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1999 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 Club 4-door.
Last MoT test expired in December 2021 (SORN).
It failed a test in November 2021 -
Nearside rear subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) - Major
Offside rear subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) - Major
1992 Ford Fiesta 1.3 LX 3-door.
Supplied by Trimoco of Chelmsford.
Scrapped.
Last MoT test expired in July 2015.
It failed a test in June 2015 -
Offside front subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.a.3)
Offside rear subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.a.3)
Nearside rear subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.a.3)
Nearside front seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Offside front seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Spare wheel carrier insecure (6.4.2)
This is a test for FOV with the AT65EDQ w/the QHY9M, I need a ton more subframes. Rotated for correct orientation
Lum 3x600 (no bin)
RGB 3x300/each binned 2x2
AT65EDQ
QHY9M
Dates: 23-24, 26-28 April 2025
Location: Washington D.C.
Equipment:
ASI 2600MM Pro (monochrome) camera
Chroma 36mm LRGB Filter Set
WO Fluorostar 91mm f/5.9 triplet APO refractor with Adjustable Field Flattener 68III
iOptron GEM28-EC mount
Data and exposure times:
Data was acquired as LRGB images with the following exposure times:
14.11 hours (242x210s subs) with Luminance filter (L).
3.50 hours (60x210s subs) with Red filter (R).
3.56 hours (61x210s subs) with Green filter (G).
3.44 hours (59x210s subs) with Blue filter (B).
Atmospheric conditions:
The shown image was developed from data acquired in a Bortle Class 8 area (i.e. in an environment experiencing a degree of light pollution typical of a city) where the sky quality during observation was such that both transparency (i.e. the level of atmospheric clarity) and seeing (i.e. the level of atmospheric turbulence) varied from average to below average.
Processed in PixInsight.
Preprocessing notes:
Created LRGB "masters" by Calibration, Cosmetic Correction, Weighted Subframes, Star Alignment, and Integration.
Postprocessing notes:
a. Dynamic Cropping of LRGB masters each to the same dimensions having a 3:2 aspect ratio.
b. Applied a Screen Transfer Function to view the resulting images.
c. For the L master: Applied a Dynamic Background Extractor and saved the settings to be used later when applying a DBE on the RGB masters.
d. Applied BlurXT and NoiseXT.
e. Applied a Histogram Transformation. This step generated a nonlinear image which was saved as a postprocessed L image.
f. "Built" a color image from the R, G and B masters by using LRGB Combination and applied a DBE to the color image using the same DBE settings as used for the L master.
g. Since a color image is involved, this necessitated the application of Background Neutralization and Color Calibration to the result from step f above.
h. Applied BlurXT, NoiseXT and a Histogram Transformation. Saved the nonlinear result as a postprocessed RGB image.
i. Used LRGB Combination to "apply" an instance from the postprocessed L image to the postprocessed RGB image.
j. Applied StarXterminator to create starless (i.e. containing the target image - in this case M51) and stars-only images.
k. Processed the starless image, after applying a range selection mask to protect the background area, using Local Histogram Equalization, Curves Transformation and Color Saturation. Curves Transformation was used only to boost the saturation whereas Color Saturation was used to enhance specific color hues.
l. Applied SCNR (Subtractive Chromatic Noise Reduction). Removed mask and used an expression in Pixel Math to combine the result from step k above with the stars-only image from step j.
m. As a final step, after protecting the target image with a Star Mask, applied a (star reduction) Morphological Transformation to the result from step l above.
Comet C/2016 R2, after a night of high fog and high humidity. Nevertheless, 20 subframes each were still usable. Here is the stack of monochrome images with blue filter. Later'll combine with the RGB subframes.
20 x 120 sec, blue filter, Hyperstar C14, ASI 1600 (cooled - 35°), Tenerife 1180 m a.s.l. 2018-01-09 1h UT
1997 Citroen Xantia 2.1 TurboD VSX.
Scrapped.
Last MoT test expired in October 2019.
It failed a test that month -
Offside rear subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) - Major
Offside front anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) - Major
This is an entirely new image from me using data captured on the nights of 29/30 December and 30/31 December. I wasn't totally happy with my last posting of these two beautiful and stunning nebulae, so I started again in the hope of bringing out more detail. The left-hand image is a Hydrogen Alpha stack of eighteen seven-minute subframes. The right-hand image has used the Hydrogen Alpha data as the luminance and red then I have added green and blue data. The final colour has been balanced to bring out the contrast in the Flame nebula. A total image time of 220 minutes.
