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Os de Civís, Alt Urgell. Lleida, España.
Os de Civís, también llamado Aós de Civís (antiguamente Os d'Urgell), es una entidad municipal descentralizada de los Valles de Valira, en el Alt Urgell, ya la vez es el núcleo más habitado del municipio. El pueblo conserva las casas medievales y actualmente se han construido muchas segundas residencias.
Os de Civís está situado en el valle de Aós, que es parte de la coma de Setúria, formada por la cuenca hidrográfica del Río de Os de Civís, tributario de la Valira. Geográficamente el valle de Aós está en la vertiente andorrana, pero administrativamente siempre ha sido parte de Cataluña y sus límites no han sido disputados. Sólo se puede acceder a Os de Civís por carretera desde Sant Julià de Lòria (Andorra). La comunicación directa con el resto del municipio, que se encuentra en la vertiente catalana de la Valira, es bastante dificultosa. Es a través del collado de Conflent, de 2.150 m de altitud; es lo que se conoce como un periclave.
La entrada al pueblo se hace por una calle bastante amplia, con comercios a ambos lados, llenos de artículos turísticos y hostales. Las casas están hechas con piedra y tejados de pizarra. Desde el pueblo, y por un camino empedrado y empinado, se llega a la iglesia románica de Sant Pere y Santa Margarida, que antiguamente había sido un castillo.
Os de Civís, also called Aós de Civís (formerly Os d'Urgell), is a decentralized municipal entity of the Valles de Valira, in Alt Urgell, and at the same time it is the most inhabited nucleus of the municipality. The village preserves the medieval houses and today many second residences have been built.
Os de Civís is located in the Aós valley, which is part of the Setúria coma, formed by the hydrographic basin of the Os de Civís River, a tributary of the Valira. Geographically, the Aós valley is on the Andorran side, but administratively it has always been part of Catalonia and its limits have not been disputed. You can only access Os de Civís by road from Sant Julià de Lòria (Andorra). Direct communication with the rest of the municipality, which is located on the Catalan side of Valira, is quite difficult. It is through the Col de Conflent, 2,150 m high; It is what is known as a periclave.
The entrance to the town is through a fairly wide street, with shops on both sides, full of tourist articles and hostels. The houses are made of stone and slate roofs. From the village, and along a steep cobbled path, you reach the Romanesque church of Sant Pere and Santa Margarida, which had formerly been a castle.
The 24-hour eatery is becoming something of an endangered species in our urban centers. Here in LA, the decentralization of the city and lack of pedestrian walkways makes the economic feasibility of never closing difficult for businesses. Tucking into a plate of eggs and hash browns at an all-night joint is typically something you stumble into, on a whim, at 4 a.m. - it's usually not part of the evening's plans. And relying heavily on a car, be it yours or your Uber driver's, adds a barrier to late-night spontaneity that can often be the difference between staying out and going to bed.
Castellbò, Alt Urgell, Lleida, España.
Castellbò es un núcleo de población del municipio de Montferrer y Castellbò (Alt Urgell) situado en el valle del mismo nombre. Es el jefe de la entidad municipal descentralizada de la Villa y Vall de Castellbò. En 1970 fue anexado al municipio de Aravell, creando el término municipal de Montferrer y Castellbò.
La villa de Castellbò, que en el 2019 tenía 82 habitantes, se encuentra en un lugar desgarrado, a 802 m de altitud, entre la sierra de la Borda (1.150 m) y los estribos de Roca Redonda. Lugar de paso obligado por los antiguos caminos que ligaban la Seu d'Urgell con el Pallars Sobirà, la villa está encaramada en un rellano del monte donde se encuentran las ruinas del antiguo castillo de Castellbò, que fue aterrizado por orden de Ferran el Catòlic en 1513 (la capilla de San Pedro y San Francisco del castillo se derribó siglos más tarde).
Para llegar a esta población hay que tomar la carretera que enlaza la N-260 con la estación de esquí de Sant Joan de l'Erm. Castellbò se encuentra a nueve kilómetros de la N-260.
Castellbò is a population center in the municipality of Montferrer and Castellbò (Alt Urgell) located in the valley of the same name. He is the head of the decentralized municipal entity of the Villa and Vall de Castellbò. In 1970 it was annexed to the municipality of Aravell, creating the municipal term of Montferrer and Castellbò.
