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"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
– Mahatma Gandhi
Heart nebula (IC 1805) in the constellation Cassiopeia (early mornings here is Arkansas, this time of year) ... some 7500 light years away (Wikipedia) an emission nebula. (a fascinating read...)
photo notes:
Nikon D500; Svbony 503 80mm OTA w. 0.8FF/FR; SV 220 dual/narrow band filter--
using SW EQM-35 mount; Telrad spotter ... synscan "go to" hand controller...
20x 60 sec exposure. ISO-2500
In fact the found object is a deer skull which I found in the middle of a wood and arranged on a decomposing tree stump.
Have a Delicious & Merry Christmas Good-Day!
Jump out of the window if you are the object of passion.
Flee it if you feel it. Passion goes, boredom remains.
- Coco Chanel
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Just a plate of hot appetizers. Ceisarea,
Mediterrenean shore, Ceisarea beach-bar.
Israel, 30 September, 2006
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Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo
"1001 Remarkable Objects presents an unexpected juxtaposition of objects in 25 rooms that lead us on a journey across time and memory. The selection includes objects that have never been exhibited until now alongside much loved Powerhouse Collection icons."
‘We rejected the nomenclature of “treasures” or “masterpieces” and instead determined all choices must be in some way “remarkable” – whether by virtue of rarity, visual appeal, social history or an ability to invoke wonder.’ Leo Schofield AM
Reaching the brushy Altiplano, we frequently encountered llamas, alpaca, sheep, and their herders. We seemed to be as much a curiosity to them as they were to us.
I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my soul altogether.
Socrates
Venus has been really bright this year. I think it must be near its greatest eastern elongation.
This is the best diagonal composition I could achieve before the colours went to black. Had to run up the road for a view of the light reflecting off Loch Leurbost (bottom right), which along with the orange, is supposed to be balancing the brightness of the moon across the Venus fulcrum.
Technical, huh? OK, I'll shut up now. :p
Soyuz TMA-22, with three Expedition 30 crew members onboard, appears as a tiny object in the lower left corner of this image photographed by one of the Expedition 31 crew members currently onboard the International Space Station, partially visible at right foreground. A short time earlier, the two spacecraft began their relative separation, thus cutting in half the number of personnel onboard the orbital outpost for the time being. The station was over the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Seen in the picture also are the Sea of Okhotsk, ice floes, part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Tartar Strait, highlighted with sun glint, and Sakhalin Island.
Image credit: NASA
Original image/read the blog:
spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-30/html/...
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www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html
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Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else. ~Buddha~
Just trying new things.
Taking advantage of some natural light. Sunny in Oregon today.
By total accident I lined the heel up with the edge of the chair perfectly. heh.
Really should have shot this again.
Random fact: These red shoes are my wedding shoes.
Yes, I'm aware that is odd. :) and no, I didn't wear the socks.
The Pleiades star cluster is hands down my favorite object in the nighttime sky. Known by many names and by every civilization to ever inhabit our planet, Messier 45 ("The Seven Sisters", "Subaru", "The Hen with her Chicks"), is easily visible to the unaided eye, even from moderately light-polluted skies. Each of the bright stars is named for mythological characters Atlas, Pleione, and their 7 daughters, Alcyone, Merope, Sterope, Maia, Taygeta, Celaeno, and Electra. Not only do these characters feature prominently in Greek mythology, the star cluster itself does as well: In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus uses the cluster as a navigational beacon. The cluster is mentioned 3 times in the Bible and is illustrated in a prehistoric cave painting at Lascaux. It's also the corporate logo for carmaker Subaru.
It contains at least 1,000 stars, but only 5 to 10 are bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye, and these are the ones that people are referring to when they say "The Pleiades". Each of these giant stars is far brighter than our Sun. If you were to observe the Sun from the same distance, you would need binoculars or a telescope to see it at all!
It is estimated to be 444 light-years away and it's diameter is 15 light-years. The stars are surrounded by interstellar dust and gas. This material would ordinarily be invisible to us, but it’s illuminated by the stars in what’s known as a reflection nebula. The nebula is blue, caused by a light scattering effect not unlike the one that colors Earth’s sky blue. Its wavy appearance comes from interactions between the nebula and the stars’ magnetic fields.
The myth of the Pleiades cluster and the constellation Orion is that the Hunter is enamored with the beauty of the young maidens and he is greedily pursuing them across the sky each night. Indeed that is the easiest way to spot the Pleiades. Find Orion and scan over in the direction he's facing and you'll find them within Taurus the Bull.
EQ6R Pro mount, 2600MC, W/O Z61, ASIAIR Pro, ZWO EAF, 62 x 300 second exposures at -10c processed with Pixinsight