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This week in 2007, the space shuttle Atlantis, mission STS-117, landed at Edwards Air Force Base following the completion of a successful 14-day mission to the International Space Station. The primary mission objective was to deliver the second and third starboard truss segments, S3 and S4, and another pair of solar arrays to the station. Today, the Payload Operations Integration Center at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center serves as "science central" for the space station, working 24/7, 365 days a year in support of the orbiting laboratory's scientific experiments. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating, and preserving NASA’s remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA’s activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA’s history, visit the Marshall History Program’s webpage.
Image credit: NASA
This the Lagoon Nebula (M8). It’s approximately 5,000 light years from Earth. It’s located in the Sagittarius Constellation. This was captured from my backyard in late July over the span of 7 nights.
This was a little bit of a pain to collect data for. From where I live it hangs relatively low in the southern horizon. For this reason, I was only able to collect 2 hours worth of data each night. My house and a large tree in my front yard also impeded my view from the backyard. I was only able to collect HA and OIII data. I’ll probably collect SII data for next summer and re-process it.
Image Detail:
- 13 hours of total integration time (300 seconds, gain 100, camera cooled to 14 degrees)
- 10 hours of HA/OIII narrowband data
Equipment:
- SVBONY SV503 80ED
- SVBONY SV220 HA/OIII dual narrowband filter
- SVBONY SV226 filter drawer
- Sky Watcher Star Adventurer GTi
- ZWO ASI 2600MC Pro
- ZWO ASIAIR Mini
- ZWO EAF
- ZWO 120MM guide camera
- ZWO guide scope
Software:
- PixInsight
- Adobe Photoshop
- RC Astro Blur Xterminator
- RC Astro Noise Xterminator
- RC Astro Star Xterminator
The first testimage made with my new Paramount MX+ is done.
I had a big change in the software because windows 7 is no longer supported by TheSkyX. Instead of buying Windows 10, I installed Linux Mint. "Kstars Ekos" can be used to control the camera, OAG etc. and TheSkyX is used to control the Paramount. Has worked well so far without Ascom.
/// Setup
- Camera: Moravian G2-8300 + OAG
- Telescope: Omegon 126/880 f/7 Triplet Apo
- Riccardi Reducer 0.75x (660 mm @ f/5.25)
- Mount: Paramount MX+
- Guiding Camera: Starlite Xpress Lodestar X2
/// Software
- Capturing Software: TheSkyX, Kstars Ekos
- Processing Software: PixInsight 1.8
/// Image Integration
- 8x600" H-alpha / bin 1x1 / -20°C
(1.33h)
''Immortals are never alien to one another.''
— Homer (The Odyssey)
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A commercial forest seen through the ‘eyes’ of a 3D laser scanning system developed by the ESA-supported Treemetrics company.
The trees of planet Earth – recently estimated to number three trillion in total – are both environmental and economic resources, and require careful stewardship.
“We estimate 20% of global forest resources are currently going to waste as they are harvested,” explains Enda Keene, CEO of Irish company Treemetrics.
“What Treemetrics aims to deliver is more wood from fewer trees, through a complete end-to-end forest management system. It combines forest mapping, assessment and valuing with decision-making tools for harvest planning as well as real-time monitoring of the cutting and collecting process.”
Treemetrics developed a project in collaboration with ESA’s Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) programme’s Integrated Applications Promotion to integrate satellite communications into its system, enabling managers to monitor their equipment and track harvesting as it happens, even from remote forest locations.
The company can perform forest mapping through aerial and drone photography and ‘laser radar’ lidar, as well as satellite Earth observation – using missions including ESA’s Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2.
These maps are given a third dimension through ‘ground truthing’. Laser scanners perform a 360-degree survey at regular intervals to measure the straightness and health of trees – accurately estimating their quality as logs in advance of them being logged.
Mr Keene adds: “We are very grateful for the great technical, financial and business planning support we received through ESA’s IAP, which enabled the creation of a world class product for the global forest industry.”
The company’s customers to date include state forest agencies in 26 countries, as well as private forest owners and government agencies.
Credit: Treemetrics
On our visit to Hong Kong Disneyland, we had the chance to experience Mystic Manor. Holy cow.
Words do not do justice to this attraction. It is pure magic, and integrates wonderful characters, an engaging story, great details, an excellent ride system, and beautiful music into an attraction that is the complete package. Mystic Manor takes the Disney dark ride experience to the next level, and shows just what the Imagineers can do when given the budget.
Check out my new Hong Kong Disneyland Guide, which contains reviews for every attraction at Hong Kong Disneyland.
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Manufacturer: Boeing
Operator: NASA/ German Aerospace Center
Type: Boeing 747SP (N747NA)
Event/ Location: 2022 Aerospace Valley Airshow/ Edwards Air Force Base
Comment: The SOFIA underwent extensive modifications by L-3 Integrated Systems in Waco, Texas, from 1998 to 2007. L-3 Integrated Systems was responsible for the aircraft's modifications including design engineering, airframe structual modifications, telescope design integration, and flight test activities under the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. It was an 80/20 joint project of NASA and the German Aerospace Center to construct and maintain an airborne observatory. The project was terminated in October 2022.
...this is one of my oldest images...but i relly love it...i never seen a scene like this before and after in berlin...she was in the park with her husband and kids...they played basketball...suddlendy she went up and through a few balls...luck that i have my camera with me...
...i hope some more people view and like it...
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Most lionesses reproduce by the time they are four years of age. Lions do not mate at a specific time of year and the females are polyestrous.
Usually, the mother does not integrate herself and her cubs back into the pride until the cubs are six to eight weeks old. Sometimes this introduction to pride life occurs earlier, particularly if other lionesses have given birth at about the same time. When first introduced to the rest of the pride, lion cubs lack confidence when confronted with adults other than their mother. They soon begin to immerse themselves in the pride life, however, playing among themselves or attempting to initiate play with the adults.
The Queen of Rekero was resting in the grass nearby as her three very cute cubs were busy playing with each other. Photographed on a late evening game drive in the Rekero area of Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
Leica MP
Leica Elmarit 28mm f/2.8 III
Kodak T-Max 100
Ars Imago FD 1+39
6 min 20°C
Scan from negative film
A new tech term for ancient technology. This is a granary near the Moon House Ruin in the Cedar Mesa area of Utah. I liked how the walls of the granary grew out of the cliffs as an extension of the natural rock.
I am taking a different turn in photography.
I love incorporating art with photographs so now I play with my iPad and Laminar software.
Thus allows me to layer my bits and pieces hopefully into a more interesting landscape.
Barnard 252, 12 hours and 50 minutes of integration in LRGB with Planewave CDK24 610/3962 f 6/5 telescope, CCD FLI PL 9000 camera (spec sheet), are 77 shots of which in L 25x600 seconds, in R 22x600 seconds, in G 13x600 seconds and in b 17x600 seconds, processing with Pixinsight and Photoshop. All data and shots were captured with Telescope Live