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A trio of vacant storefronts in Hamlet, N.C.
With diffuse sunlight pouring into empty space through dirty windows, this struck me as typical of so many American downtowns I've passed through.
And yet it was not typical of this downtown, which has a good percentage of occupied and active commercial spaces and seems like it might be a lively place — just not at sunrise on a Sunday in the Bible Belt.
After heading back from Point Reyes, I stopped by Petaluma and photographed this active juvenile RTH. He had caught a nice sized vole prior to this shot, but made several more attempts right in front of me grabbing and pulling the grass in the marsh. I'm sure he will be wintering here.
This is on the Piano Via Vittorio, the road to Mt. Etna. It was not a dark moon this week in Sicily, but I decided to try and shoot at night anyway :) Amazing to think that Mt. Etna is now active again...
Taken for Active Assignment Weekly
This marina restoration is part of a much larger ecological project being done in an area of Upstate NY that hosts a huge variety of migrating birds. The entire project will help humans and nature by providing more food and habitat for our local and migrating wildlife, while also providing a better marina for the boaters. I am hopeful that this will be a positive change for our wildlife, but honestly, I always worry when mankind attempts to "improve" nature. Time will tell.
"Over 100 acres of coastal wetlands have been eroded from Braddock Bay since the loss of the spits of land that extended partially across the bay mouth in the early 1900s. In addition, extensive emergent wetlands have become dominated by the aggressive cattail species (Typha angustifolia and Typha x glauca). These alterations have substantially reduced the suitability of Braddock Bay habitat for many fish and wildlife
species such as the state endangered black tern (Chlidonias niger) and the northern pike (Esox lucius). The goal of this project is to protect and restore the suitability of Braddock Bay for these and many other fish and wildlife species."
Excerpted from the project plans: www.lrb.usace.army.mil/Portals/45/docs/BraddockBay/FigA-B...
The Dumbbell (or Apple Core) Nebula
Planetary nebula Messier 27 - a shell of fluorescing ionised hydrogen (red) and ionised oxygen ( green/blue) surrounds the remnants of a once active star - probably not unlike our own Sun. The white dwarf remnant star can be seen at the centre of the nebula.
The hard UV light from the white dwarf makes the surrounding ionised gases fluoresce in characteristic colours. The clouds of gas were probably shrugged off the star in the final phases of its life.
Deeper images show further shells of gas which are just hinted at here.
Size is 8.0 x 5.6 arcminutes
This is a combination of 2 sessions; one from 2020 with a modified Canon 80d and one from 2021 with a ZWO ASI2600 MC pro CMOS cooled camera. Both sessions were under full Moon.
Interestingly, both cameras have the same pixel size at 3.76 um and both have APS-C size chips.
Canon 80D: 13 x 5 minute subs at ISO 400
ASI2600MC 20 x 3 minute subs at gain 100, offset 50 at 0c.
Equinox ED 900mm f/7.5 scope x0.85 focal reducer.
IDAS P3 LPS 2"filter in focal reducer.
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro; Gain:100, Offset:50 @0c (2021).
SkyWatcher EQ6 pro mount with Rowan belt drives.
Guided by PHD2 via PrimaLuce 240mm f/4 guidescope.
50 flats (EL panel at 1/4 second)
50 darks at 0c
50 bias at 0c and 1/16000s
Polar Alignment:
QHY Polemaster alignment -
Error measured by PHD2= 1.8 arc minute.
RA drift + 2.07 arcsec/min
Dec drift +0.47 arcsec/min
Guiding:
PHD2 guiding with ZWO ASI290mm/PrimaLuce Lab 240/60mm guide scope.
RA RMS error 0.76 arcsec.
Dec RMS error 0.83 arcsec.
Astrometry:
Resolution ............... 0.986 arcsec/px
Focal distance ........... 786.27 mm
Pixel size ............... 3.76 um
Field of view ............ 36' 15.0" x 28' 53.1"
Image center ............. RA: 19 59 35.670 Dec: +22 43 59.87
Cloud moving up the Lowther Valley from the South in a very dynamic air flow,
Lowther Castle far right. Late afternoon on a cold December with light fading. Taken from Beacon Edge above Penrith.
