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Zodiacal Light and Milkyway made a huge ring in the sky. Gum Nebula looks like garnet or ruby. The Nebula spreads 30 degrees over us at 1470 light-years away. It is the biggest gem we know. Orion was sinking in the west, and Scorpius was rising in the east.
Zodiacal Light intersected Milkyway in Hawaii November 2016.
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equipment: Canon EF8-15mmF4L and EOS 5Dmk2-sp2, modified by Seo-san on Takahashi EM-200 Temma 2 Jr. equatorial mount
exposure: 28 minutes at 8mm in focal length, ISO 1,600 and f/5.6
site: lat. 24 37 47 south and long. 70 13 50 west at 2,650m above sea level near Cerro Armazones in Atacama Desert Chile
It was cool and quiet.
twin white cypress pines (Callitris glaucophylla) flank the track descending from the moockra tower
horseshoe range, moockra, flinders ranges, south australia
Lady Vervaine was overcome with delight to find this poster on the Montreal subway. Dougal! Our very own Dougal, in glorious technicolour! But wait - what's this? Why are they calling him Pollux on the poster? POLLUX? Who the **** is Pollux?!
And then I remembered - oh yes, Dougal was originally French, and Eric Thompson probably just made up all the names we know, ignoring whatever they were called in France...
So perhaps Dougal isn't his original name after all - perhaps it's actually Pollux....
Does anyone out there know the truth?
We see :The Temple of Castor and Pollux (Italian: Tempio dei Dioscuri ) - ( The three columns )
The Temple of the Dioscuri (Castor and Pollux) was dedicated on January 1, 484 BC
It was rebuilt several times. Existing columns are from the era of Tiberius (first century AD).
The Dioscuri were seen as the guardians of freedom of Rome.
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A strange original character from a strange show from like thirty years ago.
Here's just a quick shot taken of my newest Christo Flash (with edited boots because WHY DIDN'T CHRISTO GIVE HIM BOOTS?)! It really bugs me that I bought this figure nearly a year ago, and as serviceable as the design is, it was missing that crucial aspect of the costume! So I quickly threw some rough editing together and this was the result :)
Anyway, I shared a handful of other “review-like” bonus post on Patreon FOR FREE (yes you read that correctly) They're all up there now, veiwable by the public just to give you an idea of what my other posts tend to be like!
Well usually they're a little more in-depth than the one's about Pollux, but you get the idea :P
Ultimately, I felt obligated to share this one over here because this is where my Christo Flash collection began and I wanted to make sure he didn’t get forgotten!
Anyway, go check out my Patreon right now to read all of my thought's about this fig :)
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Pollux loves to lounge on the bottom-most of these three shelves, in the corner of my kitchen at the rental house. Good father that I am, I decided to briefly strand Kastor and Persephone on the higher shelves for a family portrait.
2017.10 30
Bremerhaven CT3
Type Container ship
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda
IMO 9429194
MMSI 305979000
Callsign V2GK9
Year Built 2009
Length 158 m
Width 23 m
Draught Avg 6.8 m / ...
Speed Avg/Max 12.8 kn / 19.9 kn
Deadweight 12400 tons
Gross Tonnage 9000 tons
Container Capacity 887 TEU
Kristiansund Norway
AIS Name TROMS POLLUX
Type Supply vessel
Flag Norway
IMO 9439022
MMSI 258467000
Callsign LAZR
Year Built 2009
Length 85 m
Width 20 m
Draught Avg 5.8 m / ...
Speed Avg/Max 8.8 kn / 15.1 kn
Deadweight 4900 tons
Gross Tonnage 4366 tons
AIS Class A
POLLUX (IMO: 9496953) is a Special Vessel and is sailing under the flag of Netherlands. Her length overall (LOA) is 81.2 meters and her width is 13.3 meters.
The Castor and Pollux group (also known as the San Ildefonso Group, after San Ildefonso in Segovia, Spain, the location of the palace of La Granja at which it was kept until 1839) is an ancient Roman sculptural group of the 1st century AD, now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid.
the copy here is a masterpiece from ceramist Christian Gottfried of KPM
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Kunstgewerbemuseum - Berlin
Schweiz / Wallis - Liskamm, Castor und Pollux
seen from Höhbalmen
gesehen von den Höhbalmen
Lyskamm (German: Liskamm, formerly Lyskamm, literally "crest of the Lys"), also known as Silberbast (literally "silver bast"), is a mountain (4,533 m (14,872 ft)) in the Pennine Alps lying on the border between Switzerland and Italy. It consists of a five-kilometre-long ridge with two distinct peaks. The mountain has gained a reputation for seriousness because of the many cornices lying on the ridge and the frequent avalanches, thus leading to its nickname the Menschenfresser ("people eater").
