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The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft, encapsulated in its fairing, is rotated from a horizontal position back into a vertical position in its work platform on Thursday, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 49 flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, and Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Oct. 19. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
Serenity in Americana... A Short Story...
I did not expect to be here when we set off for the day. Nor did I have any idea of the landscape I would lay eyes on when I groggily awoke to the sound of a passing train early that morning. Eight hours and many photographs later I found myself pausing along the roadside to take in a scene of what once was in America. We are just outside the small town of Rural Retreat, Virginia. Rural Retreat is a town made famous for the recording that legendary nighttime railroad photographer O. Winston Link created of a passing steam train in the wee hours of the morning just before the Norfolk and Western Railroad retired steam locomotives forever. I am in this location today to photograph the homogenized Norfolk Southern railroad; albeit in stunning scenery. Rural Retreat is situated between the Blue Ridge/Ridge and Valley ranges of the Appalachian Mountains, in the Virginia Highlands. A short drive on Virginia Route 674 out of town revealed what a beautiful portion of the world this is. Numerous farms dot the small rolling hills that lead you out of town and into the rural landscape. It’s early fall and the color is beginning to explode on the mountains surrounding us. Although it has not yet peaked beautiful coloration is evident in the hills that encapsulate the little valley surrounding us. I pull off on a ridge just east of town to photograph this farmstead. It provides a wonderful glimpse into the past, and what is still present, for the farmer that owns this land. The massive wooden barn and its rusty roof sit plainly against the pleasant background of the rolling hills. For a few moments, I’ve completely forgotten, and frankly do not care, about what I have come to photograph. The distant mooing of the cattle, the eye-pleasing beauty of the rolling hills, the faint rustling of the wind in the trees, and the cool breeze it provides is a sweet taste to the senses. Scenes like this are often overlooked and seldom appreciated for their true beauty. Several miles to the west Interstate 81 brings most travelers right through this area without ever revealing a single secret about the true beauty that lies just beyond them in the hills. The McDonald’s and the Gas Station just beyond the exit ramp are as close as many people will ever come to seeing this. I take it in for a few moments more before the sound of a distant train horn brings me back around to my main purpose for being here. Although I enjoyed photographing the train after, and the photographs it brought, I still found myself thinking that the highlight of the day was certainly the moment of serenity spent overlooking the slice of Americana in the Virginia Highlands. One day soon I hope to return and spend some time unlocking the secret landscapes that lie within these mountains. For now, however, I have this photograph. This photograph, and the memories it sparks, will certainly be enough to keep me happy. Enjoy this take on a place I love, and hope to return to soon. Thank you for reading, and I hope you like it!
The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft, encapsulated in its fairing, is rotated from a horizontal position back into a vertical position in its work platform on Thursday, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 49 flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, and Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Oct. 19. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
ESA’s Biomass satellite, encapsulated within a Vega-C rocket fairing, has been rolled out to the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana ahead of liftoff, planned for 29 April at 11:15 CEST.
Once in orbit, this latest Earth Explorer mission will provide vital insights into the health and dynamics of the world’s forests, revealing how they are changing over time and, critically, enhancing our understanding of their role in the global carbon cycle.
Credits: ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE/Optique vidéo du CSG–T. Leduc
The Art of Minimalism - splendid light with clouds encapsulated over the River Tay - I was captivated by the light and clouds today - love the simpicity and beauty in this image
Looking for a picture to, single-handedly, encapsulate my trip to England last week.
And this, strangely enough, is it.
I didn't shoot a lot, found myself far more interested in just BEING PRESENT, but I did bring the camera out, for the new faces, for the faces I loved, for the folks that I dug.
I was also, when I brought my camera out, looking for something a bit different, for a way to engage with English folk...differently. Use what I knew to do something different.
Like, oh, I dunno, grab a dude gently by the face.
Because...heh, lots of English folk get SO UNCOMFORTABLE when you give 'em a tender touch.
So fantastic, watching Kenny squirm ever so gently.
Yeah, did this to a few folks, giggling madly the whole time.
And that was England, this time: so much fun, smoothly distributed, for seven days straight.
Cheers!
