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California Gold - This image was taken on the same day as the previous photo, a mile or two
to the west. What especially makes this image work for me is how the shapes
of the hills are mirrored in the lenticular clouds in the sky. The oaks add
visual punctuation to the scene. Without them, it would be a much weaker
image. California Pastorale by Tony Dunn. PhotoTripUSA.
California
Green - I took this last spring while exploring the hills west of
Williams. Though bone dry and brown in the summer and fall, in the spring
the hills surrounding the Sacramento Valley are as green as Ireland. I consider
this one of my best "drive by shootings" since there was no preparation or
scouting involved. I just happened to be driving down this road and saw the
late afternoon light on these hills. The wisps of clouds mimicking the curve
of the hills was the icing on the cake. California Pastorale by Tony Dunn. PhotoTripUSA.
Lenticular
Sky - This image was taken on a day when extremely unusual lenticular
clouds formed in the lee of the Coast Ranges, over the west edge of the Sacramento
Valley. The air was extremely clear and shooting conditions were perfect.
I spent several hours driving around the rolling foothills west of Corning
capturing what was probably a once in a lifetime event. The main thing I
remember is that it was a thoroughly enjoyable day. Every image seemed to
have something special. I selected this image from the many wonderful images
from that day because the wide angle perspective shows the nature of the
clouds. The almond trees (part of the same abandoned orchard as the image
above) add interest along the horizon. California Pastorale by Tony Dunn. PhotoTripUSA.
Abandoned
Almond Trees - California Pastorale by Tony Dunn. This tree
is another one of my favorites. This area on the western edge of the Sacramento
Valley was once covered with almond orchards. All but a few of the trees are
gone now, and those that remain have been pruned by grazing cattle, creating
an almost African-looking savannah scene. This is a very classical composition,
extremely simple in design. The two trees with different shapes and at different
distances work well, particularly since they seem to lean toward each other,
increasing their sense of relationship. PhotoTripUSA.
Blue Oak in
the Sutter Buttes - California Pastorale by Tony Dunn. This
is one of several "favorite" trees of mine scattered around the Sacramento
Valley. Actually, this tree is located at the northern edge of the Sutter
Buttes, the eroded stump of an ancient volcano that sits like a pimple in
the middle of the otherwise pool table flatness of the Sacramento Valley.
This image has a couple of strengths to my eye. First of all, the outlining
of the oak against clouds is very strong and is reinforced by the fact that
the clouds reflect the slope of the hill. Secondly, the fence draws the eye
across the image toward the distant sunlit hills, giving the image a very
real sense of depth. The use of a 20mm lens allowed me to capture the sweep
of this image. PhotoTripUSA.
JW Ranch - California Pastorale by Tony Dunn "This is one of my favorite images.
Much of my work includes very little evidence of man in the environment, having
an "empty planet" feel of wide open landscapes with no evidence of humanity.
To me, this image manages to successfully capture that feeling even though
a barn is the central subject. Although barns can be terribly cliche, this
image works for me because of the combination of colors as well as the dramatic
late afternoon lighting on both the hills and the barn that give a richness
and warmth to the image. Several people have told me that they have a hard
time believing that this is California rather than Nebraska or eastern Wyoming,
but this image was taken along the west edge of the Sacramento Valley near
Corning." PhotoTripUSA.
A Chamaeleon
Sky Credit: FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT Antu, ESO Explanation: A photogenic
group of nebulae can be found toward Chamaeleon, a constellation visible
predominantly in skies south of the Earth's equator. Celestial objects visible
there include the blue reflection nebulas highlighted by thin dust surrounding
the bright stars in the above image center. Toward the top and lower right,
dark molecular clouds laced with thick dust block light from stars in the
background. The parent molecular cloud Chamaeleon I is located about 450
light years from Earth. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.
Galaxy
NGC 4388 Expels Huge Gas Cloud Credit & Copyright: Suprime-Cam,
Subaru Telescope, NAOJ Explanation: Why are huge clouds of gas billowing from
spiral galaxy NGC 4388? The extent of the gas clouds, over 100,000 light-years,
was unexpected before the Subaru Telescope took the above image. NGC 4388
has a bright energetic nucleus and so is classified as an active galaxy.
The spiral, relatively close by at 60 million light years, is a member of
the nearest major cluster of galaxies: the Virgo Cluster. One hypothesis
holds that the gas was stripped away as NGC 4388 made its way through the
intergalactic medium of the Virgo Cluster. A competing hypothesis holds that
the gas is all that remains of a smaller galaxy that was gravitationally
deconstructed by the larger NGC 4388. Further observations may better determine
NGC 4388's past and likely contribute to a better understanding of how galaxies
evolve inside massive clusters. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU)
& Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay Norris. Specific rights
apply. A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.