Geography
Despite a prominence of well over 300 metres, Lyskamm is sometimes considered to be part of the extended Monte Rosa group (in fact the Dufourspitze is only 107 metres higher). But visually Lyskamm is a huge massif, composed of two summits: the Eastern Lyskamm and the lower Western Lyskamm, separated by a 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long ridge, both lying on the border between the Swiss canton of Valais (north) and the Italian region of the Aosta Valley (south).
The northern side of the mountain is an impressive 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) ice-covered wall, rising up from the Grenzgletscher. The gentler southern side rises only a few hundred metres above the glacier of the same name: Lysgletscher.
Climbing history
The eastern and higher of the two peaks is 4,527 m, and was first ascended in 1861 from the Lisjoch up the east ridge by a 14-man team (seven Englishmen, one Scotsman, and six Swiss guides) led by J. F. Hardy and including William Edward Hall. Others in the party included A. C. Ramsey, F. Sibson, T. Rennison, J. A. Hudson, C. H. Pilkington and R. M. Stephenson. The guides were Franz Josef Lochmatter (1825-1897) of St. Niklaus in the canton Valais, J.-P. Cachet, K. Kerr, S. Zumtaugwald, P. and J.-M. Perren.
The ridge as a whole (as well as the western summit) was first traversed three years later by Leslie Stephen, Edward N. Buxton, Jakob Anderegg and Franz Biener.
The first attempt to climb the imposing north-east face was made in 1880 by the brothers Kalbermatten. They were carried down to the glacier by an avalanche but they survived the accident. On 9 August 1890, L. Norman-Neruda with guides Christian Klucker and J. Reinstadler were the first to reach the summit (Lyskamm East) by the north face, by what is now known as the "Norman-Neruda route". The first winter ascent of this route was made on 11 March 1956 by C. Fosson and O. Frachey.
In 1907, Geoffrey Winthrop Young and his guide traversed the whole ridge two times. Young wanted to traverse the ridge from the Nordend to the Breithorn. They started from Riffelalp at midnight and finished the traverse of the Monte Rosa massif at midday. But after the traverse of the Lyskamm and Castor the guide was too tired. Young, who was very disappointed, convinced him to go back by the Lisjoch before descending to Zermatt, implying a second traverse on the Lyskamm. Young even wanted to continue back to the Nordend but his guide refused to prolong the journey.
Climbing routes
The normal route starts from the Lisjoch, which can be accessed from the Gnifetti Hut (3,650 m) or from the Monte Rosa Hut (2,883 m). The route follows the route taken by the first ascensionist.
The mountain is often climbed as a traverse from the Feliksjoch (West), to the Lisjoch (East) or vice versa. The traverse consists mostly of a narrow, snow-covered ridge, with some scrambling over rocks. In good conditions, this route is fairly easy and objectively safe, however in bad snow conditions and/or bad visibility, the ridge can be challenging because of large, sometimes double, cornices, mainly on the southern side of the ridge.
(Wikipedia)
Castor (Italian: Castore) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Valais, Switzerland and the Aosta Valley in Italy. It is the higher of a pair of twin peaks (German: Zwillinge), the other being Pollux, named after the Gemini twins of Roman mythology. Castor's peak is at an elevation of 4,223 m (13,855 ft), and it lies between Breithorn and the Monte Rosa. It is separated from Pollux by a pass at 3,847 m (12,621 ft), named Passo di Verra in Italian and Zwillingsjoch in German.
Ascents are usually made from the alpine hut Capanna Quintino Sella on the Italian side, by means of the Felikjoch and the long and narrow southeast ridge. From the Swiss side, ascents start from Klein Matterhorn and go by way of the Italian glacier Grand Glacier of Verra and the mountain's west flank. The first ascent was made on August 23, 1861.
(Wikipedia)
Pollux (Italian: Polluce) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Valais, Switzerland and the Aosta Valley in Italy. It is the lower of a pair of twin peaks (German: Zwillinge), the other being Castor, named after the Gemini twins of Roman mythology. Pollux' peak is at an elevation of 4,092 m (13,425 ft). It is separated from Castor by a pass at 3,847 m (12,621 ft), named Passo di Verra in Italian, Col de Verra in French and Zwillingsjoch in German.
