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HTM 1150 van lijn 10 sleept de defecte 1138 van diezelfde lijn naar Statenkwartier. Den Haag, Prinsegracht, 14 april 1993.
HTM 1102 op lijn 16 rijd op het Spui en kruist bijna de Amsterdamse Veerkade.
Den Haag,
28 maart 1975.
Op de eerste dag van de Avenio in de reizigers exploitatie, voerde de 5003 de dienst uit op lijn 2 van Leidschendam Leidsenhage naar Kraayenstein. Hier heeft het nieuwe stel de tramtunnel onder de Grote Markt en het Spui verlaten en zal vervolgens de halte Brouwergracht aandoen om na het bereiken van het eindpunt terug te keren naar de remise Zichtenburg.
English: On the first day of the official passenger exploitation of the Avenio in The Hague, number 5003 passes the Brouwersgracht on it's way from Leidschendam Leidsenhage to the final stage Kraayenstein.
Foto: Matthias van Aalst
Paid a short visit to Leidschendam close to the terminus of HTM routes 2 and 19 at the Anthoniushove hospital. Shots were made with my cellphone. Worked out quite nice actually.
Zaterdag,9 september,2023 reed de gele PCC tram HTM1304 van het Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum tijdens een "winter rit" georganiseerd door het HOVN izm.met Marketing Haagse Binnenstad een rondje door Den Haag...
Ik heb de HTM1304 bij het begin punt halte Kerkplein kunnen fotograferen..
Overigens,de "winter ritten", zijn elk weekend tot en met 7,januari 2024
HTM GTL8-II tram 3113
Commercial: KPN/Spotify
Line 9 > Vrederust
Stationsplein
Station Hollands Spoor
Den Haag (The Hague)
www.spurnpoint.com/Spurn_Point.htm
Spurn is a very unique place in the British Islands. Three and a half miles long and only fifty metres wide in places.
Extending out in to the Humber Estuary from the Yorkshire coast it has always had a big affect to the navigation of all vessels over the years. Help to some and a danger or hindrance to others. This alone makes Spurn a unique place.
Spurn is made up of a series of sand and shingle banks held together with mainly Marram grass and Seabuckthorn. There are a series of sea defence works built by the Victorians and maintained by the Ministry of Defence, till they sold Spurn to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in the 1950s. The defences are in a poor state, breaking down and crumbling. This is making Spurn a very fragile place wide open to the ravages of the North Sea.
One of the most striking features of Spurn is the black and white lighthouse near to the end of Spurn. Now just an empty shell not used since it was closed down at dawn on the thirty first of October 1986.
There have been many Lighthouses on Spurn over the years the first recorded at around 1427. The present light was built from 1893 TO 1895. The small tower on the beach on the Estuary side was originally the low light. It was built and put in to operation at around 1852. This light was no longer needed when the present lighthouse was opened in 1895.At a later date the light was removed and it was used as a store for explosives and later as a water tower. The tank can still be seen on the top. When it was operational there was a raised walkway from the shore to the lighthouse so it could be reached at all stages of the tide.
The present lighthouse was built to replace an old lighthouse that was positioned just to the south of the present one. You can still see the round perimeter wall surrounding the old keepers cottages and the base of the old lighthouse which had to be demolished due to it settling on it's foundations making it unsafe.
The only light on Spurn today is a flashing green starboard light on the very end of the point and the fixed green lights marking the end of the Pilots jetty.
Because of Spurns ever moving position there have been many Lighthouses over the years. There is a very good book by George.de.BOAR, called History of the Spurn Lighthouses, produced by the East Yorkshire Local History Society. This is one of a series of books on local history.
www.spurnpoint.com/Around_and_about_at_Spurn.htm
Around and about there are plenty of places to eat and drink. Starting from the north of Spurn at Kilnsea there is the Riverside hotel offering good quality food drink and accommodation. Coming south towards Spurn and still in Kilnsea there is the Crown and Anchor pub. A welcoming place serving bar meals fine beers and offering bed and breakfast at very reasonable rates. At the crossroads before you turn towards Spurn there is the Spurn heritage coast visitors centre. Where there is a small cafe and exhibition. At the entrance Spurn point nature reserve is an information centre and bird observatory selling books pamphlets, etc., and the last toilet on Spurn.
