A first magnitude spring, over 100 million gallons of water gush forth daily at Manatee Springs. In winter, manatees swim upriver to spend the night in warm waters of the headspring.

Popular for snorkeling and scuba diving, the headwaters of the spring are also a great spot for swimming. The spring run forms a sparkling stream that meanders through hardwood wetlands to the Suwanee River.

In this picture, the reflections are very distorted, due to the fast current of the water in the run from the spring which gushes a few feet from where that picture was taken

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Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-and a lot of courage-to move in the opposite direction. Albert Einstein

~happy fence friday~

There was a storm of enormous magnitude in the middle of the night Friday, July 21, 2006... my father's death anniversary. Lightning and thunder were rattling the house... power lines were falling. We had a power black out and suddenly the sound of everything electric stopped... fridge, tv, air conditioner and all we could hear was the panting of our shaking and shedding golden retriever, Halle Bop. She jumped on the bed... we heard the crashing of branches outside and it continued most of the night. Eventually the storm subsided and we fell asleep. The power did not return until the light of dawn.

The next morning, I discovered one of my outdoor assemblage pieces, an art sculpture, had been knocked over... felled by the storm. My large outdoor works are temporary... I am continually reinventing and reassembling them, season after season, and so I do not actually attach the parts together permanently, but only utilize gravity by stacking the elements. I was in the process of working on one and had just "finished" it for the summer. Although it was big, the storm was fierce enough to knock it over... all this on the night of my father's memorial anniversary.

There is no record of this assemblage (#4), in its previous incarnation... however, the collapsed version with a few very minor adjustments by me, yielded the collaboration between me and god.

The creative process continues... as I inspect and record the felled assemblage with my camera, thereby creating these inspired images.

I felt it was a fitting way for an artist to remember and honor their father's memory.

NASA’s InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake last Dec. 24, but scientists learned only later the cause of that quake: a meteoroid strike estimated to be one of the biggest seen on Mars since NASA began exploring the cosmos. What’s more, the meteoroid excavated boulder-size chunks of ice buried closer to the Martian equator than ever found before – a discovery with implications for NASA’s future plans to send astronauts to the Red Planet.

Scientists determined the quake resulted from a meteoroid impact when they looked at before-and-after images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) and spotted a new, yawning crater. Offering a rare opportunity to see how a large impact shook the ground on Mars, the event and its effects are detailed in two papers published Thursday, Oct. 27, in the journal Science.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

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There was a storm of enormous magnitude in the middle of the night Friday, July 21, 2006... my father's death anniversary. Lightning and thunder were rattling the house... power lines were falling. We had a power black out and suddenly the sound of everything electric stopped... fridge, tv, air conditioner and all we could hear was the panting of our shaking and shedding golden retriever, Halle Bop. She jumped on the bed... we heard the crashing of branches outside and it continued most of the night. Eventually the storm subsided and we fell asleep. The power did not return until the light of dawn.

The next morning, I discovered one of my outdoor assemblage pieces, an art sculpture, had been knocked over... felled by the storm. My large outdoor works are temporary... I am continually reinventing and reassembling them, season after season, and so I do not actually attach the parts together permanently, but only utilize gravity by stacking the elements. I was in the process of working on one and had just "finished" it for the summer. Although it was big, the storm was fierce enough to knock it over... all this on the night of my father's memorial anniversary.

There is no record of this assemblage (#4), in its previous incarnation... however, the collapsed version with a few very minor adjustments by me, yielded the collaboration between me and god.

The creative process continues... as I inspect and record the felled assemblage with my camera, thereby creating these inspired images.

I felt it was a fitting way for an artist to remember and honor their father's memory.

Help Chile Overcome the Earthquake Chile stepped up efforts to find survivors of an earthquake registering 8.8 magnitude that struck before dawn yesterday, killing more than 700 people, severing the country’s main highway and damaging 1.5 million homes.

The eartquake was centered 200 miles (317 kilometers) southwest of Santiago near the main winemaking region and close to Concepcion, a metropolitan region of more than 500,000 people. Highways and airports were shut by damage and some copper mines closed. The total economic damage may be as much as $30 billion, or about 15 percent of the South American country’s gross domestic product, according to estimates by disaster- scenario modeler Eqecat Inc.

We need your help to overcome the earthquake.

Donate now!

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My wild river reflection...!!!

I am part of something much bigger than me ...!!! Ü

A philosophical and impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet …!!!

A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach …!!!

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Grandeur...!!!

Reflet de ma rivière sauvage …!!!

Je fais partie de quelque chose de beaucoup plus grand que moi ...!!! Ü

Un safari photo philosophique et impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés ...!!!

Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!

There was a storm of enormous magnitude in the middle of the night Friday, July 21, 2006... my father's death anniversary. Lightning and thunder were rattling the house... power lines were falling. We had a power black out and suddenly the sound of everything electric stopped... fridge, tv, air conditioner and all we could hear was the panting of our shaking and shedding golden retriever, Halle Bop. She jumped on the bed... we heard the crashing of branches outside and it continued most of the night. Eventually the storm subsided and we fell asleep. The power did not return until the light of dawn.

The next morning, I discovered one of my outdoor assemblage pieces, an art sculpture, had been knocked over... felled by the storm. My large outdoor works are temporary... I am continually reinventing and reassembling them, season after season, and so I do not actually attach the parts together permanently, but only utilize gravity by stacking the elements. I was in the process of working on one and had just "finished" it for the summer. Although it was big, the storm was fierce enough to knock it over... all this on the night of my father's memorial anniversary.

There is no record of this assemblage (#4), in its previous incarnation... however, the collapsed version with a few very minor adjustments by me, yielded the collaboration between me and god.

The creative process continues... as I inspect and record the felled assemblage with my camera, thereby creating these inspired images.