The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite has been encapsulated inside the Ariane 6 fairing at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Encapsulation is when the satellite is placed inside the protective ‘nose cone’ of the rocket, known as the fairing. It is the final view of the satellite before launch, which is scheduled for Tuesday, 4 November at 22:03 CET.
The Sentinel-1 mission, which provides radar vision for the Copernicus Earth observation programme. The mission operates in all weathers, day-and-night, to deliver high-resolution radar images of Earth’s surface. This service is used by disaster response teams, environmental agencies, maritime authorities and climate scientists, who depend on frequent updates of critical data.
Credits: ESA - M. Pédoussaut
"When waterfalls comes from the sky."
Picked one today from the archive. I still remember the moment.
I wasn't really hanging around when this weather came through. You probably know, It's all about getting the most of it. Even getting soaked, you at least have a story to tell for a late dinner with friends.
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nhq201609150019 (09/15/2016) --- The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft is seen before encapsulation in its fairing on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
"The car’s name encapsulates the true significance of all that has been achieved in terms of performance. The reference to the 90th anniversary of the foundation of Scuderia Ferrari underscores the strong link that has always existed between Ferrari’s track and road cars. A brilliant encapsulation of the most advanced technologies developed in Maranello, the SF90 Stradale is also the perfect demonstration of how Ferrari immediately transitions the knowledge and skills it acquires in competition to its production cars..."
Source: Ferrari
Photographed during Driven Club event in Northern Ireland.
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An encapsulation of the variety of activities and pursuits undertaken on a crisp winter’s morning around the northern shores of Lake Annecy. The lake is purported to be Europe’s cleanest.
nhq201609150019 (09/15/2016) --- The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft is seen before encapsulation in its fairing on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
Iceland is famously known as the "Land of Fire, Ice, and Snow," a moniker that perfectly encapsulates its unique and dramatic landscape. The "Fire" in this name refers to the country's intense and ongoing volcanic activity. Situated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a major tectonic plate boundary, Iceland is a hotspot of geothermal energy. It is home to over 130 volcanoes, both active and dormant, which regularly shape the land through eruptions, lava flows, and the creation of new geothermal features like hot springs and geysers. This constant geological dynamism is a fundamental part of the Icelandic identity, providing a stark and powerful contrast to the country's colder elements.
The "Ice" component of the name is equally prominent and is a direct result of Iceland's subarctic climate. Despite the volcanic heat, a significant portion of the country is covered by vast glaciers, or *jöklar* in Icelandic. The Vatnajökull glacier, for example, is the largest in Europe and covers approximately 8% of Iceland's landmass. These immense ice caps are not just static features; they are dynamic forces that carve out valleys, create glacial lagoons filled with icebergs, and feed powerful rivers. The interplay between the fire of the volcanoes and the movement of these glaciers creates a stunning and ever-changing topography.
The "Snow" aspect, while often grouped with ice, deserves its own recognition as a defining feature of the Icelandic landscape. Snowfall is a regular occurrence, especially in the highlands and during the long winter months, blanketing the country in a pristine white cover. This snow transforms the scenery, creating a magical, often serene, and sometimes harsh environment. The snowmelt in spring and summer also plays a crucial role, feeding the countless waterfalls and rivers that crisscross the island, further shaping the land and contributing to the island's vibrant ecosystem.
The combination of these three elements—fire, ice, and snow—is what makes Iceland's geography so extraordinary. You can find landscapes where steaming volcanic vents and hot springs are located just a short distance from massive glaciers. The sight of a black volcanic sand beach juxtaposed with a brilliant white snowfield and the deep blue of a glacial lagoon is a common, yet breathtaking, spectacle. This remarkable geological harmony creates a landscape of extreme contrasts and raw natural beauty that is unlike anywhere else on Earth.
Ultimately, the nickname "Land of Fire, Ice, and Snow" is more than just a catchy phrase; it's a precise scientific and poetic description of Iceland's fundamental character. It speaks to the constant struggle and collaboration between elemental forces that have shaped the island's past, continue to define its present, and will undoubtedly influence its future. It is a land of extremes, where the raw power of nature is on full display, offering visitors and inhabitants alike a constant reminder of the planet's powerful and awe-inspiring geological processes.
GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Core Observatory will link data from a constellation of current and planned satellites to produce next-generation global measurements of rainfall and snowfall from space.
On Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.
The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.
