View allAll Photos Tagged array!!!
ALMA antennae bathed in red light. in the background there is the southern Milky Way on the left and the Magellanic Clouds at the top.
More information: www.eso.org/public/images/ann13020a/
Credit:
ESO/C. Malin
doesn’t tell the whole story about an object. To get a complete understanding of a distant quasar
or a planet, for example, astronomers study it in as many wavelengths as possible, including the radio range.
There’s a hidden universe out there, radiating at wavelengths and frequencies we can’t see with our eyes. Each object in the cosmos gives off unique patterns of radio emissions that allow astronomers to get the whole picture of a distant object. Radio astronomers study emissions from gas giant planets, blasts from the hearts of galaxies, or even precisely ticking signals from a dying star.
Today, radio astronomy is a major branch of astronomy and reveals otherwise-hidden characteristics of everything in the universe.
Golden Bowerbird (male)
Prionodura newtoniana
November 13th, 2018
Evelyn, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia
Canon EOS 1D X Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens
Canon 600EX II-RT flash
The incredible Golden Bowerbird! This species was my second most sought after bird on my trip to Far North Queensland in November last year. These secretive birds inhabit the rainforests of Northern Queensland above 700 metres in elevation. They are the smallest of all bowerbirds, however they build the largest & most elaborate bowers, which they use to attract a mate.
Their bowers consist of one or two towers of sticks, usually constructed around the trunks of two saplings loosely connected by a fallen branch or log. These towers can be up to 2m in height! The centre platform of the bower is decorated with lichen & freshly plucked flowers from a specific type of plant.
Once the male has established his bower, he will spend considerable time decorating it. He will perch nearby & advertise to females with a series of incredible electronic-like vocalisations. When not fussing over his bower or trying to woo a mate, he will be actively defending his bower from rival males & even raiding other bowers to steal their treasures for his own!
I spent two days in a secluded rainforest on the Atherton Tablelands observing this particular male from my throw hide. Some of his time was spent fending off rivals, but one two occasions another male penetrated his defences & stole his flowers. Once he realised what had happened, he would quickly go about the task of locating more decorations to replace those that were pilfered. His perseverance obviously paid off - he had a female visit to inspect his bower on both days.
Quietly watching this bird for some 16 hours was fascinating & enabled me to observe some of his behaviours & routines. He had particular branches he would repeatedly visit for different purposes. A couple branches just below the canopy were used as platforms to perform his amazing array or vocalisations; another branch was used for his regular preening routine (clearly wanting to look his best for the ladies!). He also had a couple of lower-level branches he would visit to watch over his bower, including the branch on which he is perched in this photo.
He did not appear to be bothered by my presence in the slightest - in fact he seemed quite curious of me. When I arrived to my position each morning, he dropped down onto branches near where I was sitting to have a good look at me. He then went about the rest of his day & rarely revisited me.
Originally I was positioned with my camera focused on the bower, but around noon on the second day I decided to try my luck by focusing on one of the lower 'observation' branches. I was richly rewarded when within minutes of relocating, he came down & watched me for a few moments, with a series of very quizzical looks, including this tilted head pose. Satisfied that I was not worthy of concern, he proceeded to one of his higher vantage positions & began performing his vocalisation routine.
One of those amazing birding experiences I will remember for a lifetime - sitting quietly in a remote rainforest with just my thoughts, the birds & several leeches for company!
The St Kilda Botanical Gardens are a very beautiful place to visit, not least for all for their wonderful array of roses found in the Alister Clarke Rose Garden.
"Best Friend" is a variety of hybrid tea rose created by the famous French rose breeders Meilland International Roses. Described as stylish, classic rose of great beauty and richness, "Best Friend" has vibrant blooms of deep, hot plum pink. Being a hybrid tea rose they have a strong sweet perfume. "Best Friend" was named by the RSPCA to honour the unconditional special friendship that comes from loving a pet.