I felt it was a fitting way for an artist to remember and honor their father's memory.

Skogafoss, Iceland

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Mercury (on the right) and Jupiter in a close conjunction just 1.3° apart but very low in the west in the evening twilight, on March 27, 2023. Taken from home in southern Alberta. Mercury was ascending higher each night, beginning its best evening apparition for the year, while Jupiter was dropping out of sight ending its months-long appearance. Jupiter was magnitude -2 this night, while Mercury was -1.4.

This is a single 0.3-second exposure with the Canon RF70-200mm lens at 200mm and f/5.6 on the Canon R5 at ISO 100, untracked. A mild Soft Focus effect added with Nik Collection Color EFX.

There was a storm of enormous magnitude in the middle of the night Friday, July 21, 2006... my father's death anniversary. Lightning and thunder were rattling the house... power lines were falling. We had a power black out and suddenly the sound of everything electric stopped... fridge, tv, air conditioner and all we could hear was the panting of our shaking and shedding golden retriever, Halle Bop. She jumped on the bed... we heard the crashing of branches outside and it continued most of the night. Eventually the storm subsided and we fell asleep. The power did not return until the light of dawn.

The next morning, I discovered one of my outdoor assemblage pieces, an art sculpture, had been knocked over... felled by the storm. My large outdoor works are temporary... I am continually reinventing and reassembling them, season after season, and so I do not actually attach the parts together permanently, but only utilize gravity by stacking the elements. I was in the process of working on one and had just "finished" it for the summer. Although it was big, the storm was fierce enough to knock it over... all this on the night of my father's memorial anniversary.

There is no record of this assemblage (#4), in its previous incarnation... however, the collapsed version with a few very minor adjustments by me, yielded the collaboration between me and god.

The creative process continues... as I inspect and record the felled assemblage with my camera, thereby creating these inspired images.

I felt it was a fitting way for an artist to remember and honor their father's memory.

Cielo gris en la playa de Los Urrutias situada en el Mar Menor de Murcia. Pasados los meses vacacionales recupera la tranquilidad para poder pasear, pescar y disfrutar del entorno en toda su magnitud.

Gray sky on the beach of Los Urrutias located in the Mar Menor of Murcia. After the holiday months recover the tranquility to walk, fish and enjoy the environment in all its magnitude.

I will never forget this day in the desert and the way this storm swept through it. It was fast moving and I stood there with my hands freezing while the temperature dropped. It dropped so quickly, that it snowed in Scotsale that day.

The power behind the clouds and sunset and how it swept through was so incredible and is was sheer luck that I was there capture it. I have never had anything remotely close happen again like this, so I really got lucky that day.

So now, being able to work on this one in color, I just sit here in awe of that day. It was truly a time with such magnitude that it has never left me.

I wish more could see this one photo. I think it's spectacular!

Here is the spiral galaxy NGC 2683 in the constellation Lynx. If you look close, to the right of this glaxy is the galaxy PGC 2030408 at magnitude 16.8. I found a reference nicknaming NGC 2683 the UFO Galaxy, it is about 20 million light-years away from Earth.

Tech Specs: Meade 12” LX-90, Canon 6D (stock), 60 x 60 second exposures, ISO 3200, guided using a ZWO ASI290MC and Orion 60mm guide scope. Captured using Sequence Generator Pro and processed using PixInsight. Image date: February 22, 2020. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA.

10th magnitude NGC891 is thought to be a spiral galaxy(viewed edge on) very similar in size and luminosity to our own galaxy. Located approx 30ly away in the constellation of Andromeda, it is joined in this image by many apparently smaller and fainter galaxies. I counted around 20 when I was expecting only 7 of 14th and 15th magnitude so I must have captured several fainter than 15th magnitude.

Imaged from Northants UK.

21x180sec subs @ISO1600

10"F4 Newtonian, Modded Canon 1100D, CLS CLip filter.

Magnitudes of Scale

Volcano Osorno near Puerto Varas, Chile.

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the Alaska Peninsula last night (July 21, 2020) at 10:16 pm. occurred on the well-known subduction zone interface off the Alaska Peninsula.

(Red indicates last 24 hours, yellow indicates last two weeks. Size of circle indicates magnitude)

Strong shaking has been reported from Perryville and Sand Point to King Cove and Cold Bay. Weak shaking was felt more than 500 miles away in the MatSu and Anchorage areas.

This quake released 15 times more energy than the 2018 Anchorage quake, which caused significant damage in the Anchorage area.

At this time no significant damage has been reported, tsunami warnings have been called off.

Earthquakes reported in Alaska so far this year: 20,910.

Believe me, I am truely grateful for your attention!!

The death toll from the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province had risen to 69,197 and a total of 374,176 people were injured and 18,379 others were still missing.

Im very expect you to offer a different language translation, thanx in advance ^_^

Chinese:

无情的地震是我们没法回避的，但带来的创伤是我们可以面对的。此时此刻，我相信全国人民心都紧紧凝聚到了一起。“一方有难，八方支援“绝对不只是一句口号！让我们用爱和勇气去迎击这场突如其来的灾害！相信一切都会过去的！有爱就有希望！相信爱----就在身边！！

English:

We are trapped by this terrible earthquake but have the strength to survive and overcome the pain we face. I believe that all our hearts are joined together because "when one suffers, all others come to their aid." This slogan has a new meaning for us. Love and courage will help us to overcome this terrible calamity. All our present pains will eventually pass. And with your love there will always be hope. Believe in love and it will be with you!

French:

Nous n'avons pas pu échapper à l'impitoyable tremblement de terre, mais nous avons la force pour faire face à la douleur qu'il a provoqué.Je pense qu'en ce moment, nos coeurs sont attachés les uns aux autres.On lui dit que "quand quelqu'un souffre, tous les autres offrent leur aide". Ce n'est pas simplement un slogan vide. Laissez l'amour et le courage nous guider dans cette confrontation !Quand il y a de l'amour, il y a de l'espoir. Les douleurs disparaîtront avec le temps. L'amour est près de chacun de vous et avec vous!

