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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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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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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)
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)
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 22.25 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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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
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
11x307, 10x615 second subframes, iso800.
Total exposure 2 hours 39 minutes.
Imaging:
Skywatcher Evostar 150,
Modified Canon 350D (Baader ACF-2) with Astronomik CLS filter.
Guiding:
unbranded 50mm, 190mm focal length, finder-guider,
Orion SSAG.
All on
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Stacked and processed in DSS, Fitswork and Gimp
26th April 2017
Cambridge, UK
NGC1499 (California Nebula) in the constellation Perseus and surrounding dust.
This is my first mosaic so far, composed out of 2 images each with 40 subframes. Took me quite a while to blend the two frames seamlessly together and finally enhance the dusty parts to which I never paid attention in my images before :)
~~ Shot Dates ~~
2 x 40 x 2min at ISO1600
Canon 200mm L 2.8 at f/3.2
Modded EOS 1100D
Eq6 Skyscan
Guided with 8" F5 Newton
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
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)
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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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Lock No. 3 - Muskingum River, Washington County, Lowell OH
OLD TIME RIVER MAN - John Hartford
“The rivermen--especially the captains of steamboats---were reincarnated as GREAT BLUE HERONS!! They'd spend their new lives flying in front of the boats to guide 'em to deep water and keep 'em away from the dangerous shallows. (river tall tale)”
~ Art Thieme
1994 Citroen ZX 1.9D Avantage 5-door.
Last taxed and last MoT test expired in November 2016.
It failed a test in October 2016 -
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.b.7)
Rear brakes imbalanced across an axle axle 2 (3.7.b.5b)
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 front suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.a.3)
Nearside rear suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded sill (2.4.a.3)
Nearside front anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
Offside front anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.g.2)
Windscreen has damage to an area in excess of a 10mm circle within zone 'a' (8.3.1a)
D.O.G., that's what it says on the back of Paka's helmet. I stumbled across this little guy in Fort Langley, BC, a few years ago while he was getting geared up to ride back home with his human after their group ride. I was told that he loves to ride on the back of the bike and these two go pretty much everywhere together. Paka looks pretty cool in his Doggles.
Ears of corn in front of partially red lit and dark sky.
I tried to arrange the scene in a way, that the longer ears of corn in the foreground build "subframes" for the elements in the background, e.g. the house on the right side, the larger dark green tree in the center region and the trees on the left.
Due to the gusts of wind and the waving corn it took me a couple of shots the get this result.
Yet another image of the Orion nebula. This one was created with less light pollution and more subframes. That means better colors and a lot less noise and less of that overprocessed look. This is a compilation of roughly 95 frames, ranging from 3.2 seconds to 60 seconds, ISO 800 and 1600. Merged to HDR, and tonemapped with a global operator.
With my setup, I can't go much over 60 second exposures without the stars smearing.
Not bad for a pawn shop camera, eh?
Much, much better large.
I think this is one of 22 four wheel Bugs built by the Webster Motor Company (WMC) but there were a few three wheelers modified by individuals over the years. WMC cars have a BL Mini front subframe, are well made, and expensive; if you can find one!
I don't know much about them so, as always, I welcome any additional information.
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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.
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@N06/28874267555
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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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I've seen a suggestion that this be named Teddy Bear Nebula. I'm open to suggestions.
Dwarf III • 999 15-second subframes • Gain: 30 • Duo filter
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
Center of the constellation Swan with Gamma Cygni, Veil Nebulae, North America Nebula, Pelican Nebula, Crescent Nebula and many faint veil HII structures. Mosaic of 4 Panels, each build of 8 subframes, 180 sec exposure time, Sony A7s (CentralDS modded and cooled), IDAS-V4 filter, ISO 3200, Samyang 135mm/F2 (used open), autoguided with EQ8. Tenerife 1180 m atitude, captured 2015-10-09
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 EOS systems 'Crater Skipper' short-to-medium range planetary scooter kit.
