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Salt pans are a common sight in this region, since Tavira is so intertwined with the history of salt. The ancient technology adapted to the landscape of the Ria Formosa turns the salt pans into outdoors chemistry labs. These are an important and humanized environment for several species of birds and microscopic beings. For all these reasons we challenge you to integrate this visit. We guarantee you that you will not look at a crystal of salt the same way.
Interesting integration of an art mural depicting a serene forest scene inside a construction trailer at the future site of "The One" condo.
The Fornax Cluster is a cluster of galaxies lying at a distance of (62 million light-years). It is the second richest galaxy cluster within 100 million light-years, after the considerably larger Virgo Cluster.
GSO 8" f/4 Imaging Newtonian
Canon EOS 6D (Baader modified)
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO mount.
GSO 2" Photo-Visual Coma Corrector
Adobe Lightroom · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP)
Dates:
Nov. 4th, 2024
Frames:
15×60″(15′) unguided.
Integration
Locations: Little Desert National Park, Nhill, Victoria, Australia
Comments are always welcome and favs most appreciated.
Comentarios y favs son siempre bienvenidos
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Questa è la foto originale inviata al mio libro.it per la stampa della copertina e del retro-copertina del libro che contiene i cinquantuno testi pubblicati in oltre due anni qui su Flickr. Sono stata un po' assente dal sito perché impegnata nella impaginazione dei testi e delle foto, impaginazione ripetuta più volte per arrivare a un risultato che fosse abbastanza soddisfacente.
Rileggendo ho ceduto alla tentazione di correggere o integrare alcuni passaggi, ma sostanzialmente mi sono attenuta agli originali. È stato un lavoro laborioso e faticoso perché ho dovuto imparare a muovermi con programmi abbastanza ostici, e soprattutto a trovare degli escamotage quando non riuscivo a venire a capo delle barriere che trovavo nell'interpretazione delle regole sottese a ogni programma, ma alla fine sono riuscita a giungere al traguardo.
Una settimana dopo l'invio dei files ho ricevuto a casa alcune copie stampate di Fotografare la memoria, 191 pagine con più di 90 foto inserite.
Nonostante abbia inserito foto ad alta risoluzione, ho riscontrato una relativa qualità delle foto, in alcuni punti molto più scure degli originali e con colori abbastanza discordanti, come si potrà notare dalla pubblicazione prossima della copertina e retro-copertina elaborata dalla tipografia del miolibro.it.
Ma, considerato il costo per singola copia, davvero esiguo per la gran quantità di foto a colori, devo dire che il lavoro ricevuto è più che soddisfacente.
This is the original photo sent to my libro.it for printing the cover and back cover of the book that contains the fifty-one texts published in over two years here on Flickr. I was a bit absent from the site because I was busy with the layout of the texts and photos, a layout repeated several times to arrive at a result that was satisfactory enough.
Rereading I gave in to the temptation to correct or integrate some passages, but basically I stuck to the originals. It was a laborious and tiring job because I had to learn to move with fairly difficult programs, and above all to find some loopholes when I couldn't get to the bottom of the barriers that I found in the interpretation of the rules underlying each program, but in the end I managed to reach the finish line.
A week after sending the files I received at home some printed copies of Fotografare la memoria, 191 pages with more than 90 photos inserted.
Despite having inserted high-resolution photos, I found the quality of the photos to be relatively good, in some places much darker than the originals and with quite discordant colors, as you will notice from the upcoming publication of the cover and back cover created by the typography of miolibro.it.
But, considering the cost per single copy, really low for the large quantity of color photos, I must say that the work received is more than satisfactory.
I like anything that is like an obstruction, something that I have to act through is good. -- Peter Sarsgaard
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
M51
The famous and very popular Whirlpool Galaxy, or N.I.N.A. calls it the Question Mark Galaxy.
seems to be a very popular target this time of year.
Drizzle Integrated.
Lum: 144 @ 60s
Red: 36@ 120s
Green: 36 @ 120s
Blue: 36@ 120s
300 minutes or 5 hours total integration
Data Collected May 21-23, 2020 from Ridgecrest CA.
Telescope: Orion 8" f/3.9 Newtonian.
Mount Orion Atlas Pro Az/Eq-G
Guide Camera ZWO 290mm Mini with OAG
Camera ZWO ASI 1600MM-Pro
Zwo Filters
Captured with N.I.N.A, Processed with PixInsight
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.
