Celebrating Together the Passion of the Night Sky
Sometimes all you need is just being under the stars and celebrate together the passion of the night sky. A vertical panoramic image of single shots, reveals to path of Summer Milky Way visible in the background and above a group of people which are together participating in an outdoor night session with telescopes.
PT: Por vezes tudo que precisamos é apenas relaxar, e estar sob a grandeza de um céu estrelado pristino, para celebrar a paixão e magia da astronomia. Um panorama vertical de disparos únicos, revela em segundo plano o caminho da Via Láctea de Verão, que se ergue acima de uma das paisagens do Dark Sky® Alqueva, enquanto um grupo de pessoas participa numa sessão de observação externa.
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Sharing a Passion Under the Big Dipper
This recent scene shows my silhouette holding the hand of my soulmate, while enjoying Ursa Major constellation shinning bright above the newborn destination in central Portugal, named Dark Sky Aldeias de Xisto! Each time we look up at the sky, we celebrate not only a special love, but also the gift of sharing together our same passion about the Universe and the Nature itself. If you have not yet found your soulmate, please don’t give up and don’t stop trying to achieve your dreams! Look up at a starry sky and remember that there are millions of stars and constellations waiting to be discovered and appreciated by you! Even if you have not yet recognized them, doesn’t mean that they don’t exist…they’re always there, shining in beauty and waiting for you!! The first time you recognize a pattern of a constellation in the night sky, you will never forget it and maybe you could find the right direction to go…same happens when you let the love In.
PT: Um cenário nocturno revela a minha silhueta segurando a mão da minha alma gémea, enquanto observamos juntos as estrelas que compõem a constelação da Ursa Maior, que brilha intensamente sobre o recém-nascido destino turístico starlight, Dark Sky Aldeias de Xisto, na região centro de Portuga! Cada vez que olhamos para o céu, celebramos não apenas um amor especial, mas também o dom de compartilhar juntos uma mesma paixão pelo Universo e pela própria Natureza. Se o leitor ainda não encontrou a sua cara-metade, por favor, não desista e não pare de tentar alcançar os seus sonhos! Olhe para um céu estrelado e lembre-se de que existem milhões de estrelas e constelações à espera de serem descobertas e apreciadas por si! Mesmo se ainda não as reconheceu, não significa que elas não existem…na verdade estão sempre lá, brilhando em beleza enquanto esperam parcientemente por si!! A primeira vez que reconhecer um padrão de uma constelação no céu noturno, diria que nunca mais o vai esquecer e talvez consiga assim encontrar a direção certa para onde seguir… o mesmo acontece quando cada um de nós deixa verdadeiramente o amor entrar nas nossas vidas.
Beresheet – A Meaning, a Lunar Lander, a Luxury Spot over Ramon Crater in Negev Desert
The image features a startrail captured during the moonlight, with a moon path setting between the suites from Beresheet hotel. Set high on a cliff top with a unique view over Ramon Crater or “Makhtesh Ramon” in Israel’s Negev Desert. Is the world’s largest “erosion cirque” – a landform which are only found in the Negev and its extension into Egypt’s Sinai desert. Beresheet word means “in the beginning” or “at the start” and it is also the name of a SpaceIL’s lunar lander, launched from Cape Canaveral on a used SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 21, 2019, along with an Indonesian communications satellite and a U.S. Air Force satellite. Over nearly two months, the craft will boost itself into successively longer loops around the planet until reaches the moon. Beresheet carries a time capsule of digital records and an instrument to study the moon’s magnetic field. If the spacecraft touches down safely, it will mark the first moon landing for Israel and the first for a privately funded organisation from anywhere, according do Space.com source..
PT: A imagem mostra um startrail captado durante o luar, onde o rasto lunar se deita por entre as suites do hotel Beresheet. Situado no topo de uma falésia com uma vista única sobre a Cratera Ramon ou “Makhtesh Ramon” no Deserto de Negev, em Israel. É o maior “circo de erosão” do mundo – um relevo que só é encontrado no Negev e na sua extensão até ao deserto do Sinai, no Egipto. Beresheet significa “no começo” ou “no início” e é também o nome de um lander lunar do SpaceIL, lançado a partir de Cabo Canaveral num foguete SpaceX Falcon 9, a 21 de fevereiro de 2019, juntamente com um satélite de comunicações indonésio e um satélite da Força Aérea dos EUA. Durante quase dois meses, a nave se impulsionará em loops sucessivamente mais longos ao redor do planeta até alcançar a lua. Beresheet carrega uma cápsula de registros digitais e um instrumento para estudar o campo magnético da lua. Se a espaço-nave pousar com segurança, marcará o primeiro pouso na Lua para Israel e o primeiro para uma organização privada, de acordo com a fonte Space.com.
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A startrail sequence captured with a Nikon D810a | 14mm at f/8 | ISO250 | Exp. 29 secs.
