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“Tomorrow marks the Winter Solstice of 2020, an important day for followers of Astronism and for all stargazers throughout the Northern Hemisphere. Observed by star worshippers and astrologers since prehistoric times, the Winter Solstice signals the peak of darkness for humanity to observe the wonders of the astronomical world. But also, the solstice marks a new beginning for all of us as the nights become gradually lighter, a new beginning that is sorely needed during these times of hardship. So, if weather permits, please don’t forget to peer up to the stars this evening alone or with loved ones to marvel at The Cosmos, of which we make up such a small and insignificant part. Here I am pictured with my Golden Orrery ready to enjoy today’s astronomical festivities.” — Cometan
Happy Solstice To All✨🌍🌌
Photo credit: Kyle G McLoughlin
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The Carina Nebula NGC 3372 is observable to viewers in the southern hemisphere. It is about 8,500 light years from Earth and has a diameter of about 230 light years. The nebula is a very active stellar factory that is forming new stars primarily from hydrogen and other trace elements composed of interstellar gas.
The photo above shows the Carina Nebula produced using the Hubble Palette which was develop by the imaging team of the Hubble Space Telescope. Instead of using wideband red, green, and blue filters to capture all of the colors of the visible spectrum, the Hubble Palette uses three different narrowband band scientific filters: singly ionized sulfur (SII), singly ionized hydrogen (HII), and doubly ionized oxygen (OIII). Unlike the wideband true color filters that capture large swaths of color data, the scientific filters capture only 3 very small slices of the visible spectrum. The Hubble Palette maps the SII data into the red channel, the HII data into the green channel, and the OIII data into the blue channel in the astroimaging software used to process the tricolor filter data into a single false colored image like the one shown above. This color mapping is known as the chromatic ordering of the narrowband data across the visible spectrum.
The false colored images created using the Hubble Palette produce high color contrast in the image of NGC 3372 making the regions of the nebula composed of sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen stand out starkly. The narrowband image almost has a 3D appearance to it in comparison to a wideband true color image which has a softer, gradual contrast that lessens the appearance of the transitions between different regions of the nebula in terms of contrast. In this sense, the Hubble Palette false color image of the nebula is another visualization tool to present our eyes with a somewhat different perspective and an added comprehension of the structure and composition of NGC 3372 in greater detail beyond that of a true color image alone.
Where the Hubble Palette of false colors depicts multiple gas compositions, the mixing of the colors produces varied brown, gold, green and blue hues depending on the exact concentration of the 3 mixed gases in different regions of the nebula. In a sense, the Hubble Palette false colors opens the door to placing an abstract artistic dimension into the visual representation of a scientific object. False color palettes are used on a regular basis in astrophotography to expand the visual perspective of nebulae by expanding the color options to be used on an astrophotographer’s cosmic canvas while expanding the repertoire of “pretty cosmic pictures”. Note that uses of narrowband data alone causes stars to take on false colors that are different than those of wideband true color images.
The Telescope Live CHI-6 astrograph used to the gather the data is located at the el Sauce Observatory in Chile and is optically composed of an Officina Stellara RH200 200 mm (8 inch) diameter reflecting telescope with a photographic speed of f/3. The imaging system attached to CHI-6 is a Finger Lakes Instrumentation FLI ML PL16200 Monochrome CCD astronomical imaging camera. AstroDon narrowband scientific color filters (SII, HII, and OIII) were inserted between the telescope and the camera to acquire the complete set of imaging data used to make the final false color data of my Flickr photo. The astrograph is mounted on an l Astro-Physics 1200GOTO German Equatorial Mount.
Thirteen 10-minute exposures were taken through the SII, HII, and OIII narrowband filters for a total of 2.1 hours of data collection. The 275 MB of imaging data was download to my home PC for processing. Three software programs were used to convert the data into the above image. These are Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight, and Adobe Photoshop 2021.