This is a rework of some old data using new processes.
This is an image of Pickering's Triangle, which is part of the Veil Nebula supernova remnant, it's located in the constellation of Cygnus and recent measurements put this object at a distance of approximately 1470 light years.
Location: West Midlands, UK
Scope: Orion Optics VX10 @f/4.8
Camera: Atik 460EX, Baader Ha, OIII and RGB filters
Mount: SW AZ-EQ6-GT, OAG
Integration: 36 x 600s Bin x1 Ha, 28 x 600s Bin x1 OIII, RGB 36 each x 30s
Acquisition: SGP
Processing: PI and Photoshop
NGC 6188 is an emission nebula located about 4,000 light years away in the constellation Ara. The bright open cluster NGC 6193, visible to the naked eye, is responsible for a region of reflection nebulosity within NGC 6188.
Equipment Details:
• 8 Inch Skywatcher Quattro Carbon Fibre F4.0 Newtonian Reflector
• Skywatcher NEQ6 Mount
• SBIG STT 8300m CCD Camera cooled to -20'c
• SBIG FW8G-STT Filter Wheel
• Baader Ha, Oiii and Sii Filters
• SKywatcher BD 102mm Guide Scope
• Meade DSIii CCD Guide Camera
• Polemaster for polar alignment
Exposure Details:
•Ha 8 X300 seconds - Bin 1x1
•Oiii 6 X300 seconds - Bin 1x1
•Sii 9 X300 seconds - Bin 1x1
Total Integration Time: 1 hours and 55 minutes
The Eagle Nebula (Messier 16 or M16,) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens. The dark center of the nebula was made famous as the "Pillars of Creation" when imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. It is approximately 5700 light years from Earth.
This is a reprocess of some older data using some new noise reduction techniques and SHO combination.
Equipment Details:
•6 Inch GSO Ritchey-Chretien (RC) F9 1370mm Focal length
•Skywatcher NEQ6 Mount
•ZWO ASI1600mm Cmos Camera cooled to -10'c
•ZWO EFW7 Filter Wheel
•Baader 36mm unmounted Ha, Oiii
•Orion ST80 80mm Guide Scope
•ZWO ASI120mm mini Guide Camera
•ZWO ASIAIR Pro for full automation
Exposure Details:
•Ha 20X180 seconds - Bin 1x1
•Oiii 20X180 seconds - Bin 1x1
•Sii 20X180 seconds - Bin 1x1
Total Integration Time: 3 hours
The photo was placed in magazine ( ABWAB )
and also This Photo was placed in Newpaper Al Qabas >>> www.alqabas.com.kw/Article.aspx?id=448127&date=16112008
February 2008
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This picture was filmed in the sea opposite the Council of the Nation
I am pleased to see constructive criticism on this work and thank you .. : )
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Lens FishEye Nikkor 10.5 - 2.8
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January 14 2008
Nikon .. always .. Super Nikon
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Remember always that all rights and publishing, distribution and printing reserved photographer ( Mishari Mohammed )
If you want to use one of my photos please authorization to me and I would be happy to give you my work and I am fully satisfied with satisfaction and Thank you for your kind cooperation .
EXPLORE-D!
Housing:
Integrative Biology, Molecular & Cell Biology, and Plant Biology.
Architect George W. Kelham; completed in 1930. Bldg. gutted and completely refitted inside c. 1990. It also contains the university's Museum of Paleontology.
From the website:
"At the time of its completion, it was the largest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River and the largest academic building in the world. Valley Sciences is mammoth in its proportions. The footprint of the building is approximately 250×500 feet; its figure eight racetrack of hallways extend for over a mile. The building has five floors, for a total of 408,500 gross SF1 of space, of which 269,500 SF is assignable space. VLSB was designed in a 'Neo-Babylonian' style; the four projecting pavilions at the corners of the building contain art deco elements such as friezes of garlanded ox skulls, griffins, and Egyptian-Babylonian priests."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_California_Museum_of_...
Picture from the December edition of WSINT(Weapons School Integration) at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas Nevada
A farewell to one of the most imaged objects in the night sky. A project I started in February on the Esprit 100ED telescope at the complex, but didn’t manage to get round to edit it until now. I used it to practice some new scripts in PixInsight for image blending. I am happy with the details in this image, the Esprit 100ED really is a great telescope for wide field imaging. The focal length of this image is 564mm after using the Skywatcher field flattener.