The GPM mission is the first coordinated international satellite network to provide near real-time observations of rain and snow every three hours anywhere on the globe. The GPM Core Observatory anchors this network by providing observations on all types of precipitation. The observatory's data acts as the measuring stick by which partner observations can be combined into a unified data set. The data will be used by scientists to study climate change, freshwater resources, floods and droughts, and hurricane formation and tracking.
Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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On Thursday 23 December, the James Webb Space Telescope, safely stowed inside the fairing of ESA’s Ariane 5 launch vehicle, left the final assembly building for roll-out to the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Webb, no longer in sight since its encapsulation in the fairing on 17 December, has been closely monitored. The fairing is equipped with specialised environmental controls that keep the observatory in a perfectly controlled temperature and humidity range during its final few days on Earth.
Ariane 5, standing 53 m high on its mobile launch platform was transported along rails from the final preparation building to the launch zone where final health checks and preparations for liftoff will occur.
This includes filling the propellant tanks of the Ariane 5 core stage with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen via lines through the launch table.
Final electrical and software configurations will also occur on the launch pad. Webb will switch to internal battery power about 20 minutes prior to liftoff, and within 15 minutes prior to liftoff the observatory and its launch vehicle will both be fully cleared for flight.
Webb will be the largest, most powerful telescope ever launched into space. As part of an international collaboration agreement, ESA is providing the telescope’s launch service using the Ariane 5 launch vehicle. Working with partners, ESA was responsible for the development and qualification of Ariane 5 adaptations for the Webb mission and for the procurement of the launch service by Arianespace.
Webb is an international partnership between NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
Find out more about Webb in ESA’s launch kit and interactive brochure.
Credit: ESA - M. Pedoussaut
This purchased slide encapsulates my two main photographic interests in one photo. Sacramento Fire Department Hose Tender 19 is seen here, with Union Pacific Railroad steamers 3985 and 8444 in the background, during the California Railroad Museum's 1981 Railfair in Old Sacramento, California. The photographer is unidentified.
Hose Tender 19 was built by Seagrave on a 1979 Ford C-Series chassis; it had a 1000-GPM pump and a 500-gallon water tank.
sorta encapsulates the hot, sticky days of summer - wouldn't be summer w/o a fly or two around
backyard capture in chesterfield
The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite ready to be encapsulated within its Ariane 6 rocket fairing, which will protect the satellite during liftoff. Liftoff is scheduled on 4 November 2025 from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Together with its sibling Sentinel-1C, Sentinel-1D will significantly enhance the capabilities of the Copernicus Earth observation programme.
The mission will continue to deliver radar images of Earth’s surface, performing in all weathers, day-and-night, providing a service vital for users who depend on frequent updates of critical data, such as disaster response teams, environmental agencies, maritime authorities and climate scientists.
Credits: ESA - M. Pédoussaut
When I stepped outside this morning I noticed the water in the birdbath had frozen, encapsulating some maple leaves well below the surface and a solitary maple key sitting just near enough to the surface to be partially above and partially just under the surface. The combination of the colours, the distorted autumn leaves, and the texture on the surface created an interesting abstract effect. - JW
Date Taken: 2017-11-12
Tech Details:
Taken using a tripod-mounted Nikon D7100 fitted with a Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 (272E) lense, ISO100, Daylight WB, Aperture priority mode, f/6.3, 1/20 sec. PP in free Open Source RAWTherapee from Nikon RAW/NEF source files: scaled to 9000x6000, exposure increased (brightened) by approx EV+0.7, significant increase in contrast and Chromaticity in L-A-B mode, significant increase in vibrance, adjust colour balance to reduce a green cast, slightly increase black level, sharpened, saved. PP in free Open Source GIMP: loaded both frames as l2ayers, bottom layer named maple key, top frame named background, adjust the background frame to get good colour balance, tonality and contrast using the tone curve tool and colour balance tool, add a black/transparent layer mask to the top/background frame and using a soft-edged paint brush with white paint, paint the mask to select the maple key and then invert the colours so the background is white and then select the maple key layer and adjust its tone curve, contrast and colour balance to get a good looking maple key, create new working layer from visible result, slightly increase overall contrast, sharpen, save, scale image to 6000x4000, sharpen, save, add fine black black-and-white frame, add bar and text on left, save, scale image to 1800 wide for posting, sharpen slightly, save.