Polish:

Nie udało nam się uciec przed bezlitosnym trzęsieniem ziemi, ale mamy siłę stawić czoła sprowadzonemu na nas cierpieniu. W tej chwili wierzę, że wszystkie serca są blisko ze sobą związane. Mówi się, że "kiedy jeden człowiek cierpi, wszyscy oferują mu pomoc". To nie są tylko puste słowa. Niech miłość i odwaga pozwoli nam przezwyciężyć tę straszną katastrofę! Wierzymy, że ból w końcu zniknie! Z miłością zawsze jest nadzieja! Uwierz, że miłość jest obok Ciebie i z Tobą!

Philippines:

Sa di inaasahang pangyayari na dulot ng kalikasan tulad ng malakas na lindol na nangyari sa ating bansa na kumitil ng maraming buhay.Sa pagkakataong ito kailangan nating mag kapit bisig at magtulungan para sa mga nangangailangan ng tulong.Kami ay patuloy parin na umaasa na malalampasan nating lahat ang nangyaring trahedyang ito.Ngayon na ang panahon para tayo magtulungan at magkaisa!

Turkish:

Merhametsiz depremden kaçamazdık; fakat yüzlerin üstündeki o dayanılmaz acıya dayandık. Afet boyunca, herkesin kalbi tutuldu. Bu, şunu söyledi Bu boş bir slogan değil ve ben inanıyorum ki sevgi ve cesaret yardımı bu dönüm noktasından sonra bize ulaşacaktır. Er geç, tamamımızın yaraları iyileşecek ve sevgi ile birlikte burada her zaman umutlar olacak! İnanıyorum ki sevgi hep yanınızda ve sizin ile!

Urdu:

hum apnay aapko bay raham zalzalay se bachanay se qasir thay.laikin hum main is dard ko bardasht karnay ki himmat thee.jab se ye qayamat barpa hui hai , mujhay yaqeen hai k har aik ka dil bhut zayada ghamgeen huwa hai, .kaha jata hai k "jab aik insan museebat main mubtala hoata hai ,to baqee sub madad ki paishkash kartay hain" . ye sirf aik khali naara nai hai hai , aur main yaqeen rakhta hoon k muhabbat aur himmat hamain is museebat se nijat dilaey gee.waqiatan hamaray tumam masaib hal hoa jaen gay. aur umeed ki kiran baqi hai.

Russian:

Мы не могли избежать землетрясения, но мы мужественно встретили ту боль, которая обрушилась на нас!После случившегося,я верю что сердца всех людей стали ближе друг к другу!Говорят, "когда одни страдают,другие помогают!"Это не пустые слова, я верю что любовь и храбрость поможет нам всем!Время лечит!Там где есть любовь,всегда есть надежда! Любовь всегда с тобой рядом!

Creole:

Nou pas inne capav sové depi sa tremblément de terre sans merci la, mais nou ena la force pou fer face a sa peine qui nou inne gagner la. A sa moment la, mo croire, Zot tous zot l'ecoeur bien attaché et lezot. Ine deja dire ki "kan ene dimoune souffert, zot tou offert zot l'aide". Sa pas ene slogan vide. Laisse lamour et courage amene nous pou confronte sa calamité la! Nous penser tous la pleine pou disparaitre lerla !

Italian:

Siamo impossibilitati a scappare da questo impietoso terremoto, ma abbiamo la forza di affrontare il dolore che è stato portato su di noi. Da quanto c'è stato questo disastro, credo che il cuore di ognuno si sia legato di più. Si dice che "quando uno soffre, tutti gli altri si offrono di aiutarlo". Non è uno slogan vuoto e credo che l'amore e il coraggio ci dovrebbero proteggere da questi eventi catastrofici! In ogni caso le nostre ferite si cureranno e con l'amore c'è sempre la speranza. Credi sempre che l'amore sia con te e che vegli su di te!

Spanish:

Nos fue imposible escapar a la ciega devastación del terremoto, pero tuvimos la fuerza para afrontar la pena que nos impuso. Creo que después del desastre se estrecho un fuerte vinculo en nuestros corazones. Se dice "al dolor verdadero todos nos abrimos y ayudamos". No es una frase que se dice por decir; creo que el coraje y el amor nos permitió superar esta catástrofe. Con el tiempo nuestras heridas cicatrizaran y el amor continuará a darnos esperanza. No dejen de creer en el amor: el se encuentra a tu lado y dentro de ti!

Thai:

เราไม่สามารถรอดพ้นหายนะจากเหตุแผ่นดินไหวนี้ไปได้แต่เราก็ยังต้องจำใจเผชิญหน้ากับความเจ็บปวดเหล่านั้น ตั้งแต่หายนะครั้งนั้น ผมเชื่อว่าหัวใจของเราทุกคนก็กระโจนเข้ามาใกล้กันมากขึ้น ดั่งสโลแกนที่ว่า " แค่เพียงคนหนึ่งเจ็บ, เราทุกคนก็พร้อมช่วยเหลือ." นี่ไม่ใช่เพียงแค่คำพูดที่ไร้การกระทำ แต่ผมเชื่อว่า ความรักและความหาญกล้า จะนำพาเราออกจากความวิบัติวิปโยคนี้ไปได้สุดท้ายนี้

เราหวังใจอยู่เสมอว่าทุก ๆ รอยแผลจะได้รับการเยียวยาและรักหาจนหายด้วยความรักที่เรามี.

เชื่อ ความรักจะอยู่ข้างคุณและอยู่กับคุณ.