N.B. The three large stands of trees on the skyline are known locally as The Regiments.
I've watched the sun go down many times on this route, but this one was special providing terrific reflections in the water.
Taken from the upper car deck on the ferry.
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sometimes a fairytale, sometimes a poem, sometimes a page out of a diary.”
Jewell Lamourfou is the owner of Distressed Textures in Second Life.
Her artwork encompasses Second Life as well real life images.
She resides in the United States where she was born and raised.
Her artwork has been shown in her local city, and she is very active in the Flickr community.
Jewell is a realist who desires to tell a story through images and symbolism.
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The blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), also known as the Indian antelope, is an antelope native to India and Nepal. It inhabits grassy plains and lightly forested areas with perennial water sources. It stands up to 74 to 84 cm (29 to 33 in) high at the shoulder. Males weigh 20–57 kg (44–126 lb), with an average of 38 kg (84 lb). Females are lighter, weighing 20–33 kg (44–73 lb) or 27 kg (60 lb) on average. Males have 35–75 cm (14–30 in) long, ringed horns, though females may develop horns as well. The white fur on the chin and around the eyes is in sharp contrast with the black stripes on the face. The coats of males show a two-tone colouration; while the upper parts and outsides of the legs are dark brown to black, the underparts and the insides of the legs are white. Females and juveniles are yellowish fawn to tan. The blackbuck is the sole living member of the genus Antilope and was scientifically described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Two subspecies are recognized. The antelope is native to and found mainly in India, while it is locally extinct in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Formerly widespread, only small, scattered herds are seen today, largely confined to protected areas. During the 20th century, blackbuck numbers declined sharply due to excessive hunting, deforestation, and habitat degradation. The blackbuck has been introduced in Argentina and the United States. In India, hunting of blackbuck is prohibited under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. The blackbuck has significance in Hinduism; Indian and Nepali villagers do not harm the antelope. 26665
I have a new house, I moved to another Active Urban Rentals house, a wonderful option for those looking for a quiet place with that peace of the countryside, I will bring a video tour to show you every corner of it!
Actively drilling holes.
This Downy Woodpecker was very actively drilling holes in this rotten branch at John Heinz. The wood chips flying everywhere can be seen in the photograph
2016_09_06_EOS 7D_4206_V1
Passed Jorge Blackwood around mile 6.5, then he passed me at 8, and I tracked him down at mile 10. Somehow beat him by 10 minutes the last 3 miles... must have hit the wall. Or I got him confused with another runner.
Olympus XA2 +Fujichrome 64T (Expired July 2003)
Part of a photo shot to create some images that will hoppefully be used in a bar counter decor and in it's print material (menus and flyers).
J’ai publié la version française de mon roman.
Mon roman, B♭ (Si bémol), est désormais disponible.
Les versions japonaise, anglaise et espagnole ont déjà été publiées.
Comme je suis un fan d’Apple, des produits Apple apparaissent dans l’histoire. :)
Il est disponible dans le dossier Drive ci-dessous.
Drive folder for novel publication:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EUyKO4locQKzfKfvmlh0-uamF...
B♭
Mitsushiro Nakagawa, avec ChatGPT 5.5
Le système de cryptomonnaie de la Corée du Nord est piraté, et plusieurs centaines de millions de dollars sont dérobés.
Au bout du flux de cet argent, un groupe d’hommes et de femmes palestiniens originaires de Gaza s’infiltre secrètement aux États-Unis.
Leur objectif est de « reconstituer », sur le sol américain, la patrie perdue qu’est Gaza.
Une politique migratoire dure menée par les Républicains.
Un sentiment xénophobe qui couve au sein du pays.
Une société qui se divise peu à peu.
En exploitant tout cela, un plan destiné à faire s’effondrer l’Amérique de l’intérieur avance en silence.
Le candidat républicain à la présidence, Justin Bradford, est abattu en plein discours ; presque au même moment, à Los Angeles, l’ancien président Owen Reed est lui aussi victime d’une fusillade.
Deux coups de feu qui fendent la nation en deux.
Mais Justin survit miraculeusement.
Ce qui lui sauve la vie est un groupe sanguin extrêmement rare dans le monde : le sang Bombay.