Peter
Equipment used: 130mm triplet APO, Atik383L+ mono CCD, HA, Green and Blue filters, EQ8 mount.
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Photographed at Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
(285 km by road north of Toronto)
* Temperature 11 degrees C.
* Total exposure time: 10 minutes.
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Description:
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, runs through the constellation Scutum (the Shield) high in the northern hemisphere summer sky. Dense clouds of stars are obscured in places by winding lanes of dark foreground gas.
In the middle of the frame, just below centre, is a tightly packed open cluster of stars, called M11, or the "Wild Duck" cluster, because of its appearance in a telescope.
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Technical information:
Nikkor AF-S 70 - 200 mm f/2.8 G ED VRII lens on Nikon D810a camera body, mounted on Astrophysics 1100GTO equatorial mount with a Kirk Enterprises ball head
Ten stacked frames; each frame:
145 mm focal length
ISO 5000; 1 minute exposure at f/4.5; unguided
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes registered in RegiStar;
Stacked and processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, levels, colour balance, colour desaturation)
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1997 SAAB 900 XS 5-door.
1985cc.
Last MoT test expired in April 2017 (SORN).
It failed a test in March 2017 -
Nearside front subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded to rear of front wheel arch (2.4.a.3)
Offside front suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded front wheel arch (2.4.a.3)
Offside windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
M31 The Andromeda Galaxy is located in the Andromeda Constellation
Location: Waterloo, ON (red zone)
Date: Aug 4 & 10 2019
RGB Image comprised of the following subframes:
Red 30x2min Chroma filter
Green 31x2min Chroma filter
Blue 31x2min Chroma filter
Total Integration: 3hours 4 minutes
Effective Focal Length: 348 mm
Imaging Camera: ASI1600MM
Mount: AZ-EQ5
Filter Wheel: QHYFW2
Gain: 139
Guide Camera: QHYIII5224MC via QHY-OAGM
Image capture and auto-focus via SGP.
Image processing & calibration: Pixinsight
1997 SEAT Toledo TDi SXE.
Scrapped.
Last MoT test expired in January 2014.
It failed a test that month -
Nearside headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
Offside registration plate lamp not working (1.1.c.1d)
Offside rear position lamp(s) incorrect colour (1.1.a.3e)
Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
Nearside rear upper suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.a.3)
Offside rear upper suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.a.3)
Nearside front seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Offside front seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Nearside front subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.a.3)
Offside front subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.a.3)
Nearside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.a.3)
Offside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.a.3)
Comet 2017 E4 Lovejoy from this morning. During only half an hour the the morphological changes in the tail are enormous. I was very happy the capture the evolution of a disruption event finally visible in the right most image. Each of these 12 images are a stack of 5 subframes with a total exposure time of 150 sec each. The most important for me is to realize, what happens, when you use total exposure times of 10 or 20 or 30 minutes and stack these subframes. There is a smear effect resulting in 'impressiv' tails which are totally fake (If you would stack 10 pictures of a jumping person, you would not be able to see the person but instead a smeared tall something). I myself made this mistake in the past and I saw the same artificial tails in the images of some well known comet photographers in the past days. I think we have to rethink our imaging techniques in regard of the total exposure time at least in the case of comets with such a fast changing morphology. Please follow this link to see the details very clear from one 2 1/2 minute step to the next one.
Technique: 12 x 5 x 30 sec. Hyperstar 14" F1.9. Sony A7s (CentralDS), ISO 3200, UV/IR cut filter. FOV 1.7° (horizontal). 2017-04-04 6:26h - 6:56h UT, Tenerife 1180 m altitude.
The NGC 5367 reflection nebula in Centaurus. This is a LRGB composite, for about 8 hours, 16 minute subframes. TEC 140 refractor scope, camera STF8300/AO-8, from my backyard observatory, suburban skies, some airglow present. There is a rare shape of the interestelar dust at the right bottom...the little galaxy at the center have a tinny old supernova just visible...
La raramente fotografiada nebulosa de reflección NGC5367 en Centauro, 8 horas de exposición, LRGB, subframes de 16 minutos, telescopio refractor apo TEC 140, cámara STF8300/AO-8, desde mi observatorio en casa, cielos suburbanos, bastante airglow presente. Al costado derecho abajo se ve una zona de polvo estelar con forma llamativa, casi en angulo recto...la pequeña galaxia en el medio abajo tiene una supernova antigua apreciable al lÃmite...
