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hxdrostorms · 11 months ago
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@cpirits has sent: [“🌿🍒”] for Aldebaran from Mu ((time to see if I can bs mu))
send “🌿🍒” (or "mistletoe") for my muse's reaction to standing under a mistletoe with your muse  ♡ [SELECTIVELY, accepting, mutuals]
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Aldebaran couldn't contain a short burst of laughter, when he realized that the mistletoe was mere inches away from his face, at about the same height as him. It was clear to him that whoever got it there, this was the tallest place they could possibly get.
His attention didn't linger on it for too long, however. He hadn't forgotten that he wasn't all by himself, in that instant.
His eyes swiftly darted down, where his good friend currently stood, underneath the mistletoe just. Who still looked as serene and as gorgeous as ever. Aldebaran leaned forward slightly, as if he were going to follow it up with a lighthearted joke. But that train of thought was lost on him, the moment he connected the dots.
Right. That was a mistletoe.
The Taurus saint's face cheeks gained a deep red tint to them, his eyes shot up widely open as well, and he stammered. Unsure how to proceed with it, despite them being mere inches away from one another.
"Mu, you don't... We can... Ignore it, if you don't feel like it. We don't have to follow this tradition--" Aldebaran bit his tongue, as he now realized he may have jumped the gun. "You know what I'm talking about, right?"
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triko-the-fluffy-artist · 10 months ago
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🌟SAINT SEIYA FLUFFY AU🌟
Aldebaran [Bull] Kiki [Goat] Mu [Ram]
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I created them thinking about:
Constellation / Appearances / Personality
🐃For Aldebaran i got inspiration from a specific type of bull that's native from Brazil, his country of origin! (That's why he has droopy ears uwu) Then, the easiest one, he's the Taurus saint, and also he does have the "gentle giant" vibe that's all nice and funny but if you make him angry he's gonna demolish you.
🐏For Mu i couldn't resist and i made him a Ram, of course the fact that he's the Aries saint was fitting and I love the calm and wise vibe he has, also his slender but toned body it's perfect for a big horned herbivore.
🐑For Kiki i tought about him being a fucking chaoric hurricante jumping around Jamir's mountains like a kid on crack. So the goat was inevitable, and also i tought that since all Muvians have connections with Aries i might as well make the entire species as caprines!
Here's the final designs for them, i'm having too much fun with this!!!!
IF YOU WANT TO JOIN IN USE THE #saint seiya fluffy au
Guess who's gonna be next...👀
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astrogeoguy · 6 years ago
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An Evening Moon, Asteroid Juno Jumps Out, Leonid Meteors at Maximum, and we Tour the Lucky Water-Bearer!
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(Above: This image of a Leonid fireball was taken by Lorenzo Lovato on November 17, 1998. NASA APOD for November 12, 1999)
Hello Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for this week (from November 11th, 2018) by Chris Vaughan. (Feel free to pass this along to friends and send me your comments, questions, and suggested topics.) I post these with photos at http://astrogeoguy.tumblr.com/ where the old editions are archived. You can also follow me on Twitter as @astrogeoguy! Unless otherwise noted, all times are Eastern Time. Please click this MailChimp link to subscribe to these emails. If you are a teacher or group leader interested joining me on a guided field trip to York University’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory or the David Dunlap Observatory, visit www.astrogeo.ca.
I can bring my Digital Starlab inflatable planetarium to your school or other daytime or evening event, visit DiscoveryPlanetarium.com and request me. We’ll tour the Universe together! 
Public Astro-Events
Taking advantage of the moon, Saturn, Mars, and other bright objects in the sky this week, the RASC Toronto Centre astronomers will hold their free monthly public City Sky Star Party in Bayview Village Park (steps from the Bayview subway station), starting around 7 pm on the first clear weeknight this week (Mon to Thu). You don’t need to be an RASC member, or own any equipment, to join them. Check here for details, and check the banner on their website home page or Facebook page for the GO or NO-GO decision around 5 pm each day. 
Every Monday evening, York University’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory runs an online star party - broadcasting views from four telescopes/cameras, answering viewer questions, and taking requests! Details are here. On Wednesday nights they offer free public viewing through their rooftop telescopes. If it’s cloudy, the astronomers give tours and presentations. Details are here. 
