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Convolvulus tricolor.
More experimenting with a couple of flashes. I used a Nikon SB-700 up and to the right at full power with an SB-600 off to the left at 1/4 power to illuminate the foliage. A shutter of 1/320 and an aperture of f/32 ensured that the background was black.
Shoes - Office
Tights - Primark
Skirt - Innocent World
Jumper - ASDA
Jacket - Cheshire Oaks
Satchel - Angelic Pretty
CSX "Seaboard" Signal Rules. Rules 1281-1298. Only Color-light aspects and indications shown. Some signals may be under the same rules but be of the Color-Position or Semaphore type.
Based off CSX 2010 Rulebook.
In Hollywood blockbusters, explosions are often among the stars of the show. In space, explosions of actual stars are a focus for scientists who hope to better understand their births, lives, and deaths and how they interact with their surroundings. Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have studied one particular explosion that may provide clues to the dynamics of other, much larger stellar eruptions. A team of researchers pointed the telescope at GK Persei, an object that became a sensation in the astronomical world in 1901 when it suddenly appeared as one of the brightest stars in the sky for a few days, before gradually fading away in brightness. Today, astronomers cite GK Persei as an example of a “classical nova,” an outburst produced by a thermonuclear explosion on the surface of a white dwarf star, the dense remnant of a Sun-like star. A nova can occur if the strong gravity of a white dwarf pulls material from its orbiting companion star. If enough material, mostly in the form of hydrogen gas, accumulates on the surface of the white dwarf, nuclear fusion reactions can occur and intensify, culminating into a cosmic-sized hydrogen bomb blast. The outer layers of the white dwarf are blown away, producing a nova outburst that can be observed for a period of months to years as the material expands into space. Classical novas can be considered to be “miniature” versions of supernova explosions. Supernovas signal the destruction of an entire star and can be so bright that they outshine the whole galaxy where they are found. Supernovas are extremely important for cosmic ecology because they inject huge amounts of energy into the interstellar gas, and are responsible for dispersing elements such as iron, calcium and oxygen into space where they may be incorporated into future generations of stars and planets. Although the remnants of supernovas are much more massive and energetic than classical novas, some of the fundamental physics is the same. Both involve an explosion and creation of a shock wave that travels at supersonic speeds through the surrounding gas. The more modest energies and masses associated with classical novas means that the remnants evolve more quickly. This, plus the much higher frequency of their occurrence compared to supenovas, makes classical novas important targets for studying cosmic explosions. Chandra first observed GK Persei in February 2000 and then again in November 2013. This 13-year baseline provides astronomers with enough time to notice important differences in the X-ray emission and its properties. This new image of GK Persei contains X-rays from Chandra (blue), optical data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (yellow), and radio data from the National Science Foundation’s Very Large Array (pink). The X-ray data show hot gas and the radio data show emission from electrons that have been accelerated to high energies by the nova shock wave. The optical data reveal clumps of material that were ejected in the explosion. The nature of the point-like source on the lower left is unknown. Over the years that the Chandra data span, the nova debris expanded at a speed of about 700,000 miles per hour. This translates to the blast wave moving about 90 billion miles during that period. One intriguing discovery illustrates how the study of nova remnants can provide important clues about the environment of the explosion. The X-ray luminosity of the GK Persei remnant decreased by about 40% over the 13 years between the Chandra observations, whereas the temperature of the gas in the remnant has essentially remained constant, at about one million degrees Celsius. As the shock wave expanded and heated an increasing amount of matter, the temperature behind the wave of energy should have decreased. The observed fading and constant temperature suggests that the wave of energy has swept up a negligible amount of gas in the environment around the star over the past 13 years. This suggests that the wave must currently be expanding into a region of much lower density than before, giving clues to stellar neighborhood in which GK Persei resides. A paper describing these results appeared in the March 10th issue of The Astrophysical Journal. The authors were Dai Takei (RIKEN, Spring-8 Center Japan), Jeremy Drake (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory), Hiroya Yamaguichi (Goddard Space Flight Center), Patrick Slane (Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory), Yasunobu Uchimaya (Rikkyo University, Japan), Satoru Katsuda (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency). NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, manages the Chandra program for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, controls Chandra's science and flight operations. › Read More from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory Image Credit: NASA/CXC/RIKEN/D.Takei et al Janet Anderson Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 256-544-0034 janet.l.anderson@nasa.gov Megan Watzke Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass. 617-496-7998 mwatzke@cfa.harvard.edu via NASA ift.tt/1Ax4qhr
The sign says it is a dwarf avocado and, while pruning, I squished a bunch of mini avocados that were on the ground. I had no idea I even had this tree. Note to self: research avocado trees so I can eat them next year, as opposed to step on them. It is awfully close to the fence...and far away from the stick with the name tag. I wonder if it is a volunteer left over from the real tree that has now disappeared. Hm.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated film based on Snow White, a German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It was the first full-length cel-animated feature in motion picture history, as well as the first animated feature film produced in America, the first produced in full color, the first to be produced by Walt Disney, and the first in the Walt Disney Animated Classics canon
Each year, Disney gardeners channel their creative energy into presenting an intricate topiary display against the backdrop of Spaceship Earth. This year, Cinderella and Prince Charming, Snow White and the seven dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty and Prince Phillip, and Belle and Beast from “Beauty and the Beast” will debut in all their “blooming finery” as the grand front-entrance topiary during the 75-day festival.
Epcot Flower & Garden Festival 2009
Walt Disney World Epcot Orlando Fl
Macro of a Dwarf Crested Iris, AKA "Abbey's Violet", found near the end of Tremont road in Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont.
Olympus 17/1.8
Used the 2X digital teleconverter in camera on the EM5
Newport Aquarium
Newport, KY
Lightroom 5.5
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Botanists recently confirmed the discovery of dwarf sundew (Drosera brevifolia) in Maryland, where it was reported growing in open areas with wet, peaty sand near Nassawango Creek in Worcester County on Nature Conservancy property. Local botanist, Chase Howard, made the discovery and contacted the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and The Nature Conservancy to confirm.
The lil Scamp dwarfed between a half-million $ worth of campers. haha. Johnny's RV Resort. Foley, Al.
I'm not sure what he's doing with those two tentacles, but it was definitely deliberate.
Had I not been here with my dad, I might have spent another couple hours with these guys.
This is one of my dwarf zinnias that finally bloomed...I have yellow, white and this pink so far....many more buds aboutto pop open!
Dwarf salamander (Cryptotriton nasalis) found in Cusuco National Park, Honduras, Central America. Summer 2009.
Large View On Black
The Seven Dwarfs is a restaurant in Wheaton, IL. I remember driving past it a lot when I was younger. Sadly the sign seems to be in some disrepair, with half the neon not working. The little guy at the left waves his arm, but neither side has all the arm parts illuminated, so one arm just blinks on and off.