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"Celestial Mooring"
Nestled between Sierra Nevada foothills, my shadow watches a community of houseboats mooring under the celestial belt of the galaxy. With camera and tripod set up at the edge of the dock, I stood and marveled at the view before me. After noticing clear evidence of drought, the vast reduction of water levels along the far end of the lake. It was somehow comforting to see the houseboats berthed as a sign of resilience against the drought stricken waterway. i decided they would make great subjects in my image
This is a 18 image wide field panoramic scene spanning 180 degrees with the beautiful spring milky way arching above Moccasin point marina on Lake Don Pedro. This hidden gem along the sierra foothills can be found along the Northern Yosemite Highway California Highway 120 in Tuolumne County. I apparently captured a bit of faint aurora seen on the right of the image just above the horizon along with a strong presence of green airglow reflecting in the waters below and along the horizon. Pretty cool when the elements of nature, the universe and geomagnetic forces share the stage in such a beautiful symphony of light.
Please enjoy :-)
(Tech specs)
Sony Alpha a390 DSLR
Rokinon 14mm F2.8
Oben AC1420 tripod
each individual image was shot at F2.8 for 30 seconds exposure length at ISO 3200 and 14mm focal length
#milkyway
#landscapeastrophotography
#stars
#auroraborealis
#northerncalifornia
#nightphotography
Some mornings are worth the alram being set for 4.40am. Sunrise over Cape Kidnappers, at the Celestial Compass, Awatoto, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
In Celestial Embrace, the delicate silhouette of a leafless tree reaches toward the heavens, framed by an ethereal ice halo surrounding the sun. This monochrome composition evokes a sense of tranquility, as if capturing a brief and mystical moment between earth and sky. The interplay of light and shadow reflects nature’s quiet power, inviting viewers to contemplate the profound connections between light, life, and the cosmos.
Denver, Colorado
Had to treat myself to this as I did not get around to taking photos of some of the grand sunsets we had here recently...
A Lady's Mantle leaf after the rain.
Genus name is from the Arabic name for the plant, alkemelych. The water droplets gathering in the leaves were known by the ancients as "celestial water" and used in alchemy, hence intimately related to this study. The common name is likely from the ancient legend of it being used to adorn the Virgin Mary. Native to Turkey and the Carpathian Mountains. Functionally this plant has been used medicinally since Antiquity for stomach ailments, and to dye wool green.
-- From the University of Vermont Extension
Hey-hey, this shot just won 2nd Place in the Nature Category of a local photo contest -- the Celebrate Life Photo Contest & Gala. See photographic evidence here. W00t!
Deep Dream Generator, I could not make my mind up which one to post so I posted both you decide ... www.flickr.com/photos/33235233@N05/53287921226/in/datepos...
In front of a design center in the town of Weatherford, Texas, west of Ft. Worth.
There is some question about this photo being in Explore. I did not know about it when my friend, Jim Cummins, sent me the link. I have a Snipping Tool copy of the page when it was displayed in Explore, but much later I was not able to find it again and it does not show up on Scout (BigHugeLabs.com/scout) as being one of my photos in Explore. I have the proof. Maybe they changed their mind... : )) It previously showed as Explore #442 on Dec 27, 2012
Enjoyed spending some time being pecked on the head and trying some more creative stuff with the beautiful Arctic Terns on the Farnes!
Mark and Megan have been working a lot on NASA's Celestial immunity experiment, including weekends. This is one of the reasons I like making timelapses, it compresses hours of work into a short video (also once the camera is set up we can let it be it and do said work). Together with solid support from mission control and scientists on ground, Mark and Megan have been working in the Life Sciences Glovebox in the Japanese Kibo laboratory to run this experiment. They are taking immune cells from elderly people and adults and seeing how they react to being on the International Space Station. This could offer clues to the whole ageing process in general and continues on ground-breaking research in space that is helping us understand the human body in detail. Like much human research in space it capitalises on the fact that cells seem to age faster offering a handy way for researchers to observe changes but sped up. Mark is doing the experiment in the Glovebox so the cells are contained, we do many biological or chemical experiments in gloveboxes for extra safety. youtu.be/vNS_sEfgvdI
Mark et Megan travaillent beaucoup sur l’expérience Celestial immunity dernièrement, y compris les weekends. Les timelapses ont l’avantage de compresser le temps et de montrer l’essentiel des activités en une courte vidéo (et puis je peux installer la caméra et la laisser tourner pendant que je vaque à mes occupations 🆗). Avec le soutien du centre d’opérations et des scientifiques, Megan et Mark utilisent la Life Sciences Glovebox (littéralement « la boîte à gants pour les sciences du vivant) qui se trouve dans le laboratoire :flag japon: Kibo. Grâce à cette boîte, les échantillons restent bien confiner, sans risque d’être abimés. Ils étudient des cellules immunitaires de personnes âgées et d’adultes pour voir comment elles réagissent dans la Station spatiale. L’objectif ? Étudier le vieillissement et plus généralement améliorer la compréhension du corps humain. Comme la plupart des études sur la physiologie humaine, on se sert du fait que les cellules vieillissent plus vite dans l’espace. C’est pratique, on peut observer les changements plus rapidement, comme en accélérer… un peu comme un timelapse dans la vie réelle :) youtu.be/vNS_sEfgvdI
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
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Fantasy Faire 2024
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Gown: Ulrika in pond pack (with color changing hud) from Poet’s Heart by Nim Darkheart. Ulrika fits a wide range of bodies; I show it in Lara. Poet’s Heart will be located in the Avalon region, created by Worldbuilder and Fallen Gods creator Alia Baroque.