The Allan I. Carswell Observatory at York University will also be open for free public Leonid Meteor Shower viewing on the first clear weeknight this week. Details are here. 
At the Deer Park Library on Tuesday evening, November 13 at 2 pm, Dr. John Percy, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy at U of T will present The Amazing Universe. Details are here. 
At Roy Thomson Hall on Thursday evening, November 15 at 8 pm, notable Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield will present Generator, an evening of comedy, music, and ideas. Tickets and details are here. 
On Friday, November 16, starting at 7 pm, U of T’s AstroTour will present their free planetarium show entitled Grand Tour of the Cosmos. Details are here. 
Leonids Meteor Shower
We’ve now entered meteor shower season! Over the next few months, we’ll experience a wave of several showers. The Leonids Meteor Shower, which is derived from material dropped by repeated past passages of Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, will peak on November 17/18. The maximum number of Leonids will appear before dawn local time, because that is when the sky overhead will be plowing directly into the cloud of particles that produce the shower. 
The meteors can appear anywhere in a dark sky, but true Leonids will be travelling in a direction away from a location (the radiant) just above the stars that form the head of Leo (the Lion). You can watch for meteors in the evening, too – but many of them will be hidden from view below the Earth’s horizon. This week’s meagre moon will keep the sky darker – ideal for seeing fainter meteors. 
To see the most meteors, find a wide-open dark location, preferably away from light polluted skies, and just look up with your unaided eyes. Binoculars and telescopes are not useful for meteors – their field of view are too narrow. If the peak night is cloudy, several nights on either side will be almost as good. Happy hunting! 
The Moon and Planets
This is the best week of the lunar month to pull out your binoculars and telescopes to look at the moon. Each evening, the moon will wax fuller and shift farther from the sun. While this is happening, the sun will be slowly rising over the moon’s surface. Its low-angled sunlight will illuminate peaks and crater edges while casting deep black shadows between them. It also reveals subtle topographic features, such as ridges and cracks on crater floors, that are otherwise invisible. New sections of the moon are highlighted every night. And, the moon will be visible right after dinner – how convenient!
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(Above: Venus will appear below Spica this week, as shown here at 6 am local time on Monday.)  
Tonight (Sunday), the moon will appear as a beautiful crescent, shining like a Cheshire Cat’s smile over the western horizon after twilight. It will also be sitting a few finger widths to Saturn’s upper left. From Tuesday through Thursday, the moon will cross Capricornus (the Sea-Goat), landing just three finger widths from Mars on Thursday. The duo will set in the west at about midnight local time. (Observers in most of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and southern South America will see the moon pass in front of, i.e., occult, Mars at about 06:00 Greenwich Mean time.) The moon will also reach its First quarter phase on Thursday, when it will appear half-illuminated until it sets at midnight local time. 
Turning now to the planets, very bright Venus is now shining in the morning pre-dawn eastern sky. This week, the planet will pass only a finger’s width to the lower left of the bright white star Spica in Virgo (the Maiden).
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(Above: Jupiter and Mercury are embedded in the western evening twilight this week, as shown here at 5 pm local time on Sunday, November 11.)   
In the evening sky, Jupiter and Mercury are both located very low in the southwestern sky after sunset, embedded in twilight, leaving Saturn and Mars as your best planetary targets. 
Even though it is gradually dimming as Earth pulls farther away from it, reddish Mars will continue to dominate the southern evening sky this week. Only the moon is brighter. Look for a bright, reddish, star-like object shining in the lower half of the southern sky after dusk. It’s among the stars of Aquarius (the Water-Bearer), which we’ll describe below. Mars will set in the west at about midnight local time.
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(Above: The moon will land near Saturn on Sunday, November 11, as shown here at 6 pm local time. Mars will be five fist diameters to the upper left.)  
Dimmer and yellowish Saturn is located five fist diameters to the lower right of Mars this week. After the sky has darkened, even a small telescope should be able to show you some of Saturn’s larger moons, especially its largest satellite, Titan. Using a clock’s dial analogy, Titan will move counter-clockwise over the course of this week – starting from a position at 4 o’clock (to the lower right of Saturn) tonight, and ending up next Sunday at 11 o’clock (to the upper left of Saturn). (Remember that your telescope might flip and/or invert the view. Use the moon to find out how your telescope changes things and keep a note of it, since that will always be the case.)
