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The church is a Co-cathedral to the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi of the Italo-Albanian Catholic Church, a diocese which includes the Italo-Albanian (Arbëreshë) communities in Sicily who officiate the liturgy according to the Byzantine Rite in the Koine Greek language and Albanian language. The Church bears witness to the Eastern religious and artistic culture still present in Italy today, further enhanced by the Albanian exiles who took refuge in southern Italy and Sicily from the 15th century under the pressure of Turkish-Ottoman persecutions in Albania and the Balkans. The latter influence has left considerable traces in the painting of icons, in the religious rite, in the language of the parish, in the traditional customs of some Albanian colonies in the province of Palermo. The community is part of the Catholic Church, but follows the ritual and spiritual traditions that largely share it with the Eastern Orthodox Church.
In the first century of its existence the church was expanded in three distinct phases; first through the addition of a narthex to house the tombs of George of Antioch and his wife; next through the addition of a forehall; and finally through the construction of a centrally-aligned campanile at the west. The campanile, which is richly decorated with three orders of arches and lodges with mullioned windows, still serves as the main entrance to the church. Significant later additions to the church include the Baroque façade which today faces onto the piazza. In the late 19th century, historically-minded restorers attempted to return the church to its original state, although many elements of the Baroque modifications remain
The church is characterized by a multiplicity of styles that meet, since, through the succession of centuries, it was enriched by various tastes in art, architecture and culture. Today, it stands as a church-historical monument, and subject to protection.
Since 3 July 2015 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale.
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Gate to the Pacific. Pfeiffer beach, California. This rock is called the "Keyhole Arch", a majestic gate carved by the ocean. During a couple of days around the winter Solstice, the sun is aligned with the Arch, and draws a rectangle of light in the sand. Clémence shot a different version.
The beach can be found a the end of a long and narrow road, running through the wood. After paying the (quite steep) entrance fee, we realized the view was worth it. We had lunch there, facing the setting sun that showed up thankfully after a long dull and gray day. All the area around there is called Big Sur, one of the most beautiful areas I know. And it is quite a striking feeling to drive on a coastal road, and it suddenly turns as a forest and mountain path, with a deep smell of redwood.
2 minutes unguided at 300mm.. very happy with my polar alignment. I used the SkyWatcher Star Adventurer as the tracker and PoleMaster to align the mount. Great combination.
Slight star trails but great for a first attempt and considering the length of the lens.
I used Triggertrap to fire the camera.
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January 30, 2016 Planets Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Mars, Jupiter align, with moon
NOTE: I used to tell my kids that the Moon should be the clock, not the sun[shadow]. The moon phase is the same across the entire planet, and naturally adjusts for minor differences in orbits, etc. But, we use the sun.
And you thought the paradise is somewhere else?! :)
These are the moments that we are all chasing, that make us get up early in the morning to take the shot.
After a day of wandering around the hills in order to catch something great for our next post this was our prize. And even though the picture looks warm because of the sun in the background, we were freezing. It was a cold October day and we were at 2000 m with the wind blowing on our face.
Still, for this view we would do it a hundred times!
An experimental small satellite has successfully collected and delivered data on a key measurement for predicting changes in Earth’s climate.
The Radiometer Assessment using Vertically Aligned Nanotubes (RAVAN) CubeSat was launched into low-Earth orbit on Nov. 11, 2016, in order to test new technologies that help to measure Earth’s radiation imbalance, which is the difference between the amount of energy from the Sun that reaches Earth and the amount that is reflected and emitted back into space. That difference, estimated to be less than one percent, is responsible for global warming and climate change.
This image is a profile of Earth’s atmosphere and the setting sun as photographed by an Expedition 15 crewmember aboard the International Space Station.
Image credit: NASA
Kept telling Mike that we needed to find a herd of bison in a nice v formation to photograph and low and behold, we rounded a curve and just like that, there they were. Could have used just a bit more snow on their faces, not that I'm picky or anything; LOL!!!! Didn't want to spook them so we stayed quite a ways back and I photographed them from the safety of the vehicle as they made their approach and passed us by.
Happy hump day....two more days till the weekend and four more till our next big winter storm hits; ha, and we thought spring was almost here :-) Have a great Thursday; and thanks for all your visits and comments!!!!!
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This is where they are parked and get washed. It is very hard to get a good picture of them as the Monorail passes them, and while I enjoyed taking this, and many others, and regretted the bit that got into the bottom left of this picture -- the best I have seen is this :
www.flickr.com/photos/nansya/4432787314/
Here is another picture, this one taken a few days later from a fast moving shinkansen, running along the track on the right-hand side of this picture :
www.flickr.com/photos/seikinsou/7044474783
... and thanks to nansya, who told me where and how to find this sight! It was great fun looking for it, and a great thrill to find them there, just as I had hoped :) .
Been waiting to catch this one again ... the sunset aligned with Market St in Wollongong - Also a first chance to try out the new Irix 15/2.4 that arrived via Amazon yesterday.
Herd Groyne was built in the early 1880's to stop the sand from the beaches in Tynemouth's Harbour washing into and then depositing the Tyne. Effectively, the groyne is a small seawall seperating the beach from the river; therfore only one side of this wall is safe passage for shipping into the river.
The Lighthouse was built in 1882 and shows a series of lights indicating directions to be taken upon entering the port's breakwater walls. This system of coloured lights replaced the 2 range or 'high and low' lights at South Shields that would have Shown safe passage by being aligned; these still exist in fantastic condition, with many original features.
If on-course, the light will show as White. If a vessel strays too far to the left the light upon entering the port, the light will show red and to the right side of the bay it will show green; this light is shown using a projector covered by shades of coloured plastic, although this would have originally been lit using a fresnel lens. The light gives a flash with the duration of 8 seconds and a period of darkness lasting for just 2 seconds: this matches the light character of the South Breakwater Lighthouse.
The tower painted red and is clad in corrugated metal and is on stilt-like legs called piles - these would have been screwed into the sandy base of the groyne to give the tower strength, instead of building upon traditional foundations. A staircase leads up to the service room, just below the lantern and a ladder on the inside of the tower then goes up to the light itself.
On the gallery there is a Fog bell which gives a stroke once every 10 seconds - it is sounded automatically in poor weather.
Info from www.worldwidelighthouses.com
Two Cour de Napoleon pyramids align at the Louvre.
132/365 365 pictures in 2014
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Somewhere in the woods of Wisconsin. Shot on Agfa APX 100 B&W Film with a Nikon N80 Camera back in 2006. Recently scanned negative on Epson V600 scanner. Slight adjustments to contrast and cropping made in Photoshop.
I've been wanting a top down shot from my drone of a barge passing directly under it. I had it perfectly aligned... and then got the SD Card full message.. =(
M42 Orion Nebula and Running Man Nebula
Vixen Polarie + Standard Tripod
modified Canon 500d
Lights: 35 x 1 minute
Darks: 12 x 1 minute
iso 1600
f/5.6
70-300mm (300mm)
Aligned and stacked in DeepSkyStacker
Processed in Pixinsight and cs5
Location: Vancouver, BC
Temp: 2°C