The town of Castellbò, which had 82 inhabitants in 2019, is located in a torn place, at an altitude of 802 m, between the Sierra de la Borda (1,150 m) and the Roca Redonda abutments. An obligatory place of passage along the old paths that linked La Seu d'Urgell with Pallars Sobirà, the town is perched on a landing of the mountain where the ruins of the old castle of Castellbò are located, which was landed by order of Ferran el Catòlic in 1513 (the castle's chapel of San Pedro and San Francisco was demolished centuries later).
To get to this town, take the road that connects the N-260 with the Sant Joan de l'Erm ski resort. Castellbò is located nine kilometers from the N-260.
I know I have been off Flickr for far longer than I planned to be. But there are a few reasons for it. One is this one, the greatest thing we have experienced for 28 years. That was when our son was born, thi October we became grandparents. And to meet Oda for the first time was every bit as awesome as we hoped for.
Sadly our daugther and son in law live in Oslo, an utterly decentralized place in the east of our nation. It is our capitol, but still a 5,5 hour ride from where people should live. So with a dairy farm to run we can't visit as often as we want at all.
One strange thing with getting this grandchild is that it proves there must be a God! As you all know am I lucky enough to have the best wife in the world. But that could of course be pure luck. Every wife has to be married, so there has to be a lucky fellow out there somewhere having the best wife in the world. Extreme luck of course, but it could be just luck.
But when the same man that have the best wife in the world also happens to get the most wonderful grandaughter in the world, it has to be proof of a God!! That is too much luck for anyone to experience without the assistance of the Good Lord!!
I fear I have added a few more photos of our little miracle in the first comment, and a couple of one more reason why I am late back on Flickr. And then a few jokes.
Santorini is one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. It was devastated by a volcanic eruption in the 16th century BC, forever shaping its rugged landscape. The whitewashed, cubiform houses of its 2 principal towns, Fira and Oia, cling to cliffs above an underwater caldera (crater). They overlook the sea, small islands to the west and beaches made up of black, red and white lava pebbles.
Akrotiri, a Bronze Age settlement preserved under ash from the eruption, provides a frozen-in-time glimpse into Minoan life. The ruins of Ancient Thera lie on a dramatic bluff that drops to the sea on 3 sides. Fira, the island's commercial heart, has the Archaeological Museum of Thera and boutique shops. It also has a lively bar scene and tavernas serving local grilled seafood and dry white wine, made from the Assyrtiko grape. Oia is famous for sunsets over its old fortress [Santorini Google Travel]
Santorini is one of the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea. It was devastated by a volcanic eruption in the 16th century BC, forever shaping its rugged landscape. The whitewashed, cubiform houses of its 2 principal towns, Fira and Oia, cling to cliffs above an underwater caldera (crater). They overlook the sea, small islands to the west and beaches made up of black, red and white lava pebbles.
Akrotiri, a Bronze Age settlement preserved under ash from the eruption, provides a frozen-in-time glimpse into Minoan life. The ruins of Ancient Thera lie on a dramatic bluff that drops to the sea on 3 sides. Fira, the island's commercial heart, has the Archaeological Museum of Thera and boutique shops. It also has a lively bar scene and tavernas serving local grilled seafood and dry white wine, made from the Assyrtiko grape. Oia is famous for sunsets over its old fortress [Santorini Google Travel]
Above is a photo of the tower today. I didn't have an image of this tower "before" the big project, and below is an historical clip from the interweb. It wasn't ever a particularly stunning piece of architecture on the University of Calgary campus, and I've always felt it had a "brutalist" flavour to it. From when I was attending university here, I had heard that it was built as a library, but somehow the architects and engineers forgot to build in the weight of books. And so rumour has it, it began to sink as soon as all the books were brought in, and the library had to decentralize its holdings.
Castellbò, Alt Urgell, Lleida, España.
Castellbò es un núcleo de población del municipio de Montferrer y Castellbò (Alt Urgell) situado en el valle del mismo nombre. Es el jefe de la entidad municipal descentralizada de la Villa y Vall de Castellbò. En 1970 fue anexado al municipio de Aravell, creando el término municipal de Montferrer y Castellbò.
La villa de Castellbò, que en el 2019 tenía 82 habitantes, se encuentra en un lugar desgarrado, a 802 m de altitud, entre la sierra de la Borda (1.150 m) y los estribos de Roca Redonda. Lugar de paso obligado por los antiguos caminos que ligaban la Seu d'Urgell con el Pallars Sobirà, la villa está encaramada en un rellano del monte donde se encuentran las ruinas del antiguo castillo de Castellbò, que fue aterrizado por orden de Ferran el Catòlic en 1513 (la capilla de San Pedro y San Francisco del castillo se derribó siglos más tarde).
