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M/Y Eclipse is a luxury yacht constructed by Blohm + Voss in Hamburg, Germany. The yacht is owned by Roman Abramovich, the exact length is unknown, however is believed to be over 164 metres (538 ft) long, and is due to be delivered to Abramovich in 2010 after the finishing touches have been applied. This makes Eclipse the world's largest private yacht, 11 metres (36 ft) longer than the world's previous biggest yacht Dubai, which belongs to Sheikh Mohammed, the ruler of Dubai. The yacht's initial cost was estimated at € 340 million (circa $485 million US), but a September 2009 report indicated that final costs could approach € 800 million ($1.2 billion US).
Eclipse has two helicopter pads, 11 guest cabins, two swimming pools, several hot tubs and a disco hall. She also comes equipped with three launch boats, and a mini-submarine that is capable of submerging to 50 meters. Approximately 70 crew members are needed to operate the yacht.
For security, Eclipse is fitted with intruder detection systems and a German-built missile defense system. The windows in Abramovich's master suite and the yacht's bridge are also fitted with bullet-proof glass and both are armor plated. The yacht is also equipped with an anti-paparazzi shield in the form of lasers that sweep the surroundings, and when they detect a CCD, they fire a bolt of light right at the camera to obliterate any photograph. According to The Times, these don’t run all the time, so friends and guests should still be able to grab snaps. Instead, they will be activated when guards spot likely professional photographers nearby.
Kathy Roberts and I just had an amazing adventure this past week. We left Friday morning to go to Ashland to stay and see a couple of plays. Beyond that, we had no idea where we were going to view the eclipse. The closest reservation I could get was Eugene, Oregon. But, it was a hour drive to the zone of totality.
In Ashland, we had dinner with my brother Bill Roberts and his wife Elizabeth Wies Roberts. They had come up to Ashland couple of days for before and saw a couple of plays. They were going to leave the next morning for Albany, Oregon, which is in the middle of the zone. He was a lot smarter than me and made reservations years ago.
The next day, brother Bill texts that when they checked into the hotel, they upgraded him to a min-suite with and extra bed, we could use if we want. Yes we said.
The next day, we leave early to drive to Albany, we were about a half an hour south of Eugene, when we get a text from our daughter, Jessica Roberts, that they are about a half an hour north of Eugene. They intended to go to the coast to see the eclipse, So we randomly have breakfast with Jessica Roberts, son-in-law, Josh Barizn and grandson Calvin in Eugene, Oregon.
We tell them our plans. Josh checks the weather at the beach, and there is a chance of fog during the eclipse. They decided to stay in Eugene, so we went the to hotel and transfer out reservation to Jessica.
We drive into Albany, with no traffic problems. Brother Bill was out exploring the town. As we were waiting, I was chit chatting with the receptionist when off the top of my head I ask, “Do you have any cancellations”. She looked on the computer, and we end up with a room in the middle of the zone, when a king sizes bed.
The hotel was right next to the Fair Grounds, where there are acres and acres of open viewing space. We text Jessica that there were no traffic problems and would check in with her in the morning.
So the big day comes, we set up a viewing area in the parking lot of the Fair Grounds. Right next to us is a man setting up a lot of camera equipment. I was unable to get a solar filter for my camera, so I was only going to be able to photograph the total part to the event. He says that he has an extra sheet and gives it to me. I set up my camera, take a couple of practice shots and wait.
I am with Kathy, my daughter, Jessica, her husband Josh, grandson Calvin, brother Bill and Sister in law, Liz.
It started gradually, the only way know is to look at the sun through special glasses. Slowly, the moon nipple at the sun until there was just a sliver. But even the sliver was too bright to look at without the glasses. It had grown darker, but still daytime.
Then, pow, the moon blocs out the sun. It gets dark, the stars and planets come out and a magnificent corona circles the moon. I became somewhat emotional, as I was witnessing a fantastic and rare event.
You could feel the difference in the air, it was not exactly cooler, but it felt different. It was an amazing experience.
Then the moon slowly covers less of the sun until everything is back to normal.
That was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. I would go to another in a heartbeat.
We thought was were smart by staying in Albany until 3PM and took some secondary roads. What should have taken an hour, took three and a half hours. We bailed at Cottage Grove and stayed in an old fashioned resort, which had seen better days, but had acres and acres of gardens, Kathy was a happy camper.
