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Following the launch event in Leeds showing off one of the fleet of brand new buses for the 36 route connecting Ripon, Harrogate and Leeds, I knew exactly which location I wanted to be in the next day to catch one or two of these in service: at Harewood Bank on the steep ascent so as to capture the bus as it climbs with the backdrop of Wharfedale beyond... so here is BL65 YYZ in exactly that position.
This Volvo B5TL Wright Eclipse Gemini 3 is just one of the £3m investment in new buses for this service connecting Ripon, Harrogate and Leeds - these come with 1+2 layout luxury leather seating upstairs with individual tables and USB sockets, a glazed upper deck ceiling, an on-board book library, quilted leather seating downstairs, a partially glazed staircase, and New Routemaster style ventilation systems as well as other features....
... for a fuller description, Scott Poole had written more information on his photo of this vehicle: www.flickr.com/photos/6228_leeds/23914503373/
There was a fair amount of waiting to get photos of these... not just because it was a Sunday but also because every single service ran at least 8 minutes late.
Saint Petersburg Municipal Transit System Car Barn Yard with the Service Car seen in Saint Petersburg, Florida, ca late 1940's. In the background on the left side you can see some boxcars in a portion of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad yard.
This photo came from my collection of Saint Petersburg Municipal Transit System photos.
An airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is an airborne radar early warning system designed to detect aircraft, ships, vehicles, missiles and other incoming projectiles at long ranges, as well as performing command and control of the battlespace in aerial engagements by informing and directing friendly fighter and attack aircraft. AEW&C units are also used to carry out aerial surveillance over ground and maritime targets, and frequently perform battle management command and control (BMC2). When used at altitude, the radar system on AEW&C aircraft allows the operators to detect, track and prioritize targets and identify friendly aircraft from hostile ones in real-time and from much farther away than ground-based radars.[1] Like ground-based radars, AEW&C systems can be detected and targeted by opposing forces, but due to aircraft mobility and extended sensor range, they are much less vulnerable to counter-attacks than ground systems.[2]
AEW&C aircraft are used for both defensive and offensive air operations, and serve air forces in the same role as what the combat information center is to naval warships, in addition to being a highly mobile and powerful radar platform. So useful and advantageous is it to have such aircraft operating at a high altitude, that some navies also operate AEW&C aircraft for their warships at sea, either coastal- or carrier-based and on both fixed-wing and rotary-wing platforms. In the case of the United States Navy, the Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye AEW&C aircraft is assigned to its supercarriers to protect them and augment their onboard command information centers (CICs). The designation "airborne early warning" (AEW) was used for earlier similar aircraft used in the less-demanding radar picket role,[3] such as the Fairey Gannet AEW.3 and Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star, and continues to be used by the RAF for its Sentry AEW1, while AEW&C (airborne early warning and control) emphasizes the command and control capabilities that may not be present on smaller or simpler radar picket aircraft. AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) is the name of the specific system installed in the American Boeing E-3 Sentry and Japanese Boeing E-767 AEW&C airframes, but is often used as a general synonym for AEW&C.[4][5]
General characteristics
Wellington Ic "Air Controlled Interception" showing rotating radar antenna
Modern AEW&C systems can detect aircraft from up to 400 km (220 nmi) away, well out of range of most surface-to-air missiles (SAM). One AEW&C aircraft flying at 9,000 m (30,000 ft) can cover an area of 312,000 km2 (120,000 sq mi). Three such aircraft in overlapping orbits can cover the whole of Central Europe.[6] AEW&C system indicates close and far proximity range on threats and targets, help extend the range of their sensors, and make offensive aircraft harder to track by avoiding the need for them to keep their own radar active, which the enemy can detect. Systems also communicate with friendly aircraft, vectoring fighters towards hostile aircraft or any unidentified flying object (UFO).
à destination de La Paillanderie (Saint-Maixent-l’École), place Denfert-Rochereau, Saint-Maixent-l'École (Deux-Sèvres (79), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, FR)
ZB137 BAE Systems Hawk Mk.167 on a test flight at Warton 21/1/22.
This aircraft is destined for the Qatar Air Force.
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Probably one of the biggest surprises of the day was what looks to be a brand new Burrtec Octo!!
This photo shows the difference between GE and EMD locomotives. On the Left is a GE U30B # 8228. On the right is a EMD GP40-2 # 4262. GE locomotives were great units up until the dash 8 series. Dash 7 and earlier were great units.. They looked good and they CHUGGED like a motha Fukr! Today, GE units are ugly and way too quiet. EMD units were outstanding up until the GP60/SD50 series. It was in 1986 when EMD units began to run in what we call SILENT mode. Too quiet! Damn EPA and GREEN freak advocates ruined the sport!
Artist concept of SLS launching.
