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Cabin fever + getting a little antsy waiting for my storage array to arrive to get the 2012-2014 stuff back up and running soon = some random light painting, inspired by the movie Interstellar...
I am very happy to present the second image in which these interstellar shells can be seen at all, and at the same time, it is the first photo to show the shells so clearly thanks to the long exposure time.
Thanks to several clear nights in the fall, I was able to collect nearly 39.5 hours of narrowband data with the RASA at f/2, along with an additional hour of RGB for the stars. The processing was certainly challenging, but I managed to bring out many details in the OIII structures and the surrounding H-alpha clouds.
A few details about the objects in the image:
The bluish filaments in the center are listed in Simbad as “interstellar shells” with the designation GSH 122+02-77. These are not direct supernova remnants but rather part of the interstellar medium (ISM)—low-density material (mostly gas) that exists between stars. Stellar winds and nearby supernovae can interact with this material, forming irregular shells. The neighboring Wolf-Rayet star HD 4004 (WR1) could possibly be responsible, although there are no definitive research results on this yet.
In the upper left, you can see Sh2-181 with a pronounced OIII shell, while Sh2-175, a small emission nebula, is located on the right.
Celestron RASA 8 400mm f/2
Celestron Motorfocus
EQ6-R Pro
Camera 1 (OSC): ZWO ASI 2600 MC Pro (Gain 100, Offset 18, -10°)
RGB (Stars): 65 × 60″ (1h 5′)
Camera 2 (Mono): TS 2600 MP (Gain 100, Offset 200, -10°)
Baader H-alpha Highspeed Ultra-Narrowband 3.5nm Filter): 700 × 120″ (23h 20‘)
Baader OIII Highspeed Ultra-Narrowband 4nm Filter): 483 × 120″ (16h 6‘)
Total: 40h 31‘
Bortle 5 (19.50 SQM)
N.I.N.A., Guiding: ASI 120MM & PHD2
Astropixelprocessor, Photoshop, Pixinsight
Although I have yet to watch interstellar, knowing that it is shot on film is enough to get me exited. The cinematography looks absolutely amazing. This satellite dish and the trees reminded me of the films feel, and so I tried to capture it as tonally matched as I could.
Thanks again to the FPP for making great film available at the most affordable price around. This is from my first roll of Kodak Portra 800 I ordered from them.
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NASA’s Psyche observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS over the course of eight hours on Sept. 8 and 9, when the comet was about 33 million miles (53 million kilometers) from the spacecraft. Captured by the mission’s multispectral imager, these observations help astronomers refine the trajectory of 3I/ATLAS.
Psyche’s multispectral imager instrument comprises a pair of identical cameras equipped with filters and telescopic lenses to photograph the metal-rich asteroid Psyche’s surface in different wavelengths of light. While comet 3I/ATLAS was distant from the spacecraft during these observations, the imager’s sensitivity to the comet’s reflected sunlight meant that the mission could precisely track the object. Observations by the mission have also provided more information about 3I/ATLAS’s faint coma, or cloud of gas and dust, surrounding its nucleus — the central frozen core of ice and rock.
As shown in this annotated composite image, NASA’s Psyche mission acquired these four observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS over the course of eight hours on Sept. 8 and 9, 2025, when the comet was about 33 million miles (53 million kilometers) from the spacecraft.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU
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Banquet of interstellar dust matter and looking at the internal threads of our galaxy somewhere between Centaur Sagittarius and the powerful Scorpio in the constellation Ophiuchus, where the secular horse galloping our imagination inside the stars. The main disc of our galaxy has a diameter of 80,000 to 100,000 light-years, the perimeter 250 to 300 000 light years and a thickness of about 1,000 light years. It consists of 200 up to 400 billion stars. If we define a natural scale and assume that the Milky Way has a diameter of 130 km, the solar system would have a length of 2 mm. The Galactic Halo extends over a diameter of 250,000 and 400,000 light years. As reported extensively in the galaxy structure below, new research has shown that the disk extends much more than we thought until last. Officially, since 2005, the Milky Way is now considered to be a large barred spiral galaxy SBbc type the Hubble sequence (small barred spiral helix) with a total mass of 600 to 3,000 billion solar masses (M☉) [5] [6], comprising from 200 to 400,000,000,000 stars. The galactic disk has an estimated diameter of about 100,000 light years. The distance of the Sun from the center of the galaxy is estimated at 26,000 light years. The disc is protuberant in the center and symperikleietai from the so-called thick disk. The Sun (and thus the Earth and the Solar System) is quite close to the inner ring of the Arm of Orion, local cloud, at 7,94 ± 0,42 kpc from the Galactic Center. The distance between the local arm and immediately nearest, the Perseus Arm, is of the order of 1 · 1019 m (6.500 light years). The Sun and by extension the solar system, located in what scientists call the Galactic Habitable Zone. The direction of the Sun's path (apix or corymb), refers to the direction of the Sun as it travels in the Galaxy. The general direction of galactic motion of the Sun is near the constellation Hercules, at an angle of approximately 86 degrees from the Galactic Center. The orbit of the Sun in the Galaxy is expected to be approximately elliptical with the addition of influences from the galactic arms and uneven mass distribution. We are currently 1/8 of the track before perigalaxio (the shortest distance from the center of the Milky Way). The solar system takes about 225-250000000 years to complete an orbit (one Galactic Year), so speculation has performed approximately 20-25 orbits during its lifetime. The orbital speed of the Solar System is 217 km / sec, ie. One light-year every 1,400 years, and 1 AU in 8 days.