Korean:

우리는 참담한 지진에 갖혀있습니다. 하지만 우리는 이 고통을 극복해 살아 남을 힘을 가지고 있습니다. "슬픔을 나누면 반이 된다"는 말처럼 우리는 모두의 가슴은 하나로 슬픔을 나누고 있다는 것을 믿고 있습니다. 이 말은 저희에게 큰 의미입니다. 사랑과 용기는 이 비극을 극복할 수 있도록 도와줄 것입니다. 지금의 고통은 결국엔 지나갈 것입니다. 당신의 사랑으로 우리에겐 언제나 희망이 있습니다. 사랑을 믿고 당신과 함께하겠습니다!

German:

Wir konnten dem schrecklichen Erdbeben nicht entkommen, aber wir hatten die

Stärke, dem Schmerz, der uns begegnete, ins Gesicht zu sehen. Seit dieser

Katastrophe glaube ich, dass jedermanns Herz zutiefst berührt wird. Man

sagt, wenn einer leidet, kommen alle um zu helfen. Das ist nicht bloß ein

leerer Spruch, und ich bin überzeugt, Liebe und Mut werden uns helfen, diese

grausame Naturkatastrophe hinter uns zu lassen. Vielleicht werden eines

Tages alle unsere Wunden geheilt sein, und mit der Liebe ist immer die

Hoffnung! Glaube mir, Liebe ist immer bei dir und wird mit dir sein!

Japanese:

情けない地震は避けられないが、我々が地震の傷を直面することができる。今、我々中国人の心は凝集し、“一方有难，八方支援“、これはただのスローガンではないことを私が信じている。我々は愛と勇気を持って、この突然にやってきた災害を迎え撃ちに行く！愛さえあれば、困難を克服できる。愛さえあれば希望がある！愛は、我々の心にある。

Português:

Não nos foi possível escapar à cega devastação do terramoto, mas tivemos força para enfrentar a dor que nos impulsionou. Creio que depois do desastre estreitou-se um forte vínculo nos nossos corações. Costuma dizer-se "perante a dor verdadeira todos nos dadmos e ajudamos". Não é uma frase que se diga por dizer; creio que a coragem e o amor nos permitiram superar esta catástrofe. Com o tempo nossas feridas cicatrizarão e o amor continuará a dar-nos esperança. Não deixem de acreditar no amor: encontarmo-lo em todo o lado e dentro de ti!

Hindi:

Hum sub is bhayanak bhunkamp main phase huain hain, per phir bhee humn sub main is mushkil samay kaa saamnaa karne kee himmat aur shaktee hain. Mujhe vishwaas hain kee hum sub kae dil is kathanaaee kee ghatdee main saath hain, kyon kee ek insaan kaa dukh subhee loggon kaa dukh hain, sub ek doosre kee madad karne ko vyaakool hain Prem aur himmat is mushkil ghadee kaa saamna karne main hamaara sahayak hain, yeh tukleef door hogee. Yeh kathin waqt avashya guzrega. Aapke pyaar kaa saath is samay main subko vishwaas dilaayega, himmat dega. Prem, insaanee mohabbat per vishwaas kayam rakhain aur yeh insaanee prem humara saath dega.

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Just a couple of shots to show the magnitude of the crowd yesterday for Earth Day Science March. Trump wants to defund the Environmental Protection Agency and has already loosened US Department of Agriculture (USDA) restrictions. In addition, there's been a growing laxation of what it means to have food qualified as organic. So, this effects the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. Trump doesn't believe in alternative energy and would rather bring back increased oil drilling, coal and other pollutants. He doesn't believe climate change exists and this will not only effect those living in America but those living throughout the world. He wants to ignore sound scientific data in favor of his billionaire buddies at Exxon, for example.

The idea that climate change is a partisan issue at this point is alarming. This is the Earth we all live in. It's not just the children of liberals that will be affected by these policies. Trump's own children will have to struggle to survive because of the damage he is doing. And yet, he continues to show wrath towards this planet and everyone on it. Impeach Trump!

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On 13 April 1992, a magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred near the town of Roermond at a focal depth of about 17 km (11 mi). This so-called Roermond earthquake was the strongest seismic event in Western Europe since 1756. Following this earthquake, the water levels of numerous wells located in the Lower Rhine Embayment showed significant coseismic anomalies. The Roer Valley, which crosses three countries (Belgium, The Netherlands, and Germany), is bounded by two north-northwest, south-southeast trending Quaternary normal fault systems. The eastern boundary is defined by the Peel boundary fault, along which the 1992 Roermond earthquake occurred,and the western boundary is defined by the Feldbiss fault zone, which is partly located in Belgium. Evidence of recent tectonic activity along the Feldbiss fault zone is visible on seismic profiles that show more than 600 m of offset in Neogene deposits. Although Ahorner demonstrated the existence of the Rhenish seismoactive zones and recommended a comprehensive analysis of Quaternary structures and background seismicity, coseismic movements were considered to be improbable and active faults remain largely unidentified.

NGC 2022 is a small planetary nebula found in the shoulder of the constellation Orion, it is roughly 6000 light-years away and is roughly ½ light-year across. The magnitude is listed as 12.0. I did manage to capture some details inside this PN.

Tech Specs: This image is composed of 104 x 15 second images at ISO 5,000 with 5 x 15 second darks and 5 x 1/4000 second bias frames using a Meade LX90 12” telescope and Canon 6D camera mounted on a Celestron CGEM-DX mount. Imaging was done on December 27, 2016 from Weatherly, Pennsylvania.

The death toll from the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province had risen to 69,197 and a total of 374,176 people were injured and 18,379 others were still missing.