Mercedes-Benz and AMG have had a partnership of sorts for many years. This was formalised further with the joint-venture Mercedes-AMG GT, launched as a coupe in 2014, and in 2016 with the GT Roaster (shown here).
The car uses a turbocharged 4.0 L V8, producing 476 PS (350 kW). The body is made from predominantly aluminium with magnesium subframes. This permits a relatively low vehicle mass of approximately 1,600 kg.
The car bear the familiar three-pointed star up front, and is similar in detail to many normal Mercedes-Benz models of similar vintage.
1993 Mitsubishi 3000GT Twin Turbo.
Registered in June 1998.
Last taxed in July 2016 and last MoT test expired in March 2017.
It failed a test in October 2017 -
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (3.4.1c)
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Nearside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Offside Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
The Orion Nebula and Horsehead Nebula taken with a Nikon D810a and a Nikon 200mm f/2.0 lens. Total of 67 minute exposure with 1 minute subframes.
The region of Flame and Horsehead nebulae (NGC 2024 and B33) can be seen in this image composed of 20 subframes of 3 minutes. Taken with the 0.5m Argelander Institute for Astronomy rooftop telescope with the CCD camera (SBIG-STL 6303E) mounted in prime focus.
Center of the constellation Swan with Gamma Cygni, Veil Nebulae, North America Nebula, Pelican Nebula, Crescent Nebula and many faint veil HII structures. Mosaic of 4 Panels, each build of 8 subframes, 180 sec exposure time, Sony A7s (CentralDS modded and cooled), IDAS-V4 filter, ISO 3200, Samyang 135mm/F2 (used open), autoguided with EQ8. Tenerife 1180 m atitude, captured 2015-10-09.
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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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Skywatcher 72ED Apo/field flattener,SX Trius 694/filterwheel/OAG (Lodestar)
riding on CEM60. 6x600 subframes taken through Ha and OIII filters,stacked in Deepskystacker,colour combined in Maxim DL4 (Ha,OIII,OIII) processed in Astroart 8 and PS CS2.
Taken 31/10/21
2001 Vauxhall Zafira 1.6 16v Club.
Scrapped (last MoT test expired in June 2023).
It failed a test that month -
Brake drum back plate insecure excess corrosion lower (1.1.14 (d)) - Major
Nearside rear service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f)) - Major
Offside front lower subframe mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i)) - Major
Rear suspension spring mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength both sides (5.3.6 (a) (i)) - Major
Specifications
Engine
• VR-series twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V6.
• 480 hp @ 6,800 rpm. 430 lb-ft torque @ 3,200–5,200 rpm.
• Dual overhead camshafts with variable intake-valve timing.
• Cast aluminum cylinder block with high-endurance/low-friction plasma-sprayed bores.
• IHI twin turbochargers, one per cylinder bank.
• Pressurized lubrication system with thermostatically controlled cooling.
Drivetrain
• ATTESA ET-S All-Wheel Drive (AWD) with independent rear-mounted transaxle integrating transmission, differential and AWD transfer case.
• Rigid, lightweight carbon-composite driveshaft between engine and transaxle.
• Electronic traction control plus 1.5-way mechanically locking rear differential.
• Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC-R) with three driver-selectable settings: Normal (for daily driving, controls brakes and engine output), R-Mode (for ultimate performance, utilizes AWD torque distribution for additional vehicle stability) and Off (driver does not want the help of the system).
• Hill Start Assist prevents rollback when starting on an incline.
DisclaimerVDC-R cannot prevent accidents due to abrupt steering, carelessness, or dangerous driving techniques. Always drive safely.
Transmission
• 6-speed Dual Clutch Transmission with three driver-selectable modes: Normal (for maximum smoothness and efficiency), Snow (for gentler starting and shifting on slippery surfaces), and R mode (for maximum performance with fastest shifts).
• Fully automatic shifting or full sequential manual control via gearshift or steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters.
• Dual clutch design changes gears in less than 0.5 second (0.2 second in R mode).
