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At first, the weather forecast for the OFT-2 Starliner launch was at a 40% probability of favorable conditions. Even when it improved to 50%, it still seemed most likely that at the scheduled launch time of 2:53 pm on Friday, storms would be in the area.
What would end up scrubbing the launch was much less predictable than Florida summer weather. As we were waiting at the gate to LC-41, the MLM that had just docked at the International Space Station fired its thrusters. This was entirely unplanned, and the Space Station began to pitch about .5 degrees per second. To counteract the thrust from the MLM, station controllers fired engines on the Service Module and later the Progress spacecraft. Mission Control would describe this as a "tug-of-war" as they attempted to maintain attitude control. Eventually, the MLM ran out of fuel, and the engines shut down, and ultimately, attitude control was restored.
There's lots of good reporting on today's events, so I won't go into greater detail, but I'll say here that the men and women of the ISS program are badasses for how they handled themselves today.
It was odd following along while sitting a few hundred feet from the Starliner, what was supposed to be the next scheduled spacecraft to dock with the Space Station. Ultimately, it was decided not to send another spacecraft to station until the team knows more about what happened today, so tomorrow's launch was scrubbed.
The next option for launch is August 3 at 1:20 pm.
(Pics: me / National Geographic)
On Aug. 11, 2022, teams at the Astrotech facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California use a crane to raise to vertical one of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V payload fairing halves for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) satellite mission. The payload fairing protects the spacecraft during launch and flight through the atmosphere. JPSS-2 is the third satellite in the Joint Polar Satellite System series. It is scheduled to lift off from VSFB on Nov. 1 from Space Launch Complex-3 East. JPSS-2 will scan the globe as it orbits from the North to the South Pole, crossing the equator 14 times a day. From 512 miles above Earth, it will capture data that inform weather forecasts, extreme weather events, and climate change. The Visible Infrared Radiometer Suite instrument will collect imagery for global observations of the land, atmosphere, cryosphere, and oceans. Launching as a secondary payload to JPSS-2 is NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID), dedicated to the memory of Bernard Kutter. LOFTID is a demonstration of a hypersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator, or aeroshell, technology that could one day help land humans on Mars. Photo credit: NASA/Randy Beaudoin
The weather forecast is for Atlantic Storm Imogen to hit us today, this afternoon or overnight. These are raindrops on my patio window when it started after lunch....
The weather forecast looked promising, but when I left work the amount of snow was more like a bad joke... There was some of it here and there, but there was not enough to even cover the texture of the tarmac of the roads. So, I cycled a bit and ended up going to the grocery store and taking my groceries home without making a picture.
After unloading the groceries at home I headed out again, and almost immediately it started snowing a bit more. After a short ride I ended up at the local cemetery again and found this spot. It was about as dark as it get's this close tothe city, but f/2.8 and 10 seconds at ISO100 gave me about what I wanted.
Originally I was going to make one more monochrome image today as I missed a few last month, but somehow this just works better like this... Actually I originally had another idea for the colour balance (it was a lot warmer) and it was hard to decide between that one, this one and the B&W one.
With a weather forecast of rain then mixed precipitation for a few days (8-10 September 2014), there were a couple of places that I thought I had better get to straight away. The first one was Brown-Lowery, to check if there were any mushrooms. I had been there recently, and only found a couple of things. My visit on 6 September was slightly more rewarding and I found several large clusters of tiny mushrooms growing on tree stumps or at the base of trees. Also found several patches of bright orange Coral Fungi, and the little "goblet" in this photo. I liked that the small insect just below the rim was the same colour as the upturned mushroom gills. Quite a few people were in the park, so I felt safer going a very short way in. Far enough, as it turned out, to watch a rare adult and a juvenile Three-toed Woodpecker feeding together on a tree trunk. The young one was copying Mom or Dad, but its soft squeaking sound resulted in the adult feeding it, too.
