M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy

 

Finally processing again. I've been busy with a bedroom remodel plus it's been such a hot and humid summer. Really haven't been able to concentrate on hobbies. Hopefully autumn will bring cooler weather...soon. This image was captured a couple of years ago. I took some less than optimal calibration frames for this image so the image background is dark. In other words, a dark background hides a multitude of sins, I mean mistakes. Well anyway, here's a couple of galaxies passing each other. Unfortunately for the smaller galaxy it's being assimilated by the bigger galaxy...you know, the big fish eats the little fish. One day in the far, far, very distant future our Milky Way Galaxy will meet a similiar end. Our cosmic neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy, will assimilate our galaxy. Sorry to break the news, but as the old saying goes, "Nothing lasts forever".

Future projects in the mix consist of Prairie Style table and wall lamps. I have most of the lamp parts on hand along with some quarter sawn white oak. I'll be drawing a design shortly and share some pictures on the blog. I plan on making at least 5 lamps to start with. I haven't done anything like this before so we'll see how it goes. I'll be using my woodworking, glass, and electrical skills to make this all come together. I'm very excited to get this project started. 

Currently, I'm painting the master bedroom...again and will be painting the living/ dining room again. It's kind of a drag because the original paint I used faded and looks shabby. I switched to a reliable brand of latex paint from Cloverdale Paints (Canada) and hopefully this will be the last time I need to paint. The difficult and frustrating part about this paint job is that the original paint is made from a moisture wicking substance which leaves a surface that must be removed first before another coat can be applied. This is very time consuming and difficult to do. Well, enough complaining...time to get to work!