The Rim Nebula is visible to observers in the Earth’s southern hemisphere. It is located within the boundaries of the constellation Ara. Ara is the Latin name for altar. The nebula is about 4,000 light years away from Earth. The light that was captured to produce this photo left NGC 6188 around 2,000 BC to make its long 4,000-year journey to finally be captured by the camera that was used to acquire the Flickr photo. Agriculture was just beginning to be established in northern Europe when light from the Rim Nebula started on its journey to finally reach the sensor in the astrograph’s camera.
The Rim Nebula is a young star forming system of predominantly ionized hydrogen gas. The massive blue hot stars that have already formed out of the nebula are producing strong stellar winds that are sculpting out regions in the ionized hydrogen gas cloud. The Rim Nebula is an emission nebula which is a stellar factory bringing new stars into existence from the interstellar dust and hydrogen gas.
One of the interesting natural structures in the nebula’s formation is the fighting dragons of Ara. The heads and necks of the two fighting dragons that are in head-to-head combat can be visualized just below the bright blue-green region of the photo.
The open star cluster NGC 6193 provides the energy needed to illuminate the Rim Nebula. Young hot massive blue stars provide the strong ultra-violet light that stimulates the gas in NGC 6188 to glow. The open star cluster is located in the brightest blue-white central region above the dueling dragons of Ara.
Three narrowband science filters were used to capture the Hubble Palette image of the Rim Nebula. These are the narrowband ionized hydrogen HII, the doubly ionized oxygen OIII, and the singly ionized sulfur filters that provide the green, blue, and reddish-brown areas of the photo, respectively, providing a quasi-3D perspective to a 2D image.
The CHI-6 astrograph used to capture the image of NGC 6188 is located at El Sauce Observatory in the Rio Hurtado Valley in the high-altitude Atacama Desert of Chile where the sky is pristine and 320 nights of the year are clear. The CHI-6 astrograph is optically composed of an Officina Stellara RH200 200 mm (8 inch) diameter reflecting telescope with a photographic speed of f/3. The imaging system attached to CHI-6 is the Finger Lakes Instrumentation FLI ML 16200 Monochrome CCD astronomical imaging camera. AstroDon 3 nm narrowband scientific color filters (SII, HII, and OIII) were inserted between the telescope and the camera to acquire the complete set of images used to make the final False Color image of my Flickr photo. A total of 2.1 hours of exposure time on CHI-6 was acquired to produce this image.
The following software was used to process the calibrated image data from AUS-2: Astro Pixel Processor, PixInsight, and Photoshop.
By Nacelle 2024.
The original 1985 Sectaurs toyline from Coleco would have included a Stellara figure in the final cancelled assortment.
Nacelle has released Stellara 39 years later !
She definitely looks like a lost Sectaurs figure.
I don't know if she was based on the same molds as the original figure ? I am assuming so. But not sure.
They also released Dargon in both versions . Who was, of course, released in the vintage Sectaurs line.
Dargon looks like he was made from the original molds.
He looks identical to the original figure.
But Nacelle added more articulation to their versions.
Which is great ! Double jointed elbows. So instead of their arms being bent forward, they can straighten them out :)
I hope Nacelle makes all the Sectaurs figures.
So six more left from the vintage line, I think.
Just to get more articulation.
And the weapons !
I have most of the vintage ones loose.
But not the accessories !
Macugnaga (provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, regione Piemonte) è un comune di montagna posto a 1327 metri di altitudine che conta circa 650 abitanti. A differenza del resto della valle, di lingua italiana, il ceppo originario è di lingua tedesca (i Walser), discendenza della colonizzazione vallesana del XIII secolo; se ne conservano ancora usi, costumi e tradizioni. Confina con la Svizzera (Vallese) a ovest e a nord, con la Valsesia a sud e con il comune anzaschino di Ceppo Morelli a est.