Past the lighthouse is the last car park. Two hundred metres further on you find the Humber Lifeboat and Pilot stations. Near the houses is a Small caravan selling tea, coffee, cold cans, hot and cold food, crisps and sweets.
All are open all year round apart from the heritage centre which is open thought the season.
BIRD WATCHING.
Is a very popular pastime as Spurn is internationally famous for birds. There are up to two hundred species recorded at spurn every year. Some of which are extremely rare. The Marmora's Warbler seen at Spurn In June 1992 was only the third recorded in Britain.
SEA FISHING.
The beaches of Spurn provide some of the best sea fishing in the area, with Cod and Whiting and Flats being caught through the winter and Skate, Flats and Bass through the summer. There is sport to be had all the year.
At the very end of Spurn is deep water ideal for Cod but this only fishes best two hours either side of low water, the tide is to strong at other times. All along the seaward side of Spurn is good for all species of fish at all times though over high water being the better. The riverside of Spurn is very shallow and only produces Flats and the bass over high water.
THE BEACH.
The beaches at Spurn are of soft sand and shingle. Whichever way the wind is blowing you can just pop over the dunes to the outer side. There are fossils and all manners of things to find beach combing. Swimming is not safe any were near the point end as there are very strong tides at up to six knots at times. But in side Spurn around the point car park is perfect at high water. The beach does not shelf to fast and very little tide. You can have the place to your self at times, as Spurn is never really busy weekdays.#
A very popular pastime at Spurn is Fossil hunting. There is a good abundance of fossils to be found in amongst the pebbles and shingle.
The Shark Trust has a very interesting PDF file tell you all about Shark Skate and rays the mermaids purses you find on the beach are egg shells from sharks and Rays. Click the link to down load the Shark Trust Brochure.
WALKING.
Walking or strolling at spurn is very easy, as there are no hills. There are various sign posted paths up and down the point. For the fit a complete walk round the whole point is about 8 miles, taking in all the point round the point end and back to the "warren" information place at the start of Spurn. You will need good footwear, as much of the paths are sand. There is limited access for disabled, but not to the point end, as you have to go via the beach.
You can park your car at the point car park and walk round the point end and back to the car park about a mile, or just stroll around the point were you choose. The only place you are not allowed to go are down the pilot's jetty and the centre square of the Lifeboat houses.
In spring and early summer Spurn is covered with a large amount of wild flowers of all species.
There are common to the not so common; from Orchids to bluebells. I must remind you Spurn is a nature reserve and the picking of all flowers is prohibited. When visiting please enjoy Spurn, as it is a very beautiful place and leave only your footprints.
Horse Riding.
There is riding available nearby at the North Humberside Riding Centre. The stables are ideally located with rides along quiet country lanes, by-ways, plus miles of sandy beach and riverbanks. The cross-country course offers a variety of fences for both the novice and the more experienced rider.
www.spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/
A Brief History of Spurn Bird Observatory
Following visits to Spurn by several members of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union in the late 1930's, a communal log for ornithological observations was instituted in 1938. This included a roll-call of species, the beginnings of a recording system, which later became standard in bird observatories. Realising the potential of the Spurn peninsula for the regular observation of bird migration a group of enthusiasts, notably Ralph Chislett, George Ainsworth, John Lord and R.M. Garnett, had the idea of setting up a bird observatory, with the Warren Cottage at the northern end of the peninsula as an ideal headquarters. Unfortunately the outbreak of war forced them to put their plans on hold but shortly after hostilities ceased a lease for Warren Cottage was obtained from the War Department and the observatory was established shortly afterwards under the auspices of the Y.N.U. with the four members mentioned above forming the first committee. A preliminary meeting was held in September 1945 to decide on the site for a Heligoland trap, work on which was begun almost immediately and the first bird (a Blackbird) was ringed on November 17th. The first minuted committee meeting was held on March 9th 1946 and the observatory was opened to visitors at Whitsuntide that year.