Image credit: NASA
Original image:
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Space Launch System Flickr photoset:
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Short-range starfighter thing, I suppose. Couldn't decide on a color scheme.
arm bracer from arealight customs
pistol from Brickarms
Astronomical seeing was pretty decent when I captured the Jupiter data for the image immediately proceeding this one. My optics were starting to dew over, to I replaced the front cover, waited for an hour and found that the dew heater had completely dried the front glass on my SCT. I slewed to Mars and found that astronomical seeing had dramatically worsened. Being at the telescope and ready for another capture, I did 10 iRGB runs of 45s per filter at gain 400. In processing I found the B channel completely unuseable and the G channel not much better. I tried combining the colors anyway, and the image barely looked like Mars. The R channel, captured in IR, looked pretty decent, so I salvaged what I could.
ZWO ASI290MM/EFW 8 x 1.25"
TeleVue NP101is/2.5x PowerMate
Losmandy G11
About 20,000 frames per filter x 10 RGB runs captured with FireCapture
Best 60% stacked in Autostakkert
Wavelet sharpened in Registax
Finished in Photoshop
Another element of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for Artemis II is poised for flight. Technicians joined the core stage March 23 with the stacked solid rocket boosters for the mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program and primary contractor Amentum used one of the five overhead cranes inside the spaceport’s Vehicle Assembly Building to lift the rocket stage from the facility’s transfer aisle to High Bay 3, where it was secured between the booster segments atop the launch tower.
In thi image, Artemis II Core Stage is lifted into High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, March 23, 2025.
Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen at sunset atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for launch continue, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. Launch of the uncrewed flight test is targeted for Sept. 3 at 2:17 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Another masterpiece artists’ concept of an early LEM/CSM design (ca. 1962), depicting the Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) burn of the Command/Service Module Service Propulsion System (SPS) engine. The shading, dramatic lunar terrain and overall attention to detail is amazing. Unparalleled artwork.
Kudos to Ludwik Źiemba and William A. Collopy.
8.5" x 11".
William A. “Bill” Collopy, an unexpected WIN:
starherald.com/william-a-collopy/article_936831fc-6037-58...
Credit: Star Herald website
And since the above link is likely tenuous, its content:
“SCOTTSBLUFF - William A. 'Bill' Collopy, 78, of Scottsbluff died Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, at Regional West Medical Center comforted by his wife, Kay.
A memorial service was held Jan. 31 at the First Church of God in Scottsbluff with the Rev. Curtis Germany officiating. Abiding by Bill's wishes, cremation has taken place at the Jolliffe Funeral Home in Scottsbluff…
…Bill was born Dec. 10, 1927, in Scottsbluff, to Francis John and Maude Rutz (Amalia) Collopy. He received his education in the Scottsbluff Public School System graduating from Scottsbluff High School, and continued at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, as well as attending the Scottsbluff Junior College in Scottsbluff.
Bill enlisted in the U. S. Army Air Corps on Dec. 18, 1945, and was honorably discharged in July of 1947, after achieving the rank of corporal.
Bill married Regina Kayleen "Kay" Germany on Aug. 13, 1950, in Scottsbluff. Bill spent his working years in Kansas, California, and Texas as a technical illustrator for Boeing, Convair, and Lockheed.
Following retirement in 1992, Bill returned to Scottsbluff, the boyhood home he loved so much. Bill enjoyed his retirement years locally as an activities bus driver for the Scottsbluff Public School System, as well as Western Nebraska Community College and especially enjoying his recent years at Twin Cities Baseball. Bill enjoyed woodworking and spending time with family.
Bill is survived by his wife: Regina Kayleen "Kay" Collopy of Scottsbluff; son: Brad Collopy and his wife Aggie in Gering; daughters: Brenda Momper of Alliance and Berni Holmes and her husband Rodney of Aurora, Colo.; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; uncle: John Rutz; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
His parents: Frank and Maude; and brother: Frank Jr., preceded Bill in death.”
Now back in Atlas Air colours. Global Supply Systems no longer exists as the contract with BA Cargo ended in 2014.
Most recently before the end of the contract, they were operating 747-8Fs in BA Cargo colours.
All of the airline’s 747s, the -400Fs and -8Fs, have reverted back to Atlas Air (including their subsidiary Polar Air Cargo).
All eight planets (sorry Pluto) orbiting at approximately the right rate relative to each other and the Sun's rotation. Timing 95% accurate, spacing and sizing really ... not.