The first ascent was by Jules Jacot from Geneva with guides Josef-Marie Perren and Peter Taugwalder (father) on August 1 (the Swiss national day) 1864. Their route was via the Schwarztor, a pass first crossed by John Ball and Gabriel Zumtaugwald in 1845. The impressive north ridge was first climbed by Captain John Percy Farrar (a future President of the Alpine Club) and Wylie Lloyd with guide Josef Pollinger of St. Niklaus in the canton Valais on 18 August 1893.
Ascents are usually made from the Refuge Ottorino Mezzalama (3,036 m), the Monte Rosa hut (2,795 m); if traversing the peaks via Pollux's north ridge, PD+, the Refuge Quintino Sella au Félik (3,585 m), and the Rossi-Volante bivouac hut (3,850 m).
The first winter and ski ascent of Pollux was by Dr Alfred von Martin and Karl Planck on 7 March 1913.
(Wikipedia)
Der Liskamm (früher auch Lyskamm geschrieben) ist ein Berg in den Walliser Alpen östlich des Matterhorns und westlich der Monte-Rosa-Gruppe. Der gewaltige, mehrere Kilometer lange Kamm hat seine höchsten Punkte im Ost- (4532 m) und im niedrigeren Westgipfel (4479 m), der Abstand zwischen den beiden Gipfeln beträgt über einen Kilometer. Der Gipfelgrat krönt die beinahe 1000 m hohe, eisgepanzerte Nordost-Wand, das Schaustück vom Gornergrat (3110 m), der Endstation der Gornergratbahn.
Südseitig ragt der Gipfelkamm mit einer bis zu 500 m hohen Felsflanke über dem Lysgletscher auf, der stark zerrissen bis weit ins Gressoneytal hinabreicht.
Die Erstbesteigung datiert auf den 19. August 1861 durch William Edward Hall, J. F. Hardy, J.A. Hudson, C. H. Pilkington, A. C. Ramsay, T. Rennison, F. Sibson und R. M. Stephenson unter der Führung von Franz Josef Lochmatter, Jean-Pierre Cachat, Karl Herr, Stefan Zumtaugwald, Peter Perren und dem Träger Josef-Marie Perren.
Die Normalanstiege erfolgen über die Grate:
vom Lisjoch (4153 m) über den Ostgrat zum Ostgipfel
über den Südgrat zum Ostgipfel
vom Felikjoch (4067 m) über den Südwestgrat zum Westgipfel und weiter über den langen Grat zum Ostgipfel
Diese Anstiege über die Grate sind technisch nicht besonders schwierig, aber eher lang und gefährlich, da der Grat oft stark überwechtet ist. Etliche Bergsteiger sind hier schon durch Wechtenbruch ums Leben gekommen, was dem Liskamm den Beinamen „Menschenfresser“ eingebracht hat.
1921 wurde der Liskamm zur Filmkulisse, als der Bergfilm-Pionier Arnold Fanck seinen Dokumentarfilm Im Kampf mit dem Berge mit Hannes Schneider und Ilse Rohde drehte. Sepp Allgeier und Fanck selbst standen hinter der Kamera. Paul Hindemith schrieb eine Musik zu diesem (Stumm)film – unter dem Pseudonym Paul Merano.
(Wikipedia)
Castor, ital. Castore, ist der höhere der beiden Zwillinge genannten Hochgipfel in den Walliser Alpen, direkt südöstlich des von NNW ähnlich aussehenden, aber kleineren Pollux. Der Castor ist 4225 m hoch. In westlicher Richtung reiht sich Pollux und Breithorn und in östlicher Richtung Felikhorn, Liskamm und Monte Rosa in die Reihe der Viertausender ein. Die Zwillinge Castor und Pollux werden durch das Zwillingsjoch (ital. Passo di Verra, 3846 m ü. M.) getrennt. Die italienisch-schweizerische Grenze zwischen dem Kanton Wallis und der Region Aostatal verläuft zwischen Pollux über den Castor zum Liskamm entlang des Grats mit Ausnahme des Felikhorns (Gipfel in Italien).
Die Benennung der Zwillinge als Castor und Pollux erfolgte in Anlehnung an die Dioskuren der griechischen Mythologie, Castor und Pollux.
Die Erstbesteigung erfolgte am 23. August 1861 durch F.W. Jacomb und William Mathews mit dem Führer Michel Croz.
