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This view of Heimaey Island was taken from the Landeyjahöfn harbor on the South coast of Iceland. The island is part of a volcanic archipelago, Vestmannaeyjar, which is made up of fifteen islands with Heimaey being the largest. It is also the only island that is inhabited year round. The harbor in the village of Heimaey can be seen in the center of the photograph. The village has a population of around 4200. The Village is in a volcano and surrounded by volcanic vents. Shortly after midnight on January 23, 1973, an eruption started on Heimaey with very little advance warning. A fissure ripped open the earth rapidly grew to 1,600 meters in length. Soon lava began to erupt from it. Gradually, during the next few weeks, the earth rose with the eruptions to produce a small cinder cone, Eldfell, meaning Fire Mountain, where once there was a flat meadow. The eruption lasted for 6 months and destroyed over 400 buildings or about one-fifth of the town. As the lava moved toward the harbor the people of the village and Iceland rallied. If the harbor was destroyed the city would be hard to rebuild and maintain. Pumps were brought in and thousand of gallons of seawater was pumped on the advancing lava. This hardened the front of the flow and deflected the molten lava behind it. The remainder of the town and the harbor was saved. Residents celebrate the day the eruption ended every year.
standing on robin hood pass in limestone way with a view towards birchover, the land of the stone circles.
In this wide-angle view, the Vela pulsar and its pulsar wind nebula are seen against a background of clouds, or filaments, of multi-million degree Celsius gas. These clouds are part of a huge sphere of hot expanding gas produced by the supernova explosion associated with the creation of the Vela pulsar about 10,000 years ago. As the ejecta from the explosion expanded into space and collided with the surrounding interstellar gas, shock waves were formed and heated the gas and ejecta to millions of degrees. The sphere of hot gas is about 100 light years across, 15 times larger than the region shown in this image, and is expanding at a speed of about 400,000 km/hr.
The Vela pulsar, located in the center of the image (yellow), is considered to be one of Chandra’s most tantalizing images to date. It reveals a striking, almost unbelievable, structure consisting of bright rings and jets of matter. Such structures indicate that mighty ordering forces must be at work amidst the chaos of the aftermath of a supernova explosion. Forces can harness the energy of thousands of suns and transform that energy into a tornado of high-energy particles that astronomers refer to as a "pulsar wind nebula."
The supernova that produced the Vela pulsar and supernova remnant must have appeared extraordinarily bright on Earth, some 50 times brighter than Venus. Since no records of the event are known to exist, one can only imagine what Neolithic people must have thought of it.
This year, NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory celebrates its 20th year in space exploring the extreme universe.
Image credit: NASA/SAO/G.Fabbiano et al.
More about Chandra's 20th Anniversary
A better view of what I wore to work last Saturday.
Probably not the choice considering I was doing my real job inspecting accident damaged vehicles for insurance companies.
It was a good experience it has to be said, Imagine if you can being one of my customers a guy in his late forties with a ford ford with front end damage, You walk into the building up to the bodyshop desk and find me! You introduce yourself and i respond by confirming who you are the model and reg of the car you own followed by OK i will be right with you.
You look not really believing what has just happened.
I had that look twice, Not so much the my being trans but more it was me who was going to inspect the damage.
It got even better at the vehicle with me bending over the engine bay, kneeling down to look at the damage and explaining how we were going to repair the damage or advising that the vehicle was a total loss.
Each customer was very good and after the initial reaction they settled and accepted the situation.The reaction would have been same had i been a genetic woman.
So my first customer facing work experience went brilliantly.
However storm clouds are gathering on the horizon. Don't worry nothing bad as such.
Seneca Improved View 5x7 + 4x5 reducing back, Bausch & Lomb 5x7 Tessar 1c f/4.5, New Guy Positive collodion (fresh)
f/4.5, 10 seconds
Concerned that this was my first plate after heavy silver bath maintenance. Sure no pinholes but despite a ton of filtering there are small specs all over if you look close on the scan.
Also concerned about the solvent streaks. I bet it was just too cold for any of the alcohol in the bath to actually evaporate. I even added less alcohol and acid to my developer than usual.
Walkway to the viewing platform, Terminal 2, Munich Airport. This is a crop out oft the picture taken with the Tamron 15 - 30 mm, set to 30 mm.
At the storm watchers' regular waiting and viewing location at Warrill View, this is the bigger storm heading east. It produced a lot of ground strikes.
Another day, another round of storms. First, a severe storm moved across the Boonah - Beaudesert area to the coast, followed by a much broader severe storm that affected much of Brisbane. 13 November 2024.
Looking back along the path we'd just taken, on our way up to Eccles Pike yesterday. Lots of walking opportunities round here - I just need to get a little fitter!
Facing north-east
Cosina Voigtländer Bessa L
Cosina Voigtländer Super Wide Heliar 15mm f/4.5
Ilford XP2 400 B&W negative film
Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de
Taken on the Women's Day.
Tribute to my lovely Marzka.
Try to find her on the picture, its not easy from that height.
52 weeks of 2020
Week #4 ~ where I live
I live in Bray - a seaside town, south of Dublin and close to the Wicklow Mountains.... can have a sea swim in the morning and a walk on the prom or in the hills in the afternoon. It's a great spot!
Tunnel View is a scenic overlook on State Route 41 in Yosemite National Park. The iconic and expansive view of Yosemite Valley from the view point have been seen and documented by visitors since it opened in 1933. Internationally renowned artists to casual tourists have painted, drawn, and photographed the dramatic scenery from here and nearby vantage points since the 19th century.
The large viewpoint area is located directly east of the Wawona Tunnel portal, as one enters Yosemite Valley from points south. The view looks eastward into Yosemite Valley, and includes surrounding features, such as the southwest face of El Capitan on the left, Half Dome on axis, and Bridalveil Fall on the right.
For many arriving by road, this is the stunning first view, upon suddenly exiting the long and dark tunnel, of Yosemite Valley and its setting.