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It was amazing to see the Indigenous participation in Sharm El Sheikh. With more than 300 delegates, the Indigenous contingency was one of the biggest at COP27. Community leaders came to Egypt from every corner of the world to share the stories of their communities and advocate for the rights of Indigenous Peoples during the climate negotiations.
Their engagement is so important as the territories of the world’s 370 million indigenous peoples cover 24% of land worldwide and contain 80% of the world’s biodiversity.
Indigenous peoples have continued to resist the occupation and deforestation of lands they have lived in for centuries. They also understand the importance to protect the forests in the interests of combating climate change. They also know the potential for their decision-making power at a local and global level that may contribute to saving the planet.
It will be critical that indigenous communities have funding and authority to ensure their rights are respected so they can choose for themselves the level of their integration into the global economy.
about 20mins of total integration time , single shots 10/15/20sec 1600 ISO Canon EF 200mm L 2.8 @3.5, @Tiglieto (GE) Italy
Happy Every Day is Stairs Day!
Photo taken in Liverpool Street Railway station, London
Opened in 1874 as a replacement for Bishopsgate station, London Liverpool Street station was designed to integrate with the growing London Underground network. As Britain’s busiest station, it serves around 80 million passengers every year, providing the starting point for journeys to Cambridgeshire, Essex, Greater London, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
One of four railway stations on the British version of Monopoly, Liverpool Street is a stone’s throw away from iconic London attractions like Exchange Square, Old Spitalfields Market, Sky Garden, Brick Lane and the Tower of London. In addition, the station itself has two memorials to the Kindertransport rescue mission and is home to the Great Eastern Railway war memorial.
Thank you my friend Jeroen for a great link
londonist.com/london/secret/secrets-of-liverpool-street-s...
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Blogpost for ALPHA Event
The holiday season is here, and nothing captures its essence quite like a serene, snowy forest adorned with twinkling lights and a touch of festive spirit. For this blog post, I wanted to bring a scene to life that blends the beauty of nature with the warmth of the holidays.
What I’m Wearing
Creating this look was all about embracing the cozy and stylish vibe of the season:
Sweater:
ODIREN - Jacob Jumper - FATPACK @ALPHA Event
Available at the ALPHA Event, this sweater combines comfort and style effortlessly. The FATPACK offers a range of colors to suit any winter outfit.
Jeans:
#144 [ARCBACK] Jeans - Fatpack
These jeans are a perfect fit, offering versatility and a casual, relaxed look that’s ideal for a snowy day.
Hairbase:
EGX. BOM Sandro Hairbase (EVO X / ADVX)
A subtle and sleek addition that completes the look with a polished touch.
Sneakers:
[VERSOV] GENTOV_SNEAKERS_(LEGACY M)_FATPACK
Stylish yet practical, these sneakers add a modern edge to the outfit while ensuring comfort for a day outdoors.
The Scene
This setup was made possible with the Amitie Winter Boat pose set.
I adjusted the scene by hiding the boat to better integrate it into the snowy forest environment. The accessories, including the tree, brought a festive feel to the image, making it truly unique.
Stay warm, stay stylish, and have a magical holiday season! ✨
More infos in my blog
Image published in the September 2025 edition of Sky and Telescope magazine.
Image:
This image is comprised of Ha and OIII band data, and for the first time I have a target where the OIII signal is far stronger than the Ha signal. In my rendering of this image that I posted a week ago, I could barely, if at all, see any evidence of the Ha in the image.
I altered my PixInsight workflow three ways to improve the original image and obtain this result. Before mapping the Ha and OIII to the RGB channels, I applied LinearFit to increase the intensity of the Ha data to match the OIII. After mapping Ha and OIII to the RGB channels, I applied SPCC, this time with Ideal QE Curve selected, and using Photon Flux for the Whte Reference. And lastly, I selected OIII as luminance when I mixed the colors in NarrowbandNormalization.
As a result of the alternate processing, I can see Ha depicted as a goldish color in the outlying wispy areas, and within the target object.