- Tra realtà e leggenda
L'origine di Macugnaga si perde nella notte dei tempi. La leggenda vuole che San Giulio vi abbia celebrato Messa nel 334 d.C., mentre documenti di non provata attendibilità parlano di questi luoghi attorno al IX secolo. Il primo documento 'certo' risale al 22 giugno 999: in quell'occasione Arnulfo, arcivescovo di Milano, cedette all'abate del monastero benedettino di Arona alcuni terreni, 'alpicelli' e 'stellarae' tra i quali è ben riconoscibile il nome di 'Macana' ed altri antichi alpeggi (tra cui Pedriola, Caspisana, Rosareccio); di conseguenza, la zona doveva essere già da tempo conosciuta almeno come un buon pascolo. Un documento del 1115 testimonia invece l'inizio della costruzione di una chiesa a Macugnaga, l'odierna Chiesa Vecchia.
- Arrivano i Walser
L'8 giugno 1250 il conte Gotofredo di Biandrate sposa Aldisia, che porta in dote la signoria dei territori della valle Anzasca e della valle di Visp, e con esse il diritto di trasferire da una valle all'altra intere famiglie. Giungono così a Macugnaga i primi coloni Walser (contrazione di 'Walliser', cioè Vallesani), che per tradizione si stabiliscono dapprima dalle parti del lago Secco, sotto al pizzo Nero, quindi scendono al piano, fondando il Dorf, il nucleo più antico. Risale forse a questo periodo il Vecchio Tiglio, simbolo della comunità di Macugnaga. Per i Walser, Macugnaga è 'Z'Makana'; sono un popolo di montagna, abituato a ricavare spazi coltivabili nei luoghi più impervi, che nel corso dei tempi, partendo dalla zona di Goms (Svizzera), è giunto fino in Ossola, valle d'Aosta ed Austria, mantenendo salda la propria identità ancora oggi ben riconoscibile. L'immigrazione non dovette essere del tutto pacifica, se nel 1291 troviamo un trattato di pace tra la popolazione della valle di Saas e quella della valle Anzasca. In questa occasione troviamo per la prima volta il nome di 'Macugnaga' così come lo conosciamo oggi.
This is an unreleased Sectaurs figure named Stellara. She's mint and complete.
Coleco canceled the 2nd series of Sectaurs toys before they were released and she was to be part of that.
A Coleco ad slick of unreleased Series 2 Sectaurs toys. Used as a reference only in my current auction for some of these rare items.
This slick is NOT part of the auction.
This is an unreleased Sectaurs figure named Stellara. She's mint and complete.
Coleco canceled the 2nd series of Sectaurs toys before they were released and she was to be part of that.
Update - Not mine anymore. Sold it on eBay to another collector.
A Coleco ad slick of unreleased Series 2 Sectaurs toys. Used as a reference only in my current auction for some of these rare items.
This slick is NOT part of the auction.
Nacelle 2024
The original 1985 Sectaurs toyline from Coleco would have included a Stellara figure in the final cancelled assortment.
Nacelle has released Stellara 39 years later !
She definitely looks like a lost Sectaurs figure.
I don't know if she was based on the same molds as the original figure ? I am assuming so. But not sure.
They also released Dargon in both versions . Who was, of course, released in the vintage Sectaurs line.
Dargon looks like he was made from the original molds.
He looks identical to the original figure.
But Nacelle added more articulation to their versions.
Which is great ! Double jointed elbows. So instead of their arms being bent forward, they can straighten them out :)
I hope Nacelle makes all the Sectaurs figures.
So six more left from the vintage line, I think.
Just to get more articulation.
And the weapons !
I have most of the vintage ones loose.
But not the accessories !
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Front angled shot of Stellara
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Bodyball prototype (fast cast?) painted mockup.
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Front shot of Stellara
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Bodyball prototype (fast cast?) painted mockup.
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Reverese angle shot of Stellara
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
These are a close-up of Stellara's weapons. Reverese of her shield.
