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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloe wrote:

[b][size=150][color=#0000FF]Aloe succotrina[/color][/size][/b]

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<<Aloe, also Aloë, is a genus containing about 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most common and well known of these is Aloe vera, or "true aloe". The genus is native to Africa, and is common in the Cape Province, the mountains of tropical Africa, the islands of Africa including Madagascar, and the Arabian Peninsula.

Most Aloe species have a rosette of large, thick, fleshy leaves. The leaves are often lance-shaped with a sharp apex and a spiny margin. Aloe flowers are tubular, frequently yellow, orange, pink or red, and are borne, densely clustered and pendant, at the apex of simple or branched, leafless stems. Many species of Aloe appear to be stemless, with the rosette growing directly at ground level; other varieties may have a branched or unbranched stem from which the fleshy leaves spring. They vary in color from grey to bright-green and are sometimes striped or mottled. Some Aloes native to South Africa are arborescent.

Aloe species are frequently cultivated as ornamental plants both in gardens and in pots. Many aloe species are highly decorative and are valued by collectors of succulents. Of the 500+ species, only a few were used traditionally as a herbal medicine. The Ancient Greeks and Romans used Aloe vera to treat wounds. In the Middle Ages, the yellowish liquid found inside the leaves was favored as a purgative. Unprocessed aloe that contains aloin is generally used as a laxative. Both the translucent inner pulp and the resinous yellow aloin from wounding the aloe plant are used externally to relieve skin discomforts. As an herbal medicine, Aloe vera juice is commonly used internally to relieve digestive discomfort. The gel in the leaves can be made into a smooth type of cream that can heal burns such as sunburn.>>

Boomer12k wrote:Awesome. The color changes from bottom left to upper right, and looks like a Rainbow. WILD!!!

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Guest wrote:My aim was to make a pretty landscape picture

Anthony Barreiro wrote:This is a lovely picture, thanks very much. But try as I might, I can't get my bearings in the sky, probably because I've never been to the southern hemisphere. Which direction are we looking? What date and time is it? I see the Magellanic clouds, but I can't figure out how they're oriented toward the Milky Way. Would somebody please help me out?

Guest wrote:

Anthony Barreiro wrote:This is a lovely picture, thanks very much. But try as I might, I can't get my bearings in the sky, probably because I've never been to the southern hemisphere. Which direction are we looking? What date and time is it? I see the Magellanic clouds, but I can't figure out how they're oriented toward the Milky Way. Would somebody please help me out?

This is a 230 degree wide view, which is why it is so disorientating. Projecting such a large chunk of sky onto a flat image also distorts it somewhat. It roughly faces West, and was taken around 04h30 (local time) on 2 June 2012. One can more or less reproduce it (minus the trees) on Stellarium or similar software.

Enjoy!
Florian

owlice wrote:

Guest wrote:My aim was to make a pretty landscape picture

And you succeeded; it's a lovely image!

Ann wrote:

owlice wrote:

Guest wrote:My aim was to make a pretty landscape picture

And you succeeded; it's a lovely image!

You succeeded indeed! It's a delightful image. Please understand that I wasn't in any way complaining about the color balance of it. On the contrary, I love the colors here, but I still appreciate your clarification. Thanks again!

Ann

Guest wrote:
Hope you enjoy it!

Best regards,
Florian