Im very expect you to offer a different language translation, thanx in advance ^_^

Chinese:

无情的地震是我们没法回避的，但带来的创伤是我们可以面对的。此时此刻，我相信全国人民心都紧紧凝聚到了一起。“一方有难，八方支援“绝对不只是一句口号！让我们用爱和勇气去迎击这场突如其来的灾害！相信一切都会过去的！有爱就有希望！相信爱----就在身边！！

English:

We are trapped by this terrible earthquake but have the strength to survive and overcome the pain we face. I believe that all our hearts are joined together because "when one suffers, all others come to their aid." This slogan has a new meaning for us. Love and courage will help us to overcome this terrible calamity. All our present pains will eventually pass. And with your love there will always be hope. Believe in love and it will be with you!

French:

Nous n'avons pas pu échapper à l'impitoyable tremblement de terre, mais nous avons la force pour faire face à la douleur qu'il a provoqué.Je pense qu'en ce moment, nos coeurs sont attachés les uns aux autres.On lui dit que "quand quelqu'un souffre, tous les autres offrent leur aide". Ce n'est pas simplement un slogan vide. Laissez l'amour et le courage nous guider dans cette confrontation !Quand il y a de l'amour, il y a de l'espoir. Les douleurs disparaîtront avec le temps. L'amour est près de chacun de vous et avec vous!

Polish:

Nie udało nam się uciec przed bezlitosnym trzęsieniem ziemi, ale mamy siłę stawić czoła sprowadzonemu na nas cierpieniu. W tej chwili wierzę, że wszystkie serca są blisko ze sobą związane. Mówi się, że "kiedy jeden człowiek cierpi, wszyscy oferują mu pomoc". To nie są tylko puste słowa. Niech miłość i odwaga pozwoli nam przezwyciężyć tę straszną katastrofę! Wierzymy, że ból w końcu zniknie! Z miłością zawsze jest nadzieja! Uwierz, że miłość jest obok Ciebie i z Tobą!

Philippines:

Sa di inaasahang pangyayari na dulot ng kalikasan tulad ng malakas na lindol na nangyari sa ating bansa na kumitil ng maraming buhay.Sa pagkakataong ito kailangan nating mag kapit bisig at magtulungan para sa mga nangangailangan ng tulong.Kami ay patuloy parin na umaasa na malalampasan nating lahat ang nangyaring trahedyang ito.Ngayon na ang panahon para tayo magtulungan at magkaisa!

Turkish:

Merhametsiz depremden kaçamazdık; fakat yüzlerin üstündeki o dayanılmaz acıya dayandık. Afet boyunca, herkesin kalbi tutuldu. Bu, şunu söyledi Bu boş bir slogan değil ve ben inanıyorum ki sevgi ve cesaret yardımı bu dönüm noktasından sonra bize ulaşacaktır. Er geç, tamamımızın yaraları iyileşecek ve sevgi ile birlikte burada her zaman umutlar olacak! İnanıyorum ki sevgi hep yanınızda ve sizin ile!

Urdu:

hum apnay aapko bay raham zalzalay se bachanay se qasir thay.laikin hum main is dard ko bardasht karnay ki himmat thee.jab se ye qayamat barpa hui hai , mujhay yaqeen hai k har aik ka dil bhut zayada ghamgeen huwa hai, .kaha jata hai k "jab aik insan museebat main mubtala hoata hai ,to baqee sub madad ki paishkash kartay hain" . ye sirf aik khali naara nai hai hai , aur main yaqeen rakhta hoon k muhabbat aur himmat hamain is museebat se nijat dilaey gee.waqiatan hamaray tumam masaib hal hoa jaen gay. aur umeed ki kiran baqi hai.

Russian:

Мы не могли избежать землетрясения, но мы мужественно встретили ту боль, которая обрушилась на нас!После случившегося,я верю что сердца всех людей стали ближе друг к другу!Говорят, "когда одни страдают,другие помогают!"Это не пустые слова, я верю что любовь и храбрость поможет нам всем!Время лечит!Там где есть любовь,всегда есть надежда! Любовь всегда с тобой рядом!

Creole:

Nou pas inne capav sové depi sa tremblément de terre sans merci la, mais nou ena la force pou fer face a sa peine qui nou inne gagner la. A sa moment la, mo croire, Zot tous zot l'ecoeur bien attaché et lezot. Ine deja dire ki "kan ene dimoune souffert, zot tou offert zot l'aide". Sa pas ene slogan vide. Laisse lamour et courage amene nous pou confronte sa calamité la! Nous penser tous la pleine pou disparaitre lerla !

Italian:

Siamo impossibilitati a scappare da questo impietoso terremoto, ma abbiamo la forza di affrontare il dolore che è stato portato su di noi. Da quanto c'è stato questo disastro, credo che il cuore di ognuno si sia legato di più. Si dice che "quando uno soffre, tutti gli altri si offrono di aiutarlo". Non è uno slogan vuoto e credo che l'amore e il coraggio ci dovrebbero proteggere da questi eventi catastrofici! In ogni caso le nostre ferite si cureranno e con l'amore c'è sempre la speranza. Credi sempre che l'amore sia con te e che vegli su di te!

Spanish:

Nos fue imposible escapar a la ciega devastación del terremoto, pero tuvimos la fuerza para afrontar la pena que nos impuso. Creo que después del desastre se estrecho un fuerte vinculo en nuestros corazones. Se dice "al dolor verdadero todos nos abrimos y ayudamos". No es una frase que se dice por decir; creo que el coraje y el amor nos permitió superar esta catástrofe. Con el tiempo nuestras heridas cicatrizaran y el amor continuará a darnos esperanza. No dejen de creer en el amor: el se encuentra a tu lado y dentro de ti!

