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The irregular spiral galaxy NGC 5486 hangs against a background of dim, distant galaxies in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The tenuous disk of the galaxy is threaded through with pink wisps of star formation, which stand out from the diffuse glow of the galaxy’s bright core. While this particular galaxy has indistinct, meandering spiral arms, it lies close to the much larger Pinwheel Galaxy, which is one of the best-known examples of a ‘grand design’ spiral galaxy with prominent and well-defined spiral arms. In 2006, Hubble captured an image of the Pinwheel Galaxy which was, at the time, the largest and most detailed photo of a spiral galaxy ever taken with Hubble.
NGC 5486 lies 110 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. This observation comes from a selection of Hubble images exploring debris left behind by Type II supernovae. As massive stars reach the end of their lives, they cast off huge amounts of gas and dust before ending their lives in titanic supernova explosions. NGC 5486 hosted a supernova in 2004, and astronomers used the keen vision of Hubble’s Advanced Camera for Surveys to explore the aftermath in the hopes of learning more about these explosive events.
Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick
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"And that’s the difference between us, Toa – I don’t care what the Matoran think. I don’t care what the Great Spirit Mata Nui thinks."
"I don’t care what anyone thinks, and that’s why I’ll always be free and you’ll always be fighting someone else’s fights.”
Destructive, Reckless, Insane;
This former thief was loathed by the other Piraka for good reason:
In a barrage of Heat Vision, Lava and Mental Blasts, Hakann's first approach to a problem more-often-than-not amounted to ‘set all aflame’ – enemies, allies, surroundings, bystanders, and himself all in equal measure.
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[ Hakann, the Explosive ] [ old version ]
[ Vezon, the Disaster (Spear) ] [ (Scythe) ]
[ Toa Kongu, the Wrangler ] [ old version ]
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Hakann had a knack for being in the centre of every conflict, constantly making risky maneuvres, sabotaging alliances, and neglecting his own safety. One of Bionicle's 'Chaotic Stupids' for sure!
I aimed to capture this manic, destructive nature with his oversized shotgun & shells, exposed chest, spiked armour, and of course that manic grin, which I felt the helmet accentuated.
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“What are those?”
“Kikanalo,” Balta answered. “They eat plants, when they can find them. They are very big and powerful, and their stampedes are frightening… but they’re mostly harmless.”
Hakann smiled. Then he stared hard at the Kikanalo for a few seconds. Crimson bolts of energy erupted from his forehead and struck the Rahi, completely obliterating them. All that was left was a few wisps of smoke.
“And now,” Hakann said, satisfied, “they are not even that.”
“Why – why did you do that?” Balta sputtered, stunned. “They were no threat to anyone!”
“They were blocking my view.” Hakann replied casually.
So live that your memories will be part of your happiness.
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I was treated to some amazing colours in the sky when I visited Sandy Point, Hayling Island beach a couple of days ago to capture the sunset.
The weather conditions with a strong westerly wind made it difficult to keep the camera still on the tripod and the salt spray on the filters meant they continuously required cleaning but it was worth it!
15 second exposure using a Lee Little Stopper 6 stop ND filter + 0.6 ND Grad over the sky.
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The barrel was blown up to 50ft high, the charges are specifically placed and timing is critical. The 2 drivers look unperturbed.
Trucks Tanks Firepower.
Happy to see goatsbeard plants growing wild on our acreage! I love experimenting with the seedheads!!
Tragopogon dubius (western salsify, western goat's-beard, wild oysterplant, yellow salsify, yellow goat's beard, goat's beard, goatsbeard, common salsify, salsify) [...] has been introduced into North America where it has become widespread, being reported from all the continental United States except for a few in the far south-east, and all provinces of Canada except Newfoundland and the northern territories.
Like most salsifies, the Western Salsify grows as an annual or occasionally biennial forb, reaching a height of typically 20-60 cm but sometimes almost a metre. It grows typically in warm, sheltered spots with moist soil. Its yellow flower is 4-6 cm in diameter and is likely to be seen in late spring or early summer. The flowers open early in the morning and often close up by late afternoon. Later the plant forms a seed head that resembles that of the dandelions but is distinctly larger. The seeds themselves (known as achenes) are 2-4 cm long but featherweight, weighing about 8 mg each on average. [...]
a friend called me up tonight and said there were cool clouds... I raced through the woods to the nearby bluff and WOW they were awesome
February 3, 2011
it was a GOOD day.. and then I found a new toy through 1bluecanoe called Pummelvision, you can blow like a hurricane through a bunch of my photos really fast, hold on to your hats when you check out My Life in Pummelvision, a wild ride!!