On the way home, I decided to call in at Fish Creek Park, hoping to find a Beaver or a MInk that a friend had told me about (thanks, Phil!). Though I did see a couple of Beavers, I wasn't able to get a decent photo of them (see a photo uploaded today). One of them was a huge animal - this was the one that was recently found in a trap, biting off one of its front legs/feet that was caught in the trap. Someone had been there when this was happening and she made several reports about it. Thanks, Linda, for doing this. Such a cruel way to deal with any Beaver problem! The now three-legged animal seems to be doing OK. I was luckier with the Mink, catching it in a couple of very quick shots.
Gov't of Canada forecast for the ides of August, 2021, Kelowna, BC.
This data is usually very accurate! That said, three hours later the forecast was changed to sunny, and as I step out onto our balcony, it is indeed sunny through a weak haze overhead that becomes more opaque towards the horizons in all directions....
GOES East Satellite Imagery. December, 2017.
True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night - Geocolor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during the daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would appear when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database that was derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.
Geocolor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and STAR's Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB).
GOES-16 (East), previously known as GOES-R, is part of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) system operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It provides atmospheric and surface measurements of the Earth’s Western Hemisphere for weather forecasting, severe storm tracking, space weather monitoring and meteorological research.
Credit: NOAA / NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research.
Soundtrack: Nonstop Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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December 11th. It was however a lovely day.
So pushed for time at the moment, this was taken on the phone this morning and quickly uploaded via Dropbox and flickr studio on the I pad. I think it counts as a selfie!
I will try and catch up tonight. I was just too cross last night!
Weather forecast for Sonoma County this weekend is rain. Which is very good news for the County. Good weekend for a game of checkers and a few movies. Have a safe weekend, people.
It was a pleasant surprise to see my previous Flickr Picture make it onto yesterday's BBC1 'North West Tonight Weather Forecast!
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Weather forecast
January 8, 2015; 10:50 AM ET
A pair of powerful storm systems will bring rounds of travel disrupting winds to the United Kingdom and northern Europe through this weekend.
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Zoo am Meer, Bremerhaven, Germany
Polarfuchs***Polar Fox***Alopex lagopus
In November 2005 weather forecast was fine for the eastern alps so I decided to go to the beautiful mountains of Hohe Tauern over a weekend. At this time of the year, you must not be afraid of crowded mountains. Quite the opposite, I never met another person when I was hiking there.
My first impressions where the nice autumnal colours when I was driving in the Großglockner region. I had to stop and take some shots with the Mamiya 7 on Fuji Velvia. I'm pleased with the results and the first reactions after uploading the picture indicate that some of you are pleased too, what is a real joy for me.
The slide was scanned with Imacon Flextight 848.
The weather forecasters might say it is mild but where we were siting believe me it was cold.
Car window open and trying with my unbroken wing trying to single handily manoeuvre the 100 x 400 lens.
This plover suggests just how cold it was as he (I think it is a cock bird) wandered in short burst along the shore line. ensuring he kept facing into the wind to prevent his feathers getting ruffled.
I hope you can sense the moment.
You can see here a 2D-image of the Sun, released by NASA images released HERE. The blue color is a false color, it simply represents the Sun seen at a given temperature or wavelength, in this case 1 million degrees C (or 171 Å). Each temperature allows scientists to focus on different features of the sun.
Such images are taken by the NASA's twin STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) satellites, launched on October 25th 2006 on board a Delta Rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in FL - see photo of launch), to study the Sun and its influence on our planet.
STEREO will provide a unique and revolutionary view of the Sun-Earth System. The two nearly identical observatories - one ahead of Earth in its orbit, the other trailing behind - will trace the flow of energy and matter from the Sun to Earth. They will reveal the 3D structure of coronal mass ejections; violent eruptions of matter from the sun that can disrupt satellites and power grids, and help us understand why they happen. STEREO will become a key addition to the fleet of space weather detection satellites by providing more accurate alerts for the arrival time of Earth-directed solar ejections with its unique side-viewing perspective.