Initially coverage was limited to the main migration seasons, being extended to winter weekends in the early 1950's to trap and ring some of the large numbers of Snow Buntings which used to occur at that time of year and gradually coverage was increased (whenever possible) to cover the late spring and summer. In 1959 there was an important development when the Yorkshire Naturalists' Trust (now the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust) became the owners of the peninsula and thus the observatory's landlord. In 1960 a full time warden was appointed by the Trust, and although having no official connection with the observatory the fact of having an observer on the peninsula year-round inevitably helped to improve the ornithological coverage. This was especially the case from 1964 when the current warden, Barry Spence, was appointed, in conjunction with the fact that an interest in birds and their migrations was steadily growing and more bird-watchers were staying at the observatory, often for longer periods.
When the observatory opened there was accommodation for seven visitors in Warren Cottage and facilities included two chemical toilets, the Warren Heligoland trap and an ex-army hut as a ringing hut. Over the next ten years a further five Heligoland traps were constructed along the peninsula, although today only three remain in existence. In 1959 the observatory gained the use of the Annexe, one of two ex W.D. bungalows built at the Warren during the early 1950's, thus increasing the accommodation capacity to seventeen and providing much improved toilet facilities. Over the years the accommodation and facilities have been gradually improved to try to make the visitor's stay at Spurn as comfortable as possible. Other improvements have also taken place, in 1968 part of one of the derelict buildings at the Point was converted into a ringing laboratory ready for the first B.T.O. Ringing Course, held in autumn of that year and in 1971 part of one of the derelict buildings at the Warren was also converted into a ringing laboratory. The other part of this building became a laboratory for the use of students of Leeds University but this also became available to the observatory in the mid 1980's when the University no longer had a use for it. Subsequently it was converted into a self-contained accommodation unit for two, complete with kitchen facilities, and although officially known by the somewhat unimaginative name of Room F (the rooms in the Annexe being known as Rooms A, C, D & E, - whatever happened to Room B?), it was somewhat irreverently christened "Dunbirdin" by regular visitors to Spurn.
In 1965 a sea-watching hut was erected east of the Warren beyond the line of the former railway track. Due to coastal erosion it became necessary to move this in late 1974, when it was hoped that it would last at least as long as it had in its first position. Alas this was not to be, as the rate of erosion increased dramatically in the mid 1970's, necessitating a further move in early December 1977. In that year a clay bank had been built across the field behind Warren Cottage (Clubley's field) to prevent the flooding of arable land by wind-blown sea water, but on January 11th 1978 Spurn suffered its worst flooding ever when a strong to gale-force north-westerly wind combined with a spring tide. In late 1981 due to extensive construction works at Easington a large quantity of boulder clay became available and this was used to build up and extend the bank across Clubley's field, south towards Black Hut and north beyond Big Hedge to join up with an existing bank (which had been built in 1974) behind the scrape. In 1982 the sea-watching hut was repositioned on top of this bank, where it remained until the bank itself was washed away in the early 1990's.
A number of other changes to the observatory recording area began to take place from the early 1970's, including extensive building operations at the Point, commencing in 1974, with the construction of a new jetty for the Humber Pilot boats, new housing for the Spurn Lifeboat crew and the conversion and renovation of various existing buildings for use by the Coastguard and the Pilots. In 1978 following damage to the existing road south of the Warren area a new tarmac road was laid to the west of the original one, this lasted until 1988 when a second "new road" loop had to be laid, followed in 1991 by the construction of the existing loop road running along the Humber shore from just south of the Warren to just beyond Black Hut. The construction of this road resulted in the destruction of the actual Black Hut, although the area still bears the name. In 1981 the lines of wartime concrete anti-tank blocks running from the seashore to the Canal Zone were removed to fill in a breach at the Narrow Neck. This resulted in the southward extension of the Scrape field by the farmer up to Big Hedge and the start of a gradual decline in the condition of this hedge and its attractiveness to birds. In 1982 a local resident excavated a pond for shooting purposes in the wet area adjoining the Canal Zone. This never really proved successful and the land was later purchased by the Y.W.T. and the pond enlarged to become what is now known as Canal Scrape. In 1984 a famous Spurn landmark, the Narrows "Hut", a wooden migration watch shelter which had stood at the Narrow Neck for twenty-three years, was set fire to by person or persons unknown and completely destroyed, it was replaced the following year by a more solid construction made from breeze-blocks.
