White flowering dogwood with pink flowering dogwood for a backdrop.
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When we working on an Army Hospital in Fairbanks, we went to a University that had a public department for the Aura Borealis, and I remember the gal giving the talk said they had to shut down the pipeline when the sun spots got severe.
She was probably joking with you, or maybe she was right
Now, I have heard that sun spots (flares) can interfere with satellite or space communication, but this happens when very powerful solar flares such as the ones in 2013 take place. But solar activity has been low in recent years. The one above was taken on a Kp 5 flare.
This is a 2014 article about the solar flares back then:
Solar Flares Can Affect Communications and Power Grid
The sun is experiencing an 11-year period of unusually strong activity that began in 2002. In the last three months, three very large solar flares have been reported, the latest of which disrupted communications and the Global Positioning System (GPS) for a short time. Solar flares can affect...
guardianlv.com
And this is the Auroras Forecast at UAF in Fairbanks:
Aurora Forecast | Geophysical Institute
Forecasts of auroral activity, updated daily.
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I don't think she was kidding, but she might have talking about natural gas pipelines, not the pipeline I have posted here that carries very thick crude at 145 degrees. We were up there in 2003, it get freaking cold there, the rental car had an extension cord to plug in the block heater, after sitting in the trunk over night it was frozen stiff!
"Unlike electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), which are short, high intensity events, solar flares are longer in duration and usually only generate currents in very long (180+ miles) conductors. As a result, only large technology systems such as electrical grids, transcontinental pipelines, and telephone systems are typically vulnerable to solar storm damage."
"Unlike electromagnetic pulses (EMPs), which are short, high intensity events, solar flares are longer in duration and usually only generate currents in very long (180+ miles) conductors. As a result, only large technology systems such as electrical grids, transcontinental pipelines, and telephone systems are typically vulnerable to solar storm damage."
Canon EOS R5 - Canon RF/EF Adapter - Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro
Thank you. I hope the passing of time will lessen the pain. I still have one cat and one dog at home. But I really hope that in the future, my heart will be open to adoption again, after all it's a wonderful thing to love and be loved.
Earlier Photo from spring. Got another car out of storage. Scat Pack 392.
Unseasonal but remembered, October 2015, iPhone 6 - perhaps I could have cropped out (some of) the water in the foreground?
You are welcome. I think you will never forget your beloved cat, but hopefully the intensity of the feelings with dim with time. Plus, if you adopt again you get to give another stray cat a great life. ? ?
Sweet. I used to have a Dodge Magnum R/T. Not as much power as the engine in your car, but still a Hemi. 🏎️
So overnight Tuesday / early morning Wednesday we got a little snow in the Columbus area. Here is what our back yard looked like before the snow melted away later in the day.
Camera on iPhone XR. Focal length 4.25 mm, F number f/1.8, Exposure time 1/534.
Camera on iPhone XR. Focal length 4.25 mm, F number f/1.8, Exposure time 1/534.
Woke up to a few inches of snow in the Central Ohio area.
The water balances the sky nicely . IMHO any cropping might just make a good thing less so.
To me, the water is too dominant, drawing the eye. Were it a painting I would tone it down a bit.
More mountain crocus from two days ago. This morning they are being buried in fresh snow.
Thankfully no snow here, but it's chilly and cloudy! Brrrr!
In the meantime, while out shooting the other day, saw one of my sparrow friends up in one of the dogwood trees:
In the meantime, while out shooting the other day, saw one of my sparrow friends up in one of the dogwood trees:
I'm still getting the hang of the workflow with my infrared converted Nikon D70, but I think this came out OK...
Cheers
Hugh
Cheers
Hugh
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Isn't this your second converted D70? Why is the workflow different between the two cameras?I'm still getting the hang of the workflow with my infrared converted Nikon D70, but I think this came out OK...
Cheers
Hugh
So many beautiful flowers and open waters! There are at least 24 inches of snow on my backyard, and the ice thickness of the lakes nearby was around 4 feet about last month. People are still ice fishing
Another "Northern Lights" recently:
Another "Northern Lights" recently:
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