For the first time, scientists will be able to see structures in the sun's atmosphere in three dimensions. The new view will greatly aid scientists' ability to understand solar physics and there by improve space weather forecasting. The web link given above contains 3-D anaglyph video and images.
I am one of the scientists at UC Berkeley involved in the analysis of data from the STEREO spacecraft. I am not part of the SECHI team, but from the WAVES team. I just thought i'd share the exciting news and let everyone on Flickr know about these fantastic views of the Sun.
Courtesy: NASA (www.nasa.gov).
Given the weather forecast for South East Queensland this morning, I was in two minds about whether it would be worth going out.
When I left home it was pouring with rain and was still bucketing down when I got to Shorncliffe. I decided to wait it out for a bit as there was a small break in the clouds on the horizon.
It turned out to be a reasonable sunrise after all, and it has been raining ever since.
The weather forecast was for little wind today, so we took the Smith-Dorrien Highway through Spray Lakes Provincial Park to the Rummel Lake area. The trail to Rummel Lake is very popular, but we opted for the more challenging and less frequented Rummel Ridge. The views were sublime!
The weather forecast for most of Britain for today was actually good (a rare occurrence for this month) - but the weatherman warned of more rain and wind on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and hinted there was even rougher weather to follow that.
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Weather forecaster promised clear skies this morning and I'd say he was right. Took the Mavic 2 Pro up for this quick panorama. There were runners downtown this morning and I didn't want any police attention.
After checking the weather forecast for the next few days, I decided to do a drive N and E of the city on 20 February 2021. I knew I would check a few backroads for a Snowy Owl (none were found), but that was not the purpose of my trip, as I have already seen several Snowies this winter, 2020/2021. I wanted to revisit a few old barns that I had seen before and keep my eyes open for any unfamiliar ones, too. The last drive I did out of the city was on 1 February, so almost three weeks ago! Brutally cold, snowy weather, with windchills that dropped to as low as -42C, kept me safely at home. How good it feels to have milder weather now!
One of the locations I wanted to visit again was a ranch with three wonderful, white dairy barns. Two of the barns are very long and quite impressive. The first time I had seen them was in January 2014, when friend, Phil Quinn, took me out for a day's drive north of the city. It must have been the worst day of that winter, with blowing snow swirling across some of the roads and a white sky as well as a white ground. Everything was white. The next time I saw them, from a distance, was on 3 November 2020, when I came across them unexpectedly, not realizing just how far I had driven. Unfortunately, almost all of the barns seen on this day were on roads that had just enough traffic on them to make it really difficult to take photos - there was always at least one car right behind me when I wanted to stop and there was no shoulder to pull over.
On my way home late afternoon, I quickly checked a favourite barn, just in case there was a Great Horned Owl sitting in the window - and there was! I had also photographed an owl there in December 2019 - both times an adult. This made a very nice ending to an enjoyable few hours, far away from crowded city parks.
The weather forecast was for a very warm day, and so we decided to attempt Loder Peak, hoping the winds would not be crazy like they usually are. Magic! Hardly a breath of wind, but man was it hot! Our GPS misbehaved, and we don't have a track for this one, but this trail is about 7 km's return distance walking, gaining about 770 m's, and this time we took about 5 hours.
