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The most famous location on the A&A is by far the reflection pond at Welch Road. Usually perfectly still, the pond provides a mirror reflection for photos and I had gotten a few there prior to this image. On this day, the pond was half frozen just like myself, so I went for a different angle than the usual. I walked back along the shore to get a snowy foreground (and apparently some unnecessary sticks) in the shot. The pair of glorified tractors soon showed up with the usual heavy train for Reisdorf Bros and sang the song of an M5 as they approached Welch Road. Fit with two separate crews in each unit, the A&A gave you a true doubleheader, and unfortunately that has gone by the wayside with the arrival of an Alco RS3.
While chasing this, I was driving a beige on beige 1997 Ford Taurus. The bubble years of the Taurus were my favorite, as the cars were so damn ugly they were almost cute, the same way that pugs are. The car had been beaten to death at that point by many ridiculous railroad trips in remote locations, and she was starting to feel it. On this day I was already down a muffler, it had rotted and finally fell free the day prior on my way home from work. During the chase she gave up the other one as well, and I have a photo of it sitting on my car as the train passed by to prove it. Not long after I would move to Maine with two new mufflers just to find out the subframe had rusted off and was hanging on by a thread the entire time I owned it. Oh well, I'll miss it.
Aka Wizard Nebula
This is the first time I've tried 90 second subframes. 150 of them. However I had trouble with the software that post processes the individual subframes. The issue I think had to do with the naming of the files. I worked around the problem for now.
Spiral galaxy NGC 6946 and open star cluster NGC 6939 are situated within 1 degree of each other in the constellation Cepheus. While the galaxy is much larger than the cluster, it is also roughly 10,000 times farther away, making them appear about the same size in the sky. This image is a 2 panel mosaic intentionally composed to provide a panoramic perspective.
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD 8 at f/7
Camera: QSI 683wsg
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach 1 GTO
Integration: Approx 40 mins each of RGB (~8 x 5 minute subframes) per panel
Processing Software: PixInsight, PaintShop Pro
Captured under dark skies near Goldendale, WA.
Finally a clear night!
Dwarf 3
430 sixty second subframes for a total of a bit over 7 hours exposure time.
M101, a spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, is near enough (~21 light years) for its spiral structure to be visible in modest telescopes under dark skies. The bright knots in its spiral arms are regions of star formation that are rich in ionized HII gas.
This rendering is a reprocessing based on the same data used for an earlier posting from 2024 (flic.kr/p/2pYjtXz). My processing capability and software tools have improved considerably since then!
Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 8"
Reducer: 0.7x (1440mm Focal Length)
Camera: QSI 683wsg
Filters: Baader RGB-CCD + UV/IR Cut
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO
Integration: 40-50 mins each RGB; 35 mins L (5 min subframes)
Capture Location: Near Goldendale, WA
Processing Software: PixInsight v1.9, Seti Astro Cosmic Clarity, Adobe Photoshop
IC417 Upper left, IC410 lower center, IC 405 upper right
Dwarf 3 Mosaic
60 second subframes for a total of about 4 hours
I already have an image of this nebula using just the 656 nm red light from ionized hydrogen: flic.kr/p/2mcJ4iK
There's lots of detail there, but with such a rich starfield, I wanted to bring color into the image. I shot L, G, and B channel data on 2023-07-17, registered it with the original H-alpha data, and was able to cook up this version.
This was also shot with the Atik 414-EX on a Celestron Edge HD 925 at 1530 mm focal length.
L: 120 20 s frames
B: 60 30 s frames
G: 60 30 s frames
I also shot 20 2 min exposures with H-alpha, because, why not? These were combined with the previous data in this channel.
Subframes captured with N.I.N.A. Preprocessing in Nebulosity; registration, stacking, channel combination, and initial processing in PixInsight; a small touch up with Topaz Labs to finish.
I see a lot of renderings of this nebula where the stars are removed or greatly diminished. It lies right along the band of the Milky Way in the sky. I choose to include the stars that give context to how rich this part of the sky in Cygnus is.