Para llegar a esta población hay que tomar la carretera que enlaza la N-260 con la estación de esquí de Sant Joan de l'Erm. Castellbò se encuentra a nueve kilómetros de la N-260.
Castellbò is a population center in the municipality of Montferrer and Castellbò (Alt Urgell) located in the valley of the same name. He is the head of the decentralized municipal entity of the Villa and Vall de Castellbò. In 1970 it was annexed to the municipality of Aravell, creating the municipal term of Montferrer and Castellbò.
The town of Castellbò, which had 82 inhabitants in 2019, is located in a torn place, at an altitude of 802 m, between the Sierra de la Borda (1,150 m) and the Roca Redonda abutments. An obligatory place of passage along the old paths that linked La Seu d'Urgell with Pallars Sobirà, the town is perched on a landing of the mountain where the ruins of the old castle of Castellbò are located, which was landed by order of Ferran el Catòlic in 1513 (the castle's chapel of San Pedro and San Francisco was demolished centuries later).
To get to this town, take the road that connects the N-260 with the Sant Joan de l'Erm ski resort. Castellbò is located nine kilometers from the N-260.
Castellbò, Alt Urgell, Lleida, España.
Castellbò es un núcleo de población del municipio de Montferrer y Castellbò (Alt Urgell) situado en el valle del mismo nombre. Es el jefe de la entidad municipal descentralizada de la Villa y Vall de Castellbò. En 1970 fue anexado al municipio de Aravell, creando el término municipal de Montferrer y Castellbò.
La villa de Castellbò, que en el 2019 tenía 82 habitantes, se encuentra en un lugar desgarrado, a 802 m de altitud, entre la sierra de la Borda (1.150 m) y los estribos de Roca Redonda. Lugar de paso obligado por los antiguos caminos que ligaban la Seu d'Urgell con el Pallars Sobirà, la villa está encaramada en un rellano del monte donde se encuentran las ruinas del antiguo castillo de Castellbò, que fue aterrizado por orden de Ferran el Catòlic en 1513 (la capilla de San Pedro y San Francisco del castillo se derribó siglos más tarde).
Para llegar a esta población hay que tomar la carretera que enlaza la N-260 con la estación de esquí de Sant Joan de l'Erm. Castellbò se encuentra a nueve kilómetros de la N-260.
Castellbò is a population center in the municipality of Montferrer and Castellbò (Alt Urgell) located in the valley of the same name. He is the head of the decentralized municipal entity of the Villa and Vall de Castellbò. In 1970 it was annexed to the municipality of Aravell, creating the municipal term of Montferrer and Castellbò.
The town of Castellbò, which had 82 inhabitants in 2019, is located in a torn place, at an altitude of 802 m, between the Sierra de la Borda (1,150 m) and the Roca Redonda abutments. An obligatory place of passage along the old paths that linked La Seu d'Urgell with Pallars Sobirà, the town is perched on a landing of the mountain where the ruins of the old castle of Castellbò are located, which was landed by order of Ferran el Catòlic in 1513 (the castle's chapel of San Pedro and San Francisco was demolished centuries later).
To get to this town, take the road that connects the N-260 with the Sant Joan de l'Erm ski resort. Castellbò is located nine kilometers from the N-260.
Alamut Castle "Eagle's Nest".. A Great Legend
Part of the high fort of Alamut in the Alborz Mountains, Alamut region, Qazvin Province, Iran
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Alamut Castle ..Eagle's Nest :
Alamut was a mountain fortress located in Alamut region-Alborz mountains,Qazvin province in Iran,approximately 200 km from present-day Tehran.The name means "Eagle's Nest".
Under the leadership of Hasan-i Sabbah,Alamut became the site of intense activity for the Shi'a Nizari Ismai'li,along with a smaller subgroup known as the Assassins, between 1090 and 1256 AD.During the medieval period,the castle functioned as the major stronghold of the Nizari Ismaili state.In 1256,Ismaili control of the fortress was lost to the invading Mongols,and its famous library holdings were destroyed when the castle’s library was condemned to be burned by Ata-Malik Juvayni,a servant of the Mongol court.Sources on the history and thought of the Ismailis in this period are therefore lacking and the majority extant are written by their detractors.
