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This is the complex of nebulosity that has become known recently as the Cosmic Question Mark, a good name as its official designations are confusing.
The top arc is usually labelled as NGC 7822, and the middle region as Cederblad (Ced) 214. However, some charts and references label Ced214 as NGC 7822, as it is brighter and might have been the object William Herschel saw when amassing observations in the 18th century for his General Catalogue, in which he describes NGC 7822 as "eeF! and eeL!," meaning really really faint and large! The little "dot" of the question mark is the faint and photographic-only nebula Sharpless 2-170, surrounding a little cluster Stock 18 .
The field is embedded in dust, indicated by the brownish-yellow tint of the background sky at centre, contrasting with the dust-free bluish starfields at top and bottom. Even the star clusters are yellowed, notably King 11 at top right and NGC 7762 embedded in the nebula at right above the bright star. The loose and sparse cluster Berkeley 59 lies embedded in Ced 214..
Most of the field lies in Cepheus but the lower bits of Ced214 and Sharpless 2-170 lie across the border in Cassiopeia.
This is a blend of filtered and unfiltered stacks: 10 x 8-minutes at ISO 3200 through the IDAS NB1 dual narrowband filter, and 10 x 4-minutes at ISO 1600 with no filter, all through the SharpStar 61 EDPHII apo refractor at f/4.6 with its reducer/flattener, and with the red-sensitive Canon Ra, all on the Star Adventurer GTi mount/tracker, autoguided with the Lacerta MGENIII autoguider, taken as part of testing the mount. No darks or LENR applied here, but the autoguider applied some dithering offset between each frame, to largely cancel out thermal noise hot pixels when the sub-frames were aligned and stacked. Taken Sept. 21/22, 2022 from home in Alberta on a very clear cool night.
Shooting and then blending filtered with unfiltered shots provides the best of both worlds: lots of reddish nebulosity set in a sky with natural coloured stars and background tints. I applied a slight level of star reduction with a "starless" layer created with RCAstro Star XTerminator, but with only 25% opacity to just reduce but not eliminate stars. In fact, StarX did a poor job eliminating all the stars in this image. But Noise XTerminator did a great on reducing fine-scale noise. Nebulosity was brought out with DM1, DM2 and colour-range luminosity masks created with Lumenzia plug-in panel for Photoshop. Finishing touches with a High Pass Sharpen layer and a Paint Contrast layer (the latter added with TK Actions panel) boosted fine-scale contrast to the nebulosity.
All stacking, aligning and blending done in Adobe Photoshop/
In fact the found object is a deer skull which I found in the middle of a wood and arranged on a decomposing tree stump.
Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo
"1001 Remarkable Objects presents an unexpected juxtaposition of objects in 25 rooms that lead us on a journey across time and memory. The selection includes objects that have never been exhibited until now alongside much loved Powerhouse Collection icons."
‘We rejected the nomenclature of “treasures” or “masterpieces” and instead determined all choices must be in some way “remarkable” – whether by virtue of rarity, visual appeal, social history or an ability to invoke wonder.’ Leo Schofield AM
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Reaching the brushy Altiplano, we frequently encountered llamas, alpaca, sheep, and their herders. We seemed to be as much a curiosity to them as they were to us.
Vintage german doll, mother of pearl buttons, painted maple panel. 8" x 8" x 1" (white panel photographed on green wall) From a new series.
I've been working in several new directions the last few months. I had been photographing arrangements of things-- I'm doing more gluing and physical construction of objects now. I'd also like to incorporate more narrative in my work and reference the human form.
Everywhere, inside the house, outside in the garden - things with no value beyond being reminders of days and years forgotten.
I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my soul altogether.
Socrates
Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else. ~Buddha~
Just trying new things.
Taking advantage of some natural light. Sunny in Oregon today.
By total accident I lined the heel up with the edge of the chair perfectly. heh.
Really should have shot this again.
Random fact: These red shoes are my wedding shoes.
Yes, I'm aware that is odd. :) and no, I didn't wear the socks.