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(Above: Mars has been sliding towards Neptune, and more easterly Uranus, as shown here at 6 pm local time this week.)  
Mars’ orbital motion has been carrying it eastward towards distant Neptune, which will be located about 1.5 fist diameters to the left (east) of Mars this week. The blue, ice giant planet is visible from dusk until just after 1 am local time. Using a decent quality telescope you can see the magnitude 7.8 planet sitting about two finger widths to the left of the modestly bright star Hydor (Lambda Aquarii). Neptune will highest in the southern sky (and best viewing conditions) at about 7:30 pm local time. 
Blue-green Uranus (“YOU-ran-us”) is farther to the east than Neptune. It’s still close to its peak brightness (magnitude 5.7) and size for this year. You can see it without optical aid under very dark skies, but binoculars and telescopes will work better. By mid-evening, Uranus will be high enough in the eastern sky to see it clearly. Look for it about 2 finger widths to the left (east) of the modestly bright star Torcular (Omega Piscium). That star sits a generous palm’s width above the “V” where the two starry cords of Pisces (the Fishes) meet. The planet will be carried higher in the sky until 10:30 pm local time. 
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(Above: The main belt asteroid Juno will reach opposition on November 17, as depicted here at 9 pm local time.)
On Saturday, November 17, the major main belt asteroid Juno will reach opposition. At that time, Earth will be passing between the asteroid and the sun, minimizing our distance from Juno and causing it to appear at its brightest and largest for this year. The magnitude 7.45 object will be visible in binoculars and small telescopes all night long after it rises in the east at 6:30 pm local time. Juno will be positioned about equally distant from the bright stars Aldebaran in Taurus (the Bull) and Rigel in Orion (the Hunter). It will reach its highest position, about halfway up the southern sky, at midnight local time. 
The Water Constellations – Aquarius the Water-Bearer
Evenings in late autumn feature a grouping of constellations over the southern horizon that share a common theme – the Sea. Collectively known as the water constellations, they aren’t very prominent, composed mainly of modest and dim stars, but this week’s moonless sky will offer an opportunity to see them better. Over the two weeks, I’ll talk about each of the watery constellations. Last week, it was Capricornus (the Sea-Goat), which I posted here. 
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(Above: Aquarius, the Water-Bearer, is located just to the east of Capricornus the Sea-Goat, and north of another water constellation, Piscis Austrinis. All three are in the southern evening sky during November.)
This time, we’ll look at the sea-goat’s eastern neighbour. 
Straddling the ecliptic, immediately to the east (left) of Capricornus is another zodiac constellation, Aquarius (the Water-bearer). This is one of the oldest recorded constellations, probably because of its place on the ecliptic / zodiac and because it re-appeared in the morning sky at the time of year that brought the return of desperately needed rains, and the flooding of the Nile, in ancient Egypt. It’s certainly not because of its stars. Its pattern is made from about 14 modestly-bright stars with visual magnitudes near the limit for suburban observers. 
Aquarius spans an area that measures about 3.5 outstretched fist diameters wide by 2 diameters high. It is traditionally depicted as a kneeling figure, facing east, who is pouring water from a vessel. A crooked horizontal string of stars represent his right arm outstretched towards the west, his bowed head and shoulders, and his left hand, which bears the jug. This is the most easily seen part of the constellation. Descending from this line is a loose chain of stars representing the flowing water and another representing his torso and legs. In some stories, he’s Zeus pouring out the water of life upon the world. In others, the waters are those of the biblical flood, a story handed down from the Sumerians. As we’ll soon see, the stars of Aquarius are “lucky”. 
By the time the sky has darkened enough to see it, Aquarius is due south, positioned about halfway between the southern horizon and the zenith. To help you find it, you can use the great square (or baseball diamond) of Pegasus, which sits much higher and to the left (east). With “home plate” as the bottom star, extend an imaginary line from third base to first base, and continue in the same direction by the same distance (about two fist diameters) to Aquarius’ highest and brightest star, Sadelmelik. 
In a dark sky, up to 100 stars can be counted in the constellation, but only a few are easily seen near city lights. Try to spot the four stars that extend a wide palm’s width from Sadelmalik eastward to the left. One of the four stars sits a couple of finger widths below the line formed by the other three. At the eastern end of the four sits a modest star designated Eta Aquarii. The radiant of the springtime Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower is located close to this star. 
