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ISpikInglisVeriBest t1_jdmnf7d wrote
Reply to comment by pillmore in The turkeys at this sanctuary love their caretaker by lnfinity
He looks like if Woody Harrelson had a baby with Rami Malek
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Reply to comment by Grayboosh in Close Call! by PhonedVenus21345678
Who gave the poor thing RedBull
ISpikInglisVeriBest t1_j2e50hn wrote
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Reply to comment by steliosmudda in My progress at Astrophotography by steliosmudda
Damn, that Ha mod really helps huh
ISpikInglisVeriBest t1_j1pdhg9 wrote
Reply to My progress at Astrophotography by steliosmudda
Amazing work! Where did you shoot these from? I'm hunting for Bortle 2 areas that aren't 3 hours away :p
ISpikInglisVeriBest t1_j1pd9cb wrote
Reply to comment by SyN_Pool in My progress at Astrophotography by steliosmudda
Not OP but deep sky astrophotography basically requires the gear OP mentions, a few dozen light frames, then a series of calibration frames (flats, darks, bias).
Edit: So definitely photos and not video.
You then use stacking software and make the final touches in photoshop/Lightroom.
I use SiriL and Photoshop, Nico Carver has a video comparing pretty much all stacking software if you're interested.
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Reply to TIL the SR-71 is the only aircraft with the “SR” designation, and it’s due to a mistake by President Johnson. by VisibleAcanthaceae45
Not the usual copypasta, but I really like this one too:
"I was flying the SR-71 out of RAF Mildenhall, England, with my back-seater, Walt Watson; we were returning from a mission over Europe and the Iron Curtain when we received a radio transmission from home base. As we scooted across Denmark in three minutes, we learned that a small RAF base in the English countryside had requested an SR-71 fly-past. The air cadet commander there was a former Blackbird pilot, and thought it would be a motivating moment for the young lads to see the mighty SR-71 perform a low approach. No problem, we were happy to do it. After a quick aerial refuelling over the North Sea, we proceeded to find the small airfield.
Walter had a myriad of sophisticated navigation equipment in the back seat, and began to vector me toward the field. Descending to subsonic speeds, we found ourselves over a densely wooded area in a slight haze. Like most former WWII British airfields, the one we were looking for had a small tower and little surrounding infrastructure. Walter told me we were close and that I should be able to see the field, but I saw nothing. Nothing but trees as far as I could see in the haze. We got a little lower, and I pulled the throttles back from 325 knots we were at. With the gear up, anything under 275 was just uncomfortable. Walt said we were practically over the field-yet; there was nothing in my windscreen. I banked the jet and started a gentle circling maneuver in hopes of picking up anything that looked like a field.
Meanwhile, below, the cadet commander had taken the cadets up on the catwalk of the tower in order to get a prime view of the fly-past. It was a quiet, still day with no wind and partial gray overcast. Walter continued to give me indications that the field should be below us but in the overcast and haze, I couldn’t see it. The longer we continued to peer out the window and circle, the slower we got. With our power back, the awaiting cadets heard nothing. I must have had good instructors in my flying career, as something told me I better cross-check the gauges. As I noticed the airspeed indicator slide below 160 knots, my heart stopped and my adrenalin-filled left hand pushed two throttles full forward. At this point we weren’t really flying, but were falling in a slight bank. Just at the moment that both afterburners lit with a thunderous roar of flame (and what a joyous feeling that was) the aircraft fell into full view of the shocked observers on the tower. Shattering the still quiet of that morning, they now had 107 feet of fire-breathing titanium in their face as the plane levelled and accelerated, in full burner, on the tower side of the infield, closer than expected, maintaining what could only be described as some sort of ultimate knife-edge pass.
Quickly reaching the field boundary, we proceeded back to Mildenhall without incident. We didn’t say a word for those next 14 minutes. After landing, our commander greeted us, and we were both certain he was reaching for our wings. Instead, he heartily shook our hands and said the commander had told him it was the greatest SR-71 fly-past he had ever seen, especially how we had surprised them with such a precise maneuver that could only be described as breathtaking. He said that some of the cadet’s hats were blown off and the sight of the plan form of the plane in full afterburner dropping right in front of them was unbelievable. Walt and I both understood the concept of “breathtaking” very well that morning and sheepishly replied that they were just excited to see our low approach.
As we retired to the equipment room to change from space suits to flight suits, we just sat there-we hadn’t spoken a word since “the pass.” Finally, Walter looked at me and said, “One hundred fifty-six knots. What did you see?” Trying to find my voice, I stammered, “One hundred fifty-two.” We sat in silence for a moment. Then Walt said, “Don’t ever do that to me again!” And I never did. "
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Reply to comment by AutoModerator in Narwhals are vulnerable to ocean noise caused by human activities by marketrent
Narwhals living in the ocean, but it was humans causing the commotion after all
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Reply to comment by jamesftw in Winter Frost, Alberta, Canada. [OC][2048x1756] by jamesftw
Awesome shot! Better be careful or you can freeze that camera to death.
Kinda jealous though, sitting here in a Greek island with basically summer weather outside, we want some snow too
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Reply to comment by netz_pirat in Solar Rollout Rouses Resistance in Europe’s Countryside: Regulations meant to protect green space block the installation of solar panels despite soaring energy prices by CannoliIntoPussy
Solar is useless without lithium batteries for storage, but I think they meant cobalt in this case
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Reply to comment by MSeanF in Russia Says Ukraine Using Long-Range US Artillery by TallAd3975
Ukraine likely already has weapons that could reach Moscow or St. Petersburg.
It's just not in their best interest to terrorize civilians in Moscow.
Targets well within Russian borders have been hit repeatedly.