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A fancy apartment building on Worthing seafront.
The white railings against a dark background reminded me of industrial machine belts.
Winter Fury
Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse
Ludington, Michigan
The Ludington North Breakwater Lighthouse, built in 1924, stands as a striking landmark at the entrance to Ludington Harbor on the shores of Lake Michigan. Designed in a unique pyramidal Art Deco style, the 57-foot-tall steel-plated structure was built to withstand the lake's harsh waves and icy conditions. Originally equipped with a fourth-order Fresnel lens, the lighthouse served as a vital navigational aid for ships entering the busy port. It was manually operated by keepers until 1972, when automation took over. Today, the lighthouse remains an active navigational aid and is maintained by the Sable Points Lighthouse Keepers Association
Kinda creepy, but also kinda cool at the same time. They move, make noise and light up. Bits and pieces of this and that.
subZERO Festival in downtown San José, California.
Created in DDG Text 2 Dream using its "Artistic" Ai model.
Filters: PS Beta 2023, Topaz Sharpen Ai, Topaz Studio.
A bit of hand painting.
This began as all hot pink. I used the "Adjustments" tab set of filters in PS to bring in green/lilac tones, then added several layers of "difference" or "exclusion" on top. The final saturation and texture modifications are multiple Topaz Studio looks. I'm guessing that this is about 20 layers in total.
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Even though steel production has been relatively stable for last 30 years in U.S., labor has decreased by 42% due to automation, leaving towns like Gary, Indiana with neighborhoods like this.
Kinda creepy, but also kinda cool at the same time. Bits and pieces of things, put together so they move, make noises and flash lights. But probably not for the kids.
subZERO Festival in downtown San José, California.
The headquarters of Rockwell Automation in Milwaukee, WI features two large industrial buildings, connected by a six-story skywalk and crowned with what was for 50 years the world's largest four-sided clock.
While the Japanese are clearly the kings of vending machines, I'm frequently surprised by the automation of things in Taiwan. Of course a lot of the technology for this stuff comes from here anyway, but still...
So in this case, an automated postal and package machine. So, regular postal slots at the bottom (with the faces), and then the rest is all about delivery or sending of parcels.
For deliveries, you use the machine as the address, and then you'd get a notification with a QR code to open the appropriate door. To send a parcel, you front up with the box, provide some information, and receive a delivery label. Add it to the box, tell the machine how big a locker you need, and add the box. Oh, and pay, of course. :-)
Automate the observatory with two telescopes is much more difficult than with one.
Here I'm imaging NGC 891 with both telescopes and then the humidity reaches the maximum threshold, so both mounts get parked and the roof is closed.
Sample shot for the Exposure.Detroit Woodward: Mile By Mile Project
The Albert Kahn designed Ford Model T Plant. Starting place of the mass production assembly line one turning out over nine thousand vehicles at its peak and raising standards of living for those fortunate enough to find work there.
First successful fully automated run. Other than hitting the power buttons the scope ran itself- from unparking to parking at the end. A bright moon, so I stuck with a trusty favorite the Perseus double cluster through the more forgiving 320mm fl apo.
I will also be able to "delay start" when darkness comes late (like in June) or when a target doesn't rise until after bedtime. I haven't tried yet, but the goal is to also be able to run multiple targets as darkness allows. A rare clear winter night around here is about 18 hours long, enough for 3 full imaging runs.
My point, certainly, is not to let the thing run while I sit inside and eat potato chips, more to give the flexibilty to do other things without having to babysit the imaging. Other things could be visual telescoping, going to the park for the view to the south, or I guess sitting on the sofa and eating potato chips.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Astro-Tech AT66ED
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY163C
Mounts
Celestron Omni CG-4
Accessories
Astro-Tech .8x Reducer/Field Flattener · OnStep Telescope Mount Goto Controller · Rigel Systems Stepper motor
Software
Adobe Photoshop · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Acquisition details
Dates:
Sept. 5, 2022
Frames:
161×120″(5h 22′)
Integration:
5h 22′
Avg. Moon age:
9.28 days
Avg. Moon phase:
69.64%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 6272151
RA center: 02h19m07s.2
DEC center: +57°06′36″
Pixel scale: 2.423 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 113.026 degrees
Field radius: 1.918 degrees
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Resolution: 4528x3462
File size: 22.9 MB
Data source: Backyard
The latest update to my LEGO Mindstorms printer project, with the scanning functionality all working.
I'm not sure I can really call this a prototype anymore, since it is pretty much fully functional, but there is still work to do.
Info, commentary and footage of it in action can be found in the video: youtu.be/iyQCMP2kqs0
A pair of R188 trains approach 111th St station on the Flushing Line. The (7) train at left is operating under automatic train control on the CBTC-equipped main track, and the out-of-service one at right is (to my knowledge) being operated manually by the yard operator into the pocket track. This also explains the difference in speed between the two trains, as the one at right was creeping along very slowly and the one at left was easily going three times as fast! It was quite lucky that they met in the clear space where they did!
R188 (7) (Kawasaki, 2011-2016)
111th St station
Flushing Line - IRT
Instead of automatic urinal flushing, it would be easy to install a camera on the side and take photos of the flushers.
I have been looking at adding some automation to our club layout for street car scene. Here I have been playing with the EV3 and various sensors. Ultimatelywe will probably use an Arduino with a Lego motor comparable shield .
Another Automation car I've made recently. This one's a 1990s budget-y FWD coupe, a bit like the Celica that's also in this upload.
Created for a Gizmodo article about home automation.
Random Trivia: In order to make the minifig hold the remote, I had to carve off the lower part of his hand. Also... the liquid in the mug is actually beer.