Jumping 1.5 finger widths to the right of Eta brings us to a closely spaced double star that’s only 91 light-years away from us named Sadaltager "Luck of the merchant". Two finger widths to the lower right of Sadaltager is the white star Sadachbia, which comes from the Arabic phrase sa'd al-akhbiya "lucky stars of the tents". Then we hop higher again and westward to Sadelmelik, meaning “Lucky stars of the Kingdom”. Sadelmelik is a very mature, yellow supergiant star located about 520 light-years away. It’s a bit cooler than our Sun, but about 60 times larger in diameter, making it much more luminous. 
Ten degrees (a fist’s diameter) to the lower right of Sadalmelik, at the water-bearer’s elbow, sits another of the constellation’s brighter stars, Sadalsuud “the luckiest of all of them all”. This is another yellow giant very similar to Sadelmelik and about as distant. Finally, Aquarius’ western hand is marked by a fainter blue-white star named Albali “Good Fortune of the Swallower”, which sits a fist’s width to the lower right of Sadalsuud. The rest of the constellation, descending in two crooked lines from the lucky stars, is fairly dim. About halfway along them, both lines take a jog to the left (east).
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Aquarius contains only a few significant deep sky objects because it is situated away from the galactic plane, the Milky Way. The bright globular star cluster designated Messier 2, which can be spotted in binoculars or small telescopes, is only 4 finger widths above Sadalsuud. It’s 37,000 light-years away! A planetary nebula named the Saturn Nebula (and also designated Caldwell 55) is located below Albali. At 650 light-years away, it’s among the closest such objects to us. Another planetary nebula, the Helix Nebula (or Caldwell 63), is near the bottom of the constellation. These two stellar corpses are visible in decent backyard telescopes. A second, dimmer globular cluster named Messier 72 sits below and between Albali and the Saturn Nebula. 
Fittingly, Neptune has been situated in Aquarius since 2011. At present, it sits just to the left (east) of the fairly bright star named Hydor. Neptune won’t leave Aquarius until about 2022! Meanwhile, Mars is presently sitting near the western boundary of Aquarius. It will steadily travel eastward through the constellation until late December.
Keep looking up, and enjoy the sky when you do! I love questions and requests - so, send me some!
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albisnecromantia · 3 years ago
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how would interactions with byaku go with each of the gold saints? would he be friends, would he fight, would he chat with them, would he be annoyed?
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۞ ┊ The young specter effectively handed the question to the Mun.
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♚— Hm... Let's see... Just clarifying tho, this is all headcanon and based around my personal Saint Seiya story that's been brewing for over 4 years (which is set in an alternate universe and includes Byaku being a reincarnation of Androgeus). This is also assuming that Alone isn't the only 'pure soul' in the timeline of TLC.
Aries Shion - I feel like Shion inherited the "Shoot First, ask questions later" mindset from Avenir, especially since the late Aries saint practically trained Shion via visions. However, Shion is more of a diplomat than Avenir, so perhaps Byaku could avoid conflict by communicating. Although this probably isn't a canon behavior for the Necromancer, I have a personal Saint Seiya story which is why he's a pacifist.
Taurus Hasgard/Rasgado/Aldebaran - Okay, to start, in my headcanons, to explain Byaku's short height (5'8’’/178cm), he is a teenager. Very young for a human-turned-Specter. Unlike Bennu Kagaho, when interacting with Hasgard, Byaku would probably be very fascinated with his compassion. Although Byaku has a parental figure and a mentor, if Hasgard/Rasgado showed compassion to Byaku, it will make him more soft-hearted. Byaku's childhood as a living human wasn't a good one, so he feeds on kind gestures and warm intentions.
Gemini Aspros and Defteros - Straight up, I feel like Byaku would avoid these two. Defteros probably wouldn't care, but if it was Gemini Aspros (Not Phantom!Pros), Oh boy... The Gemini twins are like cats, in a way. One doesn't want to be bothered and slinks away in the shadow, while the other one is full-on all about the chase and thrill of the hunt. Byaku would definitely avoid these guys--or if he's dragged into a fight with them, he'll make sure to play the support role and involve another specter to deal with the brunt of the battle.