This is a montage of planetary images taken by spacecraft managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. Included are (from top to bottom) images of Mercury, Venus, Earth (and Moon), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The spacecraft responsible for these images are as follows: the Mercury image was taken by Mariner 10, the Venus image by Magellan, the Earth image by Galileo, the Mars image by Viking, and the Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune images by Voyager. Pluto is not shown as no spacecraft has yet visited it. The inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, and Mars) are roughly to scale to each other; the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are roughly to scale to each other. Actual diameters are given below: Sun 1,390,000 km Mercury 4,879 km Venus 12,104 km Earth 12,756 km Moon 3,475 km Mars 6,794 km Jupiter 142.984 km Saturn 120,536 km Uranus 51,118 km Neptune 49,528 km Pluto 2,390 km.
Credit: NASA/JPL
Image Number: PIA01341
Date: April 9, 1999
A southbound Central Oregon & Pacific train near Cornutt, Oregon is just about to enter Cow Creek Canyon. Until the Bureau of Land Management built a road through the canyon in the 1970s, the Siskiyou Line was the only means of accessing the remote area.
Signal 5396 is the first signal in the automatic block signal system that stretches from here north to the end of CORP trackage at Springfield Junction. Southbound, the line is dark (no signals) for the next 32 miles between this point and Glendale.
Prairie dogs will chirp as an alarm for other prairie dogs, when they see potential danger. The ones at the zoo are accustomed to humans; this little guy may have seen a vulture overhead.
These desert trees have long root systems that seek out any available water. With erosion taking away the soil cover, this tree will not survive much longer.
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher as it arrives at Launch Pad 39B, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis I mission is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. Launch of the uncrewed flight test is targeted for Nov. 14 at 12:07 a.m. EST. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The four women in charge of the effort to build and test the 212-foot-tall rocket stage that will enable NASA's first Artemis mission to the Moon watch as the first completed core stage for NASA's Space Launch System Program rolls out from the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Jan. 8, 2020. These key leaders are, from left, Lisa Bates, NASA Stages element deputy manager; Jennifer Boland-Masterson, Boeing Michoud production/operations manager; Julie Bassler, NASA Stages element manager; and, Noelle Zietsman, Boeing chief engineer. Each of these women manage the entire scope of design, development, testing and production of the complex core stage that will power the super heavy-lift rocket and the agency's Artemis lunar missions. Combined, the women have 90 years of experience in the aerospace and defense industries. Bassler and Bates previously held leadership positions within many NASA programs and projects, including International Space Station, space shuttle, microgravity experiments, robotic lunar landers and other launch vehicles. Â Manufacturing of the core stages for the SLS rocket is a multistep, collaborative process for NASA and Boeing, the core stage lead contractor. The first core stage for Artemis I is undergoing the core stage Green Run test series at NASA's Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, ahead of the program's first launch. Michoud manufacturing teams are currently producing core stages for the second and third Artemis missions.
NASA is working to land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024. SLS is part of NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration, along with Orion and the Gateway in orbit around the Moon. SLS will be the most powerful rocket in the world and will send astronauts in the Orion spacecraft farther into space than ever before. No other rocket is capable of carrying astronauts in Orion around the Moon.
Image credit: NASA/Jude Guidry
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis I mission is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. Launch of the uncrewed flight test is targeted for no earlier than Aug. 29. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
I found PoIC is not just bottom-up system. Feed back from the obtained knowledge affect emerging new index cards as top-down.
Social example : MIT Open Course Ware @ YouTube
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, April 3, 2022, as the Artemis I launch team conducts the wet dress rehearsal test at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Ahead of NASA’s Artemis I flight test, the wet dress rehearsal will run the Artemis I launch team through operations to load propellant, conduct a full launch countdown, demonstrate the ability to recycle the countdown clock, and drain the tanks to practice timelines and procedures for launch. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
I wouldn’t say I like the education system… I almost despise it! I never liked it much!!! Not American. I can explain why… Over the years, I met many intelligent people who either didn’t do well in High School or couldn’t get through college. But they are very, very, very intelligent!!!! Sometimes I feel if you are not growing up in a good family where you get a good push, you are almost officially bound to fail. Tests! Official tests. The quality of education or resources is not the same. But try to take care of your family or maybe work 40 hours a week as a teenager or I don’t know anything else… And here your education chain reaction starts… But some will say, and I think so too, but can’t you get your act together and know your priorities… But I will ask people over 35 do we, as adults, always know how to overcome the barriers that pull us down or away from our goals. Our school system in Ukraine was amazing! A child from a family of alcoholics could get an education just as good as someone from a well-off family. Not everyone in life can be self-educated, Walt Whitman or Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov. Just to underline the above statement doesn’t mean I don’t like or didn't like most of my teachers. Some of them I love to pieces!
No need to stop at the gas station to refuel this vehicle, although an occasional stop for hay and water would help keep it running smoothly.
The engine has three donkey-power. Can you count all 12 legs?
On our visit to a local village in Zimbabwe, we were able to observe a style of life very different from our own and meet many wonderful local people, who seemed both very happy in their less complicated world, but at the same time very curious about ours.
See two of the local boys in comments below.