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (2nd Gen) (1970-81) Engine 350 cu in (5700cc) V8
Registration Number ETH 353 V (Swansea)
CHEVROLET SET
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The second generation of the Camaro was launched for the 1970 model year running through to 1981dubbed the Super Hugger the second generation was developed without the rush of the first generation and benefited from a greater budget justified by the success of the first generation. Longer and wider than the previous generation and reputed to be more of a drivers car. Although it was an all-new car, the basic mechanical layout of the new Camaro was familiar, engineered much like its predecessor with a unibody structure utilizing a front subframe, A-arm and coil spring front suspension, and rear leaf springs. The chassis and suspension of the second generation were greatly refined in both performance and comfort; sound proofing and road holding.
The performance Z28 option was dropped due to ever-tightening emission standards that spelled the end of the higher-output versions of the 350 cubic-inch V8, The Z28 was re-introduced, in the Spring of 1977 s a 1977½ in response to dramatically increasing sales of Pontiac's Trans Am, and like the Trans Am the Z28 was an instant sucessand was powered by a 350 cubic-inch V8 with four-barrel carburetor and 185 horsepower (175 horses with California emissions equipment), with most cars sold equipped with air conditioning and an automatic transmission for a comfort-oriented public. The engine no longer came with the 4-bolt main bearing engine block, forged crank, forged pistons, big valve heads and performance camshaft that had always been part of the RPO Z28 Special Performance Package,
1981 was the last model year for the second generation Camaro, cars remained virtually unchanged from the 1980 model year, he Z28 was still powered by a 350 cu in (5.7 L) V8, however due to new emissions regulations the engine was now equipped with a CCC (Computer Command Control) unit for the first time. This predecessor to modern engine control modules had an oxygen sensor, an electronically controlled carburetor, a throttle position sensor, coolant sensors, a barometric pressure sensor, a Manifold Absolute Pressure sensor (MAP), and a check engine light on the dash. The transmission was now equipped with a lockup torque converter, controlled by the CCC as well. The CCC could also be used as a self-diagnostic tool. However, as the goal of this change was strictly emissions reduction, horsepower dropped to 175 hp
Diolch yn fawr am 71,463,786 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel
Thank you 71,463,786 amazing views, enjoy and stay safe
Shot 21.04.2019 at the annual Weston Park, Easter car show Ref 138-449
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My first try at shooting the orion nebula. This was imaged on October 5, 2008 with a Canon 300D attached to a Celesron C6-N at prime focus. Telescope was guided using a Meade 70AZ-Z and SPC900NC webcam using PHD Guiding.
Specifics:
14 x 120s subframes ISO800
10 x 30s subframes ISO800
Subframes were stacked using Iris. Final processing was done in PS CS3.
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Photographed at Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
(285 km by road north of Toronto)
* Temperature 11° C.
* Total exposure time: 8 minutes.
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Description:
High in the northern hemisphere summer and autumn sky our home galaxy, the Milky Way, runs through the constellations Cepheus (centre) and Cygnus (right side).
This area of the sky is riddled with glowing red clouds of hydrogen gas, numerous star clusters, and areas of dark foreground gas that obscures the light of millions of stars beyond.
Above and to the left of centre is the bright circular red gas cloud IC 1396. For a close-up view of this nebula made with a 540 mm focal length telescope later this evening, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/30787835700
One of the most distinctive gas clouds is the aptly named "North America Nebula", just below and a little right of centre. For a close-up view of this nebula made with a 300 mm lens, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/29220929561
For a version of this photo WITHOUT labels, click on the left side of your screen, or click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/31155672715
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Technical information:
Sigma 50 mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART lens on Nikon D810a camera body, mounted on Astrophysics 1100GTO equatorial mount with a Kirk Enterprises ball head
Six stacked frames; each frame:
50 mm focal length
ISO 2500; 1 minute exposure at f/4; unguided
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes registered in RegiStar;
Stacked and processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, levels, colour balance, colour desaturation)
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The planetary nebula NGC 3242, also knowed as "Ghost of Jupiter", a small, difficult and interesting object in Hydra constellation. This target needs short subframes (3min) because long ones burn the core of the planetary. About 30 subframes in LRGB, GSO 30 cms scope+STT8300/AO-8 unit, from La Colonia, Illapel, Chile; Suburban skies.