Cancer Manigoldo - Honestly, I think Manigoldo and Byaku would attract in an interesting way. Byaku would be fascinated by Manigoldo's abilities. Dealing with Shades for so long, seeing spirits like the Cancer Saint's would make him ask questions. It'll probably annoy Manigoldo, but I feel like Mani would entertain the curious boy until he feels that it's time to clobber the dumb Specter in the head lol.
Leo Regulus - Honestly, they're both boys. I feel like they'll start fighting, crack a joke mid-fight, then get along somehow. That is unless Regulus has that "shoot first, ask questions later" mentality, then they probably wouldn't get along. Because Specters and Saints should never get along... //waa
Virgo Asmita - I think his interaction with Asmita would be very interesting. Being blind, and as shown in the arc where Defteros got Demon Emperor Fist'd, Asmita can ignore who fights on what side and see the person for who they really are. I think Asmita would see that Byaku is a very pure-souled pacifist, which would probably prompt the two in having a deep conversation about purity and the path they walk. I mean, they're both Virgos.
Libra Dohko - Honestly, perhaps would be a mixture of what I wrote for Shion and the Geminis. I doubt Dohko would see that Byaku is very different, and Byaku would be very overwhelmed by Dohko's power. Although, the only difference is that Byaku would hide behind Minos during the fight.
Scorpio Kardia - HAHAHA, Moving on. (we all know what would happen...)
Sagittarius Sisyphus - This is probably another interesting one. I say that because Sisyphus seems to be like Asmita where he thinks first before assuming someone as the enemy. That's probably just me not reading his gaiden (lmfao), but I think that he, too, will see that Byaku is strangely a pacifist. I do not know if Specters are allowed to defect, but I feel like Sisyphus will try to talk Byaku onto the 'right path'. Of course, like with what I wrote for Hasgard, Byaku will melt and feed off of the kind words and gestures, but he'll probably be pulled back by Minos or Lune.
Capricorn El Cid - Like Kardia, we all know what would happen, so yeah. Moving on---
Aquarius Degel - Being honest here, I'm not that well-versed in Degel's character to know how he and Byaku would interact... But I would think it's similar to Asmita and Sisyphus? Just minus the warm or insightful chatter? Byaku wouldn't like him, but he also wouldn't start a fight with him. Just avoidance or dodging questions about why he would be in the war if he didn't want to hurt anyone.
Pieces Albeehhhfucka - We saw what had happened. :') But if we're going to go with my headcanons, yeah... I don't think anything would change that much, aside from Minos getting really pissed off when Byaku dies. Albafica doesn't seem like a friendly person, and Byaku wouldn't fuck with him unless Albafica attacked first.
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julianboston · 5 years ago
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INTO THE POLAR NIGHT - 4K from Night Lights Films on Vimeo.
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 Music by Peter Nanasi, find this track and his work here: peternanasi.bandcamp.com/ Follow my work: adphotography-online.com Facebook: facebook.com/AdrienMauduitPhotography/ Twitter: twitter.com/ADphotography24 ————————
It is minus twenty-five degrees Celcius and the sheer cold is biting my skin. The air inhaled makes my lungs cough and the water vapor depositing on my facial hair instantly freezes as I exhale. There is no sounds around me but the cracking snow under my boots. The ice crystals reflect every bit of light coming from the stars above. The night sky is absolutely pristine. It’s one of the darkest I have seen to date. However a strange light seems to often brighten the sky. At times it remains a slow-moving whitish glow but it sometimes explodes into a firework of colors, shapes and brightnesses. The aurora borealis lightens everything up underneath: trees, hills, ice and even the water from the northern Norwegian fjords. There truly is something inexplicably magical about the polar nights.