The site of the St Kilda Botanical Gardens were established in the 1800's. The municipal council petitioned the Department of Lands and Survey to make this segment of land bordered by Dickens Street, Tennyson Street and Blessington Street a Botanic Garden. The gardens were formally established in 1859 when a boundary fence was erected. By 1907 significant donations of money and plant material had led to the establishment of a rosary, extensive flower beds and a nursery. Exotic forest trees were planted during the 1870s and Australian species were included in 1932. In the 1950s the Alister Clarke Rose Garden was established and a Sub-Tropical Rain-forest conservatory added in the early 1990's.
Amphawa is an authentic floating market located 50 km from Bangkok. This once small village was apparently already present in the mid-Seventeenth Century. It has become such a magnet for Thai weekenders that we went on Friday to avoid the crowds. The food stalls have grown from the riverbanks and stretched far into the surrounding streets. The main draw is of course eating seafood grilled on wooden boats moored.
Customers perch on rows of narrow steps leading down to the water and food is brought directly from the boats onto really tiny tables. There are restaurants with real tables and chairs and food venders everywhere.
Wooden shops along each side of the Wat Chula canal sell Amphawa souvenirs from T-shirts to some more interesting creations. In all streets radiating from the market you can find an incredible array of local food sold from small carts.
There are longtail boats to explore the surrounding canals and rivers. Fireflies can be seen along the river at night and there are several Buddhist temples.
Read more at: www.bangkok.com/magazine/amphawa.htm?cid=ch:OTH:001
I headed up to Mauna Kea with a telescope operator for some night photography. The skies were completely clear all night, but it was quite cold and windy. The Submillimeter Array was in its compact arrangement, so I set up a camera there. This image is a stack of 120 40-second exposures. The telescopes are lit by a 50% moon.
The hawk population around Enoshima was a surprise. They patrol the cliffs and beaches for food, and at times, sweep down on people eating!
@Enoshima, Japan
The diverse wildlife of the Galapagos, Sally Light-foot crabs, marine iguanas, Galapagos sea lions, and blue footed boobies.
This is IROSA, the rolled-up solar array that we’ll go out and install and deploy tomorrow. It looked beautiful (at least to us), as it was manoeuvred into position by ground controllers with the Station's robotic arm . The teams are ready and the equipment is ready. EVA day is always a great day
IROSA, un joli nom pour les panneaux solaires que nous allons installer et déployer demain. Pour l'instant ils sont enroulés sur eux-même, comme… des crêpes très serrées. J'ai pris ces photos lorsque les équipes au sol les ont déplacés avec le bras robotique vers leur position de départ pour demain. Les équipes sont prêtes et Shane et moi aussi... on est tous très impatients 😃
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
423F1862
Leica M-E & Canon 50mm f/0.95 www.gettyimages.co.jp/Search/Search.aspx?assettype=image&... akihirohamada.blogspot.jp/
The dishes of the Submillimeter Array slew to begin the night's observations during a recent sunset on Mauna Kea.
Leica M4
Voigtlander 35mm f2 Ultron
Ilford Delta 400 BW negative film
HC-110 dilution B
Epson Perfection V800
Silverfast AI Studio
A midsummer array of the seasons in one place, as flowers wilt before turning to hips and leaves begin turning yellow.
Breakdown of a single part of my last scene. Here you can see all the satellite array which is standalone.
Marin County, California, 2025
Agfa Isolette III MK II with Solinar f/3.5 75 mm, Lucky 1023 aerial surveillance film with black spots, 120 film ISO 160, "self-manufactured" (cut, trimmed, scratched and rolled in China)
Railway signal lghtes arrayed in a row. Wide angle with HDR enhancement. Taken at the Illinois Railway Museum www.irm.org
Large size: www.flickr.com/photos/vidular/2706118387/sizes/o/
The back view of the solar array tower has the gyro servo motors which angle the array depending on the suns position.
________________________________________
*The idea here was to keep it modern but also keep with the industrial look with struts and beams to give it more thickness.
Build made with Bricklink Studio 2.0 with existing parts and image enhanced and edited in Photoshop.