An alternative way of creating shadow effects in Lego. In this case it should look like fluorescent lamps in the ceiling. The roof was adjustable so i could create the column for light I wanted in the center.that i can move around to let in light in the way i want.
Fake inter dimensional rainbow paper silhouette table faffing.
Usual nocturnal routine; Mrs in the front room watching what can only be described as dog arse on tv whilst I shine lights at things in the kitchen whilst rotating my camera through the axis of its lens at twenty degree increments during a long exposure.
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Beach holidays were born in the 1700s in Great Britain, this social phenomenon was born in which bathers for the first time go to the beaches, certainly not as sunny as those bathed by the Mediterranean Sea, they are fully dressed; this "new fashion" is also encouraged by the belief of English doctors since the beginning of the eighteenth century (starting around 1720), that breathing the brackish sea air and bathing in cold sea water is healthy, invigorates the body and cure lung diseases (conviction even more strengthened by the discovery of oxygen by Antoine Lavoisier in 1778, which led to the greater diffusion and conviction of the theories on the health benefits of sea air, which was thought to be more oxygenated and pure), these theories push many people from Northern Europe suffering from severe lung diseases to spend long periods in southern Europe, often in the south of Italy, this explains why characters with extraordinary qualities come to Taormina to cure their tuberculosis. The photographer baron Wilhelm von Gloeden and the English lady Florence Trevelyan Trevelyan had the seawater brought with their mules from Isola Bella, but while W. Von Gloeden heated the sea water, the English noblewoman Lady Trevelian did not heat it, mindful of the teachings of the English medical school, this will cause her death from bronchopneumonia on 4 October 1907 (see my previous "photographic stories" about Taormina). In fact, "thalassotherapy" was born in Great Britain, together with the social and cultural phenomenon of frequenting bathing beaches (before the beginning of the 18th century, the sea and its beaches were lived, except for reasons of trade and fishing, in a dark and negative way, from the sea often came very serious dangers such as the sudden landings of ferocious pirates, or foreigners carrying very serious diseases could land). Thus the fashion of spending holidays by the sea was born in the English aristocracy and high bourgeoisie of the time, subsequently the habit of going to the sea spread to all levels of society, the railways that were built throughout Great Britain to 'beginning of the nineteenth century, made travel to the ocean accessible even to the lower classes, they too will frequent the seaside resorts, Blackpool becomes the first seaside resort in Great Britain completely frequented by the working classes thanks to the presence of low-cost bathing establishments; the great and definitive boom in seaside tourism will then take place in the 1950s and 1960s. This being the case, it should not be surprising to know that in Great Britain the beaches are more frequented than one might instinctively think due to a climate very different from the Mediterranean one, and that this socio-cultural phenomenon has been investigated at the photographic by photographers of the same Great Britain, of these I mention four names. An important photographer, who probably inspired subsequent photographers, was Tony Ray-Jones, who died prematurely in 1972, at the young age of 30, who was trying to create a “photographic memory” of the stereotypes of the English people; the famous photojournalist Martin Parr, who, although inspired by the previous one, differs from it for his way of doing “social satire” with his goal; finally, I would like to mention David Hurn and Simon Roberts, the latter with wider-ranging photographs, with photographs more detached from the individual. In Italy there are numerous photographers (I will mention only a few) who have made in their long career images captured in seaside resorts (generally we speaking of "beach photography" similar to "street photography"), photographs that are often unique in their style, such as that adopted by Franco Fontana, I mention Mimmo Jodice, Ferdinando Scianna (of whom I am honored to have known him personally), and Massimo Vitali, famous photographer (understood by some as "the photographer of the beaches"), especially for his beautiful photographs taken on the beaches (but not only), thanks to the presence of elevated fixed structures as a kind of mezzanine, built specifically in the bathing beaches for the realization of his photographs. This is my introduction to talk about the theme proposed here, that of “beach photography” (with some exceptions for “narrative” reasons), with a series of photographs taken on the beaches surrounding Taormina (Sicily). For some photographs I used a particular photographic technique at the time of shooting, in addition to capturing the surrounding space, it also "inserted" a temporal dimension, with photos characterized by being blurry because the exposure times were deliberately lengthened, they are confused-out of focus-imprecise-undecided... the Anglo-Saxon term that encapsulates this photographic genre in a single word is "blur", these images were thus created during the shooting phase, and not as an effect created later, in the post-production phase.