La nebulosa planetaria NGC3242 en Hydra, también llamada "el fantasma de Júpiter", por su aspecto al mirarla al ocular. Es un blanco pequeño y difÃcil. Requiere subexposiciones cortas (3min) pues las largas usuales queman el núcleo. Telescopio GSO de 30cms+cámara STT8300/unidad AO-8, desde La Colonia, Illapel, Chile. Cielos suburbanos.
I set the telescope on this open cluster and emission nebula, shooting 4 min guided exposures, then took a nap. After getting rid of a few frames with issues, I had 38 frames to stack. This was my first time trying drizzle frames as part of the processing in PixInsight. I also did all the preprocessing in PI as well. Yay! I'm learning!
I see why most astronomers shoot this with an H-alpha filter; the star field is so rich that if you shoot full color, it's going to be dominated by stars. I've seen much better versions of this from other astrophotographers who went heavy (or exclusively) with 656 nm narrow band. If I get a good monochrome CCD camera, I'll have to revisit this (or just use that data to help bring out the ionized hydrogen better).
38 4 min subframes shot with a Celestron Edge HD 9.25" at f/2.3 with Hyperstar and an Atik 314L+ color CCD camera. Preprocessing, stacking, and initial processing in PixInsight. Some small touch ups in PS CS 5.1.
Image center (J2000) is at:
RA 22h 47m 18s
DEC +58° 2' 53"
Image spans 38' by 46'.
1997 Ford Fiesta 35 van operated by G Cook & Sons Ltd, Cambridge.
1753cc diesel.
Ex-BT.
Scrapped.
Last MoT test expired in August 2015.
It failed a test in November 2015 -
Offside headlamp aim too low won't adjust (1.8)
Nearside front subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill (2.4.a.3)
Nearside seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill (5.2.6)
Offside front subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill (2.4.a.3)
Nearside front subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded floor below seat (2.4.a.3)
Offside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill (2.4.a.3)
Offside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded outer sill (2.4.a.3)
Nearside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner sill (2.4.a.3)
Nearside front front constant velocity joint gaiter deteriorated to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc (2.5.c.1a)
I used a dead tree to subframe this iron age hill fort for the 'Something Old' challenge in the Take Aim challenge group.
Lancia 037 Evo 2 (1982-84) Engine 2111cc S4 Supercharged
Owner-Driver Dave Keward
LANCIA ALBUM
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The Lancia 037 a mid-engine sports car and rally car built by Lancia in the early 1980s to compete in the FIA Group B World Rally Championship. The car was developed in collaboration between Pininfarina, Abarth, Dallara and the project manager, engineer Sergio Limone. Prior to its first participation in the 1982 World Rally Championship season, 200 road-going models were built to comply with Group B regulations. The Lancia 037 was a silhouette racer; loosely based on the Lancia Montecarlo but sharing only the center section with all body panels and mechanical parts being significantly different. Steel subframes were used fore and aft of the 037's centre section, while most of the body panels were made from Kevlar. The mid-engined layout of the Montecarlo was retained, but the engine was turned 90 degrees from a transverse position to a longitudinal position. This allowed greater freedom in the design of the suspension while moving engine weight forward. The first 037s had a 2.0-litre 4-cylinder supercharged engine, based on the twin cam engine from the earlier iat Abarth 131 rally cars. Lancia also chose a supercharger over a turbocharger to eliminate turbo lag and improve throttle response. Initially, power was quoted at 265 hp
The car made its competition debut at the 1982 Rally Costa Smeralda in Italy with both cars retiring due to gearbox issues. The 1982 season was plagued with retirements for the 037 but it proved its potential with a some impressive performances. The 1983 season was considerably more successful for the 037: Lancia took the 1983 World Rally Constructors Championship, making it the last rear-wheel drive car to win the WRC title with Germany's Walter Röhrl and Finland's Markku Alen however their non-appearance at the final rally round meant the drivers title going to Audis Hannu Mikkola.
For the 1984 Constructors' title defence, Lancia introduced an Evolution 2 version of the 037 with a larger 2111cc engine increasing output from 285bhp to 325bhp. but this was not enough to stem the tide of 4WD competition, losing to Audi in both 1984 championships, and again to the 4WD Peugeot 205 T16 in its final works season in 1985.
The 037 was retired in favour of the Delta as the Fiat Groups official rally car It was the last rear-wheel drive car to win the WRC.