‘Into The Polar Night’ tells the story of ten days of astrophotography spent within the arctic circle chasing the darkest skies and the northern lights in the harshest conditions. I traveled from Kiruna in Swedish Lapland to Senja island in Norway, going through Abisko, Sweden. It enabled me to encounter all the possible nordic landscapes: the boreal forest extending for hundreds of miles, huge frozen lakes with ice formations, snow-capped mountains, jagged-edged ridges rising up from the sea, the milder northern fjords with their beautiful colors. I got extremely lucky as all my ten days were sunny and all my ten nights were clear and full of aurorae. I went out to shoot every night trying different locations and subjects along the road, which eventually allowed me to stack up around 30,000 shots and a terabyte of data! I was amazed by the results: each scene offered a very eerie and mystical atmosphere that I wanted to transcribe back in the final short film. When the aurora was weaker the milky way, galaxies, nebulae and shooting stars stole the show. I was lucky enough to experience five solar sub-storms almost back to back and they produced all the different types of aurorae a chaser wants to capture: bands, pillars, pulsating, coronas, arcs. I also witnessed all the color palette: greens, yellows, blues, pinks, magentas, reds, turquoise and orange! It really was the spectacle of a lifetime, one that tops all the other natural spectacles you thought were unbeatable.
There are about three or four signature shots that I am extremely happy about. The first one (3:19) where the northern light crossed path with the milky way above the bay of Skaland, Norway, producing a beautiful X shape along the Andromeda Galaxy. The second one (3:04) is a tracked view of Aldebaran with the Hyades (in Taurus), and the Pleiades photobombed by green and pink auroras and setting above the mountains of Abisko. Note how the snow reflects the colors of the aurorae! The third one (3:11) is also a tracked shot of the Cygnus area in the milky way showing the North American nebula and the Sadr region (along Deneb) completely overtaken by the blinding green of the aurora. This shot was particularly difficult to produce because long exposures can definitely blow out the highlights in the aurora. Some of my favorite shots are also the different ice sculptures (frozen waterfalls and stalactites) reflecting the green of the moving aurora borealis in the background. However you will probably see many other cool astronomy features in this video (spot the Triangulum galaxy above the Devil’s Teeth of Senja in the scene at 3:27!). 

This 7 minute-long film is the result of countless hours of travel, shooting and post-production. My goal was to make you discover the hidden gems of the 'Great North' and somehow prove that everything the (fairy)tales tell is true! I shot everything with a Canon 6D Baader modified, the Sony a7s and the Sony a7rII. I utilized a variety of sharp and bright lenses (mostly Sigma and Samyang) ranging from 14mm to 300mm. All shots where pre-processed in Lr, exported and assembled into Sequence, and post-produced in FCPX. The absolutely mesmerizing soundtrack has been especially handcrafted for this film by the talented Peter Nanasi (more of his work at peternanasi.bandcamp.com/). All the clips are copyrighted AMP&F and may not be used for any purpose without the owner’s agreement. Please contact me at [email protected] for licensing and other inquiries. Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoyed the marvels of the polar nights as much as I did. Don’t hesitate to like, comment, share and of course follow me for more 4K videos!

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emzeciorrr · 7 years ago
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INTO THE POLAR NIGHT - 4K from Adrien Mauduit Films on Vimeo.
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 Music by Peter Nanasi, find this track and his work here: peternanasi.bandcamp.com/ Follow my work: adphotography-online.com Facebook: facebook.com/AdrienMauduitPhotography/ Twitter: twitter.com/ADphotography24 ————————
It is minus twenty-five degrees Celcius and the sheer cold is biting my skin. The air inhaled makes my lungs cough and the water vapor depositing on my facial hair instantly freezes as I exhale. There is no sounds around me but the cracking snow under my boots. The ice crystals reflect every bit of light coming from the stars above. The night sky is absolutely pristine. It’s one of the darkest I have seen to date. However a strange light seems to often brighten the sky. At times it remains a slow-moving whitish glow but it sometimes explodes into a firework of colors, shapes and brightnesses. The aurora borealis lightens everything up underneath: trees, hills, ice and even the water from the northern Norwegian fjords. There truly is something inexplicably magical about the polar nights.
‘Into The Polar Night’ tells the story of ten days of astrophotography spent within the arctic circle chasing the darkest skies and the northern lights in the harshest conditions. I traveled from Kiruna in Swedish Lapland to Senja island in Norway, going through Abisko, Sweden. It enabled me to encounter all the possible nordic landscapes: the boreal forest extending for hundreds of miles, huge frozen lakes with ice formations, snow-capped mountains, jagged-edged ridges rising up from the sea, the milder northern fjords with their beautiful colors. I got extremely lucky as all my ten days were sunny and all my ten nights were clear and full of aurorae. I went out to shoot every night trying different locations and subjects along the road, which eventually allowed me to stack up around 30,000 shots and a terabyte of data! I was amazed by the results: each scene offered a very eerie and mystical atmosphere that I wanted to transcribe back in the final short film. When the aurora was weaker the milky way, galaxies, nebulae and shooting stars stole the show. I was lucky enough to experience five solar sub-storms almost back to back and they produced all the different types of aurorae a chaser wants to capture: bands, pillars, pulsating, coronas, arcs. I also witnessed all the color palette: greens, yellows, blues, pinks, magentas, reds, turquoise and orange! It really was the spectacle of a lifetime, one that tops all the other natural spectacles you thought were unbeatable.