With a weather forecast just perfect , It was time to head back to the East coast .The east coast of Scotland can be productive late in the year ,cods are moving back closer to shore .Kayak Monday is on and the troops are ready .We all make our ways early morning and the car park close to the beach is positively filling up .Eleven cars , eleven kayaks ,the sport is gradually expanding .Good to see the familiar faces and great to see the new addict . It’s eight in the morning , the wetsuit is on with a couple of layers underneath , my kayak is ready . We have no rules in our outing , you want to join , you are welcome , even better , we will keep an eye on you and make sure you enjoy your day . Today the weather is superb , the sea is calm and there is no wind . We paddle out in little group aiming for the zone up to a mile out and let the tide do the rest .Today’s task is to catch a ten pound cod and the biggest cod wins the prize .Fishing is slow to start with , the tide is slowly receding with hardly any activity .The rods are out though reaching for the deep areas hoping for a cod .Techniques are simple , baited feathers , soft lure jigging and even the mighty pirk .The troops are dispersing gradually wherever the light wind or the tide takes us .Straight ahead there is the north sea and nothing else , just the sea . Above our heads a cloud cover with no threatening rain , on the left way out the coastal town of Dunbar and the beautiful rugged sea shore . Fishing is starting to pick up ,with codling here and there and a steady mackerel harvest .Yes the mackerel are still there and all good size too .The morning is peaceful so far and then right in a distance we can hear a commotion , there is two kayaks and only one head showing .Trouble ahead , I quickly reel in my stuff and paddle steady quick .Five minutes later we arrive to the scene , fortunately my friend is back on his Yak .Lesson learned , never try to reach for parcel in the back of your kayak , looking back and leaning will make you turn over . Fortunately with help at hand nothing was lost . All kayakers are now dispersed in a vast area , a small dot there it’s three kilometer out to sea .The tide is now picking up and the flow is racing . I stick on a heavy pirk and bait it with a small squid .This is instant hit fishing inches above the sea bed . A proper head shake and the cod is on ,this one is good , I reel in steadily , forty feet of water later , so close to the surface and I lose the (monster) , I inspect the hook and it’s straighten , lucky cod ,That was close !Then the ling are showing up in quick succession .One , two , three ling steadily drifting . I release those back to the sea . Late afternoon now ,seven hours on the water and time to head back slowly .I troll a set of sabiki , five little hooks and the mackerel are still chasing , my fish bag feeling heavier . Back to the shore now , some kayakers have left early and time to reflect on our journey .Ian the cod father of the day display his catch , a seven and a half pound cod with a head of a soccer ball . Well done that man ! I gut my fish , twenty one mackerel and a couple of cod and fill the cool box .Time to head home now and beat the traffic and get back to reality .Seriously , kayak fishing in the middle of october well out to sea can be addictive .Hope you enjoyed the read .Till the next kayak Monday trip ,tight lines all .AND THE VIDEO youtu.be/XXZD8GybW-E
The weather forecast for Friday, February 8th in Victoria was for heavy snowfall.
That did not materialize but by late morning some snow did appear and by early afternoon some accumulations were apparent.
Time to head out for a walk over the mountain. We just happen to have a mountain in our backyard so it was chosen for the hike.
Here's some pictures-to-prove-it.
I've been invited to First Photo-Video Forum in Italy this october as a speaker about using strobist technique. This is a result photos made during mine workshop. Im decided to shoot small fun photo project about confused tourists and locals, and students was participate not only as assistants and co-producers but also as models.
Lighting: Nikon D4, 24-70 f2.8. SB-800 into umbrella left and above, SB-800 as kicker light from the left and right.
High Resolution Images are for Sale.
You can get them matted and framed the way you prefer.
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Watching the Wheels/ John Lennon
Another dodgy weather forecast but desperate to be out, I decided to do a short (4 miles) walk between Great Rollright and Hook Norton.
Getting off the bus I decided to do a mile detour to a favourite viewpoint and found this group of lovelies in the way straddling the footpath. I gingerly fished my camera out of the rucksack to get a shot and despite giving them a fairly wide berth, one decided to follow me at quite a trot, and had nearly caught up before deciding I wasn't worth the effort. Got to the view but it was disappointingly flat and grey but blue sky on the way. Then I had to cross the field again to resume my walk. Luckily on the return trip they ignored me.
On my home the mist had lifted and it was lovely and warm ~ looking across to beautiful Arran!