This car is the ex Miki Biasion and Vic Preston Safari Rally car
Thankyou for a massive 55,739,920 views
Shot 17.07.2016 at Shelsey Walsh Classic Nostalgia Meeting, Worcestershire REF 121-554
Note the relief band vent grille from RML2306 bottom right corner which was lying on a Routemaster subframe
1990 Mercedes 300SE auto.
Last MoT test expired in September 2011.
It failed a test in November 2017 -
Nearside Front Brake hose ferrule excessively corroded (3.6.B.4e)
Offside Front Brake hose ferrule excessively corroded (3.6.B.4e)
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
Nearside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings near subframe mount (6.1.B.2)
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded to hose (3.6.B.2c)
M 106, a large spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, captured 0n 5-20-2017 at GNTO in Belen New Mexico, 18 x10' subframes captured with a C 11 Edge with focal reducer (f/7,1960 mm), an SBIG ST4000 XCM and a Losmandy G-11. Processing done with DSS and PI,
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Photographed at Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
(285 km by road north of Toronto)
* Temperature 11 degrees C.
* Total exposure time: 10 minutes.
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Description:
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, runs through the constellation Cygnus (the Swan) high in the northern hemisphere summer sky. Dense clouds of stars are obscured in places by winding lanes of dark foreground gas.
The red appearance of glowing clouds of hydrogen gas, the colours of which cannot be seen with the human eye, are revealed by the digital camera's sensor in long exposure photographs.
One of the most distinctive gas clouds is the aptly named "North America Nebula", to the left of centre. For a close-up view of this nebula made with a 400 mm lens, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/19933485213
For a version of this photo WITHOUT labels, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/27422508523
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Technical information:
Sigma 50 mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART lens on Nikon D810a camera body, mounted on Astrophysics 1100GTO equatorial mount with a Kirk Enterprises ball head
Ten stacked frames; each frame:
50 mm focal length
ISO 3200; 1 minute exposure at f/4; unguided
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes registered in RegiStar;
Stacked and processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, levels, colour balance)
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The central crop of previously posted image of M27 / NGC 6853. More gamma and harsher curve were apllied. The major gain is a drastic increase of amount of the stars :)
Thin bluish bands (oxigen?) showed up, turning the "apple core" into "lemon" shape.
50 more subframes wouldn't hurt...
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Photographed at Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
(285 km by road north of Toronto)
* Temperature 11 degrees C.
Total exposure time: 15 minutes.
* 540 mm focal length telescope
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Description:
This is a large and quite faint emission nebula and star forming region over 100 light-years across, located about 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. It is energized by the bright, bluish central multiple star. The very small Elephant’s Trunk nebula (IC 1396A) is inside the dark elongated globule just to the right of centre.
From one web site: "The brightest star (38,000 times brighter than the Sun) ... [at the lower left edge of the nebula] is mu Cephei. It is a red supergiant star with a diameter larger than the orbit of Saturn, some 2536 times the diameter of the Sun. It is one of the largest stars we know of. Also called Herschel’s Garnet Star, mu Cephei is a variable star that varies in magnitude from 3.4 to 5.1 over a period of approximately 730 days."
For a view of this same nebula made with a 200 mm lens on July 1 of this year, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/28078652915
For a version of this photo WITHOUT LABELS, click on your screen to the LEFT of the photo, or click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/30787835700
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Technical information:
Nikon D810a camera body on Teleview 101is apochromatic refracting telescope, mounted on Astrophysics 1100GTO equatorial mount with a Kirk Enterprises ball head
Fifteen stacked frames; each frame:
540 mm focal length
ISO 6400; 1 minute exposure at f/5.4; unguided
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes registered in RegiStar;
Stacked and processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, colour balance, levels)
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Photographed at Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada
(285 km by road north of Toronto)
* Temperature 10 degrees C.
* Total exposure time: 12 minutes.
This supernova remnant is faintly visible in binoculars as elusive grey strands. The colours are revealed with the digital camera sensor using long exposures.
From Wikipedia:
"The Veil Nebula is a cloud of heated and ionized gas and dust in the constellation Cygnus. It constitutes the visible portions of the Cygnus Loop (radio source W78, or Sharpless 103), a large but relatively faint supernova remnant. The source supernova exploded some 5,000 to 8,000 years ago, and the remnants have since expanded to cover an area roughly 3 degrees in diameter (about 6 times the diameter, or 36 times the area, of the full moon). The distance to the nebula is not precisely known, but Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) data supports a distance of about 1,470 light-years."