Equipment:
ZWO ASI6200MM-P/EFW 2" x 7 (HO)
TeleVue NP101is (4" f/4.3)
Losmandy G11
Software:
Captured in NINA
Processed in PixInsight
Finished in Affinity Photo
Integration:
Ha 20 x 600s = 3:20
OIII 26 x 600s = 4:20
Total integration: 7:40
Comments are always welcome and favs most appreciated.
Comentarios y favs son siempre bienvenidos
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For Macro Mondays "Numbers" theme. A mechanical integrator is a complex device that was used to calculate ship's stability before digital computers became practical. The complete device is similar to this image: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mechanical_integrator_CHM...
The lens used was an old manual Zuiko 80mm f/4 macro on a sliding extension tube and micro 4/3's adapter, in spite of what the exif info states. Four Olympus high res shots were stacked in Photoshop. I would of liked to gotten one more but ran of focus adjustment.
DESCRIPTION: Three session integration of M31.
OBJECT: Messier 31, The Andromeda Galaxy, apparent magnitude 3,4, apparent dimension 3,2° x 1°
CALIBRATION: RA center 0h 43m, DEC center +41°13’, Field radius 2,7°, Image pixel scale 4,2 arcsec/px, Image size 3840 x 2560 px.
GEAR: Nikon Z7 Kolari Full Spectrum + Nikkor Z 400/4,5, Astronomic UV/IR/L3 Clip in filter (session1 and2,) Astronomic CLSCCD Clip in filter (session3) , Rollei Astroklar light pollution filter (session 1 and 2), Dew heater strip, Sensor pixel scale 2,25 arcsec/px, tracking mount iOptron HEM27EC - iPolar alignment, No auto guiding.
ACQUISITION: Three session, Struz, CZ:
Session 1 - August 20, 2023, Subexposure 180s, f 4,5, ISO 400, Interval 10 s, RAW-L, Lights 42x, Bias 22x, Flats 22x.
Session 2 - August 23, 2023, Subexposure 180s, f 4,5, ISO 400, Interval 10 s, RAW-L, Lights 22x, Bias 22x, Flats 22x
Session 3 - September 16, 2023, Subexposure 180s, f 4,5, ISO 1600, Interval 10 s, RAW-L, Lights 26x, Bias 22x, Flats 22x
Total exposure time 270 min. Night, Backyard - Light pollution - Bortle 5.
STACKING AND POST PROCESSING: Stacking in Pixinsight, post processing in Pixinsight and Adobe Photoshop.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jogyesa:
Jogyesa (Jogye Temple) is the chief temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. The building dates back to the late 14th century and became the order's chief temple in 1936. It thus plays a leading role in the current state of Seon Buddhism in South Korea. The temple was first established in 1395, at the dawn of the Joseon Dynasty; the modern temple was founded in 1910 and initially called "Gakhwangsa". The name was changed to "Taegosa" during the period of Japanese rule, and then to the present name in 1954.
Jogyesa is located in Gyeonji-dong, Jongno-gu, in downtown Seoul. Natural monument No. 9, an ancient white pine tree, is located within the temple grounds. Jogyesa Temple is located in one of the most popular cultural streets in Seoul, Insa-dong, near the Gyeongbokgung Palace.
The Jogyesa Temple used to be known as Gakhwangsa Temple which was founded in 1395. During the Japanese colonial period (1910–1945), the temple become one of the strongest fortresses of Korean Buddhism. Gakhawangsa Temple emerged as the temple of the resistance to Japanese efforts to suppress Korean Buddhism. In 1937, a movement for the establishment of a Central Headquarters began which was successful with the building of the Main Buddha Hall of Jogyesa Temple in Seoul in 1938.
The temple became known as Taegosa Temple in 1938 and by its current name of Jogyesa Temple in 1954. The name Jogyesa Temple was chosen to denote the structure's status as the main temple of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism (Buddhist sect which combines and integrates the Korean Zen and Textual Schools of Buddhism). The Jogye Order has 1700 years of history and is the most representative of Korean Buddhism Orders. The Jogye Order is based on the Seokgamoni doctrine and teachings of the Buddha, and it focuses on the mind and nature of this.