There are about three or four signature shots that I am extremely happy about. The first one (3:19) where the northern light crossed path with the milky way above the bay of Skaland, Norway, producing a beautiful X shape along the Andromeda Galaxy. The second one (3:04) is a tracked view of Aldebaran with the Hyades (in Taurus), and the Pleiades photobombed by green and pink auroras and setting above the mountains of Abisko. Note how the snow reflects the colors of the aurorae! The third one (3:11) is also a tracked shot of the Cygnus area in the milky way showing the North American nebula and the Sadr region (along Deneb) completely overtaken by the blinding green of the aurora. This shot was particularly difficult to produce because long exposures can definitely blow out the highlights in the aurora. Some of my favorite shots are also the different ice sculptures (frozen waterfalls and stalactites) reflecting the green of the moving aurora borealis in the background. However you will probably see many other cool astronomy features in this video (spot the Triangulum galaxy above the Devil’s Teeth of Senja in the scene at 3:27!). 

This 7 minute-long film is the result of countless hours of travel, shooting and post-production. My goal was to make you discover the hidden gems of the 'Great North' and somehow prove that everything the (fairy)tales tell is true! I shot everything with a Canon 6D Baader modified, the Sony a7s and the Sony a7rII. I utilized a variety of sharp and bright lenses (mostly Sigma and Samyang) ranging from 14mm to 300mm. All shots where pre-processed in Lr, exported and assembled into Sequence, and post-produced in FCPX. The absolutely mesmerizing soundtrack has been especially handcrafted for this film by the talented Peter Nanasi (more of his work at peternanasi.bandcamp.com/). All the clips are copyrighted AMP&F and may not be used for any purpose without the owner’s agreement. Please contact me at [email protected] for licensing and other inquiries. Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoyed the marvels of the polar nights as much as I did. Don’t hesitate to like, comment, share and of course follow me for more 4K videos!

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hxdrostorms · 1 year ago
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// Reminder that this chucklefuck (23) ↑ is older than the other two (20) ↓
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hxdrostorms · 1 year ago
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@featherchan has sent: Noburu's Height, 5'6" vs Your Gold Saints
Send your character's height and I'll compare it to mine. [Accepting, mutuals, SPECIFY MUSE]
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ALMOST THERE
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hxdrostorms · 1 year ago
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@featherchan has sent: Kanako's Height, 5'3" vs Your Gold Saints
Send your character's height and I'll compare it to mine. [Accepting, mutuals, SPECIFY MUSE]
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Kanako needs to be that tall to join the club...
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hxdrostorms · 1 year ago
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// Don't reblog this post, I don't want it being spread around.
"Aldebaran would never do anything in the slightest bit bad, he's such a sweet bean."
This man left his colleagues and the Sanctuary, to deal with the titans by themselves for almost an week. Ignored their pleas for him to come back, at least one time. Ppl askED WHERE HE WAS. All bc he wanted to be with Mu, his "dear friend".
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hxdrostorms · 1 year ago
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@wayfaringstrangxr responded to your post:
Hades to Aldebaran: How is it that you are not the one on the first house??
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"Ask it to the manager."
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hxdrostorms · 1 year ago
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The Sanctuary: 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Giants & Golden saints: 👋👋👋 The titans: Just entered the chat Aldebaran & Mu, the entire time since Aiolia left:
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hxdrostorms · 1 year ago
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DON'T REBLOG, REPOST!
Pick up to 4 vines/memes that sums up your muse
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Batida do carai, eita porra
Watch your profanity
TOAD e sua dublagem fenomenal
VAI DORMIR VAGABUNDO... OLHA O GÁS DEU RUIM
Bonus: miku xing@ndo por 16 segundos
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Great Jacket! Where Can I Get One?
