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Added another 5 x 15 minute subs, made another huge change to background features.
5x15min + 21x10min + 39x5min + 12x1min + 17x30sec + 10x10sec subs @ ISO800
Modded 1000D @ -2 degC
Canon 400mm F5.6L @ f5.6
Celestron CGE mount.
CLSccd clip in filter.
Stacked in DSS and processed in PixIsight and PS.
Make :- Ashok Leyland
Model :- 12M
Coach Builder :- Ruby Coach Builders Ltd in India
Engine :- H Series Turbo Intercooler Common Rail BS 4 category engine
Steering type :- Power
Seating Capacity :- 50
Wheel Base :- 6200 mm
Front Overhang :- 2490 mm
Rear Overhang :- 3290 mm
Year of Manufacturing :- 2019
Date of Registration :- 03.10.2019
SLTB type :- A
No of Buses :- 286
Status :- In service
Information as at 12.11.2025
Une nébuleuse relativement faible située dans la constellation du lézard ( lacera ).
De mon site pollué , il a fallu taper fort pour obtenir des détails. Cela ma valu un vilain reflet prédominant dans la longueur d'onde du bleu , entre les filtres de la CDD et le filtre anti PL.
L 5 min x 120 , Ha 5 min x 30 , RBG 5 min x 12(x3)
Newton 200/1000 moravian 8300
Backyard , borde 5
"Molly Pope's viscerally thrilling alto is a rich gusher of sound that emerges like a full-on blast from the past. After a breakout year (including her Off Broadway debut in Found and rave reviews for her starring role in Horseplay), she returns to the Plex to apply her semidemented Ed Sullivan Show style to standards and contemporary pop."
Time Out Magazine
Orden:Passeriformes
Familia:Thraupidae
Genero:Ramphocelus
Nombre común: Tíe sangue, sangretotoro brasileño macho
Nombre cientifico:Ramphocelus bresilius
Nombre Ingles:Brazilian Tanager male
STATUS: ENDEMICA DE BRASIL
Lugar de captura: Antonina, Paraná, Brasil
Por : Cimarron mayor Panta
Boeing 737 Next Gen - MSN 29081
Status : Returned to ASL
Registration : F-GZTO
Airline AirTransat
Country : Canada
Date : 2015 -
Codes
Callsign : Transat
Web site : www.airtransat.com
Serial number29081 LN:215
Type737-73S
First flight date15/02/1999
Test registrationN1786B
Plane age19.4 years
Seat configurationY148
Engines2 x CFMI CFM56-7B24
29/04/1999Israir4X-ABRlsd Pegasus AC
08/11/2000PeGPH-AAQ
11/12/2000Sun ExpressTC-SUFret to lessor 28/01/03 as D-ADIE
17/02/2003Hamburg InternationalD-AHIEStored at CHR 04/2008
09/07/2008Sterling AirlinesOY-MRTCeased operations 28 oct 2008
02/04/2009AIRES ColombiaHK-4623
29/04/2010AIRES ColombiaEI-EEBLsd From Pembroke
05/12/2011LAN ColombiaEI-EEBLeased From Pembroke
Stored 02/2014
31/05/2014Europe AirpostF-GZTFLsd From Pembroke
25/11/2014Air TransatC-GTQPlsd from Europe Airpost
27/04/2015Europe AirpostF-GZTH Correct
01/12/2015Air TransatC-GTQPlsd from Europe Airpost
25/04/2016ASL Airlines FranceF-GZTO
26/11/2016Air TransatC-GTQPlsd from FTAI
14/04/2018ASL Airlines FranceF-GZTO
The City God Temple or Temple of the City Gods ( 上海城隍庙 ), officially the City Temple of Shanghai, is a folk temple located in the old city of Shanghai. It commemorates the elevation of Shanghai to municipal status and is the site of the veneration of three Chinese figures honored as the city gods of the town. It is also known by some locals as the "Old City God Temple", in reference to a later "New City God Temple" which no longer exists.
