Agricola
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SO thats what the problem is, I had to re-install the older version as I used a number of parts that could not be found and therefore the craft would not load, ended up with no space station.
I like those thinner tanks, I like the yellow band on them. I may also have problems with height limits on other builds, is there a work around in files I can change, I like the laRger of the two . I think we should have lots of colours and styles, makes things more interesting.
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When I used the KW SC3 - RCS 3.75 monopropellent fuel tank, it was replaced with image of another tank named SC-3 RCS.
I carried out a quick test which replicated the problem as shown in screen shots below.
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Man, New Zealand looks like a really place to live if you like to see stars. what language do they speak there?
English or Maori if you are a native to New Zealand.
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People and Space: winner
Hybrid Solar Eclipse 2 by Eugen Kamenew, Germany
3 November 2013
Canon 5D Mk II camera; 700mm f/22 lens; ISO 400; 1/1600-second exposure
What the photographer says...
Geoffrey Lowa was a friend I never met in person. He was planning to be my host, driver, tour guide and, last but not least, my photographic model for a hybrid solar eclipse in North Kenya on 3 November
2013. On 8 October he sent me his last message via Facebook, excited at the prospect of our trip. Sadly he was killed just one week before I arrived. This photograph is my tribute to Geoffrey.
What it shows...
This rare example of a hybrid solar eclipse began at sunrise over the western Atlantic as an annular eclipse, in which the Moon does not entirely block the Sun, leaving a bright ring or annulus uncovered. As the Moon’s shadow swept eastwards across the ocean, the eclipse became total, with the whole of the Sun concealed from view. By the time the eclipse reached Kenya the Sun was once again emerging from behind the Moon, producing this spectacular crescent shape at sunset.
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The Sir Patrick Moore Prize for Best Newcomer: winner
Coastal Stairways by Chris Murphy, New Zealand
1 November 2013
Nikon D600 camera; 14–24mm f/2.8 lens at 17mm; ISO 3200; 20-second exposure
What the photographer says...
This was my first night of shooting dedicated to astrophotography. I drove from Wellington, New Zealand, to the Wairarapa district. There are some amazing rock formations there and I knew they would make great foregrounds. Conditions were perfect, with no light pollution and a super-clear, crisp night.
What it shows...
‘Deep time’ seems to be the subliminal message of this moody scene, with each layer of the foreground rocks recording thousands of years of geological history. Meanwhile, in the sky, time and distance are inextricably entwined, as the light from the stars takes decades, centuries or even millennia to reach us across the immense gulf of space.
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Our Solar System
Ripples in a Pond by Alexandra Hart, UK
16 February 2014
TEC140 refractor; EQ6 Pro mount; Solarscope DSF 100mm f/18 lens; PGR Grasshopper 3 camera
What the photographer says...
Every moment I see the Sun through the telescope a new scene takes my breath away. This day the view was exceptional, with a beautiful filament extending over the limb like a thin veil, together with the massive active region AR11974. The active region resembled the imprint created when stones hit the surface of a pond, with the magnetic filaments as the ripples.
What it shows...
The Sun’s boiling surface curves away beneath us in this evocative shot, which powerfully conveys the scale and violence of our parent star. The tortured region of solar activity on the left could swallow
up the Earth several times with room to spare. The photographer’s comparison with stones dropped into a pond is an apt one: the Sun’s outer layers do indeed behave like a fluid, but one that is constantly twisted and warped by intense magnetic forces.
What the judges say...
Pete Lawrence: ‘Amazingly detailed high-resolution shot of the Sun’s turbulent chromosphere. The real achievement here is to show an active region that looks three-dimensional. Brilliant image.’
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Deep Space Catagory
WINNER
Horsehead Nebula (IC 434) by Bill Snyder, USA
10 January 2014
Planewave 17-inch telescope; Paramount mount; Apogee U16 camera; f/6.8 lens
What the photographer says...
This was captured with a Planewave 17-inch scope in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California. The CCD camera used was an Apogee U16 with Astrodon filters. The exposure times were 1.5 hours each of red, green and blue, plus 8.3 hours of hydrogen alpha, making the total amount of exposure time for this image nearly 13 hours.
What it shows...
The Horsehead Nebula is one of the most-photographed objects in the night sky, but
this astonishing image succeeds in showing it in
a brand-new light. Rather than focusing solely on
the black silhouette of the horsehead itself, the photographer draws the eye down to the creased and folded landscape of gas and dust at its base,
and across to the glowing cavity surrounding a bright star. By pushing the compositional boundaries of astrophotography, this image expands our view and tells a new story about a familiar object.
What the judges say...
Will Gater: ‘The detail beneath
the horse’s head in this image is astounding. This region is often lost in darkness in most astrophotos but Bill’s image reveals the billowing, almost fluffy, texture of the gas and dust there superbly.’
RUnner Up
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2196/13116594824_02d32391bc_s.jpg' alt='13116594824_02d32391bc_s.jpg'>NGC7293 (Helix Nebula) by david.fitzhenry, on Flickr
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Overall Winner
Aurora over a Glacier Lagoon by James Woodend, UK
9 January 2014
Canon 5D Mk III camera; 33mm f/3.2 lens; ISO 1000; 10-second exposure
What the photographer says...
Although this is not a strong aurora, they sometimes make the best reflection shots. The water was very still – you can see the icebergs floating in the lagoon and their reflections. In the background is the Vatnajökull Glacier.
What it shows...