The
Fox Fur Nebula Credit & Copyright: Anglo-Australian Observatory,
Photograph by David Malin Explanation: The nebula surrounding bright star
S Mon is filled with dark dust and glowing gas. The strange shapes originate
from fine interstellar dust reacting in complex ways with the energetic light
and hot gas being expelled by the young stars. The region just below S Mon,
the bright star in the above picture, is nicknamed the Fox Fur Nebula for
its color and texture. The blue glow directly surrounding S Mon results from
reflection, where neighboring dust reflects light from the bright star. The
more diffuse red glow results from emission, where starlight ionizes hydrogen
gas. Pink areas are lit by a combination of the two processes. S Mon is part
of a young open cluster of stars named NGC 2264, located about 2500 light
years away toward the constellation of Monoceros, just north of the Cone
Nebula. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell
(USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply. A service
of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.
Cracks
and Ridges on Europa Credit: Galileo Project, JPL, NASA Explanation:
Which way to the interstate? What appears to be a caricature of a complex
highway system on Earth is actually a system of ridges and cracks on the icy
surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. The distance between parallel ridges in
the above photograph is typically about 1 kilometer. The complexity of the
cracks and ridges tell a story of Europa's past that is mostly undecipherable
-- planetary geologists try to understand just the general origin of the overall
features. One noteworthy feature is the overall white sheen, possibly indicating
the presence of frost. Another is the dark centers between parallel ridges,
which might indicate that dirty water from an underground ocean recently
welled up in the cracks and froze. Recent research indicates that enough
carbon exists to support an underwater biosphere, but that Europa's ice crust
may be over three kilometers thick in some places. Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay
Norris. Specific rights apply. A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan
Tech. U.
East
of the Lagoon Nebula Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT),
Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT Explanation: To the east of the Lagoon Nebula is
a star field rich in diversity. On the lower left are clouds rich in dark
dust that hide background stars and young star systems still forming. Dark
clouds include LDN 227 on the left and IC 1275 on the right, with a bright
star near its tip. On the upper right are clouds rich in hot glowing gas,
including part of the emission nebula NGC 6559. On the right, between the
two regions, is a nebula reflecting light from a group of massive blue stars.
The NGC 6559 complex pictured above spans about 3 light years and likely
has a common history with the Lagoon Nebula. The complex lies about 5000
light-years away toward the constellation of Sagittarius. Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay
Norris. Specific rights apply. A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan
Tech. U.
Love
and War by Moonlight Credit & Copyright: Fred Espenak (courtesy of
www.MrEclipse.com) Explanation: Venus, named for the Roman goddess of love,
and Mars, the war god's namesake, approach each other by moonlight in this
lovely sky view recorded on May 14th from Dunkirk, Maryland, USA. The four
second time exposure made in twilight with a digital camera also records
earthshine illuminating the otherwise dark surface of the young crescent
Moon. Venus shines as the third brightest object in Earth's sky, after the
Sun and the Moon itself, and has been appearing as the brilliant evening
star in the pantheon of planets arrayed in the west during April and May.
Here, Venus' light is so intense that it produces a noticeable spike in the
sensitive camera's image. Much fainter Mars is lower in the picture, caught
between tree limbs swaying in a gentle evening breeze. By early June, Mars
will be harder to spot as it wanders toward the horizon, but Venus and father
Jupiter will draw closer together, presenting a spectacular pair of bright
planets in the west. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry
Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply. A
service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.
The
Old Moon in the New Moon's Arms Credit & Copyright: Laurent Laveder
Explanation: Also known as the Moon's "ashen glow" or "the old Moon in the
new Moon's arms", Earthshine is Earthlight reflected from the Moon's night
side. This dramatic image of Earthshine and a young crescent Moon was taken
by astrophotographer and APOD translator Laurent Laveder from the remote
Pic du Midi Observatory on planet Earth. But the view from the Moon would
have been stunning too. When the Moon appears in Earth's sky as a slender
crescent, a dazzlingly bright, nearly full Earth would be seen from the lunar
surface. The Earth's brightness, due to reflected sunlight, is strongly influenced
by cloud cover and recent studies of Earthshine indicate that it is more
pronounced during April and May. A description of Earthshine, in terms of
sunlight reflected by Earth's oceans in turn illuminating the Moon's dark
surface, was written 500 years ago by Leonardo da Vinci. Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay
Norris. Specific rights apply. A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan
Tech. U.
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Photo links 73
Web's Best Photo and Art Links
From Magic Mike
My collection of recommended links
to photos of the best Hubble Space Telescope photos and other NASA photos,
incredible landscape photos, scenic wonders, wildlife animal
photos, AND the Renaissance Art Masters, art work of the 10th through 20th
Centuries from World Museums.