In Chinese, "Chenghuangmiao" is also used as the name of the commercial district near the temple. This is generally known in English as Yu Garden, after a nearby Chinese garden.
Regardless of size, many walled cities in ancient China contained a temple dedicated to one or more immortal or god as the spirit(s) or protector(s) of the city.
The temple is dedicated to three city gods:
Huo Guang (d. 68 BC) was a famous Han Dynasty Chancellor. He is remembered for his role in deposing one young emperor and replacing him with another. Huo Guang was the original City God for the County of Shanghai from the Yuan Dynasty.
Qin Yubo (1295–1373) lived in Shanghai and served in the late Yuan Dynasty civil service. When the Hongwu Emperor founded the Ming Dynasty, he resisted two summons to serve at the court. He finally relented, and served in various roles including chief Imperial examiner. After his death, he was anointed City God of Shanghai by the Hongwu Emperor.
Chen Huacheng (1776–1842) was a Qing Dynasty general, responsible for the defence of Shanghai during the First Opium War. He vowed to defend the Yangtze to the death, and was killed in battle against the British.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_God_Temple_of_Shanghai
El Templo del Dios de la Ciudad o Templo de los Dioses de la Ciudad (上海城隍庙), oficialmente el Templo de la Ciudad de Shanghái, es un templo popular ubicado en la antigua ciudad de Shanghái. Conmemora la elevación de Shanghái a la categoría de municipio y es el lugar de veneración de tres figuras chinas honradas como los dioses de la ciudad. Algunos lugareños también lo conocen como el "Templo del Dios de la Ciudad Vieja", en referencia a un "Templo del Dios de la Ciudad Nueva" posterior que ya no existe.
En chino, "Chenghuangmiao" también se usa como el nombre del distrito comercial cerca del templo. En inglés, generalmente se lo conoce como Jardín Yu, en honor a un jardín chino cercano.
Independientemente del tamaño, muchas ciudades amuralladas en la antigua China contenían un templo dedicado a uno o más dioses o inmortales como espíritus o protectores de la ciudad.
El templo está dedicado a tres dioses de la ciudad:
Huo Guang (fallecido en el 68 a. C.) fue un famoso canciller de la dinastía Han. Se le recuerda por su papel en la destitución de un joven emperador y su sustitución por otro. Huo Guang fue el dios original de la ciudad del condado de Shanghái de la dinastía Yuan.
Qin Yubo (1295-1373) vivió en Shanghái y sirvió en el servicio civil de finales de la dinastía Yuan. Cuando el emperador Hongwu fundó la dinastía Ming, se resistió a dos citaciones para servir en la corte. Finalmente cedió y sirvió en varios roles, incluyendo el de examinador imperial jefe. Después de su muerte, fue ungido dios de la ciudad de Shanghái por el emperador Hongwu.
Chen Huacheng (1776-1842) fue un general de la dinastía Qing, responsable de la defensa de Shanghái durante la Primera Guerra del Opio. Juró defender el Yangtsé hasta la muerte y murió en batalla contra los británicos.
Status Report: Page 1
Location: France
My men and I have gotten some news over the radio, that reports some Krauts have taken over the town south of our location and said they are heading our way and they left the town in ashes.
When I gave the news to my men they became smug and were sure that they would kick those krauts back to Berlin. They were sure since they got supplies at 0600. My men are dug in and ready for those krauts, and whatever they got
Right ascension: 13h 32.5m
Declination: 62° 34'
Constellation: Ursa Major
Distance from Earth: 0.732 AU
Last observed magnitude: 9.5
Altitude: 72.2°
Azimuth: 40° (NE)
Angular separation from Sun: 111.7°
Ecliptic latitude: 27.0°
Canon EOS 600D.
Telescope Officinal Stellare 130APO.
I must have been going through a moment of luck with this deep shot of the comet; much of January had been clouded out but on this particular morning the skies were looking good. I was particulary happy that I had included Arp 104 (below and just to the right of the comet), the two galaxies are joined by a bridge of galactic material spanning 22 000 light years!
