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another resin painting. 9x12. available at unicoherent.com in the Original Art section.
This is actually the first of 4 resin paintings using the same colors. With this first piece, I was experimenting with ULTRA-low-viscosity resin. It really did flow like water. It was so thin that it covered the canvas with a ton left over. Obviously I didn't want to waste the resin so I started a 2nd piece that was 16x20". However as I started to work that piece the resin started to overheat and cure so quickly that one cup had a solid lump in it. That second piece remains unfinished. I decided to try making more with regular-low-viscosity resin. I started with a 16x20, which I sold before I got any really good photos of, though I may still post one of the mediocre photos, I'm not sure. And I always seem to mix more resin than I need so I created the 4th piece, which is Partial Eclipse Outwards.
The Solar-Powered Interstellar Drone for Extraterrestrial Research (S.P.I.D.E.R.) is finally completed at the 'Moonbase Celebration 50'.
With onboard intelligence, a formidable assortment of tools, and unlimited renewable power, this endlessly useful companion is sometimes referred to as 'GRAMPS' - Giant Robotic Assistant & Mobile Power Station (especially by arachnophobic astronauts).
Future missions will be accompanied by these units, to aid in planetoid habitability investigation and geo/bio research. Manipulator arms, coupled with highly advanced sensors allow this drone to examine samples, move debris, haul equipment, and even carry out rescue operations for astronauts in danger.
Fully capable of traversing uneven terrain, and repelling into crevaces with it's winch, this robotic research assistant can go just about anywhere on atmospheric and non-atmospheric terrestrial landscapes.
Prepare to give Space exploration a leg-up (or six!) and take your celestial crew to a whole new level of awesome adventure with a giant (robot) S.P.I.D.E.R. on board!
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This MOC has been a journey, developing a seamless transition through System and CCBS/Bionicle elements. With adjustable Greebles to simulate actuators. Fully articulated through each leg, the model is stable, poseable, and quite dynamic (in-environment shots coming soon!).
The features include: adjustable solar arrays, whiskers, and rear hitches, poseable manipulator arms (3), legs with up to 12+ points of articulation each + working shock absorption, opening hatch to reveal central core, storage for a large assortment of space tools, and a working winch (which can support the full weight of the build).
Watch my video for a hands-on with the features: youtu.be/Q3HC0IzGPfc
Thanks for checking it out, I hope you enjoy it!
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has given astronomers their best look yet at an interstellar visitor — comet 2I/Borisov — whose speed and trajectory indicate it has come from beyond our solar system.
This Hubble image, taken on Oct. 12, 2019, is the sharpest view of the comet to date. Hubble reveals a central concentration of dust around the nucleus (which is too small to be seen by Hubble).
Comet 2I/Borisov is only the second such interstellar object known to have passed through the solar system. In 2017, the first identified interstellar visitor, an object officially named 'Oumuamua, swung within 24 million miles of the Sun before racing out of the solar system.
Credit: NASA, ESA and J. DePasquale (STScI)
ESO’s La Silla observatory in Chile is unavoidably photogenic from every angle — including unusual and creative perspectives such as this one!
More information: www.eso.org/public/images/potw1823a/
Credit:
P. Horálek/ESO
Interstellar Pelican Cloud Covers Sun Spans Tampa Bay Florida - IMRAN™
We all often recognize animal shapes or human faces in the shapes of clouds that form and dissiipate above us every day. But sometimes the shapes can be so specific it makes me wonder. I often see general bird shapes, sometimes doves, and eagles. But a pelican?! There is absolutely no tweaking done to try to make a pelican shape. This is exactly how the cloud formation was in front of across Tampa Bay, as this massive god of interstellar pelicans seemed to cover the sun and span the width of Tampa Bay. You can make out the white caps in the water on this very windy day. I have one purely unedited image of the same pelican cloud. But this one was made from 4 Nikon D300 photos providing a lot more detail and smoothness of colors if you zoom in.
© 2017 IMRAN™
Copyright © Sir Cam 2009. All rights reserved. Email: camdiary [at] yahoo.co.uk
Old Schools, University of Cambridge. 800th Anniversary light show. Real photo: tried longish exposure here to allow blending of diffrent projections on the building. Worked quite well, I thought:-)
Best with Cambridge's psychedelic export: Pink Floyd and their "Interstellar Overdrive" track (one of my favourite from this band): uk.youtube.com/watch?v=emlJKhLZOh8 .
Interstellar from Film & T.V.
L-R:
Doyle
Brand
Cooper
Murph
Dr. Brand
Romilly
Please credit and comment! Feedback always appreciated! :D
The first observed interstellar comet was in Leo at the night and approaching the perihelion, 2.007AU from Sun on December 8, 2019. It was drifting toward southwest or lower left on the frame. The magnitude was predicted as 17.3 at the night. Relatively bright galaxy NGC 2903, mag. 9.7 was near to the west, and galaxy NGC 2916, mag. 12.0 was also near to the east on the frame.