The Daeungjeon (Main Buddha Hall) was constructed in 1938 of pine wood from Baekdu Mountain, and it's always filled with the sounds of chanting. In the main temple courtyard there are two trees which are 500 years old, a White Pine and a Chinese Scholar tree.
The White Pine tree is about 10 meters high and gave the nearby area “Susong-dong” its name (Song means 'pine tree'). This tree was brought by Chinese missionaries during the Joseon Dynasty. This pine tree sits besides the Main Hall, and its branch towards the Main Hall is only partially alive. One side of this tree is adjacent to the passage, while the other side sits next to the building. Therefore, because the area is inadequate for the tree to grow, the Lacebark pine is not preserved well and since the Lacebark pine is a rare tree species and is valuable in biology, it is designated and protected as a Natural Monument.
The Chinese Scholar tree, which is 26 meters tall and four meters in circumference, silently stands watch over the temple grounds.
Jogyesa Temple's features is a mix of traditional temple and palace architecture. The lattice designs found on the doors and windows of the Daeungjeon are unique in their own right. The temple also features the Geuknakjeon (Hall of Supreme Bliss) in which the Amitabha Buddha is enshrined, the Beomjongnu, a structure where a bell which enlightens the public with its sound is housed, and an information center for foreign nationals.
The Temple also has colorful matsya (Sanskrit for "fish") which is sacred to Hindu-Buddhists as it is one of the avatar (incarnation) of Hindu deity Vishnu which has been described in detail in Matsya Purana and 6th BCE Buddhist text Anguttara Nikaya.
To enter the temple, visitors must pass through the Iljumun or "one pillar gate". The Iljumun is an entry that represents is the division that separates the mortal world from the world of Buddha.
More formally known as IC 63, the Ghost nebula is a giant cloud of hydrogen gas and interstellar dust near the blue supergiant star gamma Cassiopeia - the middle star of the distinctive W asterism of the constellation. The intense radiation from gamma Cas is exciting the hydrogen gas, prompting the emission of red hydrogen alpha light, and is reflected as blue light from the dust.
This image is an integration of data shot with hydrogen alpha, red, green and blue filters with over 13 hours of Ha data and 4+ hours in each of R, G and B. The data was captured with a QHY163M CMOS camera and a William Optics FLT110 telescope. All processing of the data was carried out in PixInsight.
Observed from Prachinburi, Thailand.
The last of the patients were being prepared for life outside the asylum as the demolition took hold .....
(Thanks for getting this to Explore guys)
While the broken clay pipe used to protect the shoreline along this section of Lake Ontario makes somewhat unsure footing to walk on I loved the contrast it created.
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Scope: GSO RC6 with WO 0.8x flattener
Camera: ASI1600MM pro
Guider Camera: ASI290MM
Guider: Orion thin Off-axis guider
Mount: Orion Sirius EQMOD driven
Software: APT, DSS 5.1.3, PS
Integration:
4HRS Ha in 6min exposures,
~2HRS ea L, R, G, B
Ha is combined with the R channel
New Process, this area is a very densely packed star region and I felt a lot of data was hidden so carefully I reprocessed it and I was able to reveal much more of the very faint nebulous regions in LBN 487
Captured over 2 nights from the Grand Mesa Observatory Colorado, using the QHY367C One Shot Color CMOS Camera on Walter Holloway's Takahashi FSQ130
Total Integration Time 5.93 Hours
For comparison here is the earlier process
www.flickr.com/photos/terryhancock/34189726874/in/datepos...
Technical Information
Location: Grand Mesa, Whitewater Colorado
Captured May 28, 29 2017
QHY367C Full Frame One Shot Color COLDMOS cooled to -20C
Size: 7376 x 4938 pixels
Pixel Size: 4.88um x 4.88um
Total integration Time 120 minutes
Gain 2850, Offset 76
Darks and Flats no Bias
178 x 120 sec @ 1x1
Optics: Takahashi FSQ-130 @ F5.0 650mm
Optolong Luminance Filter for IR Block
Paramount ME German Equatorial Mount
Image Acquisition Maxim DL
Pre Processing Deep Sky Stacker
Post Processing Pixinsight & CS6
Please check out the new observatory at Grand Mesa Colorado