The pale-green glow of the aurora comes from oxygen atoms high in the atmosphere, energized by subatomic particles blasted out by the Sun. The particles are funnelled down towards the north and south poles by the Earth’s magnetic field, which is why these spectacular light shows are so often juxtaposed with the frozen scenery of the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Here the photographer has skilfully captured the delicate, icy colouration of land, water and sky.
What the judges say...
Chris Lintott: ‘This beautiful image captures what it’s really like to see a good aurora – the landscape, with the reflections which seem almost sharper than the shapes in the sky, is a terrific bonus too! This is the first time an aurora image has won the overall prize: I think what captivated the judges was that it really looked like the aurora was right in front of the viewer – there’s no need for exaggerated or stretched colour.’
Pete Lawrence: ‘I absolutely love the colours and auroral symmetry in this image as well as the contrast between the serene floating ice and the dramatic light display above. The blue ice is exquisite and the overall composition is mesmerizing. If you described this
image on paper it would sound very alien indeed but the photographer has recorded the scene in a way that looks totally natural. The true beauty of planet Earth captured by camera: a worthy winner of the competition!’
Runner up
Wind Farm Star Trails by Matt James, Australia
9 January 2014
Sony A99 camera; Sony 70–200mm f/2.8 lens; RRS tripod; ISO 100; multiple exposures
What the photographer says...
This photograph shows the Capital Wind Farm on the shore of Lake George, near the town of Bungendore. The image was taken on a very pleasant summer evening. I had gone to this location to photograph a wide-field nightscape, which I did. But when I looked at the wind farm through my telephoto lens I noticed the lines and textures, and decided to make an image featuring the lake, the wind farm and star trails.
What it shows...
A monochrome composition with striking graphic qualities, this is a picture of movement. It shows the power of the wind together with the apparent motion of the sky: the rotation of the Earth turns the trails into a shower of stars. Like a moment of stillness captured in the otherwise shifting surroundings, one of the wind turbines has remained static. Its sharply defined blades stand out among the dandelion-like shapes of the others.
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Some very very nice photos, exhibition open at Royal Observatory Greenwich, London, until 22 February 2015.
http://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year
BBC news video report and discussion of winners
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-29245828
and Flicker for Entries
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OK thanks hierarchy makes sense then, so I was wasting my time then, back to the drawing board and try to work out how to do this. It would be a nice future request to have all points available in a sub assembly active.
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I have been trying to build a couple of features which require a template part to place two docking rings on main section, however when I select this template I only get one green construction ball, is this a bug or just a stupid bad bit of coding which only allows one join to be active. See screen shot below, notice the selected parts with just a single green ball, can not even stick docking ports to side of tank.
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I have done a quick search and have not found anything regarding recording missions. Everytime you launch something you get to enter a mission name, then the outcomes of that flight etc get recorded in the log, with option to write anything. IS there such a thing?
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MIA doesn't mean dead, there are plenty of cases of MIA people being found. In order to be KIA the remains have to be recovered and identified.
If the MIA and KIA is working correctly the only conclusion is that Kerbals are so tough they can survive slamming into side of a mountin at 200 feet a second and subsequent explosion. This happened In career mode, I used a new recruit as a test pilot with an ambitious prototype craft which ended in complete destruction. The poor Kerbal listed as MIA, but obviously lived as a few missions later he re-appeared in the recruited list.
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I like idea of a planet with extremly low visability, constant storms etc, combined with an extremly limited safe landing zones, high mountains , deep ravines and so on. This will force a mapping mission before any attempt to land.
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After months of testing the multi billion high orbit communications satellite, the Hermes MKIV was put in a 1000km orbit above Kerbal today. This satellite is the largest single unmaned craft to be put into space to date at over 100 metres in length. The purpose of this mission is the beginning of a process to create a long range communications array for future deep space exploration amongst other things, which is deemed Classified information.
Due to a number of problems in final manuvering into orbit, a few modifications will be made before the next launch.
So here are a couple of pictures of Hermes MKIV.
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I put a couple of small satellites into low orbit, so decided to make something bigger, which ended up with huge communications array, so put this into a very high orbit
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I think we all know about how existing spacecraft and rockets are named in real life, so i was thinking about right from the start of having a theme for naming everything I build and get away from the generic established names, after all these are Kerbals we are building for, not humans! I hate to think how many craft called "Orbiter" there are and thats kind of boring in a way. Mythology is too obvious and already done.
So I thought, why not pick names from everyone who has played for or managed Portsmouth "Pompey" Football club, starting with Micky Quinn, who also played for Newcastle, use his name for satallites, as he was a little bit short and round himslef, so therefore all my satalites will hence be known as Quinn1 Quinn2 etc.
How do you name yours?
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After playing demo for 14 hours, one simply had to purchase the game, especially the nice offer for all free upgrades etc extended to all purchases until end of April, so here I am and where to begin? My Earth base is Portsmouth UK. I thought of doing things a bit more realistically, couple of test launches, then put a few satellites in orbit, couple of unmanned orbit and rentry flights before trying a manned orbit, then go about heading outwards, start on a space station and so on. Final question is, should I record every launch and put it in a blog/diary or just stick it on YouTube, and will people actually care and watch?
Thanks.
New technology suggests a real world IVA holodeck (ish)
in The Lounge
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Fantastic! I find it sad the lack of enthusiasm and interest people have in new technology and development. Have we become too desensitised to it, knowing that just about everything is possible and could happen, so new advances are just met with 'meh'?
Everything has its basic humble beginings, we are seeing the first step into a StarTrek Holodecks , now that is something to look forward too!