The iconic Ranger spacecraft from my favourite film of last year, Interstellar, lovingly recreated in Lego.
Getting the "horn wings" right was the biggest challenge, with many attempts before I hit on this solution. It's quite a solid overall construction as I wanted it be strong enough to be properly 'swooshable'!
If you like it and want to see it made into an official lego set, please add your support on Lego Ideas:
ESA's Gaia mission not only maps the stars in our galaxy but tells us what is in between the stars. The space between stars is not empty but instead filled with dust and gas clouds, out of which stars are born.
Through the precise measurements of the stars' positions and their dispersed light, Gaia allows us to map the absorption of the starlight by the interstellar medium. Those maps provide us with essential clues to the physical mechanisms of the formation of stars, galaxies, and the history of our home galaxy.
This map shows the interstellar dust that fills the Milky Way. The dark regions in the centre of the Galactic plane in black are the regions with a lot of interstellar dust fading to the yellow as the amount of dust decreases.The dark blue regions above and below the Galactic plane are regions where there is little dust.
Read more about Gaia's data release 3 here.
Credits: ESA/Gaia/DPAC; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Object Details: The Omega Nebula (Messier 17) is one of the largest star forming regions in the Milky Way. Lying 5500 light-years from Earth and spanning 15 light-years in diameter it is part of a larger cloud of interstellar matter containing approximately 800 solar masses with a diameter of about 40 light-years. Easily visible in binoculars, it is a spectacular sight in larger telescopes. Known by a variety of names, it is also often referred to as the Swan Nebula, and can be found in the constellation of Sagittarius.
Image Details: The attached was taken by Jay Edwards at the HomCav Observatory using an 8-inch, f/7 Criterion newtonian reflector and a Canon 700D (t5i) DSLR. This setup was tracked on a Losmandy G-11 mount running a Gemini 2 control system which was auto-guided by an 80mm f/6 refractor and a ZWO ASI290MC autoguider controlled by PHD2. It is a relatively short stack (i.e. consisting of 42 minutes of total exposure time, not including dark, flat & bias frames) and is shown here 'full-frame', having only been cropped slightly vertically to match an HD aspect ratio. It has been resized down to HD resolution and the bit depth lowered to 8 bits per channel to reduce the file size.A wide-angle view of this object, taken simultaneously with the above, can be found at the following link www.flickr.com/photos/homcavobservatory/45276588382/
Space is at a premium on any cargo deck, and as a result the interstellar merchant marine has commissioned various collapsible spacecraft designs. The Exo-Tug remains the only commercially viable outcome, and it's a common sight on cargo haulers and space stations. It folds into a 3x3 meter cube and is operated by a fully-suited crewperson to avoid the need for life support.
For more photos, see the full set.
i took this photo in Saskatchewan while on a road trip. i thought it need a something to make it more interesting photo and i ended up with this. used photoshop, illustrator, and triangular.
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.
:> IJG-Alpha-12 mainframe ... welcome
:> Proximity alert ... Prometheus ETA 36 hours
:> Requesting authentication codes ... timed out
:> override
:> Prometheus mainframe ... welcome
:> info
:> User id ... IJG-Alpha-12-SP27
Earth date ... 15 01 2593
Mission date ... 19 days, 2 hours and 12 minutes
Mission status ... en route to interstellar jump gate alpha-12
:> diag
Communications array down
Solar panel B4 malfunctioning
Spare part being installed
Diagnostics run completed ...
:> exit
:> Logged off
I could enjoy imaging of the interstellar comet in the weekend.