Built in 1959, opened to the public in 1960. (Signage and distracting object removed with generative AI)
"The visitor center's Modern design was a departure from the National Park Service's earlier, more traditional buildings, and was built as part of its "Mission 66" modernization and expansion program. As the first major building of that effort, it was a high-profile success, bringing critical notice for its Modern design and launching the careers of its designers. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975 for its architecture and its importance to the Park Service's program.
The Visitor Center is home to a museum featuring models and actual tools and machines used by the Wright brothers during their flight experiments including a reproduction of the wind tunnel used to test wing shapes and a portion of the engine used in the first flight. In one wing of the Visitor Center is a life-size replica of the Wright brothers' 1903 Wright Flyer, the first powered heavier-than-air aircraft in history to achieve controlled flight (the original being displayed at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.). A full-scale model of the Brothers' 1902 glider is also present, having been constructed under the direction of Orville Wright himself. Adorning the walls of the glider room are portraits and photographs of other flight pioneers throughout history." (Wikipedia)
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There is a lot of fascinating information about the Mission 66 architecture and modernization program found here, if you are into architecture:
Fleet Air Arm naval carrier fighter, built 1953
www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/70000193
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Sea_Hawk
www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/seahawk/survivor.php?id=176
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Rolls-Royce RB.41 Nene centrifugal compressor turbojet, 5400-lbf
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolls-Royce_Nene
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Nikon D300 + Nikon Nikkor 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR SWM aspherical
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_D300
www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond300
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_AF-S_DX_Zoom-Nikkor_18-55mm_f...
_DSC0918 Anx2 1200h Q90 f25
Photo was merged from a 9 photo grid with varying focus points, hand-held. I love the quality of the Tampon 35mm lens I used.
The National Museum of Finland (Finnish: Kansallismuseo, Swedish: Nationalmuseum) presents Finnish history from the Stone Age to the present day, through objects and cultural history. The Finnish National Romantic style building is located in central Helsinki and is a part of the Finnish Heritage Agency (until 2018 the National Board of Antiquities) (Finnish: Museovirasto, Swedish: Museiverket), under the Ministry of Culture and Education. The museum's entrance hall ceiling has ceiling frescoes in the national epic Kalevala theme, painted by Akseli Gallén-Kallela, which can be seen without an entrance fee. The frescoes, painted in 1928, are based on the frescoes painted by Gallén-Kallela in the Finnish Pavilion of the Paris World Fair in 1900. The building of the National Museum was designed by architects Herman Gesellius, Armas Lindgren, and Eliel Saarinen. The appearance of the building reflects Finland's medieval churches and castles. The architecture belongs to national romanticism and the interior mainly to art nouveau. The museum was built from 1905 to 1910 and opened to the public in 1916. The museum was named the Finnish National Museum after Finland's independence in 1917. After the last thorough renovation, the Museum was re-opened in July 2000. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Museum_of_Finland
Helsinki is the capital and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of 650,058. The city's urban area has a population of 1,268,296, making it by far the most populous urban area in Finland as well as the country's most important center for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is located 80 kilometres north of Tallinn, Estonia, 400 km east of Stockholm, Sweden, and 300 km west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It has close historical ties with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa, and Kauniainen, and surrounding commuter towns, Helsinki forms the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area, which has a population of nearly 1.5 million. Often considered to be Finland's only metropolis, it is the world's northernmost metro area with over one million people as well as the northernmost capital of an EU member state. After Stockholm and Oslo, Helsinki is the third largest municipality in the Nordic countries. The city is served by the international Helsinki Airport, located in the neighboring city of Vantaa, with frequent service to many destinations in Europe and Asia. Helsinki was the World Design Capital for 2012, the venue for the 1952 Summer Olympics, and the host of the 52nd Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. Helsinki has one of the highest urban standards of living in the world. In 2011, the British magazine Monocle ranked Helsinki the world's most liveable city in its liveable cities index. In the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2016 liveability survey, Helsinki was ranked ninth among 140 cities. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helsinki
Yes, I see the irony in having a world map and a compass while that case literally contains a smartphone with all the things in it but...deal with it, it's pretty.
Joint art exhibit by Kiyomi Tanigawa (www.brooklynmisomaru.com), So Jung Lee (www.kokili.com), and Hanna Yoo (www.hannayooworks.com)