La seule personne capable de lui donner ce sang est Anaya Patel, facilitatrice d’art communautaire active à Brooklyn.
Le sang d’une femme touche soudain au destin d’une nation.
Ce hasard, comme s’il n’avait finalement jamais été un hasard, attire peu à peu Anaya elle-même au centre d’un événement immense.
Terrorisme, élections, immigration, sang, mémoire, prière.
Ceux qui croient en la destruction, et ceux qui finissent par voir le vide laissé au-delà de la destruction.
Un plan né comme une vengeance brouille peu à peu la frontière entre salut et néant.
La nuit de Manhattan.
La lumière de Brooklyn.
Les souvenirs laissés au bord du fleuve.
La ville continue de briller comme si rien ne s’était passé.
Mais sous ses pieds, un son grave, que personne n’entend, continue de résonner.
Que prend la vengeance ?
Qui la prière sauve-t-elle ?
Et vers où les êtres humains se dirigent-ils, en portant avec eux ce qu’ils ont perdu ?
Trailer
Soundtrack
B♭ — My Novel Playlist
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b-my-novel-soundtrack/pl.u-47...
B♭ — My Novel Playlist for Japanese
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b-my-novel-soundtrack-for-jap...
© 2026 Mitsushiro Nakagawa. Tous droits réservés.
Les droits d’auteur de cette œuvre appartiennent à Mitsushiro Nakagawa. Toute reproduction, republication ou modification, totale ou partielle, du contenu de cette œuvre sans l’autorisation de l’auteur est interdite.
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He publicado la edición en español de mi novela.
Mi novela, B♭, ya está disponible.
Soy fan de Apple, así que en la historia aparecen productos de Apple. :)
Las ediciones en japonés y en inglés ya han sido publicadas.
Puede encontrarse en la siguiente carpeta de Drive:
Carpeta de Drive para la publicación de la novela:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EUyKO4locQKzfKfvmlh0-uamF...
B♭
Mitsushiro Nakagawa, with ChatGPT 5.5
El sistema de criptomonedas de Corea del Norte es hackeado, y cientos de millones de dólares son robados.
Al final de ese flujo oculto de dinero, un group de hombres y mujeres palestinos originarios de Gaza se infiltra secretamente en los Estados Unidos.
Su propósito es “restaurar” su patria perdida, Gaza, sobre suelo estadounidense.
Una política migratoria de línea dura impulsada por el Partido Republicano.
Una corriente latente de xenofobia dentro del país.
Una sociedad que se fractura cada vez más.
Aprovechándolo todo, un plan para derrumbar a Estados Unidos desde dentro empieza a avanzar en silencio.
El candidato presidencial republicano Justin Bradford recibe un disparo durante un discurso. Casi al mismo tiempo, en Los Ángeles, el expresidente Owen Reed también es baleado.
Dos disparos dividen a la nación en dos.
Sin embargo, Justin sobrevive milagrosamente.
Lo que mantiene su vida es uno de los tipos de sangre más raros del mundo: la sangre Bombay.
La única persona capaz de donar esa sangre es Anaya Patel, una facilitadora de arte comunitario que trabaja en Brooklyn.
La sangre de una sola mujer toca el destino de una nación.
Aquella coincidencia, como si nunca hubiera sido realmente una coincidencia, comienza a arrastrarla hacia el centro de un acontecimiento inmenso.
Terrorismo, elecciones, inmigración, sangre, memoria y plegaria.
Quienes creen en la destrucción, y quienes han visto el vacío que queda más allá de ella.
Un plan que comenzó como venganza va desdibujando, poco a poco, la frontera entre la salvación y la nada.
La noche de Manhattan.
La luz de Brooklyn.
Los recuerdos abandonados junto al río.
La ciudad sigue brillando como si nada hubiera ocurrido.
Pero bajo sus pies continúa resonando una nota grave que nadie puede oír.
¿Qué arrebata la venganza?
¿A quién salva la plegaria?
¿Y hacia dónde se dirigen los seres humanos, cargando con aquello que han perdido?
Tráiler
Banda sonora
B♭ — My Novel Playlist
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b-my-novel-soundtrack/pl.u-47...