A period of considerable change began in 1988 when the Spurn peninsula was designated as part of the Spurn Heritage Coast. Projects undertaken include the enlargement of the Canal Scrape mentioned above and the erection of a hide overlooking it, a hide overlooking the Humber wader roost at Chalk Bank, a public sea-watching hide alongside the observatory one, provision of additional car-parking space, the restoration of the short-turf habitat in the Chalk Bank area, provision of footpaths, etc. A major project was the renovation of the Blue Bell in Kilnsea for use as offices, an information centre and a small cafe, which became fully operational in 1995. Another fairly recent project has been the creation of another scrape/pond on Clubley's field.
In 1996 the observatory celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, and for the first time in its history SBO employed a full time seasonal warden. This position has since been expanded and the observatory now enjoys the services of a year- round warden. In 1998, with a view to the future, a small bungalow in Kilnsea was purchased with money bequeathed by the late John Weston, a long time committee member, who regrettably died in 1996. This was followed in 1999 by the purchase of a strip of land adjacent to the property and is now known as the ‘Church Field’, this is planted with a sacrificial crop every year, and has also had several groups of trees planted and a feeding station placed in the north-east corner. Access to this field is available by becoming a member of ‘Friends of Spurn Bird Observatory’, a venture set up in 2003 to eventually help with the building of a new observatory when the old one falls way to the sea.
Date: 23-01-2022
Location: corner Statenlaan/Frankenslag, The Hague, The Netherlands
HTM GTL 3138 as line 16 passes the recently cancelled stop Frankenslag.
TRIOL feat. Florian Bramböck - 23.01.2025 - Jazzit Musik Club Salzburg
www.jazzfoto.at/konzertfotos25/triol/Index.htm
Besetzung:
Florian Bramböck: sax;
Ander Tentschert: piano, synthesizer;
Walter Singer: bass;
Florian Baumgartner: drums;
In Den Haag rijden deze zomer o.a. tram 3 en 4 een omleiding waarbij RandstadRail trams door de stad rijden en rijden momenteel leuke reclametrams. Deze combinatie bracht me vandaag dus naar Den Haag. Lijn 4 rijdt met de RandstadRail voertuigen een omleiding o.a. via station HS. De 4051, voorzien van reclame voor een casino, vertrekt hier vanaf station HS richting De Uithof
152 118 mit KV Zug in Retzbach-Zellingen.
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Linda Fredriksson - Jazz & the City - 18.10.2024 – Jazzit Musik Club Salzburg
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Besetzung:
Linda Fredriksson: Saxofone;
Tuomo Prättälä: Piano, Keyboard;
Mikael Saastamoinen: Bass;
Olavi Louhivuori: Schlagzeug;
Gnarled shapes.
St. Augustine, Florida, USA.
30 July 2018.
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Twenty years of PCC development (1951 and 1971) from different sides of the ocean in one view, taken in the National Capital Trolley Museum near Washington DC.
Een tram van de HTM ver van huis. PCC 1329 uit 1971 bevindt zich tegenwoordig in het National Capital Trolley Museum in de buurt van Washington DC. De wagen is in goede conditie; hij wordt zelden gebruikt, maar werd op mijn verzoek voor een ritje op deze museumlijn uit de remise gehaald.
HTM RR 4036 als Avonturia de Vogelkelder onderweg naar Den Haag, die vogels zullen wel last hebben van al dat vuurwerk, Zoetermeer 31 december 2019.
GTL8 3102 van de HTM (met reclame voor TUI reizen) als lijn 16 (Den Haag Statenkwartier - Wateringen) op de Zieken in Den Haag; 6 juni 2019.
HTM 4037 uitgedost met reclame van Radio West opweg naar halte Driemanpolder, Zoetermeer 30 maart 2017.
Onverwacht ineens wel tijd voor Vlaggetjesdag en de Strandexpress. Ook reed de Tourist Tram natuurlijk en komen we in de middag nog Ombouwer 36 tegen die rondritten maakte vanaf Kraayenstein wegens 100 jaar Loosduinen.
De 36 onderweg naar Kraayenstein bij halte Walnootstraat.