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Nikkor AF-S 80 - 400 mm f/5.68G ED VR lens on Nikon D810a camera body, mounted on Astrophysics 1100GTO equatorial mount with a Kirk Enterprises ball head
Six stacked frames; each frame:
400 mm focal length; ISO 8000; 2 minutes exposure at f/8
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction); unguided
Subframes registered in RegiStar;
Stacked and processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, levels)
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Rationalisation at NCS HQ yielded the Modular MQB platform (Modular, Quick-change, Basic) with a common body mated to a wide range of powertrain subframes.
Here we have an MQB body mated to a Fujiwara 23 Industries Low-temperature planet traversing 'Skidoo' kit.
(Voodoo Skidoo What You Don't Dare To)
(Skidoo Do, Don't they Though)
The P72 is a new model from the house of De Tomaso, and commemorates the 60th anniversary of the "De Tomaso" brand. It is intended to be built in a total quantity of 72 units, and is designed in part as an homage to the original De Tomaso P70. However, this new P72 is constructed with cutting edge materials & technology. Carbon Fiber is used for the central monocoque chassis, as well as subframes and crash structures required by FIA LMP regulations. This will be the first production chassis to be designed and constructed in that way.
That original P70 was designed by Alejandro de Tomaso with input & influence by Carroll Shelby.
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1991 Ford Sierra Sapphire 1.8 GLX.
Supplied by Evans Halshaw (Ford).
Last MoT test expired in January 2007.
It failed a test in October 2007 -
Offside Front coil spring cracked (2.4.C.1a)
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
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Photographed at Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, between 22.25 and 22.38 EDT
(285 km by road north of Toronto)
* Temperature 17° C.
* Total exposure time: 7 minutes.
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Description:
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, runs through the constellations Cygnus (the Swan), Vulpecula (Little Fox) and Scutum (the Shield) high in the northern hemisphere summer sky. Dense clouds of stars are obscured in places by winding lanes of dark foreground gas.
At the top of the frame, just to the right of centre, is the brilliant star Vega and the small distinctive group of stars of the constellation Lyra (the Lyre).
One of the most distinctive red hydrogen gas clouds is the aptly named "North America Nebula", near the edge of the frame. For a close-up view of this nebula made with a 400 mm lens, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/19933485213
For a version of this photo WITHOUT labels, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/28770269331
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Technical information:
Sigma 50 mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART lens on Nikon D810a camera body, mounted on Astrophysics 1100GTO equatorial mount with a Kirk Enterprises ball head
Seven stacked frames; each frame:
50 mm focal length
ISO 3200; 1 minute exposure at f/4; unguided
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes registered in RegiStar;
Stacked and processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, levels, colour balance, colour desaturation)
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Rationalisation at NCS HQ yielded the Modular MQB platform (Modular, Quick-change, Basic) with a common body mated to a wide range of powertrain subframes.
Here we have an MQB body mated to a Puch GmBh height adjustable ATV 888 buggy chassis.
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Photographed at Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, between 22.58 and 23.09 EDT
(285 km by road north of Toronto)
* Temperature 17° C.
* Total exposure time: 6 minutes.
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Description:
The centre of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, lies in the constellation Sagittarius, which in the northern hemisphere summer lies low in the south at midnight.
In this view appear many favourite targets of amateur astronomers with modest telescopes, including the large glowing Lagoon Nebula at the lower right.
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Technical information:
Nikkor AF-S 70 - 200 mm f/2.8 G ED VRII lens on Nikon D810a camera body, mounted on Astrophysics 1100GTO equatorial mount with a Kirk Enterprises ball head
Six stacked frames; each frame:
135 mm focal length
ISO 4000; 1 minute exposure at f/4.5; unguided
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes registered in RegiStar;
Stacked and processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, levels, colour balance, colour desaturation)
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15 x 10' subframes captured with an SBIG ST4000XCM on a C11 HD with f/7 focal reducer and Losmandy G11 mount. Processed with DSS and PS CS2
A month ago, Project Olga (my 2004 Lada 112 1.5 Li) was put on hold, due to a failed MOT involving some poor repair jobs done to the subframe/floor pan. For the time being, my Lada is now sitting at my aunt’s house temporarily whilst I figure out a way to deal with Olga.