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Le vacanze al mare nascono nel ‘700 in Gran Bretagna, nasce questo fenomeno sociale nel quale i bagnanti per la prima volta si recano sulle spiagge, non certo assolate come quelle bagnate dal mar Mediterraneo, sono completamente vestiti; questa “nuova moda” è anche incoraggiata dalla convinzione dei medici inglesi fin dall’inizio del ‘700 (a partire dal 1720 circa), che respirare l’aria salmastra del mare e fare il bagno nell’acqua marina fredda sia salutare, rinvigorisca il corpo e curi le malattie polmonari (convinzione ancor più rafforzata dalla scoperta dell’ossigeno da parte di Antoine Lavoisier nel 1778, che portò alla maggiore diffusione e convinzione delle teorie sui benefici per la salute dell’aria di mare, che si pensava essere più ossigenata e pura), queste teorie spingono molte persone del Nord Europa affette da gravi malattie polmonari a trascorrere dei lunghi periodi nel sud Europa, spesso nel meridione d’Italia, questo spiega perché a Taormina giungono personaggi dalle qualità straordinarie per curare il proprio “mal sottile”, il barone fotografo Wilhelm von Gloeden e la lady inglese Florence Trevelyan Trevelyan si facevano portare coi muli l’acqua di mare proveniente dall’Isola Bella, però mentre W. Von Gloeden riscaldava l’acqua marina, la nobildonna inglese lady Trevelian non la riscaldava, memore degli insegnamenti della scuola medica inglese, questo causerà la sua morte per broncopolmonite il 4 ottobre del 1907 (vedi i miei precedenti “racconti fotografici” su Taormina). Infatti la “talassoterapia” nasce in Gran Bretagna, insieme al fenomeno sociale e culturale della frequentazione dei lidi balneari (prima dell’inizio del ‘700, il mare e le sue spiagge erano vissuti, tranne che per motivi di commercio e di pesca, in maniera oscura e negativa, dal mare spesso provenivano gravissimi pericoli come gli sbarchi improvvisi di feroci pirati, oppure potevano sbarcare stranieri portatori di gravissime malattie). Nell’aristocrazia e nell’alta borghesia inglese di allora nasce così la moda di trascorrere le vacanze al mare, successivamente l’abitudine di andare al mare si diffonde a tutti i livelli della società, le ferrovie che furono costruite in tutta la Gran Bretagna all’inizio dell’Ottocento, resero i viaggi verso l’oceano accessibili anche per i ceti più bassi, quelli più popolari e meno agiati, anch’essi frequenteranno le località balneari, Blackpool diviene la prima località balneare della Gran Bretagna completamente frequentata dalle classi popolari grazie alla presenza di stabilimenti balneari a basso costo; il grande e definitivo boom del turismo balneare si avrà poi negli anni ’50 e ’60. Stando così le cose, non ci si deve meravigliare nel sapere che in Gran Bretagna le spiagge sono più frequentate di quanto istintivamente si possa pensare a causa di un clima ben diverso da quello Mediterraneo, e che questo fenomeno socio-culturale sia stato indagato a livello fotografico da parte di fotografi della stessa Gran Bretagna, di questi cito quattro nomi. Un importante fotografo, che probabilmente ispirò i successivi fotografi, fu Tony Ray-Jones, scomparso prematuramente nel 1972, alla giovane età di 30 anni, il quale cercava di realizzare una “memoria fotografica” degli stereotipi del popolo inglese; il famoso fotoreporter Martin Parr, il quale pur ispirandosi al precedente, se ne differenzia per il suo modo di fare “satira sociale” col suo obiettivo; infine desidero menzionare David Hurn e Simon Roberts, quest’ultimo con fotografie di più ampio respiro, con fotografie più distaccate dal singolo individuo. In Italia numerosi sono i fotografi (ne cito solo qualcuno) che hanno realizzato nella loro lunga carriera immagini colte in località balneari (genericamente si parla di “beach photography” affine alla “street photography”), fotografie spesso uniche nel loro stile, come quello adottato da Franco Fontana, menziono Mimmo Jodice, Ferdinando Scianna (del quale mi onoro di averlo conosciuto personalmente), e Massimo Vitali, famoso fotografo (da alcuni inteso come “il fotografo delle spiagge”), soprattutto per le sue bellissime fotografie realizzate sui lidi (ma non solo), grazie alla presenza di strutture fisse sopraelevate a mò di soppalco, costruite appositamente nei lidi balneari per la realizzazione delle sue fotografie. Questo mio incipit, per introdurre il tema da me affrontato, quello