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Nestled in the vibrant Tempozan Harbor Village in Osaka, the Tempozan Ferris Wheel is a must-see landmark combining architectural brilliance and family-friendly entertainment. Rising to an impressive 112.5 meters, this iconic Ferris wheel is among the tallest in Japan and offers breathtaking panoramic views of Osaka Bay, Mount Ikoma, and the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. Its sleek steel framework and striking palette of brightly colored gondolas make it a visual centerpiece that perfectly complements the waterfront surroundings.
Constructed in 1997, the Ferris wheel is not just a ride; it's an experience. Each gondola features a unique color scheme—ranging from yellow and orange to purple and red—designed to enhance your visual journey as you soar through the sky. For thrill-seekers, a few gondolas have transparent floors, offering an exhilarating perspective of the landscape below. As day turns into night, the Ferris wheel transforms into a dazzling light display, with LED patterns representing weather forecasts—sunny, rainy, or cloudy—adding an innovative touch to its allure.
Adjacent to the Ferris wheel, the Tempozan Marketplace combines shopping, dining, and entertainment under one roof. Its architecture reflects a modern yet inviting style, with expansive glass facades that flood the space with natural light. The marketplace is home to an array of local boutiques and international shops, alongside restaurants serving everything from sushi to ramen. Visitors can also enjoy attractions like the Naniwa Kuishinbo Yokocho, a nostalgic food theme park, and the nearby Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan.
Whether you're drawn to the engineering marvel of the Ferris wheel or the eclectic charm of the marketplace, Tempozan Harbor Village is an unforgettable destination that encapsulates Osaka’s spirit.
Well, the weather forecast for Kananaskis for 24 September 2019 was not exactly accurate - sun, with cloud in the afternoon. They kind of forgot to mention the strong wind, light rain .... and SNOW! For a few minutes, it was one kind of weather, then a few more minutes of a different kind, repeated throughout the afternoon.
Our temperatures are falling - forecast for rain/light snow today, then three days of snow with temps down to around -1C. What a way to celebrate the first few days of fall. The expected snow will probably remove quite a few of the golden leaves, so I wanted anther chance to see and photograph them while I had the chance.
The sky was blue when I set out that morning and I felt quite hopeful. When I go to Kananaskis, I always go south from the city. I had no idea where I would be going, but I knew that it wouldn't be as far as I would have liked. As it turned out, I had a few surprises along the way, so it was a real mixed day of photo opportunities - my favourite kind of day.
After stopping to take a few scenic shots on the way to the main highway through Kananaskis, I eventually reached the area where the American Pikas live. I really lucked out almost straight away, as the only few photos I took were when one Pika showed itself, and that was within maybe ten minutes. By this time, the wind was strong and it was snowing, and it was cold! Time to get out of there, as the scree slope is treacherous enough on a calm, clear day.
Driving further north, I was delighted to see a convoy of maybe eight or ten beautiful old cars heading in my direction. Couldn't resist, so I followed them when they turned off into a small picnic area. I asked if I could take a few quick photos and they were happy enough for me to do that. One car owner did comment about blurry photos because of the falling snow, but surprisingly my photos came out sharp enough.
Further on, I made a quick stop at another pull-off and was happy to notice a few mushrooms. When I turned around to head for home, I was even happier. I pulled over to take a photo of one of the mountain peaks. One tiny white speck in the distance, just off the road, caught my eye. When I went to check it out, I found myself staring at a little group of Shaggy Mane/Inky Cap mushrooms. The largest one had already started the process of curling up the rim of its cap and dripping a black ink. So much rain this year has resulted in such an amazing fungi season.
Much closer to home, I decided to take a side road that has such beautiful hill and mountain views. An old wooden barn was a welcome surprise - I don't remember seeing this one before.
