#strasbourg🇫🇷

[johnlyngfr]

The Sadr Region of the Milky Way

The bright star at the centre of the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan) is Sadr. In late summer, it has our attention because it is overhead in the evening if you live in the northern hemisphere. In cities with light pollution, it helps locate an adjacent spiral arm in our Milky Way galaxy. Point a telescope there, and it reveals a beautiful tapestry of stars and interstellar dust. The telltale red colour suggests hot hydrogen in a star-forming region.

The bright star at the centre of this photo is Sadr, at a distance of only 1,800 light years, it is certainly nearby, as is the adjacent spiral arm.

I photographed the Sadr Region from my garden in Strasbourg France on a single night in August 2024. This is an ensemble of 80 photographs, where each was a 3 minute exposure (4 hours of astrophotography).

[mrfennec93]

New video guys 😎

#unboxing #ssd

Enjoy 👇

https://youtu.be/KNIYwNzmGbg?si=IKRsSQtG4z91oVEQ

[tinagodiva]

Strasbourg, France 🇫🇷

[travelingare]

📍Strasbourg France 🇫🇷

Christmas market in Strasbourg 🎄✨🌟

@melis.andreea

#christmas #strasbourg #france #christmasmarket2024 #christmastime #christmaslights

[paleoartae]

🇫🇷 PaleoArtæ est une association, née de l'envie commune de paléoartistes et de vulagarisateur·ices scientifique de se retrouver dans une safe place inclusive, encore trop rare dans le monde de la paléontologie et de la didactique visuelle. PaleoArtae est née à Strasbourg, suite au @dinoel_strasbourg un marché de créateur·ices autour des dinosaures. Notre but est de promouvoir la paléontologie à travers des discussions, des rencontres scolaires, des animations auprès du grand public, des podcasts, live Twitch et des tables rondes. Envie d'en savoir plus ? 🇬🇧 Paleoartæ is an association, created as an inclusive safe space by paleoartists and sci-commers. It was born in Strasbourg, France, following the Dinoël, a paleo-themed creator's market. Our goal is to promote paleontology through discussions, school visits, meet-ups, podcasts, Twitch livestreams and round tables. Want to learn more?

[lost-boy-into-the-upper-heavenly]

Strasbourg, Capital of Christmas 🎅

France 🇫🇷

[jambuonthemoon]

strasbourg, france 💐🇫🇷🦢

photos by me :)

my reddit post goes more into detail, i went to germany over the summer and one of the stops was strasbourg, beautiful city with lovely architecture ❤️

went in june of 2024 🌞

(apologies for slight blur in pictures)

[escapismsworld]

📍 Strasbourg, France 🇫🇷

[aretis]

📍Alsace Colmar,France 🇫🇷

Strasbourg is great but have you heard of its little pretty sister? Colmar🌲

Colmar in France is repeatedly named one of the best Christmas markets in the world. Some would even argue that it is the Disneyland of all Christmas markets in the world!

Dates: Usually, the Christmas markets in Alsace start from 24th November to 26th December. The dates can change slightly each year so it's best to find out in advance.

Opening hours: The markets open every day between 11 am to 2 pm and approximately close between 8 pm to 10 pm.

@voyage_provocateur

Bonjour France 🇫🇷

[fairiesinthewoods]

Strasbourg🇫🇷

[johnlyngfr]

Strasbourg and the Bombardment of Plaine des Bouchers, May 27, 1944.

Note: Bibliography references in bold and italics.

After the fall of France in World War II, northern France was occupied by the Third Reich, and southern regions were self-governed by the Vichy-France puppet regime. However, Strasbourg, with the eastern regions of Alsace and Moselle, were directly annexed and became part of wartime Germany.

This meant that citizens of Alsace, Moselle and cities like Strasbourg, were conscripted to serve with the armed forces of the Third Reich. Existing French factories were converted to arms production, universities changed their focus to weapons development. Some hospital facilities were used for horrific experiments on live persons, others were very secretive locations developing weapon-grade Uranium-235 for the Third Reich. 6 7

The Bombardment of Strasbourg 1943-44

With this, allied bombing raids targeted factories and rail lines in Strasbourg. In 1943-44, there were three very severe bombing raids by U.S. Air-force heavy bombers:

On September 6, 1943 the Strasbourg neighborhood of Neudorf was heavily bombed by 332 B-17 Flying Fortresses and 69 B-24 Liberator bombers from VIII Bomber Command who were trying to destroy a railway yard and rail line that connected to a strategically important bridge crossing the Rhine. In the process, the residential area of Route du Polygone was heavily damaged, including a neighboring orphanage. 183 civilians were killed. 1

On August 11, 1944 the historic centre of Strasbourg was heavily bombed by 65 B-24 Liberators. Damage was very severe, and evidence remains today. The medieval Cathédrale Notre Dame de Strasbourg was damaged, as was the Palais de Rohan. L’ Ancienne Douane de Strasbourg was almost completely destroyed, but has since been restored. The reason for this bombardment should be clear, but it is not. Historians suggest that the target was a meeting amongst important industrialists chaired by Martin Bormann. I remain skeptical. Possibly, it was, somehow, about securing weapon-grade Uranium-235 that might be available in Strasbourg. This would shorted the Pacific War for the Americans, and explain the puzzling secrecy. 1

The Bombardment of Plaine des Bouchers - May 27, 1944.