B♭ — My Novel Playlist for Japanese
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b-my-novel-soundtrack-for-jap...
© 2026 Mitsushiro Nakagawa. Todos los derechos reservados.
Los derechos de autor de esta obra pertenecen a Mitsushiro Nakagawa.
Ninguna parte de esta obra podrá ser reproducida, reimpresa ni modificada sin la autorización del autor.
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I have released the Spanish edition of my novel.
My novel, B♭, is now available
I’m an Apple fan, so Apple products appear in the story. :)
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The Japanese and English editions have already been published.
It can be found in the following Drive folder:
Drive folder for novel publication:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EUyKO4locQKzfKfvmlh0-uamF...
B♭
Mitsushiro Nakagawa, with ChatGPT 5.5
North Korea’s cryptocurrency system is hacked, and hundreds of millions of dollars are stolen.
At the end of that hidden flow of money, a group of Palestinian men and women from Gaza secretly infiltrates the United States.
Their purpose is to “restore” their lost homeland, Gaza, on American soil.
A hard-line immigration policy led by the Republican Party.
A smoldering current of xenophobia within the country.
A society breaking further apart.
Using all of it, a plan to collapse America from within begins to move forward in silence.
Republican presidential candidate Justin Bradford is shot during a speech. Almost at the same time, in Los Angeles, former President Owen Reed is also gunned down.
Two gunshots split the nation in two.
Yet Justin miraculously survives.
What keeps him alive is one of the rarest blood types in the world: Bombay blood.
The person able to provide that blood is Anaya Patel, a community art facilitator working in Brooklyn.
The blood of one woman touches the fate of a nation.
That coincidence, as if it had never truly been coincidence, begins to draw her toward the center of an enormous event.
Terrorism, elections, immigration, blood, memory, and prayer.
Those who believe in destruction, and those who have seen the emptiness left beyond it.
A plan that began as revenge gradually blurs the boundary between salvation and nothingness.
The night of Manhattan.
The light of Brooklyn.
Memories left behind by the river.
The city continues to shine as if nothing has happened.
Yet beneath its feet, a low sound no one can hear is still ringing.
What does revenge take away?
Whom does prayer save?
And where do human beings go, carrying what they have lost?
Trailer
Soundtrack
B♭ — My Novel Playlist
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b-my-novel-soundtrack/pl.u-47...
B♭ — My Novel Playlist for Japanese
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b-my-novel-soundtrack-for-jap...
© 2026 Mitsushiro Nakagawa. All rights reserved.
The copyright of this work belongs to Mitsushiro Nakagawa.
No part of this work may be reproduced, reprinted, or modified without the author’s permission.
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僕はフランス語の僕の小説を発表しました。
僕の小説、【B♭（ビーフラット）】を公開しました。日本語と英語とスペイン語は公開済みです。
僕はアップルファンなので、アップル製品が登場します。:)
それは以下のドライブにあります。
Drive folder for novel publication: (小説専門の公開用ドライブ)
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EUyKO4locQKzfKfvmlh0-uamF...
B♭
Mitsushiro Nakagawa, with ChatGPT 5.5
北朝鮮の仮想通貨システムがハッキングされ、数億ドルが奪取された。
その資金の流れの先で、ガザ出身のパレスチナ男女のグループが、密かにアメリカ合衆国へ潜入する。
彼らの目的は、失われた祖国ガザを、アメリカの地に「復元」することだった。
共和党による強硬な移民政策。
国内にくすぶる排外感情。
分断されていく社会。
そのすべてを利用し、アメリカを内側から崩壊させる計画が、静かに進行していく。
共和党大統領候補ジャスティン・ブラッドフォードが演説中に撃たれ、ほぼ同じ時刻、ロサンゼルスでは前大統領オーウェン・リードもまた銃撃される。
国家を二分する、ふたつの銃声。
だが、ジャスティンは奇跡的に生還する。
彼の命をつないだのは、世界でも極めて希少な血液型――ボンベイブラッド。
その血を提供できたのは、ブルックリンで活動するコミュニティアート・ファシリテーター、アナヤ・パテルだった。
ひとりの女性の血が、国家の運命に触れてしまう。
その偶然は、やがて偶然ではなかったかのように、彼女自身を巨大な事件の中心へ引き寄せていく。
テロ、選挙、移民、血、記憶、祈り。
破壊を信じる者と、破壊の果てに残る空虚を見てしまう者。
復讐として始まった計画は、いつしか救済と虚無の境界を曖昧にしていく。
マンハッタンの夜。
ブルックリンの光。
川辺に残された記憶。
都市は何事もなかったかのように輝き続けている。
だがその足元では、誰にも聞こえない低い音が鳴っている。
復讐は、何を奪うのか。
祈りは、誰を救うのか。
そして人は、失われたものを抱えたまま、どこへ向かうのか。
Trailer
Soundtrack
B♭ — My Novel Playlist
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b-my-novel-soundtrack/pl.u-47...