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
A close-up of Stellara's weapons. Front shot of her shield.
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Bodyball prototype (fast cast?) painted mockup.
A scan of the letters page of an issue of ToyFare. In an issue previous to this one, they did an article on Sectaurs. I forget if they mentioned Stellara specifically or just the 2nd series in general not seeing the light of day. Wondering if anything existed.
With me owning some I wrote them to let them know that something did exist.
They requested the use of my picture of Stellara and asked if I'd like my e-mail to be published in the section. Which was really cool! :)
This page and issue of ToyFare are NOT part of the current auction.
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Bag of various Series 1 and Series 2 Sectaurs accessories.
(Spring 2017 - Bushnell, IL)
English, selected as the spring 2017 Centennial Honors College Scholar, graduated with a bachelor's degree in dietetics, with highest academic distinction, Summa Cum Laude. She is also the Dietetics Departmental Scholar and an Honors Scholar. At Western, English volunteered for Campus Students for Christ, including its mission trips and community volunteer efforts, as well as serving as a member of the Food and Culture Club (president and vice president) and the Swing Dance Club. She also volunteers for Faith Bible Camp, serving as a counselor and traveling to Romania on mission trips, as well as working with the Student Association for Nutrition Education, Trick the Town, Stuff the Bus and the Hy-Vee Health Bus. She has made the Dean's List every semester and is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key, KONu, Phi Kappa Phi and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
English's academic work at Western has included completing education lessons and a business plan for a coffee shop and research in geriatric nutrition education, in which she worked with the Senior Center at the YMCA of McDonough County, and she was accepted to present a poster session at the Illinois Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' spring assembly. Additional research included being part of a nation-wide study of milk consumption and preferences among students (a case study in one of the schools earned her first place in WIU's Undergraduate Research Day).
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
This is the insect Swipe with his tongue fully extended
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
The Sectaurs insect Swipe with tongue pushed all the way into the body.
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Closeup of Stellara's trademark
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Closeup of Swipe's trdemark
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Closeup of the underneath of Bodyball's head
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Underside of Swipe
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Underside of Swipe
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Closeup of Bodyball's leg joints
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Closeup of the top of Bodyball's head
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Closeup of Bodyball's left leg joing
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Closeup of the front of Bodyball's head
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Bodyball's legs
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Front-on shot of Swipe
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Boydball's legs
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Back of Bodyball's torso and underneath his head
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Bodyball's torso and head
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Closeup of Bodyball's right leg joint
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Bodyball's legs
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Closeup of Bodyball's right leg joint
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Bodyball's legs
Navi (Gamma Cassiopeiae, 27 Cas, HR 264), a variable double star (mag 2.2 and 10.9) 550 light years distant, and surrounding region
Test image to demonstrate ring/halo issue
Officina Stellara RH-200 Riccardi-Honders astrograph, 600-mm focal length, f/3
69 30-second subs
No guiding
Mount: iOptron GEM45
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC
IDAS LPS D2 light pollution filter
Capture and calibration: Nebulosity 4
Processing: PixInsight 1.8
Currently auctioning off some rare, unreleased 1980s toys from Coleco's Sectaurs line.
Left side of Swipe
Deneb test image
Officina Stellara RH-200, f/3
4 x 90-second subs
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC cooled to -5 deg C
Filter: none
Mount: iOptron GEM45
Guiding: PHD2, ASI120MM camera, Antares VS60 scope
Focus, calibration, capture: Nebulosity 4
Mount control: Voyager Astrophotography Automation 2.3.5
Plate Solver: ASTAP
Processing: PixInsight 1.8
USA New York - Long Island - northern Nassau County, approx Bortle 6
Started 1:08 am local time 6/18/22
Ambient: 66 deg F
Astrospheric readings: Transparency average, seeing below average
Waxing gibbous moon, 80% illuminated