After the Mongol destruction,the castle was of only regional significance,passing through the hands of various local powers.Today,it lies in ruins,but because of its historical significance,it is being developed by the Iranian government as a tourist destination.
Hassan-i Sabbah ..Lord of Alamut :
Hassan-i Sabbāh (1050–1124 AD) was a Nizārī Ismā‘īlī missionary who converted a community in the late 11th century in the heart of the Alborz Mountains of northern Persia.He later seized a mountain fortress called Alamut and used it as the headquarters for a decentralized Persian insurrection against the dominant Seljuk Turks.He founded a group of fedayeen whose members are sometimes referred to as the Hashshashin,or "Assassins".
Hassan is thought to have written an autobiography,which did not survive but seems to underlie the first part of an anonymous Isma'ili biography entitled Sargudhasht-i Sayyidnā.The latter is known only from quotations made by later Persian authors.Hassan also wrote a treatise,in Persian,on the doctrine of ta'līm, called,al-Fusul al-arba'a.The text is no longer extant,but fragments are cited or paraphrased by al-Shahrastānī and several Persian historians.He is the original Grand Master creating many of its main principles and foundations.
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An orphaned BT emerges from the husk of its mother.
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This is my take on a BT from the game Death Stranding.
Josa de Cadí, Alt Urgell, Lleida, España.
Josa de Cadí es un pueblo situado en la cara sur de la Sierra del Cadí. Está constituido como entidad municipal descentralizada del municipio de Josa y Tuixén, dentro de la comarca del Alt Urgell desde (1973).
El pueblo de Josa de Cadí (1.431 m) está situado sobre una pequeña colina redondeada a la derecha del río de Josa, entre éste y el torrente de Jovell, que desagua. Controla la pista de Gósol y Tuixén, en un lugar especialmente estratégico, entre las laderas de la sierra de Cadí y las de Cadinell. En la cima de la colina se eleva un peñasco rocoso, llamado el castillo, con restos de antiguas construcciones. Está la iglesia parroquial de Santa Maria y Sant Bernabé, que fue construida o reedificada, según Madoz, en 1846. Es un edificio rectangular, con ábside carrado, de una nave y otras dos naves menores que conforman como una serie de pequeñas capillas laterales. Al suroeste, junto al ábside, en su punto más elevado del peñón, se eleva el campanario, de torre. Alrededor está la casería. Sobre el pueblo, en las laderas inferiores de Cadinell se encuentra la antigua iglesia parroquial, hoy capilla, del foso de Santa María, románica, de una nave con un ábside liso, sin arcuaciones. Celebra su fiesta mayor el primer domingo de septiembre.
Josa de Cadí is a town located on the south face of the Sierra del Cadí. It is constituted as a decentralized municipal entity of the municipality of Josa and Tuixén, within the region of Alt Urgell since (1973).
The town of Josa de Cadí (1,431 m) is located on a small rounded hill to the right of the Josa river, between it and the Jovell torrent, which drains it. It controls the Gósol and Tuixén track, in a particularly strategic location, between the slopes of the Sierra de Cadí and those of Cadinell. At the top of the hill rises a rocky crag, called the castle, with remains of ancient buildings. There is the parish church of Santa Maria and Sant Bernabé, which was built or rebuilt, according to Madoz, in 1846. It is a rectangular building, with a carved apse, a nave and two other smaller naves that make up a series of small lateral chapels. To the southwest, next to the apse, at its highest point on the rock, rises the bell tower, with a tower. Around is the farmhouse. Above the town, on the lower slopes of Cadinell, is the old parish church, today a chapel, of the Santa María moat, Romanesque, with a nave with a smooth apse, without arches. It celebrates its main festival on the first Sunday of September.
Looking across the red sands of the crater from the summit of Haleakalā on the island of Maui, towards the peak of Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawai‘i. If you look closely, you can see the various observatory structures on Mauna Kea's summit.
"Haleakalā or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. The western 25% of the island is formed by another volcano, Mauna Kahalawai, also referred to as the West Maui Mountains. The tallest peak of Haleakalā ("house of the sun"), at 10,023 feet (3,055 m), is Puʻu ʻUlaʻula (Red Hill). From the summit one looks down into a massive depression some 11.25 km (7 mi) across, 3.2 km (2 mi) wide, and nearly 800 m (2,600 ft) deep. The surrounding walls are steep and the interior mostly barren-looking with a scattering of volcanic cones....
Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii. Its peak is 4,207.3 m (13,803 ft) above sea level, making it the highest point in the state of Hawaii. Most of the mountain is under water, and when measured from its oceanic base, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world, measuring over 10,000 m (33,000 ft). Mauna Kea is about a million years old, and has thus passed the most active shield stage of life hundreds of thousands of years ago. In its current post-shield state, its lava is more viscous, resulting in a steeper profile. Late volcanism has also given it a much rougher appearance than its neighboring volcanoes due to construction of cinder cones, decentralization of its rift zones, glaciation on its peak, and weathering by the prevailing trade winds. Mauna Kea last erupted 6,000 to 4,000 years ago and is now considered dormant. The peak is about 38 m (125 ft) higher than Mauna Loa, its more massive neighbor." [Wikipedia]
Anche in questa occasione sono andato alla ricerca di segnale debole. Il DSO è stato la "Nebulosa Girino", indicata anche con la sigla "IC410" dentro la quale si trova l'ammasso aperto "NGC1893" nella costellazione dell'Auriga.
Ho volutamente decentrato la nebulosa per inserire nello stesso FOV il gruppo di stelle che si vedono a sinistra, il cui asterismo ricorda la costellazione della Lira. Così ho potuto anche fotografare i filamenti nebulari molto deboli che circondano la nebulosa principale.
L'uso del filtro a banda stretta, il cielo non sempre buono e l'inquinamento luminoso hanno ridotto il rapporto segnale-rumore (SNR) soprattutto delle nebulosità più deboli, ma mi ritengo comunque molto soddisfatto del risultato ottenuto.
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Also on this occasion I went looking for a weak signal. The DSO was the "Tadpole Nebula", also indicated with the acronym "IC410" within which the open cluster "NGC1893" is located in the constellation of Auriga.
I deliberately decentralized the nebula to include in the same FOV the group of stars that can be seen on the left, whose asterism recalls the constellation of Lyra. In this way I was also able to photograph the very faint nebular filaments that surround the main nebula.
The use of the narrow band filter, the not always good sky and the light pollution have reduced the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) especially of the weaker nebulae, but I am still very satisfied with the result obtained.
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Optic: APO Refractor Askar 103APO + 0.6X
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC-Pro
Mount: Sky Watcher HEQ5 Synscan
Seeing: 4 (scala Antoniadi)
Filter: Narrowband Optolong L-eNhance 2" + SVbony UV-IR cut
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-19x20s 121gain/ 20dark/ 100bias (UV-IR cut) for color of the stars
t° sensor: -10°C
Date: 18+29+30/12/2024, 02+05/01/2025
Integration: 12h 45min
Temperature: 5°C (media)
location for : Biancavilla -Catania-(Italy) 515m slm
Acquisition: NINA, PHDGuiding
Processing: DSS, SIRIL, PS, GraXpert.
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Aðaldalur is a valley in the South Þingeyjarsýsla . He goes up from the bottom Skjálfandaflói Bay , between Skjálfandafljóts the west and Laxa and Hvammsheiði heath to the east and extends south to Vestmannsvatni . Southern part of the valley is broken apart by Garth Nupur , passing to the north of Fljótsheiði . Reykjadalur goes to the south of Aðaldalur and are clearly no geographical distinction between the valleys. Laxárdalur progresses southeast of Aðaldalur up Mývatnssveit . Aðaldalur was formerly a separate municipality, Aðaldælahreppur , but is now part of the rural area .
Out of Skjálfandaflói Bay are spread sand but later primary Dalshraun and covers most of the plains, and it is about 100 square kilometers. Main lava suites are two; older lava flowed from Ketildyngju for about 3500 years and 2000 years for the second lava flowed over it from the congestion cities in Myvatn . The lava is widely well-healed, grown birch , only , rice and heather . Northeast it was before destitute of vegetation, but in the middle of the last century there was a healing sand fence and vegetation has been changed for the better since. South side of the valley is fairly wide wetlands. In the valley are widely grassy moors.
Several towns in Aðaldalur but based decentralized. North of the towns are usually the edge Aðaldalur lava. Þéttust is built around Laxá Station and the Hafralækjarskóla , where geothermal and pool . Not far from the The community Ýdalir . Churches are Grenjadastadur and residency in Aðaldalur. Airport is Aðaldalur lava, but there is no longer scheduled.