Image/Photo Thread Of Any Images You Would Like To Share....

[giradman]

Orion through the clouds.
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As a youngster, I had a decent telescope and use to do a lot of star gazing - Orion was my favorite constellation to find in the evening skies (brief description below - table also from the link). Note the really FAR distances between these stars - of course, the 'ancients' simply clustered the stars together which simulated familiar animals/objects to them not knowing the vastness of the universe or the unimaginable distances between stars and galaxies. Thanks for showing! Dave

Orion's seven brightest stars form a distinctive hourglass-shaped asterism, or pattern, in the night sky. Four stars—Rigel, Betelgeuse, Bellatrix and Saiph—form a large roughly rectangular shape, in the centre of which lie the three stars of Orion's Belt—Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. Descending from the 'belt' is a smaller line of three stars, Orion's Sword (the middle of which is in fact not a star but the Orion Nebula), also known as the hunter's sword. Many of the stars are luminous hot blue supergiants, with the stars of the belt and sword forming the Orion OB1 Association. Standing out by its red hue, Betelgeuse may nevertheless be a runaway member of the same group. (Source)

 

[BikeFlagAZ]

Taos Pueblo after a snowstorm.

It’s 1,000 years old, and one of the longest continuously occupied places in the U.S.

 

[giradman]

Taos Pueblo after a snowstorm.

It’s 1,000 years old, and one of the longest continuously occupied places in the U.S.
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Beautiful pics of the Taos Pueblo which we visited 30+ years ago - back then made multiple trips to Arizona and New Mexico (nearly all job-related); we purchased many art objects, some shown below on our den mantle, including a bas-relief 'matrix metal' sculpting of the Taos Pueblo (by Philip Vickers - more info HERE for those interested); the two end pieces and the bas-relief work were bought in Taos - the Kachinas, mostly Hopi carved, were mainly purchased in the Southwest, but a minority from elsewhere. Dave
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[PrismStudios]

I’ve always wanted to see the SouthWestern USA! I keep getting Samsung ads on this forum! Help......

 

[scifan57]

I’ve always wanted to see the SouthWestern USA! I keep getting Samsung ads on this forum! Help......

The forum owners have a deal with an advertising service to place ads on the forum. In such deals there is normally no right to select the specific ads that will appear.

 

[giradman]

I’ve always wanted to see the SouthWestern USA! I keep getting Samsung ads on this forum! Help......

Well, if you do make a trip to the Southwest, don't miss Sedona, AZ, north of Phoenix near Flagstaff - I've probably visited a half dozen times w/ a few overnight stays - years ago I drove a friend there (we were at a medical meeting in Scottsdale) for his first time - his conclusion was that he wanted to be buried in Sedona - a special place (many old western films were shot there); the one pic below from the web does little justice to the beauty of the place. Dave
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[J. A.]

 

[scifan57]

 

[scifan57]

Reconstruction of fire damage in my back yard.

 

[scifan57]

Gingerbread mansion.

 

[giradman]

Moments ago, I rolled out my recycle cart for pickup in the morning - sun was setting and our cul-de-sac looked beautiful w/ the red dusk, the trees without their leaves, and our neighbor's houses decorated in the typical subdued Moravian (religion of the Salem founders in the 1760s) fashion for Christmas; typically the Moravian star hanging in the door entryway (right house) and a 'candle' (likely electric these days) in each window (left) - Dave

P.S. click to enlarge to better see the star and window lights.
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[J. A.]

This morning

 

[J. A.]

 

[J. A.]

 

[J. A.]

Sunrise

Sunset