The next morning we went to Ashland, which lived up to its name, there was smoke and ash from some fires in the region. The traffic was still pretty bad, it was good to stop. No plays that we want to see, ate dinner and came home today.
Sunday Night eclipse before the blood moon, i like how the camera picked up the glow and the detail. :)
Eclipse solar desde el Faro de Tarragona
4 de enero de 2011 -- 09:04:27
Solar eclipse from the Lighthouse of Tarragona
January 4, 2011 -- 09:04:27
Kathy Roberts and I just had an amazing adventure this past week. We left Friday morning to go to Ashland to stay and see a couple of plays. Beyond that, we had no idea where we were going to view the eclipse. The closest reservation I could get was Eugene, Oregon. But, it was a hour drive to the zone of totality.
In Ashland, we had dinner with my brother Bill Roberts and his wife Elizabeth Wies Roberts. They had come up to Ashland couple of days for before and saw a couple of plays. They were going to leave the next morning for Albany, Oregon, which is in the middle of the zone. He was a lot smarter than me and made reservations years ago.
The next day, brother Bill texts that when they checked into the hotel, they upgraded him to a min-suite with and extra bed, we could use if we want. Yes we said.
The next day, we leave early to drive to Albany, we were about a half an hour south of Eugene, when we get a text from our daughter, Jessica Roberts, that they are about a half an hour north of Eugene. They intended to go to the coast to see the eclipse, So we randomly have breakfast with Jessica Roberts, son-in-law, Josh Barizn and grandson Calvin in Eugene, Oregon.
We tell them our plans. Josh checks the weather at the beach, and there is a chance of fog during the eclipse. They decided to stay in Eugene, so we went the to hotel and transfer out reservation to Jessica.
We drive into Albany, with no traffic problems. Brother Bill was out exploring the town. As we were waiting, I was chit chatting with the receptionist when off the top of my head I ask, “Do you have any cancellations”. She looked on the computer, and we end up with a room in the middle of the zone, when a king sizes bed.
The hotel was right next to the Fair Grounds, where there are acres and acres of open viewing space. We text Jessica that there were no traffic problems and would check in with her in the morning.
So the big day comes, we set up a viewing area in the parking lot of the Fair Grounds. Right next to us is a man setting up a lot of camera equipment. I was unable to get a solar filter for my camera, so I was only going to be able to photograph the total part to the event. He says that he has an extra sheet and gives it to me. I set up my camera, take a couple of practice shots and wait.
I am with Kathy, my daughter, Jessica, her husband Josh, grandson Calvin, brother Bill and Sister in law, Liz.
It started gradually, the only way know is to look at the sun through special glasses. Slowly, the moon nipple at the sun until there was just a sliver. But even the sliver was too bright to look at without the glasses. It had grown darker, but still daytime.
Then, pow, the moon blocs out the sun. It gets dark, the stars and planets come out and a magnificent corona circles the moon. I became somewhat emotional, as I was witnessing a fantastic and rare event.
You could feel the difference in the air, it was not exactly cooler, but it felt different. It was an amazing experience.
Then the moon slowly covers less of the sun until everything is back to normal.
That was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. I would go to another in a heartbeat.
We thought was were smart by staying in Albany until 3PM and took some secondary roads. What should have taken an hour, took three and a half hours. We bailed at Cottage Grove and stayed in an old fashioned resort, which had seen better days, but had acres and acres of gardens, Kathy was a happy camper.
The next morning we went to Ashland, which lived up to its name, there was smoke and ash from some fires in the region. The traffic was still pretty bad, it was good to stop. No plays that we want to see, ate dinner and came home today.
Well, sort of. It's just before an occultation of a star by the Moon while it was being eclipsed by the Earth.
Total Lunar Eclipse
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Kathy Roberts and I just had an amazing adventure this past week. We left Friday morning to go to Ashland to stay and see a couple of plays. Beyond that, we had no idea where we were going to view the eclipse. The closest reservation I could get was Eugene, Oregon. But, it was a hour drive to the zone of totality.
In Ashland, we had dinner with my brother Bill Roberts and his wife Elizabeth Wies Roberts. They had come up to Ashland couple of days for before and saw a couple of plays. They were going to leave the next morning for Albany, Oregon, which is in the middle of the zone. He was a lot smarter than me and made reservations years ago.