B♭ — My Novel Playlist for Japanese
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/b-my-novel-soundtrack-for-jap...
© 2026 Mitsushiro Nakagawa. All rights reserved.
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Excerpt from www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca: When it was constructed in 1941, Thunderbird Park featured a Northwest Coast style house with an inaccurate frontal painting produced especially for the building, as well as original carvings from many different First Nations, all put together in an inauthentic way. Mungo Martin, a Kwagu’ł artist from Tsaxis (Fort Rupert) who was considered the finest Kwakwaka’wakw carver of his day, made this new house in the park. Wilson Duff, the museum’s Anthropology Curator at the time, stressed that this house, unlike the previous one, was culturally appropriate and accurately portrayed First Nations traditions. Moreover, these were not dead traditions consigned to the past, but still active features of First Nations culture in British Columbia. “This house is more that just an authentic Kwakiutl house,” wrote Duff when the new house opened in 1953. “It is Mungo Martin’s house and bears on its house-posts hereditary crests of his family.”
The current house contains two carvings that were made for it more recently: a log drum and a dance screen. They were created for the house by the artist, Richard Hunt, when he worked in the museum’s Carving Program. Richard is the son of Henry Hunt, Mungo Martin’s son-in-law, who worked with Martin in Thunderbird Park.
The traditional hereditary rights to Wawadiťła are now the property of Martin’s grandson, Chief Oasťakalagalis ‘Walas ‘Namugwis (Peter Knox of Fort Rupert). On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Wawadiťła in 2003, another great feast took place in the house, hosted over two evenings by Chief Peter Knox and the Royal BC Museum. Like the opening feast, this was attended by many First Nations and non-First Nations dignitaries. A poster celebrating the occasion was created by ‘Maxwa’yalisdzi (David Knox), Martin’s great-grandson. It featured a design based on the Copper Max’inuxwdzi (Great Killer Whale) that belonged to Martin and which he presented to the Royal BC Museum in 1960.
Wawadiťła continues to be used for First Nations events with the permission of Peter and Mable Knox. It continues to be a place of meeting for urban First Nations people practising their cultures, as well as a place where non-First Nations people can learn about these living traditions.
Interior features of the house are fully described in Late Era. Since that time, two carvings have been added.
Master of the Madonna of Childbirth (active from around 1390 to 1410) - Madonna of Childbirth and two devotees - size 188 x 138 cm - Galleria dell'Accademia Venice
Active Saint Augustine Lighthouse ~ built 1874
Anastasia Island ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
Summer 2018 ~ Northern Florida ~ Historic Coast
Very Late Afternoon ~ Scenic Local River Cruise
Independence Day Week ~ July Fourth Holiday
(three more photos 'from this day' in the comments)
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St. Augustine Lighthouse is located on the north end of Anastasia Island in St. Augustine, Florida. Built in 1874 of brick, the St. Augustine Lighthouse is 163 feet high making it the 8th tallest lighthouse in the United States today. It's all about the light.... finding it and following it to safe harbor. The light can be seen from 25+ miles out to sea.
Today St. Augustine Lighthouse is run by the non-profit St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum Inc and is open to the public. Visitors can climb the 219 steps to the top for great views from this beautiful and fun tourist attraction. It was recently re-painted in 2015. Fun to visit!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Augustine_Light
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"Sail Away" - Niel Young - Live - Farm Aid 2009
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHkMfdHzjvM
"Sailing" - Christopher Cross
Space Exploration for Bright Metallic Magazine
SUPER DUPER CLUB EDITION :D
Nightlife throughout the Grid.
