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Start practicing photo compositing from some photos in my collection (sky is stock)
Came up with this & pretty happy with this cool scene.
Original person shots:
Jellyfish, Toronto aquarium
Inis Mór, Ireland
This 250 GTO, S/N 3757, was bought by Nick Mason, Pink Floyd drummer and composer, for approximately $86,000, in 1978.
It is now estimated at $31 million...
Interstellar
- (adjective) occurring or situated between stars.
I made jam for the first time this year. Since my Nana died, I have taken responsibility for preserving the abundance of fruit that still grows in her garden. This is pink gooseberry and rhubarb, although in this teaspoon I think it looks like the formation of a galaxy, a supernova or a distant nebula.
The life of a planetary nebula is often chaotic, from the death of its parent star to the scattering of its contents far out into space. Captured here by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESO 455-10 is one such planetary nebula, located in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion).
The oblate shells of ESO 455-10, previously held tightly together as layers of its central star, not only give this planetary nebula its unique appearance, but also offer information about the nebula. Seen in a field of stars, the distinct asymmetrical arc of material over the north side of the nebula is a clear sign of interactions between ESO 455-10 and the interstellar medium.
The interstellar medium is the material such as diffuse gas between star systems and galaxies. The star at the center of ESO 455-10 allows Hubble to see the interaction with the gas and dust of the nebula, the surrounding interstellar medium, and the light from the star itself. Planetary nebulae are thought to be crucial in galactic enrichment as they distribute their elements, particularly the heavier metal elements produced inside a star, into the interstellar medium which will in time form the next generation of stars.
Text credit: European Space Agency (ESA)
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Stanghellini
For more information: www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-spots-an-i...
Futuron - Retro solar space ship.
The beginning/Genesis :
At the beginning of September, I re-watched the old animated as X-Bomber at 43 years old ! It was my birthday this month. Don't ask me what went through my mind at the time, I don't know at all! I wanted to go back to childhood, because I have the impression of having aged. I had to straighten "the bar", lol ! Seeing these old Retro solar boats literally “blew my mind”. I never realized that a lot of anime from that era had a "strange spaceship" conception, transforming old 14-18th century ships / galleons with engines for space. Yet it was so obvious! And it was there, that suddenly, I remembered Jayce, Cobra, etc ... In short, I saw all the ships of the anime of that time scroll through my head, like a comet in front of my eyes (which booms crashing into my head). And no one had done this in Lego. At least I don't remember. In itself, the beginning of an idea or impression that smelled good, and / or had potential.
It was the very beginning of the inspiration and brainstorming in my head for Lego Classic Space!
The concept :
I did something unusual, non-conformism, eccentric, disconcerting and crazy at the same time. I make a double combination and double ration, animated 70-90's which it was the fashion of space ships and Lego Space Futurons 87-90's. For a good Retro nostalgia I combined elements of the Azuris ship from « Message from space : galactic wars », the Cephalus ship from Star Fleet X-Bomber, Glory of the universe of Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, and the Solaris of the Mysterious cities of Gold ! 2 periods 70-90 in 1 ! Fashion Geek powa, total !
Animated Wikipedia source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Message_from_Space:_Galactic_Wars
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Bomber
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayce_and_the_Wheeled_Warriors
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Cities_of_Gold
Youtube animated credits for the nostalgic:
Message from space : galactic wars / San Ku Kai / chū kara no Messēji: Ginga Taisen
www.dailymotion.com/video/x3a7kge
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfzb7kndOH8
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev846CoLg1c
Star Fleet : www.youtube.com/watch?v=szZisbEQB_Q
Jayce and the wheeled warriors : www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9K0SzFIf4A
The Mysterious Cities of Gold : www.youtube.com/watch?v=enoK-1CW74Y
I took again in inspiration:
- The front and landing feet of Glory of the Universe.
- Sails and propulsion reactors of the Cephalus.
- The front spur and the hexagonal solar sail at the top of the Solaris mast.
- Part of the sails and the structure of the Azuris.
Remarkable elements, NPU, conversion of parts, techniques :
I converted parts #4346 and #4345, in all directions, with levers, for the machinery. Part #44938 bionicle shield, with a "mechanical" aspect converted into an energy capacitor. Various parts of Droids (starwars) converted in the machinery and on the outer deck. Bionicle Shield #45275 converted into deflectors, on the deck of the ship. Kind of like "Viking ship/longship/drakkar" shields. Big Trident Bionicle #40339 = excellent for large boat emblems in general. I used a slope technique for the sides of the hull. For the rear canopy in the hull, I used a SNOT technique with part #30249.
Physical information :
- 7,082 parts for 854 lots.
- 2 weeks of brainstorming, intellectual reflection or "total blank" ...: passive or empty work.
- 3 to 4 weeks of active work.
- 60.8 studs width, 101.8 studs length, 78.7 studs height.
- 48.7 cm width, 81.5 cm length, 63 cm height.
- 5.77 Kg.
Global :
All Futuron minifigures, including the Green Lego City minifigure and the lesser known "Educational & Dacta<" minifigurines. 9 crew members, 3 teams of 3 watch members.