Camera: Canon 40D central ds
Optics: Canon lens 200mm f/2.8 L II @f/3.2
Mount: Vixen Sphinx
Frames: 36x160 sec. Iso 800
Processing: Iris, Pixinsight, Photoshop
STATUS ~ Entice 👀
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Male koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) called "Harrison" recently moved from Los Angeles to live at the San Diego Zoo. Conservation status: Vulnerable
StarTrail at Mt.Fuji
Sony RX-1 F3.5 30second x 230
Gulliver Parking, Yamanashi,Japan
November 30 0:47-2:52
Embraer 135/145 - MSN 761
Status : Active
Registration : N14153
Airline Trans States Airlines
Country : USA
Date : 1982 -
Codes AX LOF
Callsign : Waterski
Web site : www.transstates.net
Serial number761
Type145XR
First flight dateUnknown
Test registrationPT-SJS
Plane age13.6 years
Seat configuration
Engines2 x AN AE3007A1E
10/12/2003ExpressjetN14153Stored 12/2014
01/02/2015Trans States AirlinesN14153
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1929 Duesenberg Model J Convertible Roadster
The picture of this fine specimen was initially recorded in 2018 at the Milwaukee Concours d’Elgance. You might note I had previously posted a picture of this car in its original form on the grounds of the Milwaukee Concours. You might also note that in this creation, the black Duesenberg is “wearing” gleaming white wall tires. This is my doing - not its owner’s. I feel the white walls gives the car a classier appearance.
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The car - a repeat of the same information I provided in my original posting flic.kr/p/Yp8N5m
When the Duesenberg Model J debuted at the New York Auto Show in late 1928, reviving the company name, it was the fastest and costliest American automobile on the market. With an $8,500 chassis—about $118,600 today—and an inline-8 based on the company’s prizewinning racecars, the 265 hp “Duesy” was built to compete with European luxury marques like Mercedes-Benz and Rolls-Royce, and it won the attention of big shots and starlets alike, from William Randolph Hearst and Al Capone to Mae West and Marion Davies.
Source: robbreport.com/motors/cars/1929-duesenberg-model-j-murphy...
(Specs): 265 bhp, 420 cu. in. DOHC inline eight-cylinder engine, three-speed manual transmission, beam-type front and live rear axles with semi-elliptical leaf springs, and vacuum-assisted four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 142.5 in.
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The Earhart Mansion - Ann Arbor, Michigan
In viewing the house, constructed in 1936 one may find it somewhat unremarkable. I should probably add, this entire composition is somewhat unremarkable, however, it is intended to be merely a point in time. A time of “status”.
In its day the H.B. Earhart home was considered a “mansion". Perhaps not so much for its somewhat blasé exterior architecture but as I will explain, for many of its innovative construction components and its interior refinements that even by today’s standards, would be considered technologically impressive.
The mansion was designed by Detroit architects Smith, Hinchman, and Grylls, with input from the Olmsted firm. Its classic, simple proportions were enhanced with elegant details that included a slate roof, copper eaves and detailing, and a Pewabic ceramic fountain. Outwardly traditional, the house incorporated the latest in modern technology. Beneath the limestone exterior (hand-chiseled to simulate age), its structure was steel and concrete. It boasted what is believed to be the first residential air-conditioning unit outside of New York City, showers with ten heads, and vented closets with lights that went on when the door opened. There were bells everywhere--Carrie Earhart never had to go more than ten feet to summon a servant.
The Earharts' 400-acre estate along the Huron River included a small golf course for "H. B." to practice his swing, forty acres of woods where he went horse-back riding, and formal gardens and a greenhouse where Carrie indulged her love of flowers.
H. B. filled the library with history books. On the walls of the library the Earharts displayed their art collection, which included originals by Velazquez, Picasso, Millet, and Goya. Carrie enjoyed music, so the living room was dominated by a grand piano. She often hired members of the Detroit Symphony to perform for guests.
Today, most of the estate has disappeared, when in 1960 the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod bought most of the land and allocated it into Concordia College and the Waldenwood subdivision. But the stone-walled mansion the Earharts built in 1936 still stands on Geddes Road near US-23.