So, a lovely day out, driving 320 km, with such a mixture of weather and sightings. So glad I did decide to go - as usual, a very last minute decision, but basically, I just need to grab my cameras and go : )
The weather forecast was cloudy with scattered showers so rather than climb to a summit in the clouds we opted for a relatively long walk to a remote loch on the western coast of the Isle of Lewis. The walk is down a valley between two ridges of hills that ends at Loch Cheann Chuisil.
This view is looking north with Suaineabhal in the distance left of center. This panorama is a stich of four images. After taking these images it was time to pack the camera as the "scattered showers" would soon be soaking us.
After checking the weather forecast for the next few days, I decided to do a drive N and E of the city the day before yesterday. I knew I would check a few backroads for a Snowy Owl (none were found), but that was not the purpose of my trip, as I have already seen several Snowies this winter, 2020/2021. I wanted to revisit a few old barns that I had seen before and keep my eyes open for any unfamiliar ones, too. The last drive I did out of the city was on 1 February, so almost three weeks ago! Brutally cold, snowy weather, with windchills that dropped to as low as -42C, kept me safely at home. How good it feels to have milder weather now!
One of the locations I wanted to visit again was a ranch with three wonderful, white dairy barns. Two of the barns are very long and quite impressive. The first time I had seen them was in January 2014, when friend, Phil Quinn, took me out for a day drive north of the city. It must have been the worst day of that winter, with blowing snow swirling across some of the roads and a white sky as well as a white ground. Everything was white. The next time I saw them, from a distance, was on 3 November 2020, when I came across them unexpectedly, not realizing just how far I had driven. Unfortunately, almost all of the barns seen yesterday were on roads that had just enough traffic on them to make it really difficult to take photos - there was always at least one car right behind me when I wanted to stop and there was no shoulder to pull over.
On my way home late afternoon, I quickly checked a favourite barn, just in case there was a Great Horned Owl sitting in the window. I had also photographed an owl there in December 2019 - both times an adult. This made a very nice ending to an enjoyable few hours, far away from crowded city parks.
The weather forecast promised blue skies and sunshine all day...........they lied!
So after freezing my nuts off for over an hour I was slowly losing the will to live, when suddenly I could hear 5043 working very hard from a dead stop at Church Fenton two miles away. The noise just got louder and louder as she burst into view and simply roared past scaring the ducks under the bridge in the process.
Incredible!
The weather forecast predicts warmer temperatures for at least the next two weeks...Yeaaaa!!!
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I was surprised to see that snow was forecast for Oberon next week, that see if it happens, it could change I hope not.
Weather forecast for next few days is rain, wind, and falling temperatures.
I need to think about a new outfit
The weather forecast was for little wind today, so we took the Smith-Dorrien Highway through Spray Lakes Provincial Park to the Rummel Lake area. The trail to Rummel Lake is very popular, but we opted for the more challenging and less frequented Rummel Ridge. The views were sublime!
The weather forecast (from the captain) the previous evening had predicted overcast skies with continuous drizzle for the 12th May at Olden. The actual day was glorious, from sunrise to sunset. The bus driver on the bus that took us up to Briksdal Glacier actually thanked us for bringing the good weather. He said this was the first sunny and warm day of the year so far! I always prefer nice weather to a nice weather forecast.
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Weather forecast
Monday: Cloudy with a bit of Rain
Tuesday: Cloudy with a bit of snow!
Photo edited with www.tuxpi.com thanks to FayFL
The weather forecast was for cloudy skies so I was pleasantly surprised to look up and see a very clear sky when I poked my head outside our apartment in the early hours of the morning.
The goal in taking this photograph was to have a "reference" image of the portion of the Milky Way. Of the parts of the Milky Way that I can see, this is the furthest from the "Galactic Core" or "Galactic Centre" (i.e., the brightest part of the Milky Way). It is a relatively feature-rich portion of the Milky Way, and it is a portion that many photographers in the Northern Hemisphere are unable to see.
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A selection of the more notable features that are visible in this image ...
