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A fancy apartment building on Worthing seafront.
The white railings against a dark background reminded me of industrial machine belts.
Struttura con pannello di controllo. Sala Borsa Interno. Structure with control panel. Sala Borsa. Interior. Bologna 2021
Kinda creepy, but also kinda cool at the same time. They move, make noise and light up. Bits and pieces of this and that.
subZERO Festival in downtown San José, California.
Created in DDG Text 2 Dream using its "Artistic" Ai model.
Filters: PS Beta 2023, Topaz Sharpen Ai, Topaz Studio.
A bit of hand painting.
This began as all hot pink. I used the "Adjustments" tab set of filters in PS to bring in green/lilac tones, then added several layers of "difference" or "exclusion" on top. The final saturation and texture modifications are multiple Topaz Studio looks. I'm guessing that this is about 20 layers in total.
Thanks for your visit, faves, and kind comments.
Kinda creepy, but also kinda cool at the same time. Bits and pieces of things, put together so they move, make noises and flash lights. But probably not for the kids.
subZERO Festival in downtown San José, California.
Even though steel production has been relatively stable for last 30 years in U.S., labor has decreased by 42% due to automation, leaving towns like Gary, Indiana with neighborhoods like this.
goddamn automation. but i still love it
driver gave me a wierd look
Owned by: aaa trash
Chassis: International 4900
Body Maufacture: leach
Type of truck: rear loader
additional notes: this truck is dead
location of photo: Alexandria va
This is an amazingly versatile industrial automation device, made by the company I work for; it can do multiple types of analog and digital inputs and outputs, all in a package about 2"w x 6"h x 5"d.
The headquarters of Rockwell Automation in Milwaukee, WI features two large industrial buildings, connected by a six-story skywalk and crowned with what was for 50 years the world's largest four-sided clock.
Sister 1 Keres
Disruption
Ownership of activity
Prescribed by acceptable transactions
All is in flux
Resulting in frustration and error
And redefining a fully functioning person
New base-line violations and agreements
To deal with unconscious reaction and reasoned response
Every interaction is observed
To satisfy the needs of commercial interest
There is no snap-back
This is a new socio-economic order
Of artificial intelligence, automation, and surveillance
Those who are left behind
Will be punished by poverty
By systems that are impenetrable and dehumanizing
www.jjfbbennett.com/2020/08/three-sisters-of-disruption.html
One-off sponsorship: www.paypal.me/bennettJJFB
First successful fully automated run. Other than hitting the power buttons the scope ran itself- from unparking to parking at the end. A bright moon, so I stuck with a trusty favorite the Perseus double cluster through the more forgiving 320mm fl apo.
I will also be able to "delay start" when darkness comes late (like in June) or when a target doesn't rise until after bedtime. I haven't tried yet, but the goal is to also be able to run multiple targets as darkness allows. A rare clear winter night around here is about 18 hours long, enough for 3 full imaging runs.
My point, certainly, is not to let the thing run while I sit inside and eat potato chips, more to give the flexibilty to do other things without having to babysit the imaging. Other things could be visual telescoping, going to the park for the view to the south, or I guess sitting on the sofa and eating potato chips.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Astro-Tech AT66ED
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY163C
Mounts
Celestron Omni CG-4
Accessories
Astro-Tech .8x Reducer/Field Flattener · OnStep Telescope Mount Goto Controller · Rigel Systems Stepper motor
Software
Adobe Photoshop · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Acquisition details
Dates:
Sept. 5, 2022
Frames:
161×120″(5h 22′)
Integration:
5h 22′
Avg. Moon age:
9.28 days
Avg. Moon phase:
69.64%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 6272151
RA center: 02h19m07s.2
DEC center: +57°06′36″
Pixel scale: 2.423 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 113.026 degrees
Field radius: 1.918 degrees
Find images in the same area
Resolution: 4528x3462
File size: 22.9 MB
Data source: Backyard
Automate the observatory with two telescopes is much more difficult than with one.
Here I'm imaging NGC 891 with both telescopes and then the humidity reaches the maximum threshold, so both mounts get parked and the roof is closed.
Sample shot for the Exposure.Detroit Woodward: Mile By Mile Project
The Albert Kahn designed Ford Model T Plant. Starting place of the mass production assembly line one turning out over nine thousand vehicles at its peak and raising standards of living for those fortunate enough to find work there.
The second prototype for my latest Mindstorms project, which will hopefully become an automatic LEGO mosaic printer.
Info, commentary and video of it in action can be found in the video: youtu.be/r8OQDy29yJU
The latest update to my LEGO Mindstorms printer project, with the scanning functionality all working.
I'm not sure I can really call this a prototype anymore, since it is pretty much fully functional, but there is still work to do.
Info, commentary and footage of it in action can be found in the video: youtu.be/iyQCMP2kqs0
A pair of R188 trains approach 111th St station on the Flushing Line. The (7) train at left is operating under automatic train control on the CBTC-equipped main track, and the out-of-service one at right is (to my knowledge) being operated manually by the yard operator into the pocket track. This also explains the difference in speed between the two trains, as the one at right was creeping along very slowly and the one at left was easily going three times as fast! It was quite lucky that they met in the clear space where they did!
R188 (7) (Kawasaki, 2011-2016)
111th St station
Flushing Line - IRT
Instead of automatic urinal flushing, it would be easy to install a camera on the side and take photos of the flushers.
Equipment:
Imaging telescope: BeamTech CDK250
Imaging camera: QSI-583wsg
Mount: Astro-Physics 1100GTO
Guiding camera: Starlight Express Lodestar X2 Autoguider
Filters:
Astrodon Tru-Balance RGB E-Series Gen 2,
Astrodon E-Series Gen 2 Luminance
Software:
Acquisition and automation: Starkeeper.it VOYAGER,
Guiding: PHD2,
Raw image calibration and stacking: CCDStack 2+,
Colour calibration: bf-astro eXcalibrator,
Image tweeking: Photoshop CC-2020, Noel Carboni Astronomy tools for Photoshop.
Location:
AstroTerip, Murrindindi Shire, Victoria, Australia
Dates:
15 May - 17 June 2020.
Frames:
Astrodon Tru-Balance RGB E-Series Gen 2: 91x240" -20C bin 1x1
Astrodon E-Series Gen 2 Luminance: 62x240" -20C bin 1x1
Total Integration: 10.2 hours.
Astrometry.net job: 3693857
RA center: 12h 1' 53"
DEC center: -18° 53' 9"
Pixel scale: 0.769 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 270.002 degrees. Up is 270 degrees E of N
Field radius: 0.445 degrees
Field size: 42.6 x 32.1 arcmin