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IC 1396 is an open star cluster embedded in a galactic nebula. The entire complex, often called the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, is a diffuse emission nebula. It is located in the constellation Cepheus and is about 2400 light years from Earth.
The nebula is huge, so it takes about 150 years for light to travel through it.
The entire area is crisscrossed by countless globules, dust knots and dark nebulae that barely let any light through. The most dramatic part of this is the Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A, VdB142) in the lower part of the image.
Lacerta 72/432, reducer 0,79x
IOptron SkyGuider Pro
Nikon D5500 modified
Optolong L-eNhance
Guiding w. MGEN-2
SIRIL / GraXpert / Photoshop
67x 2 min. @ ISO 3.200
Often I wanted to go down the path to the Moselle, which I had discovered some time ago and finally the time had come.
Here, where the Eifel ends and on the other side of the Moselle the Hunsrück begins, I quickly found many exciting photo opportunities, such as this fallen and moss-covered tree trunk in a steep slope.
Christmas lights on a sparse tree trunk substituting for the natural effect of leaves during the daytime.
66126 is fairly chipping along as it crosses the River Clyde at Crawford heading 4M82 16:10 Coatbridge to Daventry.
GTW 5849 is on the point of the 1500 yard job out of Hamilton's Stuart Street Yard.
They have an eclectic consist on this day consisting of the GTW, GMD1 and GP9.
Finally have the chassis and mudguards painted, original type 5th wheel mounted - just need to paint 5th wheel mounting cradle.
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula is a concentration of interstellar gas and dust within the much larger ionized gas region IC 1396 located in the constellation Cepheus about 2,400 light years away from Earth
66431 heads the 4Z41 1055 Grangemouth Docks to Daventry International intermodal as it climbs around the curve skirting the side of Castle Hill between Abington and Crawford. The transmitter on Craighead hill above Abington dominates the background skyline.
With the forecast being somewhat 'iffy' I nearly didn't bother to head north but it was well worth it as the sun broke through during the period when most of the freights ran - This does not normally happen!
14th September 2019.
North of Duplainville there is a nice section of road that follows the CN, allowing for pacing shots like this one of GT 4910.
Grand Trunk Western SD40 5900 is northbound on the IHB at 31st St. in La Grange Park with a transfer run to Proviso or the Milwaukee at Bensenville. August 1989.
Lovely shapes and knarred old trunks of the ancient remains of an oak forest.approx 900 years old.
Although described as petrified oaks ,they are not fossilised, the trees are simply dead, possibly due to salt water seeping into the ground from old waterways.
This is part 5 of a 9 part photo essay.
I awoke the next day after a good nights sleep. Aside from the northbound manifest, no trains had passed. It was about 45 minutes before sunrise, but since I would be shooting in the canyons, I was going to relax and enjoy my warm sleeping bag, and plan where I wanted to setup. And then I heard it. Over the splashing waters of the Deschutes River, a distant rumble. No. Not now. Surely I'm imagining this. The sound crescendo'd and the squeal of flanges could be heard. It was train time.
The train was a southbound manifest, and I tore down camp as it passed, jumped in the Jeep, and raced after it. Photographic opportunities were limited, but with the sun rising soon, and running some calculations in my head, it appeared that my absolute favorite shot on the Oregon Trunk was in play. While I was disappointed to not bag a new location, my RAW files from this spot had been lost in the great hard drive crash of 2017, so I was happy to get new versions.
My favorite spot on the entire Oregon Trunk is the SE quadrant of the Trout Creek Bridge near Gateway. It gets fairly early sunlight, and is a great view. I made good time there, scooted up the hill, and waited for the train. The sun had just reached the railheads when I pulled up, but slowly and steadily illuminated the scene.
A faint, distant rumble. Were my ears playing tricks on me? There's a horn, so no! Just 5 minutes later, the lead unit appeared, train snaking through the curves of Trout Creek Canyon, ascending to Madras. The train crossed Trout Creek on a medium steel trestle, emerging from the darkened canyon into glorious morning light. The BNSF had certainly rewarded me with a timely train, and while I was slightly disappointed that I wasn't able to bag a new location, seeing trains slug their way up Trout Creek Canyon never gets old. Returning to the Jeep I caught the train again at Madras and Crooked River. They had met the Bend local at Round Butte, so after Crooked River, I returned to Madras to find them.