It showed nothing of greenish or ionic activity on the photo taken with the small equipment for amateur, though dust tail was visible slightly toward northwest. North is up, and east is to the left.
Sun distance: 2.466 AU
Earth distance: 2.942 AU
"Detection of CN gas in Interstellar Object 2I / Borisov" by Fitzsimmons A et al October 2, 2019
There came out a report claiming detection of CN gas (wavelength 388nm in ultraviolet range) in the comet recently, and I hoped to detect ionic color, though it was a bit too far from Sun.
It was possible to detect greenish ionic activity of C/2012 S1 ISON on September 16, 2013. The location was 1.9AU from Sun.
www.flickr.com/photos/hiroc/9795767185
It was impossible to detect ionic activity of C/2012 S1 ISON on January 31, 2013 at 4.08AU, though dust activity was detected.
www.flickr.com/photos/hiroc/8434608297
equipmnent: Takahashi FSQ-130ED and Canon EOS 5Dmk3-sp4, modified by Seo-san on Takahashi EM-200FG-Temma 2Z-BL, autoguided with Fujinon 1:2.8/75mm C-Mount Lens, Pentax x2 Extender, Starlight Xpress Lodestar Autoguider, and PHD2 Guiding
exposure: 6 times x 8 minutes at ISO 1,600 and f/5.0
The first exposure started at 18:29:23 and the last ended at 19:18:08 October 4, 2019UTC. Seeing was bad as you see. SQM-L was 21.26 at the zenith and 20.54 toward the field of the object. I enhanced the last frame to show galaxy clearly on this version.
site: 1,431m above sea level at lat. 35 55 22 North and long. 138 24 30 East near Mt. Yatsugatake in Yamanashi 山梨県まきば公園
Those aren't mountains. They're waves.
Okay, apparently I'm not done with Interstellar yet. Instagram's format preferences kind of forced me to make a 4th scene so I chose Miller's planet and was really satisfied with how nice the Ranger turned out at ~1:175. The scene itself was rather quick work, but that simple glass plate worked way better than the thousands of loose trans-black tiles I originally planned to use for the water surface.
Folded from 18 squares of kraft
I had the huge pleasure of test folding this wonderful fractal star for Evan Zodl.
Thank you so much, Evan!! :)
Diagrams at
www.etsy.com/pt/listing/690167107/diagramas-de-origami-in...
A cosmic wanderer for sure. It is the interstellar comet Atlas 3I passing through our solar system. It took me a long time to image it, because of continued bad weather over Belgium. But finally, here it is, and on Christmas...
2 hour exposure with Vixen SD115II refractor and ZWO ASI2600MC camera.
I was so glad that I was able to see this movie in theaters the day after it came out. It instantly became my favorite movie, and I decided that I wanted to make a Ranger. However, after seeing all the amazing Rangers that others have built, I kind of lost interest for awhile.
It wasn't until the digital release that I decided to try. It's taken me since March to complete this, and I nearly gave up multiple times, but I really wanted a Ranger model in my collection, so I kept with it. Here are the end results. It does have some interior detailing, which was actually easier to do than the exterior. Sadly, I don't have to many Computer panel pieces, so it doesn't have a lot of screen like it does in the movie. Also, one last bit. I tried to scale this based on how big the Endurance is (There is an infographic that shows how big the Endurance -With Rangers- is compared to the U.S. Space Shuttle.) I used that to try and get a rough size for my Ranger model, and while it looks a little large when compared to minifigures, I am quite happy with the results.
Also, TARS <3
This image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the heart of M74, otherwise known as the Phantom Galaxy. Webb’s sharp vision has revealed delicate filaments of gas and dust in the grandiose spiral arms which wind outwards from the centre of this image. A lack of gas in the nuclear region also provides an unobscured view of the nuclear star cluster at the galaxy's centre.
M74 is a particular class of spiral galaxy known as a ‘grand design spiral’, meaning that its spiral arms are prominent and well-defined, unlike the patchy and ragged structure seen in some spiral galaxies. The Phantom Galaxy is around 32 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pisces, and lies almost face-on to Earth. This, coupled with its well-defined spiral arms, makes it a favorite target for astronomers studying the origin and structure of galactic spirals.
Webb gazed into M74 with its Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) in order to learn more about the earliest phases of star formation in the local Universe. These observations are part of a larger effort to chart 19 nearby star-forming galaxies in the infrared by the international PHANGS collaboration. Those galaxies have already been observed using the Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories. The addition of crystal-clear Webb observations at longer wavelengths will allow astronomers to pinpoint star-forming regions in the galaxies, accurately measure the masses and ages of star clusters, and gain insights into the nature of the small grains of dust drifting in interstellar space.