The comet was drifting fast toward west northwest in Virgo. Dust coma was small and round. Dust tail was short toward east. Greenish ion halo was small and round. Bluish ion tail was not visible clearly at the date, though there looked bluish hue to the west of the comet on this frame. North is up, and east is to the left.
Sun distance: 1.774 AU ( 31% distant compared to the perihelion )
Earth distance: 1.925 AU ( 7% distant compared to the minimum )
Equipment: Guan Sheng Optical Ritchey–Chrétien telescope RCCF 8" f8 with TS Optics Extension for the Baffle Tube, AT field flattener, and Canon EOS 6D-SP3, modified by Seo-san on ZWO AM5n Equatorial Mount, autoguided at a star nearby with Fujinon 1:2.8/75mm C-Mount Lens, Pentax x2 Extender, ZWO ASI 174MM-mini, and PHD2 Guiding with comet tracking on
Exposure: 5 times x 600 seconds, 4 x 240 sec, and 7 x 60 seconds at ISO 6,400 and focal length 1,600mm
First exposure started at 18:51:19 November 29, 2025 UTC.
This frame was cropped 1,776 x 1,184 pixels of the original 5,472 x 3,648 pixels, and this is comparable to a frame taken with a scope of 4,900mm in focal length.
site: 730m above sea level at lat. 37 09 41 North and long. 139 14 54 East in an empty parking of pre-season ski resort in Okutadami in Uonuma Niigata 新潟県魚沼 奥只見. Higher mountains were covered with snow and beautiful, but there was no snow yet at the elevation. Ambient temperature was around -1 degree Celsius or 30 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind was mild. Atmospheric turbulence was bad, and guide error RMS was around 1.50. Sky was dark, and Sky Quality was 21.53 in SQML. The site was dark toward the east. Local fog interfered at the beginning of imaging session, though weather forecast was nice.
Here is a view of the site at the night:
We're not meant to save the world. We're meant to leave it.
My LEGO homage to Interstellar, built for the current Christopher Nolan contest on RogueBricks.de. It depicts humanity's search for a new home, from Cooper's farm on Earth, through the wormhole into another galaxy, all the way to Dr. Brand's camp on Edmunds's planet at the end of the film.
Instructions for the Endurance can be found on Rebrickable.
Interstellar trip... Looking towards the center of our galaxy, Milkyway, from last night stargazing at Pilida area of Sokraki, Corfu Banquet of interstellar dust matter and looking at the internal threads of our galaxy somewhere between Centaur Sagittarius and the powerful Scorpio in the constellation Ophiuchus, where the secular horse galloping our imagination inside the stars.
Tired of building JUST a space craft? Tired of building super awesome amazing SHIPs?
Not sure what a Ma.k is ? need a break from giant ass vertical stabilizers?
Here's a little something to keep your mind and fingers occupied - the Interstellar Outpost Contest 2014!
Build a cool starfighter, landing pad, support vehicle and com unit!
www.flickr.com/groups/2697455@N25/
for more information!
Top prize is a one of a kind set of the 4 components, each built by Legohaulic, Genghis Don, Fazzom, and myself!
'INTERSTELLAR NETWORKS' Volume XII Chapter 32 "The International Network of Feline Observers (INFO) on planet Terra" [Excerpt] Here at Castle Haran in Portland, Blue of the Felis catus people receives and transmits all manner of information via the INFO system. Telepathic conferences take place weekly, or oftener as needed during emergent / urgent situations. Reclining on the communication pad, Blue is shown in conversation with Asuka Langley of the Homo sapiens people. Captain Langley maintains a low planetary orbit in her spacecraft whilst the Chief of INFO (of the Panthera uncia people) observes via a portable desktop transceiver, seen on the left in the photograph. Captain Langley is the link officer in charge of communications between INFO and the Universal Feline Organization (UFO) which exists throughout the universe at locations conducive to feline life. The pill bottle adjacent to the communication pad contains medication tablets which Blue can use if need be, should any telepathy degradations occur.
4K UHD Video Link: youtu.be/QDPdpqDuIdY
flickr single image link: flic.kr/p/XfpUrs
Jetstar VH-VKF Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crosses the September 2017 Full Moon. Aircraft enroute Brisbane to Denpasar as flight JQ57. Speed 430kph, Altitude 2,237ft, Track 201°.
Jetstar VH-VGA Airbus A320-232 also crosses the September 2017 Full Moon. Aircraft enroute Brisbane to Cairns as flight JQ940. Speed 468kph, Altitude 10,446ft, Track 339°.
Video was captured using the new Canon EOS C200 and Canon 800mm Lens, Cinema RAW Light format and processed in Resolve.
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.