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Love #Linux? Specifically designing and implementing system architecture? This certification is for you:
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https://youtu.be/OQ5Fw-UN77U
2x Barlow Lens On the Mead Infinity 60 Telescope. Without the eye piece. This was The Mead Infinity 60 Telescope. Very fair for the price but is a bit hard to keep steady and losing what your viewing is very easy. The More you spend the more you see unless you know some tricks.
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"Light Path" is another one of my personal favorites from 2017 - the trails through the old-growth chaparral of the Del Mar Mesa Preserve turned the place into a lush green elfin forest after intensive winter rains this year.
http://store.alex-kunz.com/featured/light-path-alexander-kunz.html
#BestOf2017
http://store.alex-kunz.com/featured/light-path-alexander-kunz.html
#BestOf2017
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Another one of my favourites from 2017: The sun shining through a gap in the clouds after a rainstorm at Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.
More of my top photos here: https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/top-10-photos-2017/
#top10of2017 #britishcolumbia #chilliwack
More of my top photos here: https://www.mrussellphotography.com/blog/top-10-photos-2017/
#top10of2017 #britishcolumbia #chilliwack
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Pink circle
My site https://www.paolodalprato.com/
#macrophotography #hqspmacro #hqspflowers #fotomaniaitalia #ilovephotography #wildflowers
My site https://www.paolodalprato.com/
#macrophotography #hqspmacro #hqspflowers #fotomaniaitalia #ilovephotography #wildflowers
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The edge of galaxy
My visions https://www.paolodalprato.com/visioni
#macrophotography #hqspmacro #hqspflowers #fotomaniaitalia #ilovephotography #wildflowers
My visions https://www.paolodalprato.com/visioni
#macrophotography #hqspmacro #hqspflowers #fotomaniaitalia #ilovephotography #wildflowers
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What is Elizabeth most proud of? "Following through with my decision to audition for DCC. I relocated my entire life; I quit my job, I left my family, my friends and everything that was special to me, to move half way across the country and chase a dream, and a reality, that was seemingly so far-fetched! I have established a life in Texas, I am starting to plant little roots in this city, and my career is taking off in addition to becoming one of America’s Sweethearts!" #DCCOfTheWeek
Read more on: bit.ly/2CjEYHW
#Sports #NFL #Cheerleaders
(Credit: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders)
Read more on: bit.ly/2CjEYHW
#Sports #NFL #Cheerleaders
(Credit: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders)
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"Spanish astronomers have identified a new carbon-rich ultra metal-poor unevolved star in the halo of the Milky Way galaxy. The newly found star, designated J0815+4729, could be the most iron-poor unevolved star known to date. The finding was detailed in a paper published December 18 on the arXiv pre-print repository."
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-chemically-primitive-dwarf-star-galactic.html
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-chemically-primitive-dwarf-star-galactic.html
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"Located 530 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Grus (The Crane), π1 Gruis is a cool red giant. It has about the same mass as our Sun, but is 350 times larger and several thousand times as bright. Our Sun will swell to become a similar red giant star in about five billion years."
"An international team of astronomers led by Claudia Paladini (ESO) used the PIONIER instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope to observe π1 Gruis in greater detail than ever before. They found that the surface of this red giant has just a few convective cells, or granules, that are each about 120 million kilometres across — about a quarter of the star’s diameter. Just one of these granules would extend from the Sun to beyond Venus. The surfaces — known as photospheres — of many giant stars are obscured by dust, which hinders observations. However, in the case of π1 Gruis, although dust is present far from the star, it does not have a significant effect on the new infrared observations."
"An international team of astronomers led by Claudia Paladini (ESO) used the PIONIER instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope to observe π1 Gruis in greater detail than ever before. They found that the surface of this red giant has just a few convective cells, or granules, that are each about 120 million kilometres across — about a quarter of the star’s diameter. Just one of these granules would extend from the Sun to beyond Venus. The surfaces — known as photospheres — of many giant stars are obscured by dust, which hinders observations. However, in the case of π1 Gruis, although dust is present far from the star, it does not have a significant effect on the new infrared observations."
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New theories about nature of Earth’s iron | #Geology #GeologyPage
New research challenges the prevailing theory that the unique nature of Earth’s iron was the result of how its core was formed billions of years ago.
Read more : http://www.geologypage.com/2017/03/new-theories-nature-earths-iron.html
New research challenges the prevailing theory that the unique nature of Earth’s iron was the result of how its core was formed billions of years ago.
Read more : http://www.geologypage.com/2017/03/new-theories-nature-earths-iron.html
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"Carina over Lake Ballard"
Taken on Lake Ballard, Western Australia on 25/12/2017 - this image shows the signature hill that thrusts out from the dry salt lake, watched under the glow of the mighty Carina Nebula and the Southern Cross constellation. Lake Ballard is around 2 hours drive north of Kalgoorlie, with about 50km on a average dirt road (accessible by two wheel drive, which I did last year - but would recommend a 4x4).