Sadly, one or more destinations may be out of order.
Club KOWLOON (No longer active as far as I know.)
The Epicenter(active) maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lazy%20Shores/163/91/2503
Insilico (Possibly in hiatus until otherwise notified.)
Parking skills.
Car: FIAT Panda Active 1.1.
Engine: 1108cc in-line 4.
Power: 54 BHP.
Fuel: Petrol.
Year of manufacture: 2005.
Date of first registration in the UK: 9th August 2005.
Place of registration: Portsmouth.
Date of last MOT: 22nd November 2024.
Mileage at last MOT: 43,451.
Date of last V5 issued: 2nd September 2019.
Date taken: 19th January 2025.
Album: Carspotting 2025
San Pietro a Majella was built in the early 14th century and was named for and dedicated to Pietro Angeleri da Morone, a hermit monk from Maiella (near Sulmona) who became Pope Celestine V in 1294. He was the founder of the Celestine monastic order, which occupied the church until 1799, when monasteries were suppressed by the Neapolitan Republic. After the restoration of the monarchy, the monastery was reopened, but in 1826 was converted to house the San Pietro a Maiella Conservatory, a function it preserves. The church underwent restoration in the 1930s and remains an open and active house of worship.
As was the case with much Angevin architecture in Naples, San Pietro a Majella underwent a Baroque make-over by the Spanish in the 17th century, but 20th-century restoration attempted to "undo" that and to restore the building to its original Gothic appearance. (Wikipedia)
Steven was actively soliciting folks on the Northeast corner of Randolph and Michigan. We shared the same name so we were laughing a bit about that. He's been homeless for a long time. He has a family and kids to feed. He said repeatedly "I need a job". That's his biggest need. He can cook and do janitorial work. Back in the 80's and 90's he got into some trouble and went to jail. That has hindered him from getting a job. He said he's involved in Alcoholics Anonymous. He said, "when you're having a tough day, trust in God". "I opened my eyes today--it's a good day". He was all about living today, because we don't have tomorrow. "Thank you God for food--thank you God for friends--Thank you God that I opened my eyes.!" This man knows the secret to life.
This three-pane panoramic image covers a uniquely beautiful part of the constellation Scorpius from the Cat’s Paw and War and Peace nebulae to the beautiful Ptolemy Star Cluster. This part of the night sky covers roughly 9 x 5 degrees, for reference the full moon is about half a degree in width.
The glowing red nebulae in this area to the right are is the aptly named Cat's Paw Nebula and the War and Peace Nebula. The Cat's Paw Nebula, an emission nebula and active star forming area located about 5,500 light years distant and bears a striking resemblance to a cat’s paw. The War and Peace Nebula also called the Lobster Nebula is also an emission nebula that contains proto-stars forming in the clouds of gas and dust that lie within this area. Also, in the War in Peace Nebula is the open cluster Pismis 24 which contains some of the more massive stars known, some of them approaching 100x the mass of our Sun.
As you move to the left in this image you'll notice the bright clouds of the Milky Way and dark dust lanes that are highlighted by two bright blueish stars at the bottom Shaula on the left and Lesath to the right, Shaula the second brightest star in the constellation Scorpius is relatively close to Earth and very bright at about 10,000 times the luminosity of the Sun which is why it shines at a 1.62 magnitude in our night sky. As you move further to the left there are two orange/yellow points of light, one is the star HR 6630 a close star to our solar system at around 126 light years away, and to the left of it is a much farther away Globular Cluster NGC6441 which is about 38,000 light years away!
Then finally once you head up to the top left of this image the very beautiful Ptolemy cluster shines with stars blue and golden in color. This open star cluster is visible to the naked eye and gets its name from Ptolemy who mentioned it around 130 AD when he described it as a, 'little cloud following the stinger of Scorpius.' The Ptolemy Cluster is about 1.3 degrees across in our night sky and has an actual diameter of 18-25 light years. It contains about 80 stars and being only 800-1000 light years distant they appear very bright in our night sky.
