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Event Horizon - Astronomical and Terrestrial Images

Most viewed A Geological Potpourri675 viewsThe color bands and splotches seen in the previous picture are reproduced on a grander scale on this mountainside. Pocked Rock665 viewsI saw a lot of rocks with little round plugs or knots like the one in this picture - wonder how this happens? Sweets660 viewsMost of the parade participants threw goodies to the kids, who scooped them up eagerly - as did their parents. Rocks along the Trail655 viewsI like rocks. I think I'd like to be a geologist when I grow up. Boiled Alive636 viewsThe silkworm cocoons have to be dissolved in boiling water before the silk threads can be extracted. The silkworms are thus boiled alive inside their cocoons - 6,600 silkworms have to die for every kilogram of silk produced. The PETA folks are not happy about it. The Way Down623 viewsThe trail into the canyon can be seen at lower right. Wetland, sort of619 viewsUpon reaching the canyon floor, I found it to be covered with a dense thicket of reeds and long grass, fed by a small spring. Hazard Warning617 viewsI couldn't figure out why such a sign might be necessary. Everything seemed perfectly new, spiffy and in great working order. Noshes and Hatters609 viewsBack at the Atomic Inn after our first day in Death Valley. Clockwise from left: Jock, Diana, Sandie, JoAnn, Kelly, at the Atomic Inn. Thursday evening, Oct. 24, 2019. Turnoff to Titus Canyon607 viewsHere is where we left Highway 374 (Daylight Pass Road) to embark on our Titus Canyon adventure. Comet 2020/F3 NEOWISE603 viewsConditions for photographing Comet NEOWISE from my observatory near Anza, California were less than ideal. The comet was visible only in the northwest for a couple hours after sunset, at most, which put it squarely in the Los Angeles light dome. Another factor involved was the inexperience of the photographer - I hadn't done any night shooting with my DSLR before and I never got the camera focused properly, so the stars came out somewhat bloated and fuzzy. They also show some coma, I don't know why. But at least the comet itself came out reasonably well. Picnic Spot601 viewsA lovely shady spot in the midst of a burning desert, coplete with table, perfect for a picnic in the company of a companiable canine. 1722 files on 144 page(s) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 - 144 Debug Info  Debug Output: show / hide Select All USER: ------------------ Array ( [ID] => 1851603dc67714912bd1fc5190217c58 [am] => 1 [liv_a] => Array ( [0] => 7 [1] => 10 ) ) ========================== USER DATA: ------------------ Array ( [user_id] => 0 [user_name] => Guest [groups] => Array ( [0] => 3 ) [group_quota] => 0 [can_rate_pictures] => 1 [can_send_ecards] => 0 [can_post_comments] => 0 [can_upload_pictures] => 0 [can_create_albums] => 0 [pub_upl_need_approval] => 1 [priv_upl_need_approval] => 1 [access_level] => 3 [disk_max] => 0 [disk_min] => 0 [has_admin_access] => 0 [group_name] => Guests [can_create_public_albums] => 0 [can_see_all_albums] => 0 [group_id] => 3 [allowed_albums] => Array ( ) ) ========================== Queries: ------------------ Array ( [0] => SELECT name, value FROM cm_config [include/init.inc.php:177] (0.82 ms) [1] => SELECT * FROM cm_plugins ORDER BY priority [include/plugin_api.inc.php:48] (0.5 ms) [2] => SELECT user_id, time FROM `i5493328_cm1`.cm_sessions WHERE session_id = '54ced87a1c2b3a381e5abbe265bd45ba' [bridge/coppermine.inc.php:241] (0.41 ms) [3] => SELECT MAX(group_quota) AS disk_max, MIN(group_quota) AS disk_min, MAX(can_rate_pictures) AS can_rate_pictures, MAX(can_send_ecards) AS can_send_ecards, MAX(can_post_comments) AS can_post_comments, MAX(can_upload_pictures) AS can_upload_pictures, MAX(can_create_albums) AS can_create_albums, MAX(has_admin_access) AS has_admin_access, MAX(access_level) AS access_level, MIN(pub_upl_need_approval) AS pub_upl_need_approval, MIN( priv_upl_need_approval) AS priv_upl_need_approval FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:350] (0.55 ms) [4] => SELECT group_name FROM cm_usergroups WHERE group_id= 3 [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:362] (1.1 ms) [5] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_categorymap WHERE group_id in (3) [bridge/udb_base.inc.php:375] (0.43 ms) [6] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE moderator_group IN (3) [include/init.inc.php:271] (1.33 ms) [7] => SELECT lang_id FROM cm_languages WHERE enabled='YES' [include/init.inc.php:334] (0.43 ms) [8] => DELETE FROM cm_banned WHERE expiry < '2025-12-01 02:45:07' [include/init.inc.php:448] (2.07 ms) [9] => SELECT null FROM cm_banned WHERE ('216.73.216.55' LIKE ip_addr OR '' LIKE ip_addr ) AND brute_force=0 LIMIT 1 [include/init.inc.php:464] (1.29 ms) [10] => SELECT aid FROM cm_albums WHERE (1 AND visibility != 0 AND visibility != 10000 AND visibility NOT IN (3)) [include/functions.inc.php:1110] (0.82 ms) [11] => SELECT COUNT(*) FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid WHERE (1) AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' AND hits > 0 [include/functions.inc.php:1717] (53.15 ms) [12] => SELECT r.pid, r.aid, filepath, filename, url_prefix, pwidth, pheight, filesize, ctime, r.title, r.keywords, r.votes, pic_rating, hits, caption, r.owner_id, user1, user2, user3, user4 FROM cm_pictures AS r INNER JOIN cm_albums AS a ON a.aid = r.aid WHERE (1) AND r.aid NOT IN (12, 51) AND approved = 'YES' AND hits > 0 ORDER BY hits DESC, pid ASC LIMIT 0 ,12 [include/functions.inc.php:1734] (57.72 ms) [13] => SELECT extension, mime, content, player FROM cm_filetypes [include/functions.inc.php:5952] (3 ms) ) ========================== GET : ------------------ Array ( [album] => topn [cat] => 0 ) ========================== POST : ------------------ Array ( ) ========================== COOKIE : ------------------ Array ( [a520716e4e1a802c3b699f97dd5ac36c] => 82ee1cb4a63974af27e20a3cd1b4e8bd [cpg16x_data] => YTozOntzOjI6IklEIjtzOjMyOiIxODUxNjAzZGM2NzcxNDkxMmJkMWZjNTE5MDIxN2M1OCI7czoyOiJhbSI7aToxO3M6NToibGl2X2EiO2E6Mjp7aTowO2k6NztpOjE7aToxMDt9fQ== ) ==========================