Thai:

เราไม่สามารถรอดพ้นหายนะจากเหตุแผ่นดินไหวนี้ไปได้แต่เราก็ยังต้องจำใจเผชิญหน้ากับความเจ็บปวดเหล่านั้น ตั้งแต่หายนะครั้งนั้น ผมเชื่อว่าหัวใจของเราทุกคนก็กระโจนเข้ามาใกล้กันมากขึ้น ดั่งสโลแกนที่ว่า " แค่เพียงคนหนึ่งเจ็บ, เราทุกคนก็พร้อมช่วยเหลือ." นี่ไม่ใช่เพียงแค่คำพูดที่ไร้การกระทำ แต่ผมเชื่อว่า ความรักและความหาญกล้า จะนำพาเราออกจากความวิบัติวิปโยคนี้ไปได้สุดท้ายนี้

เราหวังใจอยู่เสมอว่าทุก ๆ รอยแผลจะได้รับการเยียวยาและรักหาจนหายด้วยความรักที่เรามี.

เชื่อ ความรักจะอยู่ข้างคุณและอยู่กับคุณ.

Korean:

우리는 참담한 지진에 갖혀있습니다. 하지만 우리는 이 고통을 극복해 살아 남을 힘을 가지고 있습니다. "슬픔을 나누면 반이 된다"는 말처럼 우리는 모두의 가슴은 하나로 슬픔을 나누고 있다는 것을 믿고 있습니다. 이 말은 저희에게 큰 의미입니다. 사랑과 용기는 이 비극을 극복할 수 있도록 도와줄 것입니다. 지금의 고통은 결국엔 지나갈 것입니다. 당신의 사랑으로 우리에겐 언제나 희망이 있습니다. 사랑을 믿고 당신과 함께하겠습니다!

German:

Wir konnten dem schrecklichen Erdbeben nicht entkommen, aber wir hatten die

Stärke, dem Schmerz, der uns begegnete, ins Gesicht zu sehen. Seit dieser

Katastrophe glaube ich, dass jedermanns Herz zutiefst berührt wird. Man

sagt, wenn einer leidet, kommen alle um zu helfen. Das ist nicht bloß ein

leerer Spruch, und ich bin überzeugt, Liebe und Mut werden uns helfen, diese

grausame Naturkatastrophe hinter uns zu lassen. Vielleicht werden eines

Tages alle unsere Wunden geheilt sein, und mit der Liebe ist immer die

Hoffnung! Glaube mir, Liebe ist immer bei dir und wird mit dir sein!

Japanese:

情けない地震は避けられないが、我々が地震の傷を直面することができる。今、我々中国人の心は凝集し、“一方有难，八方支援“、これはただのスローガンではないことを私が信じている。我々は愛と勇気を持って、この突然にやってきた災害を迎え撃ちに行く！愛さえあれば、困難を克服できる。愛さえあれば希望がある！愛は、我々の心にある。

Português:

Não nos foi possível escapar à cega devastação do terramoto, mas tivemos força para enfrentar a dor que nos impulsionou. Creio que depois do desastre estreitou-se um forte vínculo nos nossos corações. Costuma dizer-se "perante a dor verdadeira todos nos dadmos e ajudamos". Não é uma frase que se diga por dizer; creio que a coragem e o amor nos permitiram superar esta catástrofe. Com o tempo nossas feridas cicatrizarão e o amor continuará a dar-nos esperança. Não deixem de acreditar no amor: encontarmo-lo em todo o lado e dentro de ti!

Hindi:

Hum sub is bhayanak bhunkamp main phase huain hain, per phir bhee humn sub main is mushkil samay kaa saamnaa karne kee himmat aur shaktee hain. Mujhe vishwaas hain kee hum sub kae dil is kathanaaee kee ghatdee main saath hain, kyon kee ek insaan kaa dukh subhee loggon kaa dukh hain, sub ek doosre kee madad karne ko vyaakool hain Prem aur himmat is mushkil ghadee kaa saamna karne main hamaara sahayak hain, yeh tukleef door hogee. Yeh kathin waqt avashya guzrega. Aapke pyaar kaa saath is samay main subko vishwaas dilaayega, himmat dega. Prem, insaanee mohabbat per vishwaas kayam rakhain aur yeh insaanee prem humara saath dega.

Special thanks to Jarosław Pocztarski, shutterskull, Edmond CV218, fredalix, Globality, armaganorki, savroi, Alan46, _G e r m á n .. , Fabio ® , Massy75,(:-]H-Live Your Life [:p , sweetlog, Pakueye, luqingyu, sonja_valentina, Mister seven for the translation!

Orion rising on December 28, 2019 with yellow-red Betelgeuse at centre dimmer than usual as it drops by nearly a magnitude from its normal brightness, during one of its occasional dim episodes as a long-period variable star. It is a red supergiant that varies between 0.0 and +1.3 magnitude. Here it definitely looks dimmer than yellow Aldebaran at top in Taurus, and blue-white Rigel at bottom in Orion. Betelgeuse loolks similar in brightness to blue Bellatrix to the right of Betelgeuse, with both stars forming the shoulders of Orion.

This is a stack of 4 x 1-minute tracked exposures plus a single exposure through the Kenko Softon A filter to add the star glows. All on the iOptron Sky Guider Pro and with the Canon EOS Ra and 35mm lens at f/2.5. Taken from home in Alberta.

Today a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit central China. The official Xinhua News Agency said 8,533 people died in Sichuan province and more than 200 others were killed in three other provinces and the mega-city of Chongqing. The death toll is climbing every hour. It is a sad sad day.

View On Black

Explore Highest position: 37 on Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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StarryNightPro listed this globular at magnitude 10.56, I thought it would be a good test for my telescope.

From SpaceTelescope.org, “NGC 7006 resides in the outskirts of the Milky Way. It is about 135 000 light-years away, five times the distance between the Sun and the centre of the galaxy, and it is part of the galactic halo. This roughly spherical region of the Milky Way is made up of dark matter, gas and sparsely distributed stellar clusters.”