The next day, brother Bill texts that when they checked into the hotel, they upgraded him to a min-suite with and extra bed, we could use if we want. Yes we said.
The next day, we leave early to drive to Albany, we were about a half an hour south of Eugene, when we get a text from our daughter, Jessica Roberts, that they are about a half an hour north of Eugene. They intended to go to the coast to see the eclipse, So we randomly have breakfast with Jessica Roberts, son-in-law, Josh Barizn and grandson Calvin in Eugene, Oregon.
We tell them our plans. Josh checks the weather at the beach, and there is a chance of fog during the eclipse. They decided to stay in Eugene, so we went the to hotel and transfer out reservation to Jessica.
We drive into Albany, with no traffic problems. Brother Bill was out exploring the town. As we were waiting, I was chit chatting with the receptionist when off the top of my head I ask, “Do you have any cancellations”. She looked on the computer, and we end up with a room in the middle of the zone, when a king sizes bed.
The hotel was right next to the Fair Grounds, where there are acres and acres of open viewing space. We text Jessica that there were no traffic problems and would check in with her in the morning.
So the big day comes, we set up a viewing area in the parking lot of the Fair Grounds. Right next to us is a man setting up a lot of camera equipment. I was unable to get a solar filter for my camera, so I was only going to be able to photograph the total part to the event. He says that he has an extra sheet and gives it to me. I set up my camera, take a couple of practice shots and wait.
I am with Kathy, my daughter, Jessica, her husband Josh, grandson Calvin, brother Bill and Sister in law, Liz.
It started gradually, the only way know is to look at the sun through special glasses. Slowly, the moon nipple at the sun until there was just a sliver. But even the sliver was too bright to look at without the glasses. It had grown darker, but still daytime.
Then, pow, the moon blocs out the sun. It gets dark, the stars and planets come out and a magnificent corona circles the moon. I became somewhat emotional, as I was witnessing a fantastic and rare event.
You could feel the difference in the air, it was not exactly cooler, but it felt different. It was an amazing experience.
Then the moon slowly covers less of the sun until everything is back to normal.
That was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. I would go to another in a heartbeat.
We thought was were smart by staying in Albany until 3PM and took some secondary roads. What should have taken an hour, took three and a half hours. We bailed at Cottage Grove and stayed in an old fashioned resort, which had seen better days, but had acres and acres of gardens, Kathy was a happy camper.
The next morning we went to Ashland, which lived up to its name, there was smoke and ash from some fires in the region. The traffic was still pretty bad, it was good to stop. No plays that we want to see, ate dinner and came home today.
Colors are out of the camera - deep blue of twilight and the eerie red glow of the moon in totality. A 4 second exposure softens the crashing waves.
Eclipse penumbral
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Partial solar eclipse on 29th April 2014, as viewed from Brisbane, Australia. This is a stack of images taken about 3 minutes apart. This image was selected as NASA's "Astronomy Picture of the Day" for 1st May 2014. See apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140501.html.
It was also published in the book "Totality: The Great American Eclipses of 2017 and 2024" by Mark Littman and Fred Espenak (2017, Oxford University Press), and in the Czech popular astronomy journal Astropis (volume 2/2014).
This image won an Honourable Mention award at the 2014 David Malin Awards, which is the premier astrophotography competition in Australia. Details here:
www.parkes.atnf.csiro.au/news_events/astrofest/awards/201...
Actress Ashley Greene arrives to the premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" during the 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on June 24, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
A segment of the partial solar eclipse as seen from the University of Maryland in College Park on August 21st, 2017.
Perfectly clear to the south, perfectly clear to the north. Perfectly dense ribbon of cloud cover exactly over the house. The only thing that makes these images interesting is that I could NOT actually see the eclipse with my eyes. These are taken on a high ISO with a 10 second exposure, so we're seeing THROUGH the clouds. I couldn't get a decent focus, not being able to actually see anything to focus on, and I had to guestimate where it actually was. Bummer, but at least my camera got to see it
;) :P
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I wasn't really prepared to view the eclipse, so I used two lenses from a pair of polarized sunglasses held at 90 degrees in order to make a filter.
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La X100 no es la cámara ideal para estos menesteres... pero es la que tenía a mano ;-)
Hace años que siempre llevo en la cartera un filtro solar.