Die Besteigung erfolgt in der Regel von der italienischen Capanna Quintino Sella über das Felikjoch und den langen und schmalen Südostgrat (Normalweg, WS) oder (wenn man aus der Schweiz kommt) vom Klein Matterhorn über den Grande Ghiacciaio di Verra und die Westflanke. Unterhalb des Gipfels muss hierzu eine schräg nach unten verlaufende Spalte überquert werden. Jedoch kann der Castor auch über den Liskamm von Zermatt aus bestiegen werden. Dies ist jedoch ein relativ gefährlicher Weg, da es aufgrund des Föhnwindes zu gefährlichen Schneekuppen kommen kann, die leicht mit dem Liskamm bzw. dem Gornergrat verwechselt werden. Vom Castor gibt es eine schnelle aber gefährliche Skiabfahrt über den Zwillingsgletscher nach Zermatt.
(Wikipedia)
Pollux, ital. Polluce, ist ein Gipfel in den Walliser Alpen im Kanton Wallis an der Grenze zur italienischen Provinz Aosta. Mit einer Höhe von 4089 m ü. M. ist er der niedrigere der beiden Zwillinge und liegt nordwestlich des Castors. Die Zwillinge Castor und Pollux liegen zwischen dem Breithorn-Massiv und dem Liskamm. Sie werden durch das Zwillingsjoch (ital. Passo di Verra, 3846 m ü. M.) getrennt.
Der Name erinnert an einen der Dioskuren der griechischen Mythologie, Pollux.
Die Erstersteigung des Pollux erfolgte am 1. August 1864, dem Nationalfeiertag der Schweiz, durch Jules Jacot mit den Bergführern Josef-Marie Perren und Peter Taugwalder (Vater).
Der Aufstieg zum Pollux-Gipfel ist nicht besonders lang (1–1,5 Stunden) aus dem Zwillingsjoch, aber durchaus anspruchsvoll (mehrere Kletterstellen II).
(Wikipedia)
Während der Fährfahrt von Helesylt nach Geiranger kam uns das kleine Kreuzfahrtschiff "Havila Pollux" entgegen. Die Reederei Havila betreibt 4 dieser Schiffe, die hauptsächlich auf der Postschiffroute zwischen Bergen und Kirkenes Küstenkreuzfahrten durchführen.
During the ferry ride from Helsylt to Geiranger we came across the small cruise ship "Havila Pollux". The shipping company Havila operates 4 of these ships, which mainly operate coastal cruises on the mail ship route between Bergen and Kirkenes.
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POLLUX (IMO: 9496953) is a Special Vessel and is sailing under the flag of Netherlands. Her length overall (LOA) is 81.2 meters and her width is 13.3 meters.
Schweiz / Wallis - Castor (4.225 m) und Pollux (4.089 m)
seen from Gornergrat
gesehen vom Gornergrat
Castor (Italian: Castore) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Valais, Switzerland and the Aosta Valley in Italy. It is the higher of a pair of twin peaks (German: Zwillinge), the other being Pollux, named after the Gemini twins of Roman mythology. Castor's peak is at an elevation of 4,223 m (13,855 ft), and it lies between Breithorn and the Monte Rosa. It is separated from Pollux by a pass at 3,847 m (12,621 ft), named Passo di Verra in Italian and Zwillingsjoch in German.
Ascents are usually made from the alpine hut Capanna Quintino Sella on the Italian side, by means of the Felikjoch and the long and narrow southeast ridge. From the Swiss side, ascents start from Klein Matterhorn and go by way of the Italian glacier Grand Glacier of Verra and the mountain's west flank. The first ascent was made on August 23, 1861.
(Wikipedia)
Pollux (Italian: Polluce) is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Valais, Switzerland and the Aosta Valley in Italy. It is the lower of a pair of twin peaks (German: Zwillinge), the other being Castor, named after the Gemini twins of Roman mythology. Pollux' peak is at an elevation of 4,092 m (13,425 ft). It is separated from Castor by a pass at 3,847 m (12,621 ft), named Passo di Verra in Italian, Col de Verra in French and Zwillingsjoch in German.
The first ascent was by Jules Jacot from Geneva with guides Josef-Marie Perren and Peter Taugwalder (father) on August 1 (the Swiss national day) 1864. Their route was via the Schwarztor, a pass first crossed by John Ball and Gabriel Zumtaugwald in 1845. The impressive north ridge was first climbed by Captain John Percy Farrar (a future President of the Alpine Club) and Wylie Lloyd with guide Josef Pollinger of St. Niklaus in the canton Valais on 18 August 1893.