On this night, the moon was at 40%, 20 deg elevation and descending therefore lighting up the foreground nicely - although at this brightness I had to back off alot on the exposure time to avoid whiting out the sky. Clouds were an issue as well, floating by occasionally. Fortunately, you can view this hill / lake from any angle so it was a matter of walking around such that the composition targeted a clear patch of sky.
This was a 22 panel mosaic but cropped to reveal closely the fantastic beauty of the Carina and Crux region of the sky. A tracking mount was used for the sky and turned off for the foreground. All camera and lens settings were kept the same for all panels. Stitching in PTGui, colour calibration, levels, saturation and contrast in Photoshop.
Enjoy, Will Vrbasso.
http://www.stellaraustralis.com
| 2017-12-25 | Lake Ballard, Western Australia | EOS6D modified | 85mm | f/4.0 | UV/IR cut-filter | iOptron mount | ISO3200 | 30sec | 22 x panels, but cropped |
#nightscape #astrophotography #australia #Menzies #lake #night #canon #stellaraustralis #vrbasso #milkyway #carina #nebula #southern #cross
Taken on Lake Ballard, Western Australia on 25/12/2017 - this image shows the signature hill that thrusts out from the dry salt lake, watched under the glow of the mighty Carina Nebula and the Southern Cross constellation. Lake Ballard is around 2 hours drive north of Kalgoorlie, with about 50km on a average dirt road (accessible by two wheel drive, which I did last year - but would recommend a 4x4).
On this night, the moon was at 40%, 20 deg elevation and descending therefore lighting up the foreground nicely - although at this brightness I had to back off alot on the exposure time to avoid whiting out the sky. Clouds were an issue as well, floating by occasionally. Fortunately, you can view this hill / lake from any angle so it was a matter of walking around such that the composition targeted a clear patch of sky.
This was a 22 panel mosaic but cropped to reveal closely the fantastic beauty of the Carina and Crux region of the sky. A tracking mount was used for the sky and turned off for the foreground. All camera and lens settings were kept the same for all panels. Stitching in PTGui, colour calibration, levels, saturation and contrast in Photoshop.
Enjoy, Will Vrbasso.
http://www.stellaraustralis.com
| 2017-12-25 | Lake Ballard, Western Australia | EOS6D modified | 85mm | f/4.0 | UV/IR cut-filter | iOptron mount | ISO3200 | 30sec | 22 x panels, but cropped |
#nightscape #astrophotography #australia #Menzies #lake #night #canon #stellaraustralis #vrbasso #milkyway #carina #nebula #southern #cross
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Sometimes you reach the site of a new urbex just that little bit too late and it's already gone.
#urbex #urbandecay
#urbex #urbandecay
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"Most galaxies lie in clusters containing from a few to thousands of objects. Our Milky Way, for example, belongs to a cluster of about fifty galaxies called the Local Group whose other large member is the Andromeda galaxy about 2.3 million light-years away. Clusters are the most massive gravitationally bound objects in the universe and form (according to current ideas) in a "bottoms-up" fashion with smaller structures developing first and larger groupings assembling later in cosmic history. Dark matter plays an important role in this growth process."
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-multiwavelength-image-toothbrush-galaxy-cluster.html
Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-multiwavelength-image-toothbrush-galaxy-cluster.html
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+OnePlus 5T owners, you're getting Camera stability improvements, the December security patches, and more!
#OnePlus5T #OnePlus #Android #OxygenOS
#OnePlus5T #OnePlus #Android #OxygenOS
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"There may be no river with less of a right to exist than the Colorado. This great interstate and international waterway has been over-promised since the 1922 Colorado River Compact divided up its water supply based on an inflated assumption of annual flows."
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Place your bets: Either they will find something major (cancer, perhaps) that will force his removal, OR he'll have the BEST results from the doctors....is the staff at Walter Reed under the thumb of the White House?
My money is on we won't hear squat.
My money is on we won't hear squat.
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Tax Cuts Benefit the Ultra Rich, but Not the Merely Rich https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/18/business/dealbook/tax-bill-wealthy.html -via Flynx
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The proprietary user interfaces for Android devices have come a long way, especially from the efforts of +Samsung, +HTC, and others. Still, the stock Android experience still has its benefits. Do you prefer the stock version, or is there a custom UI that you like more these days?
#Google #Android #Samsung #HTC #Motorola #LG
#Google #Android #Samsung #HTC #Motorola #LG
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NASA uses hundreds of thousands of gallons of water during launches to suppress vibration during liftoff.
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