Titled Autorretrato, this Manrique self-portrait can be seen at the Cesar Manrique Foundation in Taro de Tahiche, Lanzarote
jang.com.pk/thenews/aug2007-weekly/nos-05-08-2007/foo.htm#1
The neglected temple
The reason why a Jain Temple in Tharparkar is in shambles is because the masses are becoming increasingly apathetic towards heritage, and also because of the scarce resources available with the government
By Shahid Husain
The Jain Temple of Pari Nagar, situated at Virawah, some four miles from Nagarparkar in district Tharparkar is in shambles. This is because of the general apathy of our people towards heritage and scarce resources available with the Department of Archeology, Sindh. It has also been an eyesore to religious bigots who reportedly disfigured two idols, which were in an intimate embrace.
Similarly, while the road network in Tharparkar has connected the impoverished land with urban centres, including Karachi, it has also been a bad omen for heritage sites. Picnickers who frequent the desert after monsoon when it becomes lush green visit Tharparkar and feel no qualms in taking away statues from the temples just for fun. The more enterprising amongst them indulge in such acts in the hope that they will make a fortune by selling the artefacts to foreign buyers.
"It is presumed that the Temple is a part of the city of Pari Nagar. If the area is properly excavated we can find a lot about the history and layout of the lost city besides precious artefacts of that unique period," Qasim Ali Qasim, Director, Department of Archaeology & Museums, government of Pakistan, told TNS.
Captain Stanley Napier Raikes, author of 'Memoir on the Thurr and Parkur' traces the history of Jain temples as under: "They (the temples) clearly demonstrate that at the time of their construction -- and which, from dates engraved on some of the slabs, was probably in the middle of the eleventh century --the artisans were by no means behind those of after-times in the art of sculpture. The figures and ornamental sculpture and designs in various parts of the buildings are beautifully executed, particularly the figures, which are better proportioned and executed than almost any I have seen in the East."
According to Qasim, the Ran of Kutch happened to be a sea and Pari Nagar was established as a seaport in 500B.C. It was a busy port of the area, had international significance and enjoyed trade links with Kutch Buj, Peer Bandar, Mandlay, Lanka and Sumatra.
It is said that Pari Nagar seaport was destroyed by an earthquake. According to Tarikh Farishta, Abn-e-Batuta also passed from here and it was destroyed by Jalaluddin Khawariza Shah in 1223 A.D.
Initially there were six Jain temples in the area. The Verawah temple consists of two rooms having a large hall called mandapa besides a small, dark chamber called vehana. These rooms have lost their glory with the passage of time and most of the sculptures and paintings have been defaced or usurped.
Despite the fact that the temple is in bad shape due to a host of factors, it is a finished example of building art. Its masonry is orderly and the architectural treatment of the parts is still in a position to show how knowledgeable its builders were.
"As many as 21 sculptures of Jain period were recovered in January 2006 during the construction of Virawah-Nagarparkar road from local people and Rangers posted nearby. Initially, Rangers did not allow us to enter their camps but we were able to inspect them when their high-ups were contacted," says Qasim.
"We found 35 carved architectural elements on marble. On January 24, 2006, these were staked at Veriwah temple while small items were shifted to Umerkot Museum," he adds.
Today, the white marble temple looks deserted and without any guard despite the fact that it's a site of immense heritage value. Around the temple have cropped up thick bushes while a green solitary tree stands on the left side of the temple as if silently registering the plunder of precious artefacts. Pieces of red bricks are scattered everywhere.
A notice at the site placed by the Department of Archeology & Museums, Pakistan, warns: "Under the provision of Section 19 of the Antiquities Act 1975 (VII of 1976), any person who destroys, damages, alters, disfigures or scribbles, writes or engages any inscription or sign on the place shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine or with both."
However, the thieves and robbers of artefacts are seldom apprehended because the guard posted there is never present. In 2006, it was reported that two operators of an excavator digging the Virawah-Nagarparkar road found a very old pitcher filled with gold jewellery and simply disappeared with the bounty.
But, Qasim believes, the remains of Pari Nagar not only provide an opportunity to explore history but could also become a site of religious tourism.
"The pieces of iron found here are an indication of ship making industry in the old Pari Nagar dockyard," he says.