Over the decades, Concordia has grown from a two-year college to a four-year college with an enrollment of 600 students. Now, thanks to a gift from Fred Schmid of Jackson, who donated the money as a memorial to his father, the college has the resources to restore the Manor, the name it uses for the Earharts' house. "We don't have to tear down a lot to bring it back to its former glory," says Chris Purdy of Architects Four. Most of the design features, such as the Pewabic tiles in the bathrooms and the carved wood in the dining room, are still there. The room layout will remain the same except for the addition of an elevator, necessary to make the house handicapped accessible.
Born in 1870, H. B. Earhart made his fortune in the gasoline business. He was the Detroit agent for the White Star Refining Company, a faltering oil company based in Buffalo, New York. Earhart bought the company in 1911 and moved its headquarters to Michigan--just as the automobile industry was taking off. Under his direction, White Star grew into a major enterprise, with a chain of gas stations and its own refinery in Oklahoma. Earhart eventually sold out to Socony Vacuum, later Mobil.
H. B’s wife, Carrie Earhart died in 1940 at age sixty-eight after a short illness. A private funeral was held in the home.
H. B. Earhart stayed on in the house after his wife died, keeping busy with his many interests and charities. With more time on his hands, he would frequent the greenhouse lounge, reading or talking to Grant, who had become the greenhouse manager after Carrie Earhart's death. Grant described Earhart at this time as a "tall, stately man, very upright, very deliberate in what he said, and what he said he meant. He wasn't a man who spent time gossiping, he was very serious."
H. B. Earhart died in 1954 at age eighty-three after suffering a heart attack. He was buried beside his wife in Botsford Cemetery on Earhart Road. His obituary, like hers, was front-page news. Among other accomplishments, the obituary mentioned his support for industrial education and his role as a prime mover in the creation of the Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority, which is responsible for the string of parks still enjoyed today. The Earhart Foundation, which he started in 1929, is still in existence, mainly funding educational projects. After Earhart's death, his son Richard ran the foundation; it is now headed by David Kennedy.
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Credits:
Author: Grace Shackman
Ann Arbor Real Estate Association
I probably spent more time editing this back ground narrative than I did, editing the composite picture.
Hope you’all enjoy……………..
"Have Your Goose and Afford to Roast It, Too" by ELIZABETH OLSON via NYT t.co/P2ER3FvTiR (via Twitter twitter.com/felipemassone/status/678740519359508480)
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mistle thrush ~ turdus viscivorus
RSPB Amber status
(A rarity for us to see around here)
Blackbird with cherry in 1st comment box.
The only time I saw birds taking wild cherries was when the wind and sunlight were really unsuitable for a decent photo. The branches the birds perched on were so flimsy they blew about all over the place in the strong wind. The birds were also in and out of shadow into direct strong sunshine. It was so rare to see a mistle thrush locally I just had to have a go.
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Name: The BoogieMan
Real Name: Eugene Preston
Status: Villian
Abilities: Other than sweet dance moves, none. But his necklace is capable of hypnotizing those who look at him as long as he's dancing. Once he stops dancing, or once they look away, they're no longer hypnotized.
Origin: Eugene Preston loves dancing, especially to disco. So when he found a magical amulet he decided to put his skills to good use. So now he dances in the streets, and whenever anyone comes by, he hypnotizes them into giving him all their money or jewelry. He has been accused of mugging, but he claims everyone just loves his dancing. And so he roams free, looking for more victims to fall into his trap.
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I've just been readjusting (and I wanted to finish some Loh characters). I do have four others ready, and five more planned. So I hope you like my first Loh villain, and be on the lookout because there are more to come!