Hubble observations of M74 have revealed particularly bright areas of star formation known as HII regions. Hubble’s sharp vision at ultraviolet and visible wavelengths complements Webb’s unparalleled sensitivity at infrared wavelengths, as do observations from ground-based radio telescopes such as the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, ALMA. By combining data from telescopes operating across the electromagnetic spectrum, scientists can gain greater insight into astronomical objects than by using a single observatory — even one as powerful as Webb! MIRI was contributed by ESA and NASA, with the instrument designed and built by a consortium of nationally funded European Institutes (the MIRI European Consortium) in partnership with JPL and the University of Arizona.
This image was processed by ESA.
Read more: esawebb.org/images/potm2208a/
Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. Lee and the PHANGS-JWST Team.
Acknowledgement: J. Schmidt
Image description:
Delicate gray, webby filaments form a spiral pattern winding outwards from the center of the galaxy. These spiral arms of the galaxy are traced by blue and bursts of pink; these are the regions in which stars are forming. The very heart of the galaxy is colored blue and has speckles, which are young stars, which are forming around the nucleus of the galaxy.
Eagle nebula (M16) is interstellar cloud that composed mainly of hydrogen gas & dust. It contains star formation nurseries like open star cluster NGC 6611. The UV radiation from the young stars is responsible for excitement of the surrounding hydrogen gas to glow in red colour. In the middle of the image is a dark nebula that hiding star formation and famously known as “Pillars of Creation”. This nebula is 7000 light years distant from Earth. Gear setup: Celestron HD 8 @ f/6.3, iOptron GEM 45 guided by SW 50 & ZWO 290MM, Optolong e-Nhance filter, ZWO 2600MC @ 0. Captured by APT, PHD2, Sharp cap pro, 29 x 300sec, 10 Darks, 50 Bias, No Flats. Total integration 2.4 hours. Stacked by APP & Processed by PI and PS. For more image details: www.astrobin.com/full/l8ggxr/0/
As a response to the devastating assault launched by the infected Blacktron forces in 2020, the IDC were prompted to develop a new class of Mecha weaponry.
The R&D department was given only one instruction: *** ALL THE GUNS! ***
And thus, the T-REX was born.
T-REX: Tactical Response to Extreme Xenophobia
Technical Specs:
2 main laser cannons, 2 detachable rocket pods, 2 rotary guns, 2 heavy artillery, 2 mixed-use launchers, anti-infantry undercarriage system, and detachable anti-air defenses. Seating two pilots to share the responsibility of driving and destruction, this beast is a FORCE to be reckoned with!
More photos available on Instagram @LEGO_Stud :)
I am honored to have already earned a Committee's Choice Award at our local Bricks Cascade BrickNic for this MOC, and look forward to sharing it in full-action-glory at the next in-person convention in 2022!
As a response to the devastating assault launched by the infected Blacktron forces in 2020, the IDC were prompted to develop a new class of Mecha weaponry.
The R&D department was given only one instruction: *** ALL THE GUNS! ***
And thus, the T-REX was born.
T-REX: Tactical Response to Extreme Xenophobia
Technical Specs:
2 main laser cannons, 2 detachable rocket pods, 2 rotary guns, 2 heavy artillery, 2 mixed-use launchers, anti-infantry undercarriage system, and detachable anti-air defenses. Seating two pilots to share the responsibility of driving and destruction, this beast is a FORCE to be reckoned with!
More photos available on Instagram @LEGO_Stud :)
I am honored to have already earned a Committee's Choice Award at our local Bricks Cascade BrickNic for this MOC, and look forward to sharing it in full-action-glory at the next in-person convention in 2022!
Strumbellas at the Interstellar Rodeo in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ©Eric Kozakiewicz/ Interstellar Rodeo
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light
I was so glad that I was able to see this movie in theaters the day after it came out. It instantly became my favorite movie, and I decided that I wanted to make a Ranger. However, after seeing all the amazing Rangers that others have built, I kind of lost interest for awhile.
It wasn't until the digital release that I decided to try. It's taken me since March to complete this, and I nearly gave up multiple times, but I really wanted a Ranger model in my collection, so I kept with it. Here are the end results. It does have some interior detailing, which was actually easier to do than the exterior. Sadly, I don't have to many Computer panel pieces, so it doesn't have a lot of screen like it does in the movie. Also, one last bit. I tried to scale this based on how big the Endurance is (There is an infographic that shows how big the Endurance -With Rangers- is compared to the U.S. Space Shuttle.) I used that to try and get a rough size for my Ranger model, and while it looks a little large when compared to minifigures, I am quite happy with the results.