Bridge of Light – Connecting worlds, realities and dimensions
EN: A bridge could be a connection of two worlds, realities or dimensions, or simply two sides of lake as we can see on the image, but in a figurative sense, could also be a word that simbolizes a “perfect connection” between pristine and modern, the night sky and the landscape of our beautiful planet in suspension among the arm of gas and dust from our galaxy, the Milky Way. Reflected in the calm water of the largest manmade lake in Europe (250Km²) are the light of a slowly lonely car that took several seconds to cross the entire bridge. But also the light of the stars, which took hundred or millions of years at a speed of light to reach this particular point, ready to be recorded in this singular picture taken from one of the rare Dark Sky places on Earth, in Mourão, Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve.
PT: Uma ponte pode ser a conexão de dois mundos, realidades ou dimensões, ou simplesmente a ligação a duas margens de um lago. Em sentido figurado, também pode ser uma palavra que simboliza uma “conexão perfeita” entre o Prístino e o Moderno, o céu noturno e a paisagem do nosso belo planeta em suspensão entre o braço de gás e poeira cósmica da nossa galáxia, a Via Láctea. Refletida na água calma do maior lago artificial da Europa (250Km²), está não só a luz de um carro lento e solitário que levou vários segundos para completar a travessia desta ponte e gravar o seu trajecto no espelho de água do Alqueva, como também o brilho das estrelas que levou dezenas, centenas e milhares de anos a percorrer numa viajem à velocidade da luz, a distância que nos separa no longínquo vácuo Interestelar. Aqui ficaram registadas as impressões de luz de uma viagem no tempo e no espaço, na história da própria Terra, do próprio Homem, um ser inteligente mas ainda recente na cronologia da vida deste Universo, que nesta imagem singular nos é revelado em perfeita harmonia e sintonia com a natureza que nos rodeia, num dos raros lugares da Terra onde o céu da antiguidade, ainda pode ser apreciado, partilhado e lembrado. Mourão, Dark Sky® Alqueva.
Zodiacal Light and Milky Way above Dark Sky Alqueva
EN: Only possible to observe in a really dark and special sky, like it is the Dark Sky® Alqueva Reserve, the tenuous presence of the Zodiacal Light forming almost a “V” with the opposite direction of Milky Way. The zodiacal light is a faint light beam that extends along the ecliptic plane, where they are the constellations of the Zodiac. It is caused by the scattering of sunlight in cosmic dust particles that can be found scattered all over the Solar System | Naveterra homestead, Sky of Alandroal
PT: Só possível de observar num céu bem escuro e especial como o da Reserva Dark Sky® Alqueva, a ténue presença da Luz Zodiacal forma quase um “V” em oposição à Via Láctea. A luz zodiacal é um feixe de luz fraca que se estende ao longo do plano da eclíptica, onde estão as constelações do Zodíaco. É causada pela dispersão da luz solar nas partículas de poeira cósmica que se podem encontrar espalhadas um pouco por todo o Sistema Solar | Herdade Naveterra, Céu do Alandroal
Dark Sky Lodging – Relaxing in the nightime
EN: Starry sky in a clear night of Moonlight, illuminating one of the suites room of Rural Hotel Herdade Naveterra | Sky of Alandroal.
PT: Céu estrelado numa noite clara de luar, iluminando exteriormente uma das suites do Hotel Rural Herdade Naveterra | Céu do Alandroal.
Colorful Sagittarius Boket and the Louro Wines
Behind this vinous scene in the foreground, you can clearly distinguish the colored bokeh resulting from the blur stars of Sagittarius constellation, revealing the real color temperature of its stars. More bluish they are, more hottest their temperature. The orange-red stars are coldest | Sky Monsaraz
Wine & The Milky Way
The excellence quality of the wines from this territory, producer of some of the best wines in the world, was a vital contribution that allowed Reguengos de Monsaraz, the international recognition that raised the “European Wine City of 2015”. In the background starry sky of Milky Way, there will be better company than an exquisite glass of wine? | Sky of Monsaraz
A Romantic Scene in a Lovely Sky
In this colorful lovely scene captured at the twilight, we can see two skywatchers enjoying his passion about the Universe, with a Crescent Moon shining between the clouds and above the Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs) of VLT.
The Very Large Telescope (VLT) is a telescope operated by the ESO – European Southern Observatory on Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. The VLT is the world’s most advanced optical instrument, consisting of four Unit Telescopes with main mirrors of 8.2m diameter, which are generally used separately but can be used together to achieve very high angular resolution. The four separate optical telescopes are known as Antu, Kueyen, Melipal and Yepun, which are all words for astronomical objects in the Mapuche language, with optical elements that can combine them into an astronomical interferometer (VLTI), which is used to resolve small objects. The interferometer is complemented by four movable Auxiliary Telescopes (ATs) of 1.8 m aperture. The 8.2m diameter Unit Telescopes can also be used individually. With one such telescope, images of celestial objects as faint as magnitude 30 can be obtained in a one-hour exposure. This corresponds to seeing objects that are four billion (four thousand million) times fainter than what can be seen with the unaided eye. The telescopes can work together, to form a giant ‘interferometer’, the ESO Very Large Telescope Interferometer, allowing astronomers to see details up to 25 times finer than with the individual telescopes. The light beams are combined in the VLTI using a complex system of mirrors in underground tunnels where the light paths must be kept equal to distances less than 1/1000 mm over a hundred metres. With this kind of precision the VLTI can reconstruct images with an angular resolution of milliarcseconds, equivalent to distinguishing the two headlights of a car at the distance of the Moon.