P.S. If you were tagged, it's because I know you have made some Loh characters, and I would like your help. Right now there are around 830 posts in the League of LEGO Heroes group, and because I don't really want to go through all of those posts looking to see if someone's similar, I'd appreciate it if you could tell me if you know of someone who's similar to mine. So that means anyone who looks the same, shares a similar name, similar backstory, or they're an overall similar character. If you do know of some, I'd be willing to change mine so that I'm not copying whoever's it is. Thank you.
ecco il primo "mattoncino"del mosaico che ho intenzione di comporre all'interno della costellazione del Cigno,autentico scrigno di oggetti di ogni tipo e dinamica...
sono 28 frame da 4 minuti a 800 iso con Eos 5D Mark II sul piccolo FS 60 CB e spianatore di campo,autuguida con PHD Guiding e ditehring,gestito da APT (Astro Photographi Tools) 50 bias e 10 flat.spero che il lavoro proceda nei modi da me prefissati...
processing Pixinsight 1.8 elaborazione Photoshop CC14 e Topaz-Labs.
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Taken from inside a metro area under heavy LP. A new Baader UHC-S filter with L-Booster was used.
450x30 sec sub-images LiveStacked in SharpCap 3.2, dithering on. I also added 18% of 120x30 sec stack taken with an Optolong L-eNhance filter.
QHY183c camera at -20C, Gain 42, Offset 42, Televue TV-85 at F/5.6, Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD.
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Dash 8 - MSN 4500
Status : Active (parked)
Last Registration : C-GDEN
Last Airline WestJet Encore
Country : Canada
Date : 2013 -
Codes: WR WJE
Callsign : Encore
Web site : htpp://www.westjet.com
Serial number4500
TypeDHC-8 402
First flight dateUnknown
Test registration
Seat configurationSeat
Engines 2 x PWC PW150A
C-GDEN02/07/2015WestJet EncoreParked since 03/2020
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. Londinium was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just 1.12 square miles (2.9 km2) and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains boundaries that follow closely its medieval limits. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
London is considered to be one of the world's most important global cities and has been termed the world's most powerful, most desirable, most influential, most visited, most expensive, innovative, sustainable, most investment friendly, most popular for work, and the most vegetarian friendly city in the world. London exerts a considerable impact upon the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transportation. London ranks 26 out of 300 major cities for economic performance. It is one of the largest financial centres and has either the fifth or sixth largest metropolitan area GDP. It is the most-visited city as measured by international arrivals and has the busiest city airport system as measured by passenger traffic. It is the leading investment destination, hosting more international retailers and ultra high-net-worth individuals than any other city. London's universities form the largest concentration of higher education institutes in Europe. In 2012, London became the first city to have hosted three modern Summer Olympic Games.
London has a diverse range of people and cultures, and more than 300 languages are spoken in the region. Its estimated mid-2016 municipal population (corresponding to Greater London) was 8,787,892, the most populous of any city in the European Union and accounting for 13.4% of the UK population. London's urban area is the second most populous in the EU, after Paris, with 9,787,426 inhabitants at the 2011 census. The population within the London commuter belt is the most populous in the EU with 14,040,163 inhabitants in 2016. London was the world's most populous city from c. 1831 to 1925.
London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew Gardens; the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St Margaret's Church; and the historic settlement in Greenwich where the Royal Observatory, Greenwich defines the Prime Meridian, 0° longitude, and Greenwich Mean Time. Other landmarks include Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Piccadilly Circus, St Paul's Cathedral, Tower Bridge, Trafalgar Square and The Shard. London has numerous museums, galleries, libraries and sporting events. These include the British Museum, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, Tate Modern, British Library and West End theatres. The London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Thames
The River Thames, known alternatively in parts as the Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.
It flows through Oxford (where it is called the Isis), Reading, Henley-on-Thames and Windsor. The lower reaches of the river are called the Tideway, derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock. It rises at Thames Head in Gloucestershire, and flows into the North Sea via the Thames Estuary. The Thames drains the whole of Greater London.
Its tidal section, reaching up to Teddington Lock, includes most of its London stretch and has a rise and fall of 23 feet (7 m). Running through some of the driest parts of mainland Britain and heavily abstracted for drinking water, the Thames' discharge is low considering its length and breadth: the Severn has a discharge almost twice as large on average despite having a smaller drainage basin. In Scotland, the Tay achieves more than double the Thames' average discharge from a drainage basin that is 60% smaller.
