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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
sorta encapsulates the hot, sticky days of summer - wouldn't be summer w/o a fly or two around
backyard capture in chesterfield
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This started out as a project to make a t-shirt. The t-shirt maker required an Encapsulated Postscript (vector) file. This is a montage of cobbled together images. Some of the above was created from traced raster images from my photos. The knobs and shadows all had to be horsed with to get to this image. The virtual "Frequency 9" label is vector art.
At the top is the radio control head used by the operator to adjust settings. A twenty to thirty five pound box housing the electronics and tubes was mounted elsewhere in the vehicle and connected via a garden-hose-sized cable. The speaker and microphone are pasted below. These had maybe 3 tubes in their transmitter and everything else was transistors.
FREQUENCY 9 GE MASTR PROFESSIONAL UHF RADIO: At left is what's supposed to look like a 1975 Santa Clara County ambulance radio made by now-defunct General Electric Mobile Radio. It might be what you saw in a Fields, Palo Alto Ambulance, Bigleys, AAA, San Jose Ambulance, or the other companies whose names I can't recall. This was before paramedics. Everything was on one channel. If someone was bitten by a dog in Los Altos Hills, an ambulance in Gilroy, (at the other end of the county), could hear the dispatch. When an ambulance crew called the hospital to give report, everyone heard that, too. "Wheeler, Three Zero Six, inbound with a 57-year-old male, victim of a fall from a horse..." Radio users had to set the 1-2-3-4 switch to the correct setting for the geographic location of the ambulance. The ultra-high frequency (UHF) transmitter produced 60 watts. It was a basic, functional, single-channel system. Even in 1975, it was almost 24-hour, non-stop radio calls. Monday at 2am? There were people talking on the radio.
CALFIRE MOTOROLA SPECIAL PRODUCTS MOTRAC RADIO: In the 1970s, CalFire was known as CDF: California Division of Forestry. It was part of the Resources Agency. Like the Highway Patrol, they had radios custom built to match their growing, statewide system.
Their radios might be made by low bidders RCA, General Electric, or Motorola. The buttons, and names on them, looked the same regardless of who made the radio. They might be a different shaped button but they were labeled as here. Nowadays this is called "user interface." If you needed "District, Tone 4" you press the D button (District channel) and the 4 button (Tone 4) whether it was an RCA or Motorola radio. This was true until Midland microprocessor-based radios of the mid-1980s. "District" is now "Region."
I do not own this CDF Motrac or any other old CDF equipment. I may have had a MASTR Professional, or possibly a MASTR II, repair manual but these seem to have disappeared.
Both of these systems used an elderly technology called, "tone burst." I think the State tones were 1,800 Hertz, 1,950 Hertz, 2,100 Hertz, 2,250 Hertz, and 2,552 Hertz. Each mountaintop site listened for its assigned beep tone. If you selected 3, the radio would make a roughly 2-second, 2,100 Hertz beep every time you pressed the push-to-talk button. "[beeeeep] San Andreas, Chief Fourty Four Hundred responding." After an hour of busy radio traffic, your ears would be ringing with a 2,100 Hertz tone. Our engineers put a notch filter that knocked the ambulance network (Frequency 9) burst tone down to about one tenth of its original volume while having no effect on voice.
You may recognize the microphone and speaker on the CalFire radio at right. These were standard Motorola parts you'd see on television shows like Dragnet, Emergency, or Adam 12. Both the City and County of Los Angeles used a standard Motorola control head less complicated than the CalFire model shown.
By the way, the t-shirt came out perfectly.
The good thing about a legacy system is that you have one…
— Homer R. Wagner MD, Ph D
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Journalism Grade Image.
Source: montage 5,200x2,700 TIF file.
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)
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)
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 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
"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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Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, encapsulating the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. For comparison, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages at least 1 mile (1.6 km) in thickness.
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, encapsulating the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. For comparison, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages at least 1 mile (1.6 km) in thickness.
"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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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)
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.
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)
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.