Earlier, on May 27, 1944, the aviation factories in the industrial area of Plaine des Bouchers were attacked by B-17’s from the 100th and 388th Bomber Group. This was part of a massive widespread bombing raid consisting of 1,126 heavy bombers and 710 fighter escorts. Of this strike force, 53 bombers targeted the airplane factories at Plaine des Bouchers. This important industrial area was seriously defended, and 7 B-17’s were lost in the raid.

As the name suggests, “Plaine des Bouchers”, centuries ago, was a location for grazing cattle, but was later developed into an industrial hub in the mid-20th century. Emile Mathis, a French automobile industrialist, built large industrial facilities here. At the outset of the War, he left for the United States.

When Strasbourg and Alsace were annexed to Germany by the Third Reich, they used these modern facilities for building airplanes: Junkers was here, as was Mercedes Benz, both using the modern factories built by Emile Mathis.

However, M. Mathis was now in the United States, and he understood these factories better than anyone. He explained, to the US Air Force, how to focus their bombing in this industrial zone. It worked: on May 27, 1944 the Junkers and Mercedes Benz factories were destroyed by the US 8th Air Force. Bravo M. Emile Mathis, this helped shorten the war. 1 4

Here is a description of the raid on Plaine des Bouchers by 388th Bomber Group: - Captain Raymond G. Pendergast Jr.:

“We left England at 1054 and arrived at the French coast 1114. We made landfall at exactly the same place we made it May 25 when flak knocked hell out of us. Our whole crew sweated out that flak corridor but not a fire was shot at us. A few bursts were sent up but about 5 minutes before we arrived, flak was encountered about 10 miles north of Troyes but was not effective.

On the way to the target, we got a swell view of the Alps and snow was quite noticeable. They really are beautiful and also the surrounding country. At the target, plenty of flak was shot up and rockets too. Most of it was aimed at groups ahead of us who bombed a bit further south. We had comparatively little flak sent up at us. From the target out no flak was encountered and fighter cover was excellent. Red and possibly green flak was seen at the target.” 5

Bibliography:

1. Objectif Strasbourg, les bombardements Américains de 1943 et 1944, Richard Seiler, Éditions La Nuée Bleue, 2013

2. Archives de la Ville et de l’Eurométropole de Strasbourg, Archives.Strasbourg.eu.

3. 30 Photos de Strasbourg sous les bombardements (1943-1944), https://www.kuriocity.fr/30-photos-de-strasbourg-sous-les-bombardements-1943-1944/

4. Les arrêts de tram strasbourgeois : Émile Mathis, https://pokaa.fr/2019/03/19/les-arrets-de-tram-strasbourgeois-episode-1-emile-mathis/

5. 388th Bomber Group Database, “Captain Raymond G. Pendergast Jr.”, http://388bg.com

6. “German nuclear program during World War II”, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_nuclear_program_during_World_War_II

7. “Alsos Mission”, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsos_Mission

8. Medical Research in Strasbourg after annexation to the Third Reich https://www.tumblr.com/johnlyngfr/700149416337784832/medical-research-in-strasbourg-after-annexation-to

9. History of Strasbourg,

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Strasbourg#:~:text=In%20August%201944%2C%20several%20buildings,Armoured%20Division%20under%20General%20Leclerc.

[lightcastlenineteen]

If someone has recommendations (tourist spots, food places,…) for one of the following places, feel free to let me know! Doesn’t have to be immediately. I’m not traveling till October. :)

- Madrid 🇪🇸

👀: Puerta del Sol, Plaza Mayor, Plaza de Cibeles, Plaza España, Templo de Debod, El Retiro, El Rastro, Palacio Real, La Tienda de los Deseos

🍴: Mercado San Antón, San Ginés, El Tigre

🗺️: Gran Vía, Chueca

- Zaragoza 🇪🇸

- Valéncia 🇪🇸

👀: Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Llotja de la Seda, Catedral de Santa María

🍴: Mercado Central, Horchata & Fartons (@ Horchatería Daniel)

- Lyon 🇫🇷

👀: Jardin Botanique, Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame

- Strasbourg 🇫🇷

Thanks! 🤍

[jeffurlan]

Cathédrale of Strasbourg, France 🇫🇷

[paleoartae]

🌿PaleoArtae🌿

Association Française de Vulgarisation Scientifique

🇫🇷 Un nouveau regroupement de vulgarisateur·ices en paléontologie est sur le point de voir le jour ! Soyez prêt·es, on est en train de vous cook la plus belle des associations françaises de paléoartistes !

Née à Strasbourg, Paléoartae est la cousine du Dinoël et on vous prépare de très belles choses !!

🇬🇧 A new group is about to see the light of day! Be ready for we are in the process of cooking for you the most beautiful Paleoartist associations.

Born from the success of Dinoël, Paleoartae is a collective of Strasbourg artists that are committed to bringing excellent Paleoart and Paleo communication to Alsace.

Credit: @eeios

[nievesmorena]

Strasbourg, France 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

📸 estelchill

#Strasbourg #France #travel #photography #architecture #europe #cityscape #wanderlust #explore #estelchill