In the meantime, I still fancied a secondary car which would be practical, interesting and a little bit quirky. Buying a car from an auction is always going to be fraught with dangers, however at the right price, you can get yourself something truly amazing. Me and my friend/business partner had been watching the online auction at Bridlington Motor Auction, where this car had been on the auction circuit for a while. After a few failed attempts at obtaining the car in prior weeks, just out of sheer curiosity, we managed to win the car, at the very respectable price of £350 (plus auction fees of course).
So what had we won?
Meet Cheddar, A 2000 Honda HR-V 3-door 1.6 4WD Auto, finished in Fresh Copper Metallic. My new second car, which I'll use as a bit of a fun and practical car, carting around our dog and shopping, whilst my Saab remains my more long-distance and comfy car.
I went to pick up the Honda the day after from the auction place, and it didn’t go off to a great start as the car immediately ran out of fuel. It however ran out of fuel rather conveniently 100m away from a petrol station, although I had to negotiate a double roundabout. Fortunately, some members of the public helped me push the car onto the petrol station forecourt. After a splash of fuel, he leaped back into life. The drive back to York was so much fun!
With anything in life, there are pros and cons, and with this Honda, despite the bulletproof reliability I hope to have with him, there are a few issues. Chief among which includes a blowing exhaust, which when paired with Honda’s Multimatic S CVT transmission, does make the car sound like a low-powered moped. Moreover, the driver-side window has come off its mounts, so I can’t lower the window. Most issues for this car are pretty easy fixes though.
However, the pros are plentiful with Cheddar. I simply love the colour and ‘Tonka Toy’ looks of the car, with the chunkier tyres, bright colour options and that spoiler with the 3rd brake-light integration that my example has. The interior features a lot of blue shades, including the seats, dashboard and instrument cluster dials. Visibility from the driver’s seat is also plentiful, plus the car is simply a doddle to drive, 21 years later. I also like the originality of this car, despite having zero service history, with the original dealer-inscripted plates and rear window sticker, suggesting the car was originally sold at Ash Honda of Dorchester, Dorset (JT is a code used in nearby Bournemouth). Although the rear plate is a later example, it’s still sourced from the same dealer, whilst the front plate is the original one, with the older plate font, and original Euroband.
I have always found this shape of HR-V very interesting. They were never common in the UK, despite the fact that the HR-V pretty much started the whole ‘crossover’-phase, which a decade later would completely take-over car sales here, with the likes of Nissan’s best-selling Qashqai/Juke. The 3-door HR-V was certainly my favourite of the offerings, despite it being somewhat less popular due to practicality (people preferred having the extra doors/longer wheelbase of the 5-door model, so much so that the 3-door was discontinued in 2003).
Honda marketed the HR-V as ‘The Joy Machine’, and everytime I’m behind the wheel of it, I can totally understand why!
Bridlington, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom
This is a combination of narrowband data from September 29-30 with additional 10 minute subframes in HAlpha and Oxygen III captured on 9th December. The 10m subframes were a camera test after my Atik 460EX returned from repair to make sure it was back to its old form!
Peter
HAlpha = 12x480seconds + 14x600seconds
Oxygen III = 13x480seconds + 11x600seconds
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Photographed at Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, between 22.23 and 22.39 EDT
(285 km by road north of Toronto)
* Altitude of M16 at time of photo: 27°
* Temperature 14° C.
* Total exposure time: 8 minutes
* 540 mm focal length telescope
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Description:
Perhaps best known as the object pictured in the Hubble Space Telescope's "Pillars of Creation" photograph (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillars_of_Creation#/media/File:Eag...), this open cluster and surrounding nebula is a favourite target of amateur astronomers with modest telescopes.
Read more about M16 and the nebula here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Nebula
For a version of this photo WITHOUT LABELS, click on your screen to the LEFT of the photo, or click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/28725081534
And for a wider angle view of this entire region, showing neighbouring nebulae and stars clusters, click here:
www.flickr.com/photos/97587627@N06/28874267555
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Technical information:
Nikon D810a camera body on Teleview 101is apochromatic refracting telescope, mounted on Astrophysics 1100GTO equatorial mount with a Kirk Enterprises ball head
Eight stacked frames; each frame:
540 mm focal length
ISO 3200; 1 minute exposure at f/5.4; unguided
(with LENR - long exposure noise reduction)
Subframes registered in RegiStar;
Stacked and processed in Photoshop CS6 (brightness, contrast, unsharp mask, levels)
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