These photos are links, to sites owned by other people, for private viewing,
not for commercial use.
TO SEARCH FOR A PHOTO, CLICK EDIT/FIND ON YOUR BROWSER.
California Gold - This image was taken on the same day as the previous photo, a mile or two
to the west. What especially makes this image work for me is how the shapes
of the hills are mirrored in the lenticular clouds in the sky. The oaks add
visual punctuation to the scene. Without them, it would be a much weaker
image. California Pastorale by Tony Dunn. PhotoTripUSA.
California
Green - I took this last spring while exploring the hills west of
Williams. Though bone dry and brown in the summer and fall, in the spring
the hills surrounding the Sacramento Valley are as green as Ireland. I consider
this one of my best "drive by shootings" since there was no preparation or
scouting involved. I just happened to be driving down this road and saw the
late afternoon light on these hills. The wisps of clouds mimicking the curve
of the hills was the icing on the cake. California Pastorale by Tony Dunn. PhotoTripUSA.
Lenticular
Sky - This image was taken on a day when extremely unusual lenticular
clouds formed in the lee of the Coast Ranges, over the west edge of the Sacramento
Valley. The air was extremely clear and shooting conditions were perfect.
I spent several hours driving around the rolling foothills west of Corning
capturing what was probably a once in a lifetime event. The main thing I
remember is that it was a thoroughly enjoyable day. Every image seemed to
have something special. I selected this image from the many wonderful images
from that day because the wide angle perspective shows the nature of the
clouds. The almond trees (part of the same abandoned orchard as the image
above) add interest along the horizon. California Pastorale by Tony Dunn. PhotoTripUSA.
Abandoned
Almond Trees - California Pastorale by Tony Dunn. This tree
is another one of my favorites. This area on the western edge of the Sacramento
Valley was once covered with almond orchards. All but a few of the trees are
gone now, and those that remain have been pruned by grazing cattle, creating
an almost African-looking savannah scene. This is a very classical composition,
extremely simple in design. The two trees with different shapes and at different
distances work well, particularly since they seem to lean toward each other,
increasing their sense of relationship. PhotoTripUSA.
Blue Oak in
the Sutter Buttes - California Pastorale by Tony Dunn. This
is one of several "favorite" trees of mine scattered around the Sacramento
Valley. Actually, this tree is located at the northern edge of the Sutter
Buttes, the eroded stump of an ancient volcano that sits like a pimple in
the middle of the otherwise pool table flatness of the Sacramento Valley.
This image has a couple of strengths to my eye. First of all, the outlining
of the oak against clouds is very strong and is reinforced by the fact that
the clouds reflect the slope of the hill. Secondly, the fence draws the eye
across the image toward the distant sunlit hills, giving the image a very
real sense of depth. The use of a 20mm lens allowed me to capture the sweep
of this image. PhotoTripUSA.
JW Ranch - California Pastorale by Tony Dunn "This is one of my favorite images.
Much of my work includes very little evidence of man in the environment, having
an "empty planet" feel of wide open landscapes with no evidence of humanity.
To me, this image manages to successfully capture that feeling even though
a barn is the central subject. Although barns can be terribly cliche, this
image works for me because of the combination of colors as well as the dramatic
late afternoon lighting on both the hills and the barn that give a richness
and warmth to the image. Several people have told me that they have a hard
time believing that this is California rather than Nebraska or eastern Wyoming,
but this image was taken along the west edge of the Sacramento Valley near
Corning." PhotoTripUSA.
A Chamaeleon
Sky Credit: FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT Antu, ESO Explanation: A photogenic
group of nebulae can be found toward Chamaeleon, a constellation visible
predominantly in skies south of the Earth's equator. Celestial objects visible
there include the blue reflection nebulas highlighted by thin dust surrounding
the bright stars in the above image center. Toward the top and lower right,
dark molecular clouds laced with thick dust block light from stars in the
background. The parent molecular cloud Chamaeleon I is located about 450
light years from Earth. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.
Galaxy
NGC 4388 Expels Huge Gas Cloud Credit & Copyright: Suprime-Cam,
Subaru Telescope, NAOJ Explanation: Why are huge clouds of gas billowing from
spiral galaxy NGC 4388? The extent of the gas clouds, over 100,000 light-years,
was unexpected before the Subaru Telescope took the above image. NGC 4388
has a bright energetic nucleus and so is classified as an active galaxy.
The spiral, relatively close by at 60 million light years, is a member of
the nearest major cluster of galaxies: the Virgo Cluster. One hypothesis
holds that the gas was stripped away as NGC 4388 made its way through the
intergalactic medium of the Virgo Cluster. A competing hypothesis holds that
the gas is all that remains of a smaller galaxy that was gravitationally
deconstructed by the larger NGC 4388. Further observations may better determine
NGC 4388's past and likely contribute to a better understanding of how galaxies
evolve inside massive clusters. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU)
& Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay Norris. Specific rights
apply. A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.