• Downshift Rev Matching (DRM).
• Predictive pre-shift control (in R mode) based on throttle position, vehicle speed, braking and other information.
Wheels and Tires
• 20 x 9.5" (front) and 20 x 10.5" (rear) super-lightweight forged-aluminum wheels with Gunmetal Gray finish.
• Exclusively developed nitrogen-filled Bridgestone® RE070A high-capacity run-flat summer tires, 255/40R20 front and 285/35R20 rear.
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS).
• Optional exclusively developed nitrogen-filled Dunlop® run-flat all-season tires, 255/40R20 front and 285/35R20 rear (includes Bright Silver wheels).
Brakes
• Brembo® 4-wheel disc brakes with 4-wheel Antilock Braking System (ABS), Brake Assist, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution and Preview Braking.
• Two-piece floating-rotor 15-inch front and rear discs with diamond-pattern internal ventilation.
• 6-piston front/4-piston rear monoblock calipers.
Steering
• Rack-and-pinion steering with vehicle-speed-sensitive power assist.
• 2.6 steering-wheel turns lock-to-lock.
Suspension
• 4-wheel independent suspension with Bilstein® DampTronic system with three driver-selectable modes: Normal/Sport (for automatic electronic control of damping), Comfort (for maximum ride comfort), and R mode (engages maximum damping rate for high-performance cornering).
• Electronically controlled variable-rate shock absorbers. High-accuracy progressive-rate coil springs.
• Front double-wishbone/rear multi-link configuration with aluminum members and rigid aluminum subframes.
• Hollow front and rear stabilizer bars.
Body/Chassis
• Exclusive Premium Midship platform with jig-welded hybrid unibody.
• Aluminum hood, trunk and door skins. Die-cast aluminum door structures.
• Carbon-reinforced front crossmember/radiator support.
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Standard Features
Exterior
• Wide-beam headlights with High Intensity Discharge (HID) low beams.
• LED taillights and brake lights.
• Dual heated power mirrors.
• Flush-mounted aluminum door handles.
• Body-color rear spoiler with integrated center high-mounted stop light.
• UV-reducing tinted glass.
Audio/Navigation/Performance Monitor
• Digital Bose® audio system with AM/FM/in-dash 6-CD changer and 11 speakers including dual subwoofers.
• HDD Music Box system, including hard drive with 9.4 GB for audio storage.
• MP3, WMA and DVD audio capable. In-dash Compact Flash card reader.
• HDD-based GPS navigation with touch screen.
• Driver-configurable performance monitor, developed with Sony® Polyphony, with graphical readouts of vehicle data and driving data displayed on a total of 11 screens.
• 7-inch WVGA high-resolution color-LCD display for audio, navigation and performance monitor.
Interior
• Automatic Temperature Control (ATC).
• Electronic analog instrument cluster with multi-function trip computer and digital gear indicator.
• Power front windows with one-touch auto-up/down feature.
• Intelligent Key system with pushbutton start. Power door locks.
• Cruise control.
• Tilt/telescoping steering column.
• Bluetooth® Hands-free phone system with voice recognition.
Seating/Appointments
• Leather upholstered front seats with perforated Alcantara inserts.
• 8-way power front seats with entry/exit switch for rear-seat passengers.
• Driver-shaped bucket seat.
• Dual individual rear seats.
• Heated front seats.
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob.
• Drilled aluminum pedals.
Safety/Security
• Nissan Advanced Air Bag System (AABS) with dual-stage supplemental front air bags, seat belt sensors and occupant-classification sensor.
• Driver and front-passenger side-impact supplemental air bags and roof-mounted curtain supplemental air bags.
• Front seat belts with pretensioners and load limiters.
• Nissan Vehicle Immobilizer System.
• Vehicle Security System.
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 an SRN-5 Ion-disruption antigrav Scooter chassis.
1990 Rover Mini Racing Green.
Last MoT test expired in January 2015.
