en una iniciativa del grupo de Astrofotografia en México y el Mundo, en el que han participado 19 de sus miembros que son los siguientes...
Alberto Salinas, Alejandro García, Augusto Bello, Cesar Cantú, Emilio Mora Guzmán, Emmanuel Delgadillo, Federico Cederström, Fermín Jiménez Najar, Fernando Peña Campos, Guillermo Cervantes Mosqueda, Guillermo Spiers Madge, Iván Aryock Moctezuma Rivera, Jesús Hernández García, José Enrique Salas Martínez, José M. Rodríguez Paredes, Manolo González Arjona, Manuel Rodríguez Huerta, Nelson Ortega Torres y Pavel Vorobiev como el realización del póster
celfoscastrofotografia.blogspot.com/2020/04/reto-messier-...
camera: Moravian C3-61000 Pro with EFW 7x2" and OAG
filters: Antlia LRGB and Chroma 3-nm Ha/O3
telescope: TEC 140 f/7
mount: 10Micron GM2000 HPS
guider: ZWO ASI120 mini (only for 20-min narrowband subs)
exposure: L 40x2min + RGB 30x2min (each channel) (all 1x1)
location: Les Granges, 900 m (Hautes Alpes, France)
software: TheSkyX Pro, CCD Commander, Pixinsight, PS CC
date: 14 Feb - 13 Apr 2024
The Mercedes-Benz Vito is a light commercial van (M) produced by Mercedes-Benz. It is available as a standard panel van for cargo (called Vito), or with passenger accommodations substituted for part or all of the load area (called V-Class or Viano).
The first generation Mercedes-Benz Vito was produced between 1996 and 2003. It is powered either by a diesel engine with up to 120 bhp (89 kW; 122 PS) or a gasoline engine with up to 140 bhp (104 kW; 142 PS) and a front-wheel drive drivetrain. The range of gasoline engines consists of two old units from Mercedes (113 and 114) and a Volkswagen 2.8 VR6 engine, designated as the M104.900. When it comes to diesel engines, old 2.3 with and without turbo and also modern CDI 2.2 engines are available.
The Sombrero Galaxy (M104, or NGC 4594) in Virgo; shot from the Santa Monica Mountains on the night of 2013 May 11-12; stack of 11 95 second exposures, 9.25" Edge HD at f/2.3 with HyperStar and Atik 314L+ color CCD; stacking in Nebulosity, final processing in PS CS5
C124
RM Sotheby's
Place Vauban
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2020
Estimated : € 80.000 - 120.000
Sold for € 112.700
This 300 CE AMG 3.4 was delivered new to AMG Japan in August 1991, who subsequently carried out the full AMG conversion to make the car what it is today. Under the bonnet, the venerable M104 inline six was over-bored to 3.4-litres and the crank upgraded to increase stroke, whilst bespoke AMG camshafts improved top-end performance, unlocking an extra 40 bhp and bringing total output to 270 bhp. The body was also adorned with the full ‘widebody’ kit, featuring flared wheel arches, three-piece deep-dish AMG split-rim wheels by OZ Racing, rear spoiler, and deep front air dam. The interior benefits from upgraded Recaro heated and electronically adjustable seats, factory-fitted ‘Tempomatic’ air conditioning, AMG steering wheel, gear knob, and AMG instrument cluster.
The car remained in its adopted home of Japan until 2016, until it was purchased by the current owner and imported to Switzerland. It is accompanied by a handful of Japanese service invoices, its original owner’s manuals, and Mercedes-Benz Fahrzeugdaten. Finished in the traditional colour scheme of Brilliant Silver over a black leather interior, this is the ultimate incarnation of the six-cylinder W124 C Class, presented in exceptional condition throughout.