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took a while to get right but persistence paid off.
polaris, the north star is dead centre.
now lets all sing....
here we go round the mulberry bush....
Clenthills summit, lots of light pollution drowned out alot of stars tonight pointing towards the polaris star, distance to Polaris of about 433 light-years.
As the world turns.... the perceived motion from my earthly perspective is that the sky rotates around Polaris, the North Star.
Polaris designed by Natalia Romanenko
Poinsettia var. designed by Tanya Vysochina
Paper size:2.4cm*7.2cm*30.2.4cm*3.6cm*60
Final size:~9cm
I think this is my most longest exposure ever - One and a half hour (5363 sec).
Prints available here
30 minute exposure at Brasstown Bald, 4,784 ft highest point in Georgia.
I plan on returning with a more suitable lens. The crappy 18-55 doesn't cut it.
Welcome to the legendary Polaris! The huts, the snow, the engine, the lantern, the ship wreck parts: This is the place that the famous ancient legend of the miraculous rescue of the North Star tells of:
"In the days when the empire was small and the world young, travel was guided by the stars. There was Capella, Sirius, Procyon, Elnath and many more. But the brightest and most important among them was Polaris, the North Star. Lying high and far away, it served as a guide even in the most remote colonies of the south.
But one night, when it was already late, its light ceased to shine. Knowing its importance, the reigning King Nemo III immediately ordered the sending of adventurers to bring back the light of Polaris. But none of them ever was able to reach this remote place. Finally, Captain Gideon Winterman was sent out with his ship, the Pertinax, and John Alistair Sparks, and after seven months they reached the star, which after them no man would ever again undertake. The North Star, however, threatened to crash for lack of energy, which would have lost it for good.
Then, as the legend goes, the adventurers dismantled the Pertinax and with the left engine they were able to keep the dying star in the air. Winterman and Sparks, however, could no longer leave the island. Instead, Sparks constructed a beacon, brighter than any before, by taking the lens from the Pertinax's fog lamp and replacing it with a polished ice crystal and Polaris' light returned to the night sky. Henceforth, the adventurers lived in huts built from the planks of the pertinax. And so Two saved the empire by becoming the lighthouse keepers of the North Star themselves forever.
But as long as Polaris' light is ignited every night, the members of the Explorers' Guild continue to await the return of Gideon Winterman and John Alistair Sparks, hoping for a way back not yet considered or discovered."
This MOC is my entry for the "Wandering Skies Contest". I had great fun learning the basics of a steampunky look while writing my story for this model. I hope you enjoy it!
Additional photos of G. Winterman and J.A. Spark can be found here: flic.kr/s/aHBqjAeMCF
RCAF POLARIS 15002 Departing Prestwick to Trenton airbase Canada, after a couple of days at Prestwick C/S CFC4191
ESC Online Baja TT Montes Alentejanos - FMP SS1 SSV.
Driver / Navigator: Pedro ANTUNES / Nuno BATALHA
SSV: POLARIS RZR
@Mt.Fuji, near the 6th Station
Voigtländer Super-Wide Heliar 15mm aspherical-III on Sony a7R
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Start 23.06 finish 00.06 an hours clear forecast 2017 into 2018 startrail. Moon phase - waxing gibbous 98.2%
The entire northern sky wheels around Polaris. But it’s not the brightest star in the sky. In fact, Polaris ranks only 50th in brightness.
Astronomers estimate Polaris’ distance at 430 light-years. Considering the distance, Polaris must be a respectably luminous star. According to the star aficianado, Jim Kaler, Polaris is a yellow supergiant star shining with the luminosity of 2500 suns.
IMO: 6411421
Name: POLARIS
Vessel Type - Generic: Tug
Vessel Type - Detailed: Tug
Status: Active
MMSI: 230961000
Call Sign: OJLC
Flag: Finland [FI]
Gross Tonnage: 256
Summer DWT: -
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 32.89 x 9.02 m
Year Built: 1964
Home Port: -
This is a four hour shot, consisting of approx. 450, 30sec exposures. Shot with a Nikon D3, 14-24mm 2.8, with tethered trigger, on continuous shooting mode.
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