Since we entered PermaCloud season, I reprocessed an older image of M78 taken in January 2015, just for fun :)
QHY23M & 11" Celestron EdgeHD w/Hyperstar
L-24x60
R-10x60
G-10x60
B-10x60
Ha 9x300
99 minutes
There's a lot of noise in the subframes, this was taken before I received an upgraded driver for the QHY23M.
Here's my final image of the dark nebulas located in Cepheus. The Garnet Star has some neat flares coming from it, most likely due to the optics in my Celestron EdgeHD8.
A total of 204 min of LRGB subframes were captured using a ZWO ASI2600 MM Pro connected to an EdgeHD8 with 0.62x reducer (approximately 1450 mm focal length at f/6.2).
Luminance: 23x3 min
R/G/B: 23x2 min each filter
Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop.
The open star cluster, M52, and the “Bubble Nebula”, NGC 7635, are celestial neighbors in the constellation Cassiopeia. This image was captured from Seattle, WA, over several clear nights in September of 2026. Narrowband filters were used to cut through light pollution and reveal the detailed nebulosity, while color (RGB) filter were used to capture natural-looking stars.
Telescope: William Optics ZenithStar 110mm f/7.
Reducer: AstroTech 0.8x
Camera: QSI 683wsg CCD
Mount: iOption iEQ45 Pro
Narrowband Filters: 5nm Ha (Astrodon), 3nm OIII (Astrodon), 8nm SII (Baader)
Narrowband Integration: 75min Ha, 125min OIII, 160min SII (5min subframes)
RGB Integration: 20min each of RGB (2min subframes)
Processing Software: PixInsight 1.9.5 with RCAstro and SetiAstro plug-ins, Adobe Lightroom.
Attended a Lime Rock Show yesterday, and was mostly disappointed with the subject matter. I'll probably have a few shots to post but one car immediately grabbed my attention and literally stopped me in my tracks. I was clueless as to what it was, but it was a real beauty. And it was until I returned home and did some online research when I found out more about this little gem...like it's 1/2 mullion dollar plus price, among other things. It's a limited production, custom bodied car built by an Italian company, Kimera, and it features the same underpinnings as the original Lancia EVO37, a 500hp+, both supercharged and turbocharged inline 2.1L 4 cylinder powerplant. The following will provide the interested reader with more details:
Following the launch of its original Lancia 037 restomod in 2021, Italian outfit Kimera Automobili has revealed a new limited-run take, inspired by Martini Racing’s iconic Group B racer. Developed in collaboration with two-time World Rally Champion Miki Biasion and Martini, just 37 examples will be produced, with prices expected to exceed the £415,000 of its original car.
Kimera’s EVO37 is not built from one of the few, and very special originals, but built from scratch in a similar construction method with modern materials and techniques. The chassis itself is a bespoke monocoque built from tube steel, with subframes directly welded to it on either side. The steel structure is then clothed in bespoke carbonfibre panels, replacing the original kevlar composite units.
While it features the same underpinnings as the original EVO37, the Martini 7 adopts a new carbonfibre aerodynamics package, applying a new front splitter, side skirts, more aggressive in-built canards and NACA ducts aft of the doors and on the rear haunches. The use of more carbonfibre and carbonkevlar in the Martini 7 is said to drop weight to 1100kg.
Continuing the motorsport theme, the rear has received a complete overhaul, with new carbonfibre air vents framing a transparent engine cover to reveal its rally-inspired power plant. The rear bumper is also now equipped with a quick disconnect mechanism, allowing buyers to display the gearbox casing and ceramic coated exhaust system in all its glory, just like the Group B 037.
As in the homologation car, the forged double wishbone suspension has a long-travel design, with dual Ohlins dampers flanking the separated spring at the rear and a more compact coilover design on the front end.
Like the structure, the engine is also referenced by the original, running a new-build 2.1-litre four-cylinder engine that is both turbo and supercharged. Unlike the original, however, the supercharger will be electrically driven, so as not to bleed power away from the engine itself as all purely mechanical units do.
