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Behold: the 1966 Land Rover Series IIA, but not just any old 1966 Land Rover Series IIA.
This was the official vehicle of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, whose brother Tenzin Cheogyal drove it for many years on the roads of Dharamsala.
In 2005, Cheogyal donated the vehicle to the Dalai Lama Foundation in Palo Alto, California to raise funds for Tibetan refugees. 14 years later, it returns to the market for private sale. Completely restored but with original seats, tyres, interior trim and full documentation, it’s yours for between €90,000 and €135,000.
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Behold: the Angel Nebula aka NGC 2170. to wit:
Reflecting the light of nearby hot stars, NGC 2170 is joined by other bluish reflection nebulae, a red emission region, many dark absorption nebulae, and a backdrop of colourful stars. Like the common household items that still life painters often choose for their subjects, the clouds of gas, dust, and hot stars featured here are also commonly found in this setting — a massive, star-forming molecular cloud in the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros). The giant molecular cloud, Mon R2, is impressively close, estimated to be only 2,400 light-years or so away. At that distance, this canvas would be over 60 light-years across.
(Image: Juan Lozano de Haro)
The verticality of Chicago viewed through openings in city streets slick with colour and reflection, captured in oils by Ukrainian artist Luna Prysiazhniu.
Behold: the Naustet Stokkøya Boathouse on the island of Stokkøya in northern Norway.
A traditional minimalist spruce cabin fitted out in modern Scandinavian style with a luxurious kitchen (where you can either cook or leave it to a gourmet chef), sauna, hot tub, outside grill and local beach access. Four loft sleeping platforms suspended below the ceiling offer skylight views of the sunset, dawn, Aurora and what have you.
You book the whole place for €1000 a night.
The beautiful inner workings of vintage cameras exposed in a series called ‘Cut Up’ by artist Fabien Oefner – each one sawn into sections suspended in vacuum and pressure cured transparent resin.
More of his work here.
A pleasing time-lapse video featuring the creation of a teeny axe created with a weeny hammer and tinchy anvil (plus other equipment) by blacksmith Paul Pinto.
Behold: globular star cluster Omega Centauri, also known as NGC 5139. To wit:
…some 15,000 light-years away, the cluster is packed with about 10 million stars much older than the Sun within a volume about 150 light-years in diameter. It’s the largest and brightest of 200 or so known globular clusters that roam the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. Though most star clusters consist of stars with the same age and composition, the enigmatic Omega Cen exhibits the presence of different stellar populations with a spread of ages and chemical abundances. In fact, Omega Cen may be the remnant core of a small galaxy merging with the Milky Way.
Full sized image here.
(Image: Michael Miller, Jimmy Walker)