This image is composed of 16 x 15 second images at ISO 3200 with additional dark and bias frames. Tech Info: Meade LX90 12” telescope, Antares Focal Reducer, and Canon 6D camera. Imaging was done on August 3, 2016.

On 12 March 2006, we had a rare snowfall in Shingle Springs, California. The cats insisted on going outside and were a little distressed at the snow and how cold it was. Still, they had to thoroughly investigate it.

They didn't know, but almost exactly ten years late, they moved to Hokkaido, with significant orders of magnitude more snow than we ever got in California (at least at our elevation). However, now, they are not allowed outside under any circumstances without being in a cat carrier.

Bonkers appears to be smelling the snow prior to bravely walking out into it (for about a meter).

The brilliant planet Venus (aka “the morning star”) teamed up with the moon in the evening sky on April 26, 2020, with an angular distance of only 6.7° between them when shot.

The 35mm-equivalent focal length used was as short as 208 mm only (130 mm on an APS-C sensor), in order for both brightest objects to be simultaneously present in one frame, but not at the frame’s extreme far edges (for lens distortion to be kept within acceptable limits). Any larger magnification would separate the two celestial objects. Aldebaran was at a lower altitude than the moon and close to it, yet it was impossible to be included in the frame.

Of course, a beautiful seascape (or other aesthetically pleasing landscape) would have been included as interesting foreground for this shot (and a wide-angle lens would have been preferred), if the strict and totalitarian lock-down (preventing me from accessing the seaside) wasn’t imposed and enforced. At 21:37’, when this photograph was shot :

—Venus almost reached its peak brightness, glowing at a spectacular magnitude -4.23 at its crescent phase (almost “greatest illumination event”). The planet’s altitude was 23° 09’, azimuth 287° 16’ and its distance from Earth 0.46 AU.

—The waxing crescent Moon had a -8.78 visual magnitude, as it was only 12.4% illuminated, at a 20° 14’ altitude above horizon, 281° 13’ azimuth and at a 392,817 km distance from Earth.

Ivan Graziani was an Italian singer author of the first magnitude, excellent guitarist and designer. (In 1963, in Urbino, obtained his diploma in graphic arts) In 1964, with his schoolmates Velio Gualazzi and Walter Monacchi, he founded the Anonima Sound, the musical group with whom he began his artistic career. From 1970 to 1996 in over 26 years, with various record labels, he has recorded about 20 albums. Among his most famous and beloved songs, we remember "Firenze Canzone Triste" "Pigro" "Lugano Addio" "Monna Lisa". He has performed in countless live concerts and has collaborated with Italian artists such as Lucio Battisti, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Renato Zero, Antonello Venditti, Biagio Antonacci and Umberto Tozzi. It 'died in Novafeltria (Province of Rimini) due to an incurable disease. Several initiatives perpetuate the remembrance of the Great Ivan: there is in fact a continuous pilgrimage to his home, where he resides his wife Anna, while their sons, Tommaso and Filippo, go on in the musical activity, including in their concerts, also the pieces of the celebrated father.

Lugano Addio : youtu.be/-3KtATaeA9M

Farewell, Lugano

The white and blue tennis shoes

Heavy bosoms and red lips

And the trench coat

Oh, Marta, that's how I remember you

Your smile, your hair

Still as the lake 1

"Farewell, Lugano", you were singing 2

While holding my hand

"Sing with me", you said

And sing I did

About a place

I had never seen before

You, you talked to me about borders

Custom officers and smugglers

Your tales would warm me up

And "oh yes, my father", you said

"He fought the war here on the mountains"

And then you asked about mine

And I thought of home

My father, sitting on the beach

The nets hung up drying in the sun

The fishing boats on the high seas

Shells and stars

My father's cursing and his pain

Oh, Marta, that's how I remember you

Your smile and your hair

Still as the lake

"Farewell, Lugano", you were singing

While holding my hand

"Farewell", you were singing

And not out of fake naivety

You actually believed it

And now I believe in it too, now that I'm here

Oh, my Marta, farewell, that's how I remember you

Your smile and your hair

Still as the lake

•1.the Swiss city of Lugano lies on the shore of the homonymous lake.

•2."Addio a Lugano" is an anarchist song, written in 1895 by the Italian anarchic Pietro Gori, exiled from Switzerland after he arrived there running away from a sentence of an Italian judge. The song has been quite popular up to WW2, when its lyrics were readapted and sung by both fascists and partisans.

William Optics 71mm and QHY video camera. Image captured moments before 3.5 magnitude 74-Epsilon Tauri was occulted by the moon. Two frames combined with Photoshop.

A 7 magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday near the eastern coast of Taiwan, Hualien, killing nine people and injuring more than 200 others... Pray for Hualien. Pray for Taiwan.

Enya - Only Time

www.youtube.com/watch?v=upkYQqbrjSc

Thank you so much for your visits and faves. Sorry for not being able to comment on your wonderful works for a few days. Wish you a wonderful day!

7DWF Friday: Flora

Shadows are large

Collaboration day with -

Jake Saari (shutter clicker)

Laramie Carlson (back flash)

Strobist - Flash fired from behind subject facing camera, flash fired by subject away from camera. SOOC