Image taken taken in 16/10/2015 from Cerro Paranal, Atacama desert, Chile.
A Desert Oasis on a Fulldome
A fish-eye view of the fulldome from the ESO’s Paranal Residencia. It provides a relaxing environment for astronomers and support staff that come to visit the telescopes at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. To the visitor who arrives at the Paranal Residencia from the harsh natural environment, the welcoming feeling under the dome is unexpected and instantly pleasant. This is a true “oasis” in a form of a small garden with a swimming pool. There is a strong sense of calm and serenity and, above all, a feeling of coming home. At night, the lighting below the roofing closure fabric is spectacular and the impression on the mind is overwhelming. The vertical structure at the centre is an umbrella that is deployed at sunset and during the night, protecting the observatories from all artificial light.
Image taken taken in 17/10/2015 from inside the “Residencia” of Cerro Paranal, Atacama desert, Chile
Oasis in the Atacama Desert
A fish-eye view of the ESO’s Paranal Residence known as “La Residencia”. It provides a relaxing environment for astronomers and support staff that come to visit the telescopes at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. To the visitor who arrives at the Paranal Residencia from the harsh natural environment, the welcoming feeling under the dome is unexpected and instantly pleasant. This is a true “oasis” in a form of a small garden with a swimming pool. There is a strong sense of calm and serenity and, above all, a feeling of coming home. At night, the lighting below the roofing closure fabric is spectacular and the impression on the mind is overwhelming. The vertical structure at the centre is an umbrella that is deployed at sunset and during the night, protecting the observatories from all artificial light.
Image taken taken in 17/10/2015 from inside the “Residencia” of Cerro Paranal, Atacama desert, Chile
Starry Sky in the Backyard of Casa do Monte in Noudar
Startrail from Orion sky region in the Backyard of Casa do Monte in Noudar
Included in the great Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve – first site in the world to receive the “Starlight Tourism Destination” certification – Noudar Natural Park is located in a farm estate called Herdade da Coitadinha spreads across 1000 hectare, ‘over-the-hills’ between the winding rivers Ardila and Múrtega and lodged among hills and summits near the town of Barrancos (Alentejo, Portugal) and in the border with Spain. The road from the Park’s entrance to the Noudar Castle goes through an extensive holm oak grove (‘montado’) area, ending with a majestic view over the water lines. In Noudar, life presents itself in a state of wilderness and absolute purity.
The Castle of Noudar and the church of Nossa Senhora do Desterro is located between the Múrtega and the Ardila rivers which flow towards the West. Its construction was finished in 1307, during the reign of Don Dinis. The place was chosen because of its natural defenses, easy access and the closeness of a water spring of excellent quality – Fonte da Figueira, located roughly 250 meters to the East of the castle, under the hilltop known as Forca (“the Gallows”). Good and plentiful farming land and cattle grazing fields can also be found near the castle. This medieval fortress was very important for border defense against the kingdom of Castile during the early 14th Century.
More about Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve:
Alqueva is the first site in the world to receive the “Starlight Tourism Destination” certification. This certification, awarded by the Starlight Foundation is supported by UNESCO, UNWTO and IAC. Starlight destinations are visitable places characterized by excellent quality for the contemplation of starry skies, and the practice of tourist activities based on this resource. www.darkskyalqueva.com
Lodging Gate to the Noudar Starry Sky
A startrail in the Orion sky region, above the Lodging gate of the Noudar starry sky Park.
Included in the great Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve – first site in the world to receive the “Starlight Tourism Destination” certification – Noudar Natural Park is located in a farm estate called Herdade da Coitadinha spreads across 1000 hectare, ‘over-the-hills’ between the winding rivers Ardila and Múrtega and lodged among hills and summits near the town of Barrancos (Alentejo, Portugal) and in the border with Spain. The road from the Park’s entrance to the Noudar Castle goes through an extensive holm oak grove (‘montado’) area, ending with a majestic view over the water lines. In Noudar, life presents itself in a state of wilderness and absolute purity.
The Castle of Noudar and the church of Nossa Senhora do Desterro is located between the Múrtega and the Ardila rivers which flow towards the West. Its construction was finished in 1307, during the reign of Don Dinis. The place was chosen because of its natural defenses, easy access and the closeness of a water spring of excellent quality – Fonte da Figueira, located roughly 250 meters to the East of the castle, under the hilltop known as Forca (“the Gallows”). Good and plentiful farming land and cattle grazing fields can also be found near the castle. This medieval fortress was very important for border defense against the kingdom of Castile during the early 14th Century.
More about Alqueva Dark Sky Reserve:
Alqueva is the first site in the world to receive the “Starlight Tourism Destination” certification. This certification, awarded by the Starlight Foundation is supported by UNESCO, UNWTO and IAC. Starlight destinations are visitable places characterized by excellent quality for the contemplation of starry skies, and the practice of tourist activities based on this resource. www.darkskyalqueva.com