- The "Southern Pointers" - Alpha and Beta Centauri (a.k.a. Hadar).
- The Southern Cross.
- The Coalsack Dark Nebula.
- The Jewel Box open star cluster.
- The globular cluster Omega Centauri (NGC 5139, Caldwell C80).
- The diffuse nebula "Eta Carinae" (NGC 3372, Caldwell C92)
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Some final thoughts ...
The post-processing carried out in Lightroom on this photograph was targeted at ...
- Repression of fine scale high ISO / low light speckle noise.
- Enhancement of the elevated background light levels along the Milky Way. texture / structure / mid-scale signals related to the stars.
- A change to the ambient color of the image.
Some of the more important changes to the default settings ...
- Use of a number of Graduated and Radial filters.
- A reduction in the Temperature and a slight shift in the Tint from green towards magenta.
- An increase in the Exposure and Contrast.
- Application of the maximum level of the Clarity filter.
- Selective reduction in the Red, Purple and Magenta Saturation.
- Default Sharpening.
- A modest amount of Luminance noise reduction.
- The maximum amount of Color noise reduction with zero Detail and 100 Smoothness.
- Use of the Vignetting correction (and zero geometric Distortion) for a typical Zeiss wide-angle lens (in the absence of lens profiles for the Hasselblad "C" lenses).
- Application of the maximum level of the Dehaze filter.
Overall, I'm quite happy with the result, especially when I remind myself that this photograph was taken in the middle of a city that has the elevated ambient light levels that accompany a population of around 400,000.
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Links for background information ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldwell_catalogue
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_object
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_General_Catalogue
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[ Location - Barton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ]
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Photography notes ...
The photograph was taken using the following hardware configuration ...
(Year of manufacture indicated in braces where known.)
- Hasselblad 501CM Body (Chrome) - S/N 10SH26953 (2002).
- Hasselblad CFV-50c Digital Back for Hasselblad V mount camera.
- Hasselblad Focusing Screen for the CFV-50c digital back, with focussing prism and crop markings.
- Hasselblad 45 Degree Viewfinder PME-45 42297 (2001).
- Hasselblad Carl Zeiss lens - Distagon 50mm f/4 CF FLE T* (1991).
- FotodioX B60 Lens Hood for Select Hasselblad Wide-Angle CF Lenses.
- Really Right Stuff (RRS) TFC-14 Series 1 Carbon Fiber Tripod - MFR # 13996.
- Really Right Stuff (RRS) BH-30 Ball Head with Mini Screw-Knob Clamp - MFR # BH-30 PRO.
- Hasselblad HATQCH (3043326) Tripod Quick Coupling.
- Arca-Swiss ARUCP38 Universal Camera Plate 3/8".
- Nikon AR-3 Shutter Release Cable.
- Artisan & Artist ACAM-302 Silk Cord for Hassleblad Cameras (Black).
To minimise "camera shake", I employed the following strategies :
a. Use of a sturdy tripod.
b. Pre-exposure mirror lock-up.
c. A mechanical shutter release cable.
I acquired this photograph (8272 x 6200 pixels) with an ISO of 3200, exposure time of 8 seconds, and aperture of f/4.0.
Post-processing ...
Finder - Removed the CF card from the camera digital back and placed it in a Lexar 25-in-1 USB card reader. Then used Finder on my MacBook Air to download the raw image file (3FR extension) from the card.
Lightroom - Imported the 3FR image. Applied a standard metadata preset (20161110 Import 001) during the import process.
Lightroom - Used the Map module to add the location details to the EXIF header.
Lightroom - Made various lighting and color adjustments to the image.
Lightroom - Saved the Develop module settings as preset 20170202-007.
Lightroom - Output the image as a JPEG image using the "Maximum" quality option (8272 x 6200 pixels).
PhotoSync - Copied the JPEG file to my iPad Mini for any final processing, review, enjoyment, and posting to social media!
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