The engine’s development has been overseen by one of Lancia’s original powertrain engineers Claudio Lombardi, and thanks to the advances in engine technology is said to produce 542bhp in Martini 7 trim, up 49bhp on the original EVO37. The engine will power the rear wheels via either a six-speed manual, or six-speed sequential transmission, the latter operable via electro-mechanically actuated paddles behind the steering wheel – in-line with its motorsport connection, ratios are shortened in Martini 7-trim.
The overall design remains similar to the original restomod, reworking the Lancia 037’s iconic design with the aid of modern, high-tech carbonfibre manufacturing techniques. Details, like the front and rear lighting, mesh inserts and wheels are also new, the latter being of a much larger 18- and 19-inch staggered design to clear the modern brake package. The Martini 7 receives new wheels inspired by those originally featured on the Delta Evoluzione, created with weight-saving in mind and incorporating the yellow/black carbon-kevlar of Delta group A cars.
Inside, Kimera has opted for a tasteful dry carbonfibre and blue Alcantara theme, with the dials coming with the same orange backlight as the racer. A unique limited-edition plaque, enamel Miki Biasion/Martini dashboard logo and Martini Racing harnesses also feature, with the main control panel labelled exactly how it was in the race car. Being a modern recreation, Kimera has also incorporated a second control panel in the centre console for fine tuning of the ABS and traction control.
A total of 37 Kimera EVO37 Martini 7s will be produced, joining 37 of the original recreation.
By: Sam Jenkins
Take it for a spin through the gears here: www.google.com/search?q=kimera+evo37&oq=kimera&gs...
Attended a Lime Rock Show yesterday, and was mostly disappointed with the subject matter. I'll probably have a few shots to post but one car immediately grabbed my attention and literally stopped me in my tracks. I was clueless as to what it was, but it was a real beauty. And it was until I returned home and did some online research when I found out more about this little gem...like it's 1/2 mullion dollar plus price, among other things. It's a limited production, custom bodied car built by an Italian company, Kimera, and it features the same underpinnings as the original Lancia EVO37, a 500hp+, both supercharged and turbocharged inline 2.1L 4 cylinder powerplant. The following will provide the interested reader with more details:
Following the launch of its original Lancia 037 restomod in 2021, Italian outfit Kimera Automobili has revealed a new limited-run take, inspired by Martini Racing’s iconic Group B racer. Developed in collaboration with two-time World Rally Champion Miki Biasion and Martini, just 37 examples will be produced, with prices expected to exceed the £415,000 of its original car.
Kimera’s EVO37 is not built from one of the few, and very special originals, but built from scratch in a similar construction method with modern materials and techniques. The chassis itself is a bespoke monocoque built from tube steel, with subframes directly welded to it on either side. The steel structure is then clothed in bespoke carbonfibre panels, replacing the original kevlar composite units.
While it features the same underpinnings as the original EVO37, the Martini 7 adopts a new carbonfibre aerodynamics package, applying a new front splitter, side skirts, more aggressive in-built canards and NACA ducts aft of the doors and on the rear haunches. The use of more carbonfibre and carbonkevlar in the Martini 7 is said to drop weight to 1100kg.
Continuing the motorsport theme, the rear has received a complete overhaul, with new carbonfibre air vents framing a transparent engine cover to reveal its rally-inspired power plant. The rear bumper is also now equipped with a quick disconnect mechanism, allowing buyers to display the gearbox casing and ceramic coated exhaust system in all its glory, just like the Group B 037.
As in the homologation car, the forged double wishbone suspension has a long-travel design, with dual Ohlins dampers flanking the separated spring at the rear and a more compact coilover design on the front end.
Like the structure, the engine is also referenced by the original, running a new-build 2.1-litre four-cylinder engine that is both turbo and supercharged. Unlike the original, however, the supercharger will be electrically driven, so as not to bleed power away from the engine itself as all purely mechanical units do.
The engine’s development has been overseen by one of Lancia’s original powertrain engineers Claudio Lombardi, and thanks to the advances in engine technology is said to produce 542bhp in Martini 7 trim, up 49bhp on the original EVO37. The engine will power the rear wheels via either a six-speed manual, or six-speed sequential transmission, the latter operable via electro-mechanically actuated paddles behind the steering wheel – in-line with its motorsport connection, ratios are shortened in Martini 7-trim.