Cat's Paw Nebula on APOD: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170913.html
War and Peace Nebula wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6357
Shaula wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_Scorpii
NGC 6441 wiki: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6441
Ptolemy Cluster from Universe Today: www.universetoday.com/31228/messier-7/
Technical Info:
~10x240" three-panel mosaic at 1600ISO
10x Dark
10x Flats
20x Bias
Camera: Canon 6D Hutech UV/IR Mod
Telescope: William Optics Star 71 Astrograph
Reveal Focus Filter by David Lane
Mount: Celestron Advanced VX
Guide Scope: Orion Mag Mini With SSAG
Capture Software: Backyard EOS
Stacking: Deep Sky Stacker
Processing: Photoshop CC, PixInsight
Date: 7/4/2019 PDT
Location: Los Padres National Forest, CA
Printing the 5.5x (LEGO clock-scale) BrickArms RPG-7 tube as a merged overmold with my new v2 extruder on the TAZ5. It is printing black and brown ABS concurrently (actually, alternately, per slice).
The messy plastic border along the exterior of the part is an "ooze shield" to wipe the nozzle that isn't printing, while the active one does its work. The ooze shield is not connected to the inner print, and is discarded after the print. It is cool in that it forms what looks like a protective shell over the part, and will hide the finished print entirely.
At the time I did the video, it is 4 hours elapsed into a 15 hour job.
Prior to the print, It took 6 hours to install and calibrate the new extruders. Ugg.
And, yes, it should allow me to print some cool multi-color clock-scale WW2, LCV, and PCV vests!
Remake of my Gears of War 3 figures now with 100% sculpted accessories. Leg decal design by Cygnet UD.
*THE MOD IS JUST FOR LOOKS, IT DOES NOT FUNCTION*
*YES TINY TACTICAL SHELLS FIT IN THERE*
Mil Mi-8T (c/n 223???)
Maldivian Coast Guard
Guraidhoo (Thaa Atoll)
16 February 1992
Not very much is known about this Mil Mi-8T helicopter, except that it was sometime delivered to the Indian Air Force as Z2839, and eventually loaned to the Cost Guard Air Wing of the Maldives National Defence Force.
Still serialled Z2839 and wearing Indian Air Force colours but a Maldivian roundel, it was seen basking in the sun at Guraidhoo, spending at least some shadow for its crew members.
Z2839's further history is largely unknown, except that it was reported back with the Indian Air Force in 1996. As the type was generally retired with the Indian Air Force in December 2017, it is safe to assume that Z2839 has been stored and possibly dismantled or scrapped.
Guraidhoo Heliport is no longer active, after Thimarafushi Airport on nearby Thimarafushi Island in the Thaa Atoll was openend in 2013. Transport to the airport is via speedboat, and there are now also air taxi float planes.
(from my collection - credit due to photographer)
This capture was made prior to my wife's illness and was really the beginning of mating season for these behemoths! This is the time of the year to exercise a bit of caution as these gators begin trying to attract a mate!! It is a deep guttural bellowing sound and as you can see from the photo the vibrations made by the alligator are quite intense and make the water vibrate and dance when they are making these noises!! It's quite unnerving and a person had best keep his distance!!! This particular alligator way extremely active and was even trying to court our resident female alligator Dolly who is currently caring for her youngsters! I might also add that these displays are territorial with males fighting for mating rights!! You can also see a battle scar visible on his head in the area of the eye!! Photo was taken on Horsepen Bayou!!
It's time to exercise a bit of caution when this is going on keep your distance from the large males!
DSL_5739uls
Press "L". Men collecting pure sulfur chunks in active crater. Dangerous, but their only income. Most don't even use masks working there every day.
Most of the sulfur goes into cream industry, to produce whitening cream for south Asian and African market where women highly desire it. While the European & North American women desire a browning cream. See the irony? Also those creams tend to be cancerous.
Pentax 67ii, SMC 45mm f4, Heliopan sh-pmc CPL, Lee GND 0.6 SE, Fujifilm Velvia 50 (RVP50), self-developed in Fuji Hunt Chrome 6X, IT8-calibrated & wet-mounted drumscan (scanned through PhotoMultiplier Tubes - PMTs - no CCD nor CMOS used in the light detection & digitizing process), no cropping.