Engl. The stars in the frame are no more than the 6th (6m) stellar magnitude (many are 7m and even lower). Such stars would never be visible next to the bright disk of the Moon (-13m). But the total eclipse of the Moon revealed a rich stellar environment. Moreover, the difference in the speed of movement between the Moon and the stars allowed us to observe how the stars, "overtaking" the Moon, fade, hiding behind the western (right) border of the lunar disk and later rise above its eastern (left) border. It was amazing to watch the Moon sliding among the star field in a telephoto lens. I also remember the bright colors of the eclipse. When the brightness of the lunar disk decreased to -6m, the red-orange tint of the reflection of the Earth's atmosphere on the Earth's satellite clearly appeared. And at the border of the bright area, a blue stripe appeared, but it was heterogeneous: it was possible to discern a color gradient up to purple shades. The lunar eclipse delighted us with its amazingly beautiful colors! More photos and a more detailed description (sorry, but in Russian only) are available at the link

www.bogky.ru/Articles/2025-09-07-Astro-MoonEclipse/

Rus. В кадре звёзды не более 6-й (6m) звёздной величины (многие 7m и ещё ниже). Такие звёзды никогда не были бы видны рядом с ярким диском Луны (-13m). Но полное затмение Луны выявило богатое звёздное окружение. Причём разница в скорости движения между Луной и звёздами позволила наблюдать, как звёзды, "обгоняя" Луну гаснут, скрываясь за западной (правой) границей лунного диска и позже восходят над его восточной (левой) границей. Удивительно было наблюдать в телеобъективе скольжение Луны среди звёздного поля. Ещё запомнились яркие краски затмения. Когда яркость лунного диска снизилась до -6m, отчётливо проявился красно-оранжевый оттенок отсвета земной атмосферы на спутнице Земли. А у границы светлой области появилась синяя полоса, но она была необнородна: можно было разлитчить градиент цвета до пурпурных оттенков. Удивительно красивыми цветами радовало затмение Луны! Больше фото и более подробное опиание (на русском) доступны по ссылке:

www.bogky.ru/Articles/2025-09-07-Astro-MoonEclipse/

Just a couple of shots to show the magnitude of the crowd yesterday for Earth Day Science March. Trump wants to defund the Environmental Protection Agency and has already loosened US Department of Agriculture (USDA) restrictions. In addition, there's been a growing laxation of what it means to have food qualified as organic. So, this effects the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat. Trump doesn't believe in alternative energy and would rather bring back increased oil drilling, coal and other pollutants. He doesn't believe climate change exists and this will not only effect those living in America but those living throughout the world. He wants to ignore sound scientific data in favor of his billionaire buddies at Exxon, for example.

The idea that climate change is a partisan issue at this point is alarming. This is the Earth we all live in. It's not just the children of liberals that will be affected by these policies. Trump's own children will have to struggle to survive because of the damage he is doing. And yet, he continues to show wrath towards this planet and everyone on it. Impeach Trump!

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Flash cactus rf60 in softbox 80 80 in the right of the model. Triggered with cactus v5

A photo essay in 6 frames documenting my view of the approach of the biggest thunderstorm to hit Toronto since Hurricane Hazel in 1954. All images were shot off my balcony, looking North to the approach of the storm.

You can always tell by the colour of the clouds and the amount of darkness they contain that such as storm as this will be a big one, filled with danger and disaster.

Apart from the great extent of suffering and damage, chaos and disruption that these massive demonstrations entail I take joy in such monumental displays of nature. Every once in a while we humans need to be reminded that we are not the greatest power on Earth. The Earth and all her elements are.

Thunder and Electric storms and the super ionized air create uncanny lights that some would say indicates the presence of the gods. Indeed, with the massive power that was released with that storm and it's sheer, almost inconceivable magnitude, who would doubt it?!

Coyote Hills RP, Fremont, CA

Taken with the C14 and SBIG STXL-6303 at Cerritos College. The moon was still below the horizon, and the sky was cloudless enough for me to do guided shots. There's always moist air to the south from campus, though, and the limiting magnitude was 17.2 for this image. 16 30 s subframes were stacked to create this. An Antlia L filter was used. The position of the supernova is indicated with white line segments.

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ASTAP gives a CV magnitude of 11.8

This was essentially maximum brightness for this supernova.

I realize now that I was not setting apertures properly in ASTAP, and all of my previous magnitude estimates are likely too faint.

SMSS J031300.36−670839.3

The apparently anonymous magnitude 15.4 star at the center of this field, from DESI LS DR10, is UCAC4 115-002803 in Hydrus, otherwise known as SMSS J031300.36−670839.3.

Nothing special if it had not been identified as a peculiar star with low metallicity. Indeed, it is the one with the lowest metallicity known so far (Jinmi Yoon et al 2016 ApJ 833 20) with a [Fe/H] ratio <−7.8!

For comparison, in other low metallicity stars, this ratio is on average 3. For just about ten it is between 4 and 5.

This star is therefore very ancient and has an age of 13.6 billion years, that is, it lit up when the Universe was just 200 million years old.

Despite its very low metallicity, it does not belong to the elusive Population III, i.e. the very first stars that formed directly from primordial matter and are responsible for the cosmic dawn.

For those who want to know more:

iopscience.iop.org/art.../10.3847/0004-637X/833/1/20

The information and annotations in the image are of scientific utility because they identify the subject and place it in a specific moment. They also indicate the subject of interest. The absence of such information makes the images useless.

Glencoe and the awesome drive through it.

A Barred Owl makes its way straight for me! The magnitude and majestic outstretched wings of this Barred Owl are awe-inspiring. The precision of the flight between trees and tree branches is every pilots dream to accomplish this type of flight precision! The silence this bird of prey has with flight is another important feature to allow them to sneak up on their prey. Fossils of the Barred Owl have been found dating back over 11,000 years. This lovely bird of prey stays in the same general area, typically not moving more than 6 miles away.

Owls are great at keeping the rodent population down. So the next time you want to buy that rat poison, think about an owl nest instead. The affect of using rat poison has now also decreased the population of owls. Specifically, the Barn owls (different than the Barred Owl, yet I would image this is for any owl) because the mother owl eats a rodent that has been poisoned, yet not dead, takes it back to the nest to feed the young and WAH-BAM! entire brood of baby Owls dead too. So next time you are at the store for poison, consider an Owl Nest Box.

"Birds Eye View" © by Christy Cox Photography - the beauty of nature