It failed a test in November 2015 -
Nearside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings subframe mount (6.1.B.2)
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings subframe mount (6.1.B.2)
Offside Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings sill (6.1.B.2)
Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings shockabsorber mounting (6.1.B.2)
Seen here at the NECPWA's Vintage Vehicle Rally at Woodhorn Colliery Museum, Woodhorn, Ashington, Northumberland. A mid-engined kit-car, originally designed and built around two front mini subframes attached to a sheet steel monocoque chassis. Dating back to 1967, several versions have been produced. GTM stood for Grand Touring Mini. The rear boot section is removed for engine access. (See next photo).
Specifications
Engine
• VR-series twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V6.
• 480 hp @ 6,800 rpm. 430 lb-ft torque @ 3,200–5,200 rpm.
• Dual overhead camshafts with variable intake-valve timing.
• Cast aluminum cylinder block with high-endurance/low-friction plasma-sprayed bores.
• IHI twin turbochargers, one per cylinder bank.
• Pressurized lubrication system with thermostatically controlled cooling.
Drivetrain
• ATTESA ET-S All-Wheel Drive (AWD) with independent rear-mounted transaxle integrating transmission, differential and AWD transfer case.
• Rigid, lightweight carbon-composite driveshaft between engine and transaxle.
• Electronic traction control plus 1.5-way mechanically locking rear differential.
• Vehicle Dynamics Control (VDC-R) with three driver-selectable settings: Normal (for daily driving, controls brakes and engine output), R-Mode (for ultimate performance, utilizes AWD torque distribution for additional vehicle stability) and Off (driver does not want the help of the system).
• Hill Start Assist prevents rollback when starting on an incline.
DisclaimerVDC-R cannot prevent accidents due to abrupt steering, carelessness, or dangerous driving techniques. Always drive safely.
Transmission
• 6-speed Dual Clutch Transmission with three driver-selectable modes: Normal (for maximum smoothness and efficiency), Snow (for gentler starting and shifting on slippery surfaces), and R mode (for maximum performance with fastest shifts).
• Fully automatic shifting or full sequential manual control via gearshift or steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters.
• Dual clutch design changes gears in less than 0.5 second (0.2 second in R mode).
• Downshift Rev Matching (DRM).
• Predictive pre-shift control (in R mode) based on throttle position, vehicle speed, braking and other information.
Wheels and Tires
• 20 x 9.5" (front) and 20 x 10.5" (rear) super-lightweight forged-aluminum wheels with Gunmetal Gray finish.
• Exclusively developed nitrogen-filled Bridgestone® RE070A high-capacity run-flat summer tires, 255/40R20 front and 285/35R20 rear.
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS).
• Optional exclusively developed nitrogen-filled Dunlop® run-flat all-season tires, 255/40R20 front and 285/35R20 rear (includes Bright Silver wheels).
Brakes
• Brembo® 4-wheel disc brakes with 4-wheel Antilock Braking System (ABS), Brake Assist, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution and Preview Braking.
• Two-piece floating-rotor 15-inch front and rear discs with diamond-pattern internal ventilation.
• 6-piston front/4-piston rear monoblock calipers.
Steering
• Rack-and-pinion steering with vehicle-speed-sensitive power assist.
• 2.6 steering-wheel turns lock-to-lock.
Suspension
• 4-wheel independent suspension with Bilstein® DampTronic system with three driver-selectable modes: Normal/Sport (for automatic electronic control of damping), Comfort (for maximum ride comfort), and R mode (engages maximum damping rate for high-performance cornering).
• Electronically controlled variable-rate shock absorbers. High-accuracy progressive-rate coil springs.
• Front double-wishbone/rear multi-link configuration with aluminum members and rigid aluminum subframes.
• Hollow front and rear stabilizer bars.
Body/Chassis
• Exclusive Premium Midship platform with jig-welded hybrid unibody.
• Aluminum hood, trunk and door skins. Die-cast aluminum door structures.
• Carbon-reinforced front crossmember/radiator support.