della “beach photography” (con qualche eccezione per motivi ”narrativi”), con una serie di fotografie realizzate sulle spiagge circostanti Taormina (Sicilia). Ho utilizzato per alcune fotografie una tecnica fotografica particolare al momento dello scatto, oltre a catturare lo spazio circostante, ha "inserito" anche una dimensione temporale, con foto caratterizzate dall’essere mosse poiché volutamente sono stati allungati i tempi di esposizione, sono confuse-sfocate-imprecise-indecise...il termine anglosassone che racchiude con una sola parola questo genere fotografico è "blur", queste immagini sono state così realizzate in fase di scatto, e non come un effetto creato successivamente, a posteriori, in fase di post-produzione
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To go where no man has gone before.
This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.
As preparations for the launch of ESA’s latest Earth Explorer continue on track, the team at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana has bid farewell to the Aeolus satellite as it was sealed from view in its Vega rocket fairing. Liftoff is set for 21 August at 21:20 GMT (23:20 CEST). Aeolus carries one of the most sophisticated instruments ever to be put into orbit. The first of its kind, the Aladin instrument includes revolutionary laser technology to generate pulses of ultraviolet light that are beamed down into the atmosphere to profile the world’s winds – a completely new approach to measuring the wind from space.
Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Video du CSG - J Durrenberger
ENCAPSULATED IN OBLONG SHAPES / THE FINAL / CHRISTELLE GEISER & AEON VON ZARK / NAKED EYE PROJECT BIENNE / ALTERED STATE SERIE / THE WEIRD DREAM / PORTRAIT.
GPM is a joint mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Core Observatory will link data from a constellation of current and planned satellites to produce next-generation global measurements of rainfall and snowfall from space.
On Feb. 11, the Core Observatory was moved into the spacecraft fairing assembly building and into the Encapsulation Hall. Final inspections and preparations were completed for the installation into the fairing, which began on Feb 13. The fairing is the part of the rocket that will contain the spacecraft at the top of the H-IIA rocket.
The encapsulation process for the H-IIA is very different than for most U.S. rockets. For U.S. rockets, the fairing is usually in two pieces that close around the payload like a clamshell. To install the GPM Core Observatory into the fairing of the H-IIA rocket, first the Core Observatory and the Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) are set up in scaffolding in the Encapsulation Hall. Then, the fairing is lifted above and lowered onto the fitting. When only a few feet remain above the final position, stanchions support the fairing while technicians go inside to complete the electrical connections. When this is completed, they remove the stanchions and lower the fairing to its final position, where it is bolted in place.
The GPM mission is the first coordinated international satellite network to provide near real-time observations of rain and snow every three hours anywhere on the globe. The GPM Core Observatory anchors this network by providing observations on all types of precipitation. The observatory's data acts as the measuring stick by which partner observations can be combined into a unified data set. The data will be used by scientists to study climate change, freshwater resources, floods and droughts, and hurricane formation and tracking.
Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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Driver shortage…
One of the best examples of the driver shortages impacting the bus industry is encapsulated by this picture here. Here is a SPT-supplied Optare Solo waiting time to make its next journey on the supported 59-service between Mosspark and Glasgow City Centre. SPT owns the vehicle as well as similar vehicles and leases them to various operators for use on its supported services. It allows the services to be run by a uniform standard of vehicle and SPT can use its purchasing power by ordering larger quantities of buses - at a better discount - than the individual bus companies could by themselves. If you order one bus, you’ll maybe get a discount. If you order 20, you’ll get a bigger one.