AND THEN to top it all off Bruce Sussman used this shot on KOIN 6 weather at 11pm on Feb 3, then used it again in this report on lenticulars today www.brucesussman.com/weather-photos/strange-clouds-over-m... AND posted it on his facebook page :-))
www.facebook.com/darlisa.black#!/pages/Bruce-Sussman/1283...
SOOC Image Straight Out Of Camera!! NO editing, tweaking, of ANY kind. Only framed in Photoshop & saved ~15MB RAW image as an under 5MB JPG.
<Bille Jean, the song by the late pop idol Michael Jackson, has to be one of the most popular, interesting, memorable and enjoyable songs of all times. It also resonates with me in ways that I cannot go into detail here, at least not without ensuring the end of any future political career. LOL.
Liliy, gene king, (sorry, couldn't resist the link to Bille Jean King, the Tennis star), almost as much as roses, are also always among the most enjoyable, popular, colorful and delightful flowers around.
I do not know the name of this exact variety that my next door neighbors, Mrs. & Mr. M, recently planted, in the area in front of our homes. But, even as I took this photo, I had NO idea how stunned even I would be, when I saw it as a desktop picture on my 27" iMac.
What was stunning in impact was the explosively subtle range of colors along the length of even one single petal.
Maybe it's me. Maybe I am too romantic, too passionate, too filled with lust for love, and love for lust...
Or, maybe it IS in the air, all around, if only we would open our eyes and see, our loves, our beloved lovers, lying waiting in front of us.....
The luscious pink petal's furled edges welcoming the eye and caressing looks deep into its folds, of delectable vanilla milky smooth skin, with stamens rising up on dimpled skin to welcome loving carriers of life, to enter, and meld in eternity, softly entwined in the embrace of tendrils, on a soft dark and light bokeh bed.
Lily gene, IS my love(r), but was not in MY (flower)bed ;) ... and I hope it's "child" grows in the sun, in coming years... while coming generations of secret lovers smile openly secretly at what the words of the song mean to them.
Long live love, long live lovers, long live children created in love. Rest in peace, Michael Jackson.
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Road was built in the 1920s, so probably dynamite. Not sure that modern ANFO explosives would have this shattering effect. Only the second I have found.
Rock is the metamorphic basement that forms the core ot the Rocky Mountains.
Happy Milkweed Seed Saturday!
As if overnight, the seedpods decided to burst open and set the seeds free to wait for the wind that would carry them away for spring's new plants. If you look closely in the large view, you can see the just-melted-frost-turned-to-dew sparkling on the fuzz and the seeds. View On Black
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Taken at the Virtual Decay Sim
See Carlas her fantastic version: here
Explosions...on the day you wake up
Needing somebody and you've learned
It's okay to be afraid
But it will never be the same
It will never be the same
When massive stars die at the end of their short lives, they light up the cosmos with bright, explosive bursts of light and material known as supernovae. A supernova event is incredibly energetic and intensely luminous — so much so that it forms what looks like an especially bright new star that slowly fades away over time.
These exploding stars glow so incredibly brightly when they first form that they can be spotted from afar using telescopes such as the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The subject of this image, a spiral galaxy named NGC 4051 — about 45 million light-years from Earth — has hosted multiple supernovae in past years. The first was spotted in 1983 (SN 1983I), the second in 2003 (SN 2003ie), and the most recent in 2010 (SN 2010br). These explosive events were seen scattered throughout the centre and spiral arms of NGC 4051.
The SN 1983I and SN 2010br were both categorised as supernovae of type Ic. This type of supernova is produced by the core collapse of a massive star that has lost its outer layer of hydrogen and helium, either via winds or by mass transfer to a companion. Because of this, type Ic — and also type Ib — supernovae are sometimes referred to as stripped core-collapse supernovae.
This galaxy’s beautiful spiral structure can be seen well in this image, along with other intriguing objects (including an emission-line galaxy known as SDSS J120312.35+443045.1, visible as the bright smudge to the lower middle of the image, beneath the sweeping arm of NGC 4051).NGC 4501 sits in the southern part of a cluster of galaxies known as the Ursa Major I Cluster; this cluster is especially rich in spirals such as NGC 4051, and is a subset of the larger Virgo Supercluster, which also houses the Milky Way.
Credits: ESA/Hubble, NASA, D. Crenshaw and O. Fox; CC BY 4.0
National Day Parade Rehearsal 2013
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