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Standard Features
Exterior
• Wide-beam headlights with High Intensity Discharge (HID) low beams.
• LED taillights and brake lights.
• Dual heated power mirrors.
• Flush-mounted aluminum door handles.
• Body-color rear spoiler with integrated center high-mounted stop light.
• UV-reducing tinted glass.
Audio/Navigation/Performance Monitor
• Digital Bose® audio system with AM/FM/in-dash 6-CD changer and 11 speakers including dual subwoofers.
• HDD Music Box system, including hard drive with 9.4 GB for audio storage.
• MP3, WMA and DVD audio capable. In-dash Compact Flash card reader.
• HDD-based GPS navigation with touch screen.
• Driver-configurable performance monitor, developed with Sony® Polyphony, with graphical readouts of vehicle data and driving data displayed on a total of 11 screens.
• 7-inch WVGA high-resolution color-LCD display for audio, navigation and performance monitor.
Interior
• Automatic Temperature Control (ATC).
• Electronic analog instrument cluster with multi-function trip computer and digital gear indicator.
• Power front windows with one-touch auto-up/down feature.
• Intelligent Key system with pushbutton start. Power door locks.
• Cruise control.
• Tilt/telescoping steering column.
• Bluetooth® Hands-free phone system with voice recognition.
Seating/Appointments
• Leather upholstered front seats with perforated Alcantara inserts.
• 8-way power front seats with entry/exit switch for rear-seat passengers.
• Driver-shaped bucket seat.
• Dual individual rear seats.
• Heated front seats.
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob.
• Drilled aluminum pedals.
Safety/Security
• Nissan Advanced Air Bag System (AABS) with dual-stage supplemental front air bags, seat belt sensors and occupant-classification sensor.
• Driver and front-passenger side-impact supplemental air bags and roof-mounted curtain supplemental air bags.
• Front seat belts with pretensioners and load limiters.
• Nissan Vehicle Immobilizer System.
• Vehicle Security System.
Orion might be my target for a while. I find that I can move my Losmandy GM-8 with Canon EOS D60a/50mm lens very easily in one piece, and capture the full constellation in a single frame.
I feel strongly enough about it to reiterate, that wide field photography is a great place for an astrophotographer to begin learning this craft. At 55mm focal length in this case, I polar aligned with a polar alignment scope - no fancy devices or software here. Not only could I not discern elongated stars in my subs, I could detect no movement of Orion within the frame over the last two hours of imaging! As precise polar alignment can be a vexing issue for a beginner, short focal lengths are very forgiving and can allow the photographer to concentrate on learning to collet photons, and set polar alignment aside as a problem to solve another day.
My setup is perfect for our weather of late, because it presents a slim profile that reduces the wind's effect, and I can align and be back indoors in just a few minutes. This is my second time on this target in a week, and more visits will, I hope, permit me to track my skill progression.
This image is derived from a stack of 196 35-second subs at ISO 100. I set the BYE histogram peak at about 25% in BYE thinking that anymore of than that would render the frames over exposed. But when I checked the histogram in PixInsight, I found the peak at about 10%. Next time I will go longer with my exposure to see what happens.
I calibrated with 55 dark frames and 55 bias frames. I did not use flats.
The stars seem bloated in both individual subs and in the final image, which really highlights the bright stars that define the constellation. But of course we strive for pinpoint stars. I attribute the bloatedness to gusty surface winds, below average seeing, and poor focus. Focus was good when I started out, but in PixInsight's SubframeSelector measurements, I could see a distinct jump in FWHM in the frames taken after the meridian flip. Lesson learned, of course, is to refocus the camera after the flip.
I see some noise in the final image that I have not seen before, and is not present my subframes. It consists of squiggly lines sweeping sharply up and to the right. Perhaps dithering is required to address this.
Bloated stars and noise aside, I am very happy with the colors in this image.
Canon EOS 60Da (f/2.8, ISO 100, 60s)
Losmandy GM-8
PixInsight (196 lights, 55 darks, 55 bias)