Fairelands Lore:
The beautiful Lunafae Blessing Stone featured in the photos was created by Fairelands Worldbuilder Sharni Azalee for her gorgeous region in the 2018 Fairelands. I do love this creation and have had it out on my parcel since 2018.
The lovely animated wings are also a Poet Heart creation…from the PH “Insecta” fatpack from the 2020 Fairelands. I show the wings only from that fatpack (which includes a dress, hat, leggings) in “Dragonfly.”
Celestial Statue: Fantasy Statue Princess Sun-Moon from Micsha Store by Anima Fredda Lemon. Included in this weekend’s Secret Sale. maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mountains%20of%20Starlight...
I'm back early from my week long trip to Skye, the bulk of the weather reports said it was to get worse, and it wasn't great to begin with.
This was taken a wee while before I went to bed - the clear sky was a huge surprise to me so I made the most of it.
I shot a couple at really high ISO, and then dropped down to ISO 400 for this one, to get less noise over the 8 minute (ish) exposure. It came out really clean with the minimum of messing around, which makes me even happier with it.
If I only came away from my trip with this photo I'd be quite happy. Got one or two more in the works though.
Canon Eos 5D mk II, 17-40L
Strobist - Moon, quarter power.
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As the sun took its final bow, the moon rose gently into a sky of soft amethyst and fading warmth.
Between silhouettes of leaves and branches, she emerged—full, golden, serene.
In this quiet moment, the trees held their breath, and nature seemed to pause,
listening to the hush of the universe as twilight turned to night.
🌕🌿
A scene framed not by architecture, but by life itself—
the architecture of growth, of rhythm, of celestial harmony.
6896 Celestial Forager (1990), foraging for glowing trans-neon green 1x1 round plates. On the moon. Not Mars. (I'm still mad about that!)
Lego Spaceship MOC: The Celestial Empress is a large nuclear pulse propelled spaceship designed specifically to take a contained colony to Alpha Centauri. The Nuclear warhead propulsion system is based on the Project Orion concept and will take this half million Earth ton vessel to .99.99 of the speed of light. It take a little over a year to reach maxim velocity, it will then cruise for a further 4.5 years before flipping over and using the same propulsion to decelerate for another year before reaching its destination of Alpha Centauri.
There is a transit system from the bow module to the cargo modules
Celestial Empress
Built at Lunar Shipyard by British American Space Exploration Corp (BASECo) for NASA in 2091
Launched: 2107
Propulsion: Nuclear pulse
Weight: net 544,000 Earth tonnes, Gross 791,000 Earth tonnes
Length: 1km
Width: 351m
Height 307m
Crew 33(3 shifts of 11)
Passengers 4,023 (in cryosleep)
Cargo: 200,000 Earth tonnes
Aircraft: 9 Drop-ships, 6 Shuttles, plus Drones
This glittering ball of stars is the globular cluster NGC 1898, which lies towards the centre of the Large Magellanic Cloud — one of our closest cosmic neighbours. The Large Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy that hosts an extremely rich population of star clusters, making it an ideal laboratory for investigating star formation.
More information: www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1840a/
Credit:
ESA/Hubble & NASA
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"Count your nights by stars, not shadows; count your life with smiles, not tears."
This was a night when my friends and I managed to get away from everything and just be ourselves, catch up on life and dance in the moonlight. The flash on my phone managed to capture a nice profile while I edited the stars in.