Exterior/outside:
- Solar sails with 3 intermediate lookouts. They can rotate a bit.
- Futuron logo, in stickers, on the sails.
- 2 radars at the top of the masts.
- Long electromagnetic barrel at the front.
- 2 small laser cannon turrets at the front.
- 2 large turrets at the rear, pulsed radius.
- Wings with stabilizers at the end.
- 2 small rotating turrets under the wings.
- 4 landing feet.
- Various elements of machinery on the deck of the Boat.
- 8 deflector shields on the sides (Bionicle shield converted).
- 2 large propulsion reactors.
- Cockpit.
Wheelhouse:
- 1 captain / watch officer seat.
- 1 seat Transmission of orders to machines.
- 1 navigation control seat.
- 1 communication control seat.
- 1 alarm control seat.
- Walkie-talkies, fans, fire extinguishers, binoculars, cups, etc.
Interior/inside hull of the ship :
- Small storage room at the front, with a ladder to grab onto the deck of the solar ship.
- 6 beds with drawers below.
- WC / toilet.
- Sonic shower.
- Kitchen / Cantina: sink, water, oven, cupboards, cups, bottles of food.
- Table, bottles of food.
- Machine room: control bar, control panel, turbines, fans, transformer, energy condenser, energy pressurizer, cooling circuit, heat transfer fluid, warning lights, ladder to climb to the cockpit, tool kit, tools behind the ladder.
- Rear canopy
- SAS by energy barrier.
Conclusion:
I built in a perspective of pseudo-realism, pseudo-likely and pseudo-consistency, with compromises with the Retro concept of the animated ones of the years 70-90's. I wanted something playable and fun at the same time.
I had a lot of difficulty and trial and errors, because I had never done a Lego boat. I worked several times until 4am ! I often work like this: as long as the inspiration is there, I must not lose it, and I work until I no longer see the time passing. But the opposite has also happened to me several times : several times the symptom of the "blank sheet" for 1 to 3 days, without knowing how I was going to build, find inspiration, think about the logic of the construction, etc. . This feeling of "emptiness", that you feel something is happening, and you have it on the tip of your tongue, but it does not come out! Annoying and horrifying sensation! :)
The inclination of the walls gave me intellectual problems. It took a long time to build the engine room. I had to redo it at least 3-4 times. I wanted a maximum of diversity and complexity at the same time. The confined space of the hull gave me difficulties: how to integrate "likely" elements in so little volume ? I have lost my hair several times. Just those damn shower and toilet, I had to spend 3 hours each, to do, undo and redo in all the sauces. Like a little monkey who tests all combinations. Shouldn't bring me a banana at this time, because I think I would have been screwed to make a monkey cry as a bonus .... lol
M81 Group and Diffuse Interstellar Dust Clouds (commonly "cirrus")
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello
300mm Tair-3S telephoto lens array (cross stack) with Canon EOS 4000D DSLR. Mount Avalon M-zero Obs.
10 hours of data integration taken in 2021 and 2022.
For credit, please read here: www.flickr.com/people/133259498@N05/
If you'd like a Ranger of your own please support my Interstellar Ranger on Lego Ideas: ideas.lego.com/projects/90945
What is this world? I'm off to bathe in the ruby waters and once I'm satisfied, I'll swim to the nearby still, teal-colored pool to contemplate how I got here.
The iconic Ranger spacecraft from my favourite film of last year, Interstellar, lovingly recreated in Lego.
The rear hatch is hinged, of course, to allow access when landed on alien worlds.
If you like it and want to see it made into an official lego set, please add your support on Lego Ideas:
"We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars, Now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt."
Coopers Dodge RAM 3500 pickup truck from the film Interstellar, ready to go chasing Indian Air Force Drones
"We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars, Now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt."
Coopers Dodge RAM 3500 pickup truck from the film Interstellar, ready to go chasing Indian Air Force Drones
18 stacks Interstellar Cargo
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It's quite amazing how much you can see in the night sky during a new moon once you get far away from the city. The universe just opens up, reminding you of its unfathomable scale and how small our world (let alone ourselves) is in it. Oddly (or perhaps not so odd), I find that particularly refreshing.
As a professional space nerd I could go on and on about the cool things in this picture. But there are better pictures and better people for that. On a more emotional level, taking these pictures makes me feel as though Mother Nature is gently reminding us of our small place in the cosmos.
Oh, sure. I've shot galaxies and globular clusters, but never a nebula*. Nebulas are gorgeous, exotic. They dance. They twist and they turn ever so slowly. There will be more nebulas for me in the days to come, but I will always remember my first: Messier 97. She is NGC 3587. Or "The Owl" as she is known to her friends. The 14th magnitude central star has passed the turning point in its evolution and is condensing to form a white dwarf, but she will always be my first.
*"A nebula is a distinct luminescent part of interstellar medium, which can consist of ionized, neutral, or molecular hydrogen and also cosmic dust."
33 minute exposure
Seestar S50