Qasim also points out that the Jains in India are pretty rich and could become a major source of attraction if "religious tourism" (in his words) is promoted well.
"Our department has prepared a master plan for the conservation and restoration of heritage sites and to make them a tourist attraction. With the advent of Thar Express we can attract the Jain population in India and promote religious tourism," he says.
The pilgrimage would also provide job opportunities to the local people and boost relations between Pakistan and India, he says.
"Two pillars of Virawah Temple have also been preserved in the Karachi National Musuem during the colonial period."
He says that the government has earmarked Rs 500 million for conservation work in Sindh and an additional Rs 500 million for survey and documentation under a 10-year plan that extends up to 2011.
Chacha Ali Nawaz, 81, a respected figure of Nagarparkar declares that he is a witness to the fact that the people of Jain religion lived in Tharparkar prior to Partition, but after Pakistan achieved independence in 1947 they migrated to India and took many statues with them.
"There were about 800 Jain families in Pari Nagar prior to Partition but they were looted by Thakurs and they shifted to India," he says.
Het is 15 september 1981 (jawel, Prinsjesdag) en zuigauto 25 draait via de Bosbrug het spoor langs de Koningskade op. Die sporen hier waren sinds 1976 niet meer dagelijks in exploitatie, maar deden nog wel dienst bij omleidingen. Voor lijn 9 van en naar Scheveningen betekende dat wel driehoeken op het Lange Voorhout. Er lag immers nog geen rechtstreekse verbinding. Die kwam er pas in 1983, en daarvoor was nog een aanpassing van de Bosbrug nodig.
Zuigauto 25 kwam in 1972 in dienst en kon toen zuigtram H22 vervangen die defect was gegaan. Met de H22 liep het goed af, want onder het oude nummer 2 kwam hij in de Haase collectie museumtrams. Geukkig maar, want toen in 2009 het Haagse tramnet tot stilstand kwam door stevige sneeuwval en de weg/rail voertuigen die de sneeuwbestrijding voor hun rekening zouden moeten nemen het op moesten geven, was de oude trouwe 2 redder in de nood. Niet als zuigwagen, maar als stevige, onverslijtbare twee-asser die de sporen moest vrijrijden.
De 25 werd in 1982 door de HTM verkocht aan de HABO. Daar werd hij gebruikt als basis voor montagewagen HW9 die ook nog diensten heeft verleend voor werkzaamheden aan de bovenleiding van de Haagse tram. (zie Van Donselaar, 130 jaar trams in Den Haag, p. 359 / 361-362).
Berlin, Germany, 2016 - Leica M7, Super-Elmar 21, Portra 160
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Billions of stars...
Best viewed LARGE.
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About this image:
A widefield mosaic of M8 and M20. This is a dense region of stars, interstellar dust clouds, and dark nebulae, reflection nebulae and emission nebulae.
The Trifid Nebula (M20)
The Trifid Nebula, a star-forming region in the Scutum spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. The Trifid Nebula (M20, Messier 20 or NGC 6514) is an H II region located in Sagittarius. Trifid means 'divided into three lobes'. The object is an unusual combination of an open cluster of stars; an emission nebula (the red portion), a reflection nebula (the blue portion) and a dark nebula (the apparent 'gaps' within the emission nebula that cause the trifurcated appearance; these are also designated Barnard 85).
The Lagoon Nebula (M8)
The Lagoon Nebula (M8, Messier 8 or NGC 6523), a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius. The Lagoon Nebula is estimated to be between 4000 - 6000 light-years from Earth in the Milky Way Galaxy, and is classified as an emission nebula.
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Billions of stars...
The size, distance and age of the Universe is far beyond human comprehension. The known Universe is estimated to contain over One Billion Trillion stars (the latest estimates are substantially higher).
"Lost somewhere between immensity and eternity is our tiny planetary home." - Carl Sagan - Cosmos.
Astrometry Info:
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Center RA, Dec: 270.970, -23.524
Center RA, hms: 18h 03m 52.787s
Center Dec, dms: -23° 31' 24.628"
Size: 3.68 x 2.39 deg
Radius: 2.192 deg
Pixel scale: 6.47 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: Up is 91.7 degrees E of N
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