Ran a 5K at lunch time today. Gym at work organizes this every year around holiday time. It was cold (28F) but was fun to do it with all the colleagues. My phone told me that I had done this for at least last 10 years. Great!
Our paper about the 2024 version of COVID vaccine (Comirnaty) just got published.
“We reveal the structural consequences of key amino acid substitutions in S and a potential molecular mechanism of immune escape employed by JN.1 and KP.2 viruses”
Cold morning for a bike ride but there was no wind and that made it comfortable. Ponds in the area have started to freeze.
At work, the site-wide social and our department holiday party are both scheduled in this week - first week of December. That is unusually early. Wonder if there is any reason for that.
FOV calculation
Camera sensor dimension in mm divided by focal length in mm and the multiply by 57.3 to get FOV in degrees.
ZS61 + NikonZ6 focal length 360 mm Camera sensor: 35.9 x 23.9 mm FOV: 5.7 x 3.8 degs
Watched a couple of episodes of this show “Landman” on Paramount+. Just an impression from the show but, I doubt that there ever will be a reason for me to visit Midland, TX.
Iris nebula (NGC7023) is located in Cepheus at 1300 ly. This reflection nebula is surrounded by dark dust and cold molecular gases making these convoluted fantastic shapes. This image is a stack of 48 five minute exposures.
Social media influencers are the worst humans that this Earth has produced and they will ultimately destroy the humanity.
I suppose the Earth is smart!
Our nearest neighbor Andromeda galaxy captured last night. This is a stack of 35 three minute subs. Tried to bring out the dark dust lanes while processing this.
🔭WO UC108 📷ASI2600MC-Duo #astro
Senators who voted to confirm the nomination of brain worm will have blood of children on their hands.
First time capturing this elliptical galaxy NGC404 aka Mirach’s ghost as it appears next to Mirach. This galaxy is 9.7 ly away in Andromeda. #astro
The Helix Nebula aka “Eye of Sauron” is located in the constellation Aquarius at 650 light years away. It is a planetary nebula that formed when a star shed its outer layers. The gases of the nebula glow due to the radiation emitted by the remnant central core of that star - a white dwarf.
Visited the Eiffel Tower in the afternoon. Being low tourist season, we could just walk through security without any wait and had a nice time. There so many photos one can take there with unique angles and perspectives.
This bridge near Bonnieux was built more than 2000 years ago during the Roman Empire when there was no mortar. It was built by placing perfectly chiseled stones on top of each other. It was in regular use till 2005 when it was designated as a monument. Amazing Roman engineering!
Lunch in Bonnieux was at this small restaurant called Panoramique César that had handwritten menu on the board. I had stuffed vegetables - eggplant, mushroom and a baby cabbage stuffed with various meats, grains and cheese. I think this was the best meal on this trip.