Its Ya Boy Skinny Penis (Original Vine)
SOMEBODY TOUCHA MY SPAGHET
nobody likes you - filthy frank
Bonus: Travis Scott falling in Autotune
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MY DICK FELL OFF (original video)
Bitch What The Fuck
That's a lot of damage
Korone - Have Confidence
Bonus: WE CAN'T EXPECT GOD TO DO ALL THE WORK
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hxdrostorms · 1 year ago
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@featherchan has sent: OOC : Taken it as a crack
Wheeling the serving tray happily, Chidori was proud of her latest baked goods. After many attempts, she had finally and successfully baked a chocolate pecan pie. And with her sister's recommendation, she prepared black tea to be served together, bringing out the creaming taste of the pie to its delicious glory.
The young Saintia was told that Athena-sama had a guest. Leading her to prepare two cups and two plates. Chidori had assumed it would be the Pope, whom she had slowly learned to overcome her timid side around. But to her surprise, when she entered Athena's room, she was instead greeted by a Gold Saint. And she was quickly reminded of all her sister's words about the Gold Saints, where one vivid warning stood out. She remembers it as clear as day, and with a scary hand gesture, Noburu said.
"If you're being naughty, the Gold Saints will eat you…"
Remembering that caused her to freeze in her spot, until she was nudged by the other Saintia. Taking a step forward, she nervously served the guest. And her hands would especially shake whenever she was close to the Gold Saint. Fearing that she would screw up and make a mistake that would cost her life. With fate mocking her at her expense, while pouring the black tea, she couldn't help but shake as she was intimidated by his grand aura, that it causes her to spill the tea. Soon, the other Saintiia gasped in shock, turning the room dead silent. In a pale state and almost crying, the young rabbit began to plead.
"PLEASE DON'T EAT ME!!!"
Again, the other Saintia created another round of loud gasps, before feeling painfully embarrassed for her. While Athena couldn't help but press her lips into a fine line, attempting to stop herself from laughing.
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There were a handful of golden saints gathered up around Athena, it was a surprisingly rare sight, especially in a time of peace like this one.
God-like cosmos thrived in that space. It would make anyone, who couldn't comprehend it tremble, without even being in their presence.
Shaka was the golden saint who stood the closest to Athena, Aldebaran was a few rows away from them, and Deathmask was practically on the other side of the table as far as possible from the Goddess. Who seemed to be lost in thought, all while taking a laid back posture on his chair.
But, he was the first one to notice the saintias' arrival.
Deathmask's attentive gaze immediately started readingthe lesser saintias, as he quietly observed one by one. Although his attention were on them, he could also sense how the other golden saints were staring at him. They could tell how he was intimidating, the younger girls.
However, much to basically everyone's dismays, he had picked up on one saintia stading out amongst the others. Her anxiety and fear were practically written, on her forehead in his eyes. Both things looked hillarious, and they were like a magnet to his attention
The cancer saint could tell it would only be a matter of time, for that girl to break. Lo and behold, that was precisely what happened, just as he was serving the taurus saint.
While the entire room was silent, in shock at the young girl's reaction, Deathmask broke out into a loud laughing fit. The poor girl's state was comical to him, as he stood up from his seat.
"Oh please, we've had far worse things for breakfast!"
Deathmask's comment, only served to keep the awkward silence in the room. As the other golden saints, were left dumbfounded by the whole scene. Aldebaran's eyes were widely open, but he kept chewing away on the pastry that was given to them. And for once, Shaka was forced to actually open his eyes.
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hxdrostorms · 1 year ago
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@featherchan has sent: “Let me patrol for you.” / Taurus Aldebaran n Lionet Kanako
“Let me __ you.” Finish in my ask! [Accepting, SPECIFY MUSE]
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"I'm sure the silver and other bronze saints would appreciate the extra manpower. Be my guest to cover it for me."
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hxdrostorms · 1 year ago
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@featherchan has sent: “Let me drink with you.” / Taurus Aldebaran n Wolf Noburu
“Let me __ you.” Finish in my ask! [Accepting, SPECIFY MUSE]
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He chuckles a bit, and slides at her direction a large glass that's comically large to anyone else, besides to Aldebaran.
"Be my guest. If you can handle it, that is!"
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