Along its course are 45 navigation locks with accompanying weirs. Its catchment area covers a large part of south-eastern and a small part of western England; the river is fed by at least 50 named tributaries. The river contains over 80 islands. With its waters varying from freshwater to almost seawater, the Thames supports a variety of wildlife and has a number of adjoining Sites of Special Scientific Interest, with the largest being in the remaining parts of the North Kent Marshes and covering 5,449 hectares (13,460 acres).
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London built between 1886 and 1894. The bridge crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and has become an iconic symbol of London. Because of this, Tower Bridge is sometimes confused with London Bridge, situated some 0.5 mi (0.80 km) upstream. Tower Bridge is one of five London bridges now owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation. It is the only one of the Trust's bridges not to connect the City of London directly to the Southwark bank, as its northern landfall is in Tower Hamlets.
The bridge consists of two bridge towers tied together at the upper level by two horizontal walkways, designed to withstand the horizontal tension forces exerted by the suspended sections of the bridge on the landward sides of the towers. The vertical components of the forces in the suspended sections and the vertical reactions of the two walkways are carried by the two robust towers. The bascule pivots and operating machinery are housed in the base of each tower. Before its restoration in the 2010s, the bridge's colour scheme dated from 1977, when it was painted red, white and blue for Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. Its colours were subsequently restored to blue and white.
The bridge deck is freely accessible to both vehicles and pedestrians, whereas the bridge's twin towers, high-level walkways and Victorian engine rooms form part of the Tower Bridge Exhibition, for which an admission charge is made. The nearest London Underground tube stations are Tower Hill on the Circle and District lines, London Bridge on the Jubilee and Northern lines and Bermondsey on the Jubilee line, and the nearest Docklands Light Railway station is Tower Gateway. The nearest National Rail stations are at Fenchurch Street and London Bridge.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_London
The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill. It was founded towards the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest of England. The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078 and was a resented symbol of oppression, inflicted upon London by the new ruling elite. The castle was used as a prison from 1100 (Ranulf Flambard) until 1952 (Kray twins), although that was not its primary purpose. A grand palace early in its history, it served as a royal residence. As a whole, the Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat. There were several phases of expansion, mainly under Kings Richard I, Henry III, and Edward I in the 12th and 13th centuries. The general layout established by the late 13th century remains despite later activity on the site.
The Tower of London has played a prominent role in English history. It was besieged several times, and controlling it has been important to controlling the country. The Tower has served variously as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public record office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England. From the early 14th century until the reign of Charles II, a procession would be led from the Tower to Westminster Abbey on the coronation of a monarch. In the absence of the monarch, the Constable of the Tower is in charge of the castle. This was a powerful and trusted position in the medieval period. In the late 15th century, the castle was the prison of the Princes in the Tower. Under the Tudors, the Tower became used less as a royal residence, and despite attempts to refortify and repair the castle, its defences lagged behind developments to deal with artillery.
The peak period of the castle's use as a prison was the 16th and 17th centuries, when many figures who had fallen into disgrace, such as Elizabeth I before she became queen, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Elizabeth Throckmorton, were held within its walls. This use has led to the phrase "sent to the Tower". Despite its enduring reputation as a place of torture and death, popularised by 16th-century religious propagandists and 19th-century writers, only seven people were executed within the Tower before the World Wars of the 20th century. Executions were more commonly held on the notorious Tower Hill to the north of the castle, with 112 occurring there over a 400-year period. In the latter half of the 19th century, institutions such as the Royal Mint moved out of the castle to other locations, leaving many buildings empty. Anthony Salvin and John Taylor took the opportunity to restore the Tower to what was felt to be its medieval appearance, clearing out many of the vacant post-medieval structures. In the First and Second World Wars, the Tower was again used as a prison and witnessed the executions of 12 men for espionage. After the Second World War, damage caused during the Blitz was repaired, and the castle reopened to the public. Today, the Tower of London is one of the country's most popular tourist attractions. Under the ceremonial charge of the Constable of the Tower, and operated by the Resident Governor of the Tower of London and Keeper of the Jewel House, the property is cared for by the charity Historic Royal Palaces and is protected as a World Heritage Site.