The
Fox Fur Nebula Credit & Copyright: Anglo-Australian Observatory,
Photograph by David Malin Explanation: The nebula surrounding bright star
S Mon is filled with dark dust and glowing gas. The strange shapes originate
from fine interstellar dust reacting in complex ways with the energetic light
and hot gas being expelled by the young stars. The region just below S Mon,
the bright star in the above picture, is nicknamed the Fox Fur Nebula for
its color and texture. The blue glow directly surrounding S Mon results from
reflection, where neighboring dust reflects light from the bright star. The
more diffuse red glow results from emission, where starlight ionizes hydrogen
gas. Pink areas are lit by a combination of the two processes. S Mon is part
of a young open cluster of stars named NGC 2264, located about 2500 light
years away toward the constellation of Monoceros, just north of the Cone
Nebula. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell
(USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply. A service
of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.
Cracks
and Ridges on Europa Credit: Galileo Project, JPL, NASA Explanation:
Which way to the interstate? What appears to be a caricature of a complex
highway system on Earth is actually a system of ridges and cracks on the icy
surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. The distance between parallel ridges in
the above photograph is typically about 1 kilometer. The complexity of the
cracks and ridges tell a story of Europa's past that is mostly undecipherable
-- planetary geologists try to understand just the general origin of the overall
features. One noteworthy feature is the overall white sheen, possibly indicating
the presence of frost. Another is the dark centers between parallel ridges,
which might indicate that dirty water from an underground ocean recently
welled up in the cracks and froze. Recent research indicates that enough
carbon exists to support an underwater biosphere, but that Europa's ice crust
may be over three kilometers thick in some places. Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay
Norris. Specific rights apply. A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan
Tech. U.
East
of the Lagoon Nebula Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT),
Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT Explanation: To the east of the Lagoon Nebula is
a star field rich in diversity. On the lower left are clouds rich in dark
dust that hide background stars and young star systems still forming. Dark
clouds include LDN 227 on the left and IC 1275 on the right, with a bright
star near its tip. On the upper right are clouds rich in hot glowing gas,
including part of the emission nebula NGC 6559. On the right, between the
two regions, is a nebula reflecting light from a group of massive blue stars.
The NGC 6559 complex pictured above spans about 3 light years and likely
has a common history with the Lagoon Nebula. The complex lies about 5000
light-years away toward the constellation of Sagittarius. Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay
Norris. Specific rights apply. A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan
Tech. U.
Love
and War by Moonlight Credit & Copyright: Fred Espenak (courtesy of
www.MrEclipse.com) Explanation: Venus, named for the Roman goddess of love,
and Mars, the war god's namesake, approach each other by moonlight in this
lovely sky view recorded on May 14th from Dunkirk, Maryland, USA. The four
second time exposure made in twilight with a digital camera also records
earthshine illuminating the otherwise dark surface of the young crescent
Moon. Venus shines as the third brightest object in Earth's sky, after the
Sun and the Moon itself, and has been appearing as the brilliant evening
star in the pantheon of planets arrayed in the west during April and May.
Here, Venus' light is so intense that it produces a noticeable spike in the
sensitive camera's image. Much fainter Mars is lower in the picture, caught
between tree limbs swaying in a gentle evening breeze. By early June, Mars
will be harder to spot as it wanders toward the horizon, but Venus and father
Jupiter will draw closer together, presenting a spectacular pair of bright
planets in the west. Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry
Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply. A
service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan Tech. U.
The
Old Moon in the New Moon's Arms Credit & Copyright: Laurent Laveder
Explanation: Also known as the Moon's "ashen glow" or "the old Moon in the
new Moon's arms", Earthshine is Earthlight reflected from the Moon's night
side. This dramatic image of Earthshine and a young crescent Moon was taken
by astrophotographer and APOD translator Laurent Laveder from the remote
Pic du Midi Observatory on planet Earth. But the view from the Moon would
have been stunning too. When the Moon appears in Earth's sky as a slender
crescent, a dazzlingly bright, nearly full Earth would be seen from the lunar
surface. The Earth's brightness, due to reflected sunlight, is strongly influenced
by cloud cover and recent studies of Earthshine indicate that it is more
pronounced during April and May. A description of Earthshine, in terms of
sunlight reflected by Earth's oceans in turn illuminating the Moon's dark
surface, was written 500 years ago by Leonardo da Vinci. Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (USRA) NASA Technical Rep.: Jay
Norris. Specific rights apply. A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC & Michigan
Tech. U.
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