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Arrays and cages of the Duga-3 radar sit high above the ground in the Zone of Alienation....a monument to the folly of man.
I had seen this from the 110 freeway but never knew who put these panels up.
Broadview Christian Science nursing ministry has an array of 1,441 solar panels, installed in 2013. You can see the panels usefulness here goo.gl/Qb1QLU
They welcome school groups, other non-profits, and those interested in learning more about the solar array to arrange an on-site visit.
Interesting array of trees, planted quite densely at the Filoli Gardens, California.
Below is another shot of it looking at the opposite direction. In the image above, I had the sunlight against me, and in the shot below, behind me. It is interesting to see how that affected the exposure and white balance. The two shots were taken back to back, with almost no time lag between them.
Leica S2 + Leica APO Macro Summarit-S 120mm f/2.5
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The third KDMA arrival of a NAS Whidbey Island, WA Growler assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron ONE TWO NINE (VAQ-129) to perform for the 2023 Thunder & Lightning Over Arizona Air Show.
A variant of the F/A-18F Super Hornet Block II, the EA-18G Growler combines the capability of the combat-proven Super Hornet with the latest AEA avionics suite evolved from the Improved Capability III (ICAP III) system. The EA-18G’s vast array of sensors and weapons provides the warfighter with a lethal and survivable weapon system to counter current and emerging threats.
A lot of my work lately has been creating and comparing datasets from professional development workshops. Google Apps Script uses a JavaScript syntax and can pass information back and forth using JSON, so I'm seeing arrays everywhere I look.
Monday Challenge: Lines and angles. Make a picture using line as a strong element of the composition. Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, leading lines, criss-cross lines etc.
To see all of the creative answers to this challenge, please see the group.
I've always found wafers really pretty, so I bought a few scrap ones on ebay a few months ago. Today I finally got a picture that I like out of one of them, and as much as I tried using artificial light sources, just using the sun was the way to go.
Also, in my stupidity, I didn't realize this thing would heat up like crazy in direct sunlight!
Electrical apprentice Eric Penel works on the solar reference array, which has been installed on the roof of the Shaw Theatre at NAIT's Main Campus in Edmonton.
This is the "Polaroid Time-Zero OneStep (SX-70 Rainbow)" camera, it is a Polaroid Land Camera that was produced by Polaroid in 1981.
This is a classic example of a Polaroid instant camera from the 1980s. The body of the camera is made entirely out of plastic. The camera features a 1 element plastic lens with a fixed aperture (f/14). An exposure compensation control dial which is combined with an “electronic eye” (light sensor) located on the front of the camera. The camera would have originally came bundled with the "Polaroid Flash Array"; which was a row of miniature flashbulbs that would have attached to the top of the camera (although other flash devices were also available at the time; such as the "Polaroid Q-light" flash attachment) This camera was meant as a replacement for the original "OneStep", which was produced from 1977 to 1980. The original "Polaroid OneStep SX-70" features a white face plate, while the later version (the "Time-Zero" shown above) had an all black chassis; both versions featured the classic Polaroid "Rainbow" stripe on the front of the camera.
The camera would have originally used Polaroid's SX-70 instant film; which is no longer produced by Polaroid. However, the SX-70 film can still be obtained through "The Impossible Project" website. The main breakthrough with the SX-70 film pack was that it allowed for a much faster development time, hence the name "Time-Zero". It also reportedly featured richer and brighter colors than pervious instant films. An interesting fact about the SX-70 series is that the actual "battery" for the camera is contained within the film pack itself. The "PolaPulse" battery is simply a thin flat 6 volt zinc-chloride battery; which was responsible for powering the internal electronics. Which includes the motors, exposure control, and light sensor; as well as signalling flash device to fire.
A PDF version of the manual for the "Time-Zero StepOne" can be found at:
www.cameramanuals.org/polaroid_pdf/polaroid_one_step_sx70... (Part 1)
www.cameramanuals.org/polaroid_pdf/polaroid_one_step_sx70... (Part 2)
Photo Credit 1: By Paul Hermans (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons
Over the last few years, I have seen a rise in the popularity of Phalaenopsis as house plants. For good reason, too. Their needs are simple and are very hearty in a typical household environment. Phalaenopsis Orchids come in an array of beautiful colors that can bring a festive splash or flora in your home. How do I know? Because I have one in my little orchid collection.
With the love of these little plants increasing, there is an ever-growing community of orchid lovers on the internet. If you love orchids as I do, I want to share eight unbelievable things you probably never knew about orchids.
1. Ice Orchids Are Mini Phalaenopsis
Yes, you heard me correctly. Ice orchids are just miniature hybrid versions of the Phalaenopsis species of orchid.
Don't get me wrong. These mini phals are beautiful, dainty, and are delightful to have in any collection. I just don't want you to be misled by false hype.
2. They Have a Life Cycle
Like most plants and animals on the planet, these little beauties have a life cycle. Since the Phalaenopsis can be grown year-round as a houseplant, their cycle is not seasonal.
First, new leaves will grow from the base of the plant. Next, a stem with a node that looks like a mitten will grow. These are called flower spikes, but the orchid will usually only throw one spike per cycle.
As the spike continues to grow, more nodes will form along the new growth. From these nodes, buds will start to form. Healthy buds will swell in size and burst into bloom. A well cared for ice orchid can bloom for up to 3 months at a time.
Finally, after the last flower shrivels and falls, the plant will go back to a semi-dormant stage as it gathers energy and nutrition to start the cycle over again.
3. Using Ice to Water your Orchid is Harmful
As a general rule, orchids do not care for cold, nor they like having their feet wet. Ice orchids are a marketing gimmick. Watering your orchids with ice can be harmful, especially is it touches their leaves and roots.