Orden:Passeriformes
Familia:Tyrannidae
Genero:Contopus
Nombre comun: Maroita
Nombre científico: Contopus hispaniolensis
Nombre Ingles: Hispaniolan Pewee
Status: ENDEMICA DE LA HISPANIOLA
Lugar captura: Cordillera central
Por: Cimarron mayor Panta.
The Pripyat Piano store.
Previous set of Pripyat here www.flickr.com/photos/timster1973/sets/72157643944616235/
Named for the nearby Pripyat River, Pripyat was founded on 4 February 1970, the ninth nuclear city in the Soviet Union, for the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was officially proclaimed a city in 1979, and had grown to a population of 49,360 before being evacuated a few days after the 26 April 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Though Pripyat is located within the administrative district of Ivankiv Raion, the abandoned city now has a special status within the larger Kiev Oblast (province), being administered directly from Kiev. Pripyat is also supervised by Ukraine's Ministry of Emergencies, which manages activities for the entire Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
Access to Pripyat, unlike cities of military importance, was not restricted before the disaster as nuclear power stations were seen by the Soviet Union as safer than other types of power plants. Nuclear power stations were presented as being an achievement of Soviet engineering, where nuclear power was harnessed for peaceful projects. The slogan "peaceful atom" (Russian: mirnyj atom) was popular during those times. The original plan had been to build the plant only 25 km (16 mi) from Kiev, but the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, among other bodies, expressed concern about it being too close to the city. As a result, the power station and Pripyat were built at their current locations, about 100 km (62 mi) from Kiev. After the disaster the city of Pripyat was evacuated in two days.
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Orden:Passeriformes
Familia:Ploceidae
Genero:Ploceus
Nombre común: Chichiguao, Madam sagá hembra
Nombre científico:Ploceus cucullatus female
Nombre en Ingles:Village Weaver female
Status: Residente reproductor introducido.
LUGAR CAPTURA: Parque Nacional Lago Enriquillo. prov, Independencia, Rep. Dom.
Por; Cimarron mayor Panta.
2017-02-24 21:00-05:00
Clear, little wind, no moon, 75% humidity, -4 degrees C
NGC2244
Exposures:
Ha: 120x90s LIGHT
2015-03-12 20:00-23:00
Some high clouds, no moon, no wind, 1 degrees C
NGC2244
Exposures:
RGB: 24x480s LIGHT
2015-03-13 20:00-23:00
Few high clouds, no moon, no wind, 1 degrees C
NGC2244
Exposures:
RGB: 22x480s LIGHT
Camera: ASI1600MM-COOL+ZWO EFWmini, Baader 7nm Ha, gain 200, offset 50, -20C
Camera RGB: Canon EOS-600Da, IDAS LPS-P2, ISO800
Lens: Sky-Watcher Esprit 80ED + Sky-Watcher field flattener
Mount: HEQ5 Pro
Skywatcher SynGuider auto guider and Celestron 80mm guide scope
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight, Photoshop
Location: Borås, Sweden
Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchii) surprised our vechicle as we drove by. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa. Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Seen in Finchley, north London.
30 years with its current owner. Less than 4,000 miles covered in the last 9 years.
Registration number: RSF 356M
✓ Taxed
Tax due: 01 April 2017
✓ MOT
Expires: 15 April 2017
Vehicle details
Vehicle make CITROEN
Date of first registration 19 June 1974
Year of manufacture 1974
Cylinder capacity (cc) 2670cc
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Tax not due
Vehicle colour GREEN
Number of owners: 3
Current owner since April 1986
Mileage at last MOT: 58,325
Mileage since previous MOT: 225
As a celebration of being granted city status, following the murder of Sir David Ames MP, the city council put on displays of art throughout the city. This was one of them.