Ascents are usually made from the Refuge Ottorino Mezzalama (3,036 m), the Monte Rosa hut (2,795 m); if traversing the peaks via Pollux's north ridge, PD+, the Refuge Quintino Sella au Félik (3,585 m), and the Rossi-Volante bivouac hut (3,850 m).
The first winter and ski ascent of Pollux was by Dr Alfred von Martin and Karl Planck on 7 March 1913.
(Wikipedia)
Castor, ital. Castore, ist der höhere der beiden Zwillinge genannten Hochgipfel in den Walliser Alpen, direkt südöstlich des von NNW ähnlich aussehenden, aber kleineren Pollux. Der Castor ist 4225 m hoch. In westlicher Richtung reiht sich Pollux und Breithorn und in östlicher Richtung Felikhorn, Liskamm und Monte Rosa in die Reihe der Viertausender ein. Die Zwillinge Castor und Pollux werden durch das Zwillingsjoch (ital. Passo di Verra, 3846 m ü. M.) getrennt. Die italienisch-schweizerische Grenze zwischen dem Kanton Wallis und der Region Aostatal verläuft zwischen Pollux über den Castor zum Liskamm entlang des Grats mit Ausnahme des Felikhorns (Gipfel in Italien).
Die Benennung der Zwillinge als Castor und Pollux erfolgte in Anlehnung an die Dioskuren der griechischen Mythologie, Castor und Pollux.
Die Erstbesteigung erfolgte am 23. August 1861 durch F.W. Jacomb und William Mathews mit dem Führer Michel Croz.
Die Besteigung erfolgt in der Regel von der italienischen Capanna Quintino Sella über das Felikjoch und den langen und schmalen Südostgrat (Normalweg, WS) oder (wenn man aus der Schweiz kommt) vom Klein Matterhorn über den Grande Ghiacciaio di Verra und die Westflanke. Unterhalb des Gipfels muss hierzu eine schräg nach unten verlaufende Spalte überquert werden. Jedoch kann der Castor auch über den Liskamm von Zermatt aus bestiegen werden. Dies ist jedoch ein relativ gefährlicher Weg, da es aufgrund des Föhnwindes zu gefährlichen Schneekuppen kommen kann, die leicht mit dem Liskamm bzw. dem Gornergrat verwechselt werden. Vom Castor gibt es eine schnelle aber gefährliche Skiabfahrt über den Zwillingsgletscher nach Zermatt.
(Wikipedia)
Pollux, ital. Polluce, ist ein Gipfel in den Walliser Alpen im Kanton Wallis an der Grenze zur italienischen Provinz Aosta. Mit einer Höhe von 4089 m ü. M. ist er der niedrigere der beiden Zwillinge und liegt nordwestlich des Castors. Die Zwillinge Castor und Pollux liegen zwischen dem Breithorn-Massiv und dem Liskamm. Sie werden durch das Zwillingsjoch (ital. Passo di Verra, 3846 m ü. M.) getrennt.
Der Name erinnert an einen der Dioskuren der griechischen Mythologie, Pollux.
Die Erstersteigung des Pollux erfolgte am 1. August 1864, dem Nationalfeiertag der Schweiz, durch Jules Jacot mit den Bergführern Josef-Marie Perren und Peter Taugwalder (Vater).
Der Aufstieg zum Pollux-Gipfel ist nicht besonders lang (1–1,5 Stunden) aus dem Zwillingsjoch, aber durchaus anspruchsvoll (mehrere Kletterstellen II).
(Wikipedia)
Kristiansund Norway
AIS Name TROMS POLLUX
Type Supply vessel
Flag Norway
IMO 9439022
MMSI 258467000
Callsign LAZR
Year Built 2009
Length 85 m
Width 20 m
Draught Avg 5.8 m / ...
Speed Avg/Max 8.8 kn / 15.1 kn
Deadweight 4900 tons
Gross Tonnage 4366 tons
AIS Class A
Conjunction involving The Moon and Pollux, the brightest star of Gemini (The Twins) constellation; with only 38' apart them.
Sky Watcher SK707AZ2 70mm f/10 + super 25mm (28x).
Moon: Xiaomi Redmi 7A, ISO200, 1/125s f/2,2 3,8mm.
Pollux: Xiaomi Redmi 7A, ISO800, 1/60s f/2,2 3,8mm.
Edited with MS Picture Manager and Photofiltre.