That age old expression "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" perfectly encapsulates this forgotten beauty. Tahnee, the second child and daughter of the legendary actress and sex symbol the recently departed Raquel Welch and her 1st husband James Welch could only be destined to follow her stunning mother's famed footsteps into showbusiness. At aged 10 Tahnee got her first film role although uncredited in one of her mom's blink and miss films "The Beloved" (1971). In her mid teens Tahnee followed the timely tradition of being a privileged Hollywood child studying overseas in private schools until aged 16, she promptly dropped out of school and left home to find purpose and direction in her life obviously living under the massive shadow of her famous mother. Tahnee ended up in Italy working in Italian television to make ends meet in the early 1980s. Then as always in these life stories - opportunity would knock. Tahnee arrived back in the US around 1985 and filmmaker Ron Howard would offer her a major part in his upcoming film. She accepted and was cast in the 1985 fantasy sci-fi blockbuster classic "Cocoon". This was my very own introduction to Tahnee in 1985 watching "Cocoon" in the cinema and being awestruck by this gorgeous young woman, stunning elfin good looks. Little did I know at the time, this was the daughter of Raquel Welch, who's iconic poster of her in a skimpy two piece bikini standing legs apart, long tussled blonde hair down one shoulder as she stared into the distance at looming danger draped on my teen bedroom wall with pleasure. Tahnee would return to her most famous of film roles in the sequel "Cocoon: The Return" (1988) but while all the great cast members reprised their entertaining roles along with the same director again in Ron Howard, the magic was missing and was a critical and box office disappointment for 20th Century Fox that shelved any plans to complete a trilogy of films. For some reason though that's clear enough, Tahnee was restless within the Hollywood bubble and in-between the Cocoon films she'd return back to Italy to carry on acting in their industry. It would go amiss if I didn't bring up the fact Tahnee was exceptionally beautiful, she was to take full advantage of what God blessed her with thanks to her mom's legendary gene pool and pose nude for Playboy in the November 1995 edition that now fetches a very pretty penny if you can find a signed Tahnee copy of one. Her mother also posed nude for Playboy back in 1979. For pure research reason I've carefully studied both mother and daughter photos, and they look very similar. As a matter of fact both Tahnee and Raquel teamed up for a stunning PG rated photoshoot in 1993, Raquel in her early 50s and Tahnee aged 32 showing off one of the sexiest Hollywood family reunions of all time. Famously, mother and daughter were never close when Tahnee was growing up pretty much without a mother on account of Raquel successful film career, gives rise to why Tahnee didn't want a film career, left home at only 16 years old and even left the country to escape the shadow of Raquel taking on any type of jobs from housemaid, pizza kitchen cook, hairdresser and hitchhiking around Spain and Italy searching for something within herself. A lot of this is documented in Raquel's autobiography in 2010 how she treated her two children as an absent parent under the care of nannies. It's sad and does put more meat on the bones to explain how Tahnee and her older brother Damon must have felt at the height of their mom's fame in the 1960s. Tahnee now aged 61 last worked in tv or film in a tv movie "Body and Soul" in 1999. Then quit and sadly retired from the entertainment business altogether. I'd guess Tahnee is now living a quiet retirement somewhere, not married, never married, and no children. The infamous curse of the Hollywood child with world famous parents can be a huge heavy cross to bear for some, for Tahnee she carries a kind of proverb "the sins of the mother" with her. And for all her strength, bravery, gumption, privileged background and incredible beautiful looks, it's also very sad on what could've been. *Above photo of sexy Tahnee modelling in 1993.
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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Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, encapsulating the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. For comparison, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages at least 1 mile (1.6 km) in thickness.
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
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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.
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.
Shinjuku, Tokyo, is a dynamic district that perfectly encapsulates the essence of modern Japan. This image showcases the vibrant energy of Shinjuku, a place where tradition meets innovation. The towering buildings, adorned with a plethora of colorful advertisements and neon lights, create a visually stimulating environment that is both captivating and overwhelming. The architecture in Shinjuku is a testament to Japan's rapid modernization, with sleek skyscrapers standing alongside older, more traditional structures. This juxtaposition highlights the district's historical significance and its role as a hub of contemporary culture.
Shinjuku is not just a commercial center; it is also steeped in history. The area has been a significant part of Tokyo since the Edo period, serving as a post town on the Koshu Kaido, one of the five routes of the Edo period. Today, Shinjuku Station is one of the busiest railway stations in the world, a testament to the district's enduring importance. The streets are lined with a variety of shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues, offering something for everyone. From high-end department stores to quirky boutiques, Shinjuku is a shopper's paradise. Food enthusiasts can indulge in a wide range of culinary delights, from traditional Japanese cuisine to international fare. The district is also home to numerous entertainment options, including theaters, karaoke bars, and nightclubs.
Shinjuku's unique blend of history, culture, and modernity makes it a must-visit destination for anyone exploring Tokyo. Whether you're interested in shopping, dining, or simply soaking in the urban atmosphere, Shinjuku offers an unparalleled experience that captures the essence of modern Japan.
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.
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.
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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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
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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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.
The IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, installed on its payload adapter, is being prepared for launch, at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on 28 January 2015.
IXV will be launched 320 km into space on top of a Vega rocket, VV04, climbing up to 420 km before beginning a long glide back through the atmosphere. In the process, IXV will gather data on reentry conditions to help guide the design of future spaceplanes.
More about IXV: www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/IXV
Connect with IXV on Twitter: twitter.com/esa_ixv
Credit: ESA–M. Pedoussaut, 2015
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)
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.
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost continent, encapsulating the South Pole. It is situated in the Antarctic region of the Southern Hemisphere, almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle, and is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. At 14.0 million km2 (5.4 million sq mi), it is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. For comparison, Antarctica is nearly twice the size of Australia. About 98% of Antarctica is covered by ice that averages at least 1 mile (1.6 km) in thickness.