The overall design remains similar to the original restomod, reworking the Lancia 037’s iconic design with the aid of modern, high-tech carbonfibre manufacturing techniques. Details, like the front and rear lighting, mesh inserts and wheels are also new, the latter being of a much larger 18- and 19-inch staggered design to clear the modern brake package. The Martini 7 receives new wheels inspired by those originally featured on the Delta Evoluzione, created with weight-saving in mind and incorporating the yellow/black carbon-kevlar of Delta group A cars.
Inside, Kimera has opted for a tasteful dry carbonfibre and blue Alcantara theme, with the dials coming with the same orange backlight as the racer. A unique limited-edition plaque, enamel Miki Biasion/Martini dashboard logo and Martini Racing harnesses also feature, with the main control panel labelled exactly how it was in the race car. Being a modern recreation, Kimera has also incorporated a second control panel in the centre console for fine tuning of the ABS and traction control.
A total of 37 Kimera EVO37 Martini 7s will be produced, joining 37 of the original recreation.
By: Sam Jenkins
Take it for a spin through the gears here: www.google.com/search?q=kimera+evo37&oq=kimera&gs...
NGC 6946, commonly known as the Fireworks Galaxy, straddles the border between the constellations Cepheus and Cygnus. Because, as seen from Earth, it lies near the plane of our own Milky Way Galaxy, it appears nestled amidst a rich field of foreground stars.
Telescope: Celestron Edge HD 8 at f/7
Camera: QSI 683wsg
Mount: Astro-Physics Mach 1 GTO
Integration: Approx 40 mins each of RGB (~8 x 5 minute subframes)
Processing Software: PixInsight v1.9, Adobe Photoshop
Captured under dark skies near Goldendale, WA.
IC 417 aka Spider Nebula is in the center and NGC 1931 is on the left.
Dwarf 3
213 sixty second subframes.
On another windy day in Chicago I was looking for a Stephen Shore picture of that complicated gas station behind me across the street which is visible reflecting in the green window. But this color combination caught my attention when that person came along. I knew I wanted her framed between those two poles, but she was moving very fast. I'm not a burst shooter. I believe it wears out the camera and isn't fair. FYI; with a predicted lifespan of 100K my Nikon D3300 has over 200,000 clicks on it.
And I wanted that sliver of sidewalk for depth.
Standing on the other side of those bushes made for a very flat scene.
The Jaguar E-Type, is a British front mid-engined sports car that was manufactured by Jaguar Cars Ltd from 1961 to 1974. Its sleek appearance, advanced technologies, high performance, and competitive pricing established it as an icon. The E-Type's claimed 150 miles per hour (240 km/h) top speed, sub-7-second 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) acceleration, largely unitary body construction, front and rear independent suspension with disc brakes, mounted inboard at the rear, and rack-and-pinion steering spurred industry-wide changes.
The E-Type was based on Jaguar's D-Type racing car, which had won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for three consecutive years beginning in 1955.
The E-Type employed what was, for the early 1960s, a novel design principle, with a front subframe carrying the engine, front suspension and front bodywork bolted directly to the body tub. No ladder frame chassis, as was common at the time, was needed and as such the first cars weighed only 1,315 kg (2,899 lb).
It is rumored that, on its debut on 15 March 1961, Enzo Ferrari called it "the most beautiful car ever made", but this statement is not fully confirmed. In 2004, Sports Car International magazine placed the E-Type at number one on their list of Top Sports Cars of the 1960s. In March 2008, the Jaguar E-Type ranked first in The Daily Telegraph's online list of the world's "100 most beautiful cars" of all time.[
Messier 34 is an open spiral cluster, Not terribly spectacular, but holds a place in astronomical history by being listed by Messier in his catalog.
Dear 3
70 sixty-second subframes.
I added color data to my mosaic project from a widefield shot I took 5/9/16. nova.astrometry.net/user_images/1106296#annotated
RGB shot with a QHY10 OSC and a 55mm lens, 4x20 minutes each
LUM- mosaic of 15 images, each composed 15x2 minute subframes. 11" Celestron EdgeHD w/Hyperstar and QHY23M.