But back to the shortage. You’ll notice that this bus, 53759 (YJ16DXH) carries First decals. That’s because the service is operated by First Glasgow. But the legal lettering is for Craig of Campbeltown and is run by drivers from its Glasgow Citybus subsidiary. It runs as part of the First network in the city, First passes are accepted and to all extents and purposes it looks like First run it. However due to driver shortages, First has subcontracted operation of this to Glasgow Citybus.
Driver shortages are an endemic issue across the industry, leading to shortages and lost journeys. Despite companies offering large incentives to new recruits, recruiting new drivers is challenging. Together with staff shortages due to COVID its leading to frustrated passengers and pressure on the industry, which is fuelling demands for re-regulation.
So what’s behind it? There’s various reasons. The pandemic was a factor. Recruitment and training stopped dead during it and some say the industry has struggled to catch up. Normal turnover, as employees leaving were not replaced, became skewed as no new replacements arrived to take their place. That’s common across other industries too.
Brexit too is a factor. With the ending of freedom of movement across the European Union, many former EU citizens elected to return home. Many were bus drivers who left during lockdown periods and never came back or elected not to apply to stay in the United Kingdom. Here is not the place to debate the merits of Brexit but it’s clear it has had an impact.
With shortages of other types of drivers in other industries such as lorry drivers, many bus drivers have left to work for better paid jobs driving lorries. And who could blame them? Pay in the industry has always been an issue and it’s only now that pay seems to be getting addressed, albeit in some cases as a result of industrial action.
However one issue affecting bus driving is that it’s not seen as a ‘sexy’ job. Indeed it’s far from it - it’s bloody hard graft. So it doesn’t appeal. The industry is trying all it can. It’s trying to recruit more female and younger drivers into what is traditionally is seen as a older male dominated industry. But it can only do so much and unless the recruitment improves companies are facing real problems and service cuts are a real threat.
Another forgotten image from winter.
A leaf and dripping rain trapped in time when the weather turned to freezing rain. All motion stopped, all parts became one encapsulated in the ice.
Captured with iPhone and Olloclip Macro lens. Edited on the iPad in Snapseed then on the desktop in Alien Skin's Exposure x for black and white conversion and editing.
Liriope bud under a droplet of water
Taken with a Canon MP-E 65mm f2.8 1-5X macro attached to a focusing rail, using a combination of natural light and a Canon ring-light.
I have been so busy lately between my daughter's birthday and work, not to mention playing with my new glass. I apologize for not keeping up with your streams lately. Hopefully, I will be able to make some time soon.
nhq201609150016 (09/15/20160 --- The Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft is seen prior to being encapsulated in its fairing on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 49 flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, and Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)
The title encapsulates both George's expression here and my life currently. He stopped by for a visit on the weekend and while I unfortunately had to dash his hopes of food, I'm hoping I'm a little luckier.
jsc2019e012761 (March 6, 2019) --- In the Integration Building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft stands at the ready March 6 prior to its encapsulation into the nose fairing of the Soyuz booster rocket. Expedition 59 crew members Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos will launch on March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
On Thursday 23 December, the James Webb Space Telescope, safely stowed inside the fairing of ESA’s Ariane 5 launch vehicle, left the final assembly building for roll-out to the launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Webb, no longer in sight since its encapsulation in the fairing on 17 December, has been closely monitored. The fairing is equipped with specialised environmental controls that keep the observatory in a perfectly controlled temperature and humidity range during its final few days on Earth.
Ariane 5, standing 53 m high on its mobile launch platform was transported along rails from the final preparation building to the launch zone where final health checks and preparations for liftoff will occur.
This includes filling the propellant tanks of the Ariane 5 core stage with liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen via lines through the launch table.
Final electrical and software configurations will also occur on the launch pad. Webb will switch to internal battery power about 20 minutes prior to liftoff, and within 15 minutes prior to liftoff the observatory and its launch vehicle will both be fully cleared for flight.
Webb will be the largest, most powerful telescope ever launched into space. As part of an international collaboration agreement, ESA is providing the telescope’s launch service using the Ariane 5 launch vehicle. Working with partners, ESA was responsible for the development and qualification of Ariane 5 adaptations for the Webb mission and for the procurement of the launch service by Arianespace.
Webb is an international partnership between NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).
Find out more about Webb in ESA’s launch kit and interactive brochure.
Credit: ESA-CNES-Arianespace/Optique video du CSG - G.Barbaste