A much higher resolution image with imaging details can be found on my Astrobin page at: astrob.in/ev6jv9/0/
Thank you for looking.
Technical summary:
Captured: 9 Nights in February 2024
Location: Turismo Astronómico, Los Coloraos, Gorafe, Spain
Bortle Class: 3
Total Integration: 26h 54m
Filters: Baader Moon & Skyglow, Optolong L-Ultimate
Pixel Scale: 1.4 arcsec/pixel
Telescope: Skywatcher Esprit 100ED
Image Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Mount: Skywatcher EQ 6R Pro
Capture software: NINA, PHD2
Editing software: PixInsight, Adobe Lightroom
Ordalina, our arts facilitator, has magical abilities to engage almost any child or young person in her painting lessons.
It is in deepest regret and sadness that I inform you of Roney's cold-blooded murder on the early morning hours of January 16th. May he find peace wherever his journey has taken him.......
We need your Change more than ever now, to bring about justice so that Roney's death will not have been in vain.
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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Inspired by Anthony( Descriptimage's photos - www.flickr.com/photos/descriptimage/) at the beginning when I started to do the creation of "Multiple Exposure " or so called " Overlayers" at early Sep, Anthony told me that I could try to explore the creation towards both at "Surrealism" & "Abstract" aspects. After almost one month's practice, the first series photoworks names as "Memory of Autumn" got so many warm comment & encouragment from all friends here, which concept is focus at the "Surrealism" and connected to the explore of "Time". Now the second series of photoworks "Jam of light , lightings & advertising", I would focus at "Abstract" and connected to the explore of the "Space". In our daily life, people are always surroundding by light, lightings, advertising, noise etc, I used the word of "jam" to express the got feel and atmosphere, through the integration, deconstructionof all these elements & recreate or reform a whole new visual. The creation are abstract, but I will try to name it to help communication of my original intention. Thanks for Anthony's illumination & all your great encouragment, kindly let me know how you think about this series.
Here’s another one of my “animals” from the high-declination regions of the milky way: not fish this time, but a reptile. This Gecko sits, very appropriately, in the constellation Lacerta (Latin for “lizard”). It’s a faint wisp of molecular cloud, 6 hours of integration at f/5.6 under good Bortle 3 sky were barely sufficient to produce a readable image.
A Gerrit / Amon statement
Amon is not a character and not a fantasy.
He is a name I gave to a part of my mind.
For some people with AuDHD (autism combined with ADHD), thinking does not move in straight lines. It accelerates, branches, associates, creates. That intensity can be a source of insight and creativity — but under long-term stress or trauma, it can also become overwhelming.
In such systems, something interesting can happen.
Not a role.
Not an invention.
But a structure.
A way for the mind to organize itself when pressure becomes too high.
A representative that holds focus, strength, distance, and coherence when the core self is overloaded.
Not consciously created, and not something that can be forced or imitated.
This is self-preservation, not mythology.
I live as Gerrit in the real world.
Amon became visible in Second Life — a space where identity is flexible and expression is safe. Not as an escape from reality, but as a container: a way to carry aspects of myself that could not remain unstructured any longer.
This work is called Integration because it is not about splitting or dissociation.
It is about alignment.
The human and the symbolic are not in conflict here.
The technological is interface, not control.
Power is present, restrained, and owned.
This is not an alter ego meant to replace the person.
It is a support structure that emerged when adaptation was no longer enough.
Similar mechanisms have appeared publicly before — not as pathology, but as function. One well-known example is David Bowie, whose Ziggy Stardust persona was not deception, but a way to protect and channel creativity under pressure. Not to make this “true,” but to show that this phenomenon exists.
If this concept feels unfamiliar or uncomfortable, that is fine.
This is not a belief system and not a claim.
But for those who recognize it, no further explanation is needed.
This is not fantasy.
It is not something to aspire to.
It is what can happen when a mind adapts in order to survive.
Integration means nothing is hidden — and nothing is pretending.
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• Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P
• Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro
• ZWO ASI294MM-Pro
• Astronomik L: 117x600s bin1 gain 0
• Astronomik RGB: 62x600s bin2 gain 125
(total integration 29.8h)
• ZWO OAG & ASI290Mini guide cam
• TS GPU coma corrector
• ZWO EFW, ZWO EAF & Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox 2
Trevinca, Valding, Spain
Bortle 3, SQM 21.8
processed with Pixinsight