Inverted image of the trunk of a long-dead juniper tree silhouetted against the morning sun on the Prater Ridge Trail in Mesa Verde National Park near Cortez, Colorado.
Grand Trunk 5836 heads trough the Chicago Wye westbound into the setting sun. Photo is from October of 1991as they pass by the depot in Durand, Michigan.
At Yosemite National Park, a curved tree's shadow rounding the trunk of a nearby tree, seemingly avoiding it.
Captured on Ilford SFX200 35mm film.
This trunk had fallen to the beach along the coast at Cudmore Grove, East Mersey, Essex. The beautiful, delicate markings were located along the west-facing side of the trunk ……. I have no idea how they came to be but would be very interested if anyone does !!!!
The Elephant’s Trunk Nebula is a dense region of dust and gas found within the considerably larger star forming region IC 1396 in the constellation Cepheus. Designated IC 1396A, the elongated globule of dust and gas was named the Elephant’s Trunk because it resembles an elephant’s head and trunk at visible wavelengths, appearing as a dark patch with a bright winding rim. It is located at a distance of 2,400 light years from Earth.
The large and relatively faint emission nebula IC 1396 is more than 100 light years across. The star responsible for its glow is the blue multiple star system HD 206267. The Elephant’s Trunk itself stretches over a region of 20 light years. The dark globule is eroded by the radiation pressure from the central star that illuminates the nebula.
The specs:
147 X 5 minute subs for a total exposure of 12hrs 15 min
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro, 100 gain, cooled to -10C
Scope: William Optics Redcat 71 f4.9
Filter: Antlia 5nm dual band Golden
Guiding: William Optics 50mm scope with ZWO 120mm mini camera
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ 6 R Pro
Control: ZWO ASIair pro
Shot from a Bortle 2 location in Ontario, Canada
Processed using DSS and Photoshop
Holly sitting on an upturned tree trunk, one of many from around the world at the National Botanic Garden of Wales
HMBT!
This land formation looks like an elephant's trunk and is thus called "Elephant Trunk Hill". Guiln, China.
Rupit, Barcelona (Spain).
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The Flintstones is an animated American television sitcom which ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC.
The Flintstones is about a working class Stone Age man's life with his family and his next door neighbor and best friend. The first prime time cartoon geared for adults, the show originally aired from 1960 to 1966, on the ABC network. It was also ABC's first series to be televised in color. While the show was originally syndicated by Screen Gems (until 1981, then DFS Program Exchange from, and then Turner Program Services), Warner Bros. Television later acquired the rights (through parent Time Warner's purchase).
The show is set in the town of Bedrock in the Stone Age era. The show is an allegory to American society of the mid-to-late 20th century; in the Flintstones' fantasy version of the prehistoric past, dinosaurs, saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths, and other long extinct animals co-exist with barefoot cavemen, who use technology equivalent to that of the 20th century, largely through the use of various animals. The characters drive cars made out of stone or wood and animal skins and powered by foot.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Flintstones
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Los Picapiedra (en inglés The Flintstones), es una serie animada de la productora Hanna-Barbera Productions, y ha sido una de las series más exitosas de la historia. Apareció por primera vez al aire a través de la cadena estadounidense ABC el 30 de septiembre de 1960 hasta el primero de abril de 1966 con un total de 166 episodios además de algunos especiales y películas que se han hecho.
La acción tiene lugar en un pueblo llamado Piedradura ("Bedrock") en la Edad de Piedra, pero con una sociedad idéntica a la de los Estados Unidos a mediados del siglo pasado.
Es un mundo fantástico en el que los dinosaurios, los tigres dientes de sable, los mamuts y otros animales hoy extintos coexistían con los humanos, quienes usaban tecnología similar a la del siglo XX, pero en la que los animales sustituian a los aparatos eléctricos. Los personajes conducían automóviles formados por troncos de madera (troncomóviles), ruedas de piedra, en los que el motor era sustituido por el empuje de los pies de sus ocupantes. Las vestimentas eran de piel animal.
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Picapiedra