Total integration 8h 50m
Attended a Lime Rock Show yesterday, and was mostly disappointed with the subject matter. I'll probably have a few shots to post but one car immediately grabbed my attention and literally stopped me in my tracks. I was clueless as to what it was, but it was a real beauty. And it was until I returned home and did some online research when I found out more about this little gem...like it's 1/2 mullion dollar plus price, among other things. It's a limited production, custom bodied car built by an Italian company, Kimera, and it features the same underpinnings as the original Lancia EVO37, a 500hp+, both supercharged and turbocharged inline 2.1L 4 cylinder powerplant. The following will provide the interested reader with more details:
Following the launch of its original Lancia 037 restomod in 2021, Italian outfit Kimera Automobili has revealed a new limited-run take, inspired by Martini Racing’s iconic Group B racer. Developed in collaboration with two-time World Rally Champion Miki Biasion and Martini, just 37 examples will be produced, with prices expected to exceed the £415,000 of its original car.
Kimera’s EVO37 is not built from one of the few, and very special originals, but built from scratch in a similar construction method with modern materials and techniques. The chassis itself is a bespoke monocoque built from tube steel, with subframes directly welded to it on either side. The steel structure is then clothed in bespoke carbonfibre panels, replacing the original kevlar composite units.
While it features the same underpinnings as the original EVO37, the Martini 7 adopts a new carbonfibre aerodynamics package, applying a new front splitter, side skirts, more aggressive in-built canards and NACA ducts aft of the doors and on the rear haunches. The use of more carbonfibre and carbonkevlar in the Martini 7 is said to drop weight to 1100kg.
Continuing the motorsport theme, the rear has received a complete overhaul, with new carbonfibre air vents framing a transparent engine cover to reveal its rally-inspired power plant. The rear bumper is also now equipped with a quick disconnect mechanism, allowing buyers to display the gearbox casing and ceramic coated exhaust system in all its glory, just like the Group B 037.
As in the homologation car, the forged double wishbone suspension has a long-travel design, with dual Ohlins dampers flanking the separated spring at the rear and a more compact coilover design on the front end.
Like the structure, the engine is also referenced by the original, running a new-build 2.1-litre four-cylinder engine that is both turbo and supercharged. Unlike the original, however, the supercharger will be electrically driven, so as not to bleed power away from the engine itself as all purely mechanical units do.
The engine’s development has been overseen by one of Lancia’s original powertrain engineers Claudio Lombardi, and thanks to the advances in engine technology is said to produce 542bhp in Martini 7 trim, up 49bhp on the original EVO37. The engine will power the rear wheels via either a six-speed manual, or six-speed sequential transmission, the latter operable via electro-mechanically actuated paddles behind the steering wheel – in-line with its motorsport connection, ratios are shortened in Martini 7-trim.
The overall design remains similar to the original restomod, reworking the Lancia 037’s iconic design with the aid of modern, high-tech carbonfibre manufacturing techniques. Details, like the front and rear lighting, mesh inserts and wheels are also new, the latter being of a much larger 18- and 19-inch staggered design to clear the modern brake package. The Martini 7 receives new wheels inspired by those originally featured on the Delta Evoluzione, created with weight-saving in mind and incorporating the yellow/black carbon-kevlar of Delta group A cars.
Inside, Kimera has opted for a tasteful dry carbonfibre and blue Alcantara theme, with the dials coming with the same orange backlight as the racer. A unique limited-edition plaque, enamel Miki Biasion/Martini dashboard logo and Martini Racing harnesses also feature, with the main control panel labelled exactly how it was in the race car. Being a modern recreation, Kimera has also incorporated a second control panel in the centre console for fine tuning of the ABS and traction control.
A total of 37 Kimera EVO37 Martini 7s will be produced, joining 37 of the original recreation.
By: Sam Jenkins
Take it for a spin through the gears here: www.google.com/search?q=kimera+evo37&oq=kimera&gs...