Orchids like good drainage, and plenty or air. The ice orchids that you get in grocery stores and super stores like Wal-Mart are likely in either soil or moss. These hold too much moisture without enough air. The orchid is, in a sense, drowning.
It is best just to mist and water your ice orchid just as you would any other Phalaenopsis. Just make sure you repot it into the proper pot with orchid bark after it finishes blooming.
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4. They are known as the Moth Orchid
No, really. It is true. The genus Phalaenopsis is a Greek generic name. It is likely that it refers to the word Phalaena, which is the family of a kind of moth. If you get a chance to see some pictures of the Phalaena moths while they are flying, you might see a resemblance to some species of Phalaenopsis.
5. Phalaenopsis Orchids can be Stubborn
Many new orchid fanatics get their plants from supermarkets or big box stores. A great deal of these orchids has been forced into bloom so they will be shown to buyers. If you started out that way, as I know I did, it was a significant effort to learn their habits.
Even with the best care: repotting, orchid medium, the right light, moisture, and temperature, they can still take a couple of years to bloom again. The shock of the forced bloom makes it take that much longer to recover enough to grow and bloom again for you.
Photo Credit 3: By Guillaume Paumier (Own work) , via Wikimedia Commons
6. They can get Stressed Out!
When you bring a new plant home, or transition them into a different medium, they can get just as stressed as we do. They just display it in a differently. Sometimes the leaves will get soft, but not mushy. It may look a little wilted. The best advice for this is just to be patient, and care for it properly, and it will heal itself. Phalaenopsis are pretty resilient with proper treatment.
7. Orchids can Reproduce Asexually
Orchids, like other plants, can produce seeds through sexual breeding, but did you know that orchids can reproduce asexually, too? With no help from its human caretakers or wild pollinators, orchids can make babies on their spikes. The baby plants are called keikis.
A keiki is an exact clone of the parent plant. This is common in Phalaenopsis orchids, as well as Dendrobiums, and Epidendrums. These babies can be removed once you see it growing roots of its own, and placed into its home.
This video from the American Orchid Society shows you just how easy it is to repot a keiki.
Photo Credit 4: Public Domain--fb207 ( pixabay.com/en/orchid-phalaenopsis-rosa-green-525197/ )
8. Phalaenopsis is the Perfect Orchid for Beginners
As you start on your journey of orchid-husbandry, it is recommended to read all you can. When you are prepared to obtain your first plant, getting a Phalaenopsis is a good choice. They are not as temperamental as other orchids and do very well in the typical household. There are hundreds of varieties and hybridizations in any combination of colors you could ever want.
I have been an orchid addict for a long time. My personal collection is small but satisfying. I have a couple of Phalaenopsis myself, including one of the Just Add Ice orchids. We all live quite happily with the vanilla and Brassia orchids, as well as a couple of bromeliads. They are my children with leaves. Come to the orchid side. We are waiting for you. nikisessentials.com/8-unbelievable-things-you-probably-ne...
How tall is Duga-1?
Duga-1 is 90 metres tall, and to man it, a secret town called Chernobyl-2 was built, not explicitly marked in any maps. [14]
Exploring the maps, you are likely to find a symbol for a children's boarding house, or a dotted line of forest roads on a place of accommodation of the town, but no reference to urban and technical buildings.
Full gallery: www.m1key.me/photography/chernobyl_questions_answers_1/
The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), a component of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), in Socorro County, New Mexico. The VLA was completed in 1980. In 2011, a major upgrade of the 1970s era electronics was completed increasing the capabilities of the VLA. The site was renamed the "Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array" in 2012.
The astronomical radio observatory consists of 27 radio antennas in a Y-shaped array. Each antenna is 82 ft (25 m) in diameter. The massive telescopes can be moved by railroad tracks to one of four configurations for studies.
An array of colours in a flowerbed of white Narcissus spp., and Primula denticulata, 8 April 2009; Crown copyright.
"I Say a Little Prayer" - Aly Michalka as Marti in HELLCATS on The CW..
Photo: Sergei Bachlakov/The CW.
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This picture of the week shows six of ALMA’s sixty-six antennas, located on the Chajnantor Plateau in the Chilean Atacama desert. But why are they pointed at the Sun? This photograph was taken in March 2023 after a snowfall, and some snow had accumulated on the antennas. Aiming them at the Sun helps to thaw the snow.
The Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array (ALMA) observes radiation from the coldest objects in the Universe. By observing this light, emitted often by the vast, frigid gas clouds out of which stars and galaxies form, ALMA is able to see the Universe in its earliest eras and aims to uncover our cosmic origins.
ALMA is operated by ESO together with international partners.
Credit: S. Otarola/ESO
The Combined Array for Research in Millimeter-wave Astronomy (CARMA) was an astronomical instrument comprising 23 radio telescopes. These telescopes formed an astronomical interferometer where all the signals are combined in a purpose-built computer (a correlator) to produce high-resolution astronomical images. The telescopes ceased operation in April 2015 and were relocated to the Owens Valley Radio Observatory for storage.
Entirely unique on this planet, the pronghorn's scientific name, Antilocapra americana, means "American antelope goat." But the deer-like pronghorn is neither antelope nor goat -- it is the sole surviving member of an ancient family dating back 20 million years.
The pronghorn is the only animal in the world with branched horns (not antlers) and the only animal in the world to shed its horns, as if they were antlers. The pronghorn, like sheep and goats, has a gall bladder, and like giraffes, lacks dewclaws. If that weren't enough, the pronghorn is the fastest animal in the western hemisphere, running in 20-foot bounds at up to 60 miles per hour. Unlike the cheetah, speedburner of the African plains, the pronghorn can run for hours at quite a fast pace.