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Our new policy framework sets out how we will be an active, reliable and influential partner in the Arctic – at a time of heightened geopolitical tension and with climate change posing an existential threat to the region as we know it. The very bright, white planet Jupiter will be well-placed for observing through most of the night during November. The gas giant will be sliding westward across the stars of southern Aries — followed by Uranus, which will be positioned a dozen degrees to Jupiter's east. Overnight on Nov. 2 in the Americas, Jupiter will reach opposition for 2023. And we know that warming temperatures have profound implications for the people who live in the Arctic, for biodiversity, and for the whole world. The Arctic Council (*) remains the preeminent intergovernmental forum for cooperation in the Arctic. The UK has been an observer to the Council since its first meeting, and has contributed significant expertise to its work.
The Arctic faces environmental threats from climate change and ocean change (such as changes to salinity and acidification), which will potentially affect ocean currents. These changes will have a profound impact on the marine environment. Threats to the Arctic marine environment are exacerbated by increasing accessibility to the region for resource exploitation, commercial activity, tourism, fishing and transport. The latter was formerly in the collection of the Marquis De Ganay, sold Monaco, Sotheby's, 1 December 1989, lot 72; see also Morassi, op. cit., 1973, vol. I, p. 427, cat. no. 625, reproduced vol. II, fig. 592. The other (destroyed work) was formerly in Strasbourg, Musée des Beaux-Arts, until destroyed by fire in 1947; see also Morassi, ibid., vol. I, p. 284, cat. no. 391, reproduced vol. II, fig. 414a). A. Morassi, Guardi. I dipinti, 2nd ed., Venice 1993, vol. I, pp. 407-8, cat. no. 524, reproduced vol. II, fig. 510; However, throughout their scholarly history, the earlier dating of the two canvases to 1764 has never been fully endorsed and, were it not for the Gradenigo text, modern scholarly opinion would probably place them nearer 1768 than 1764. Each scholar arguing for the earlier dating has had to hypothesise on the speed of Guardi's early development. A dating of 1768, on the other hand, argues for Guardi's evolution as a vedutista happening at a slower, more plausible pace than previously considered, his progression from Canaletto imitator to virtuoso vedutista culminating late, rather than early, in the 1760s.
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Visual Magnitude: This is the astronomer's scale for measuring the brightness of objects in the sky. The dimmest object visible in the night sky under perfectly dark conditions is about magnitude 6.5. Brighter stars are magnitude 2 or 1. The brightest objects get negative numbers. Venus can be as bright as magnitude minus 4.9. The full moon is minus 12.7 and the sun is minus 26.8. we will continue to respect the rights, views, and interests of the people of the Arctic, including of the region’s Indigenous people through increased engagement on issues affecting Arctic Indigenous communities
We look forward to further close cooperation with Sweden, bilaterally and multilaterally, on key areas of Arctic interest. United States of America On Saturday evening, Nov. 18, the terminator boundary between the moon's lit and dark hemispheres will fall just to the left of a trio of large craters named Theophilus, Cyrillus, and Catharina that curve along the western edge of gray Mare Nectaris. (Image credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night)This remarkable painting is a masterpiece by Francesco Guardi, impressive not only for its imposing dimensions but also for its extraordinary pictorial quality. In terms of its importance within the oeuvre of the painter, it ranks alongside three other works, all painted at around the same time, which together constitute the pinnacle of Guardi's output as a painter of vedute; one of these was, until recently, in the same ownership (fig. 1), one is now destroyed and the other is in a private collection. 1 we will support British nationals overseas through our consular services and by promoting safe and responsible activity in the region UK science has played a key role in building our understanding of the Arctic. In terms of published research, UK-based scientists are ranked first among non-Arctic states in the number of published articles. The Buccleuch Guardis are the key works in this early group given that they can now be securely dated. The eight views (six of which remain in the collection) were almost certainly commissioned by John Montagu, Lord Brudenell, later Marquess of Monthermer (1735-70) and passed to the Dukes of Buccleuch by inheritance. Brudenell's Guardis were undoubtedly acquired during his long sojourn in Venice from 21 st September 1758 to 24 th February 1760 and all of them must therefore date to this time, later than proposed by Goering and Morassi and more in line with Byam-Shaw, Mahon and, later, Dario Succi. Given that, by 1758, Guardi's style had thus not evolved nearly as far as Morassi and others thought, a dating of the Iveagh Guardis, which in their impressionistic handling are far removed from the Buccleuch paintings, to 1768 is far easier to argue for, at least on stylistic grounds. We have an enduring interest in the region, and a lot to offer in terms of expertise. We have a vision of a cleaner, greener, more secure, safe and prosperous Arctic. And we will continue to collaborate with our Arctic partners to realize that vision.
On November evenings, the Andromeda Galaxy is positioned very high in the eastern sky. (Image credit: Chris Vaughan/Starry Night) This includes the original seam running across the lower third of the canvas at the level of the arches of the bridge, where occasional small old damages were repaired in the distant past. A minute, fairly recent dent (about 1.5cm long) just above the skyline at centre right is secure. One other accident, apparently post-dating the lining, is a vertical scrape in the upper centre of the sky (about 8 cm high), which has been quite recently retouched. A narrow added strip along the base edge (about 1cm wide) is the width of the rebate of the frame and appears rather irregularly attached to the original. Scalloping can be seen along both side edges, but is harder to trace at the top and the Along the right bank run a chain of palaces. At far right is the gothic Palazzo Dolfin, followed by the ochre Ca' da Mosto, in Canaletto's day the most famous hotel in Venice (as the Albergo del Leon Bianco). The lower two storeys date from the twelfth or thirteenth century, though the building was remodelled many times, and it appears from the scaffolding on the roof that the fourth floor may have been in the course of construction when Canaletto made his painting.
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Venice, a view of the Giudecca and the Zattere; oil on canvas, 120 by 205 cm.; sold, Monaco, Sotheby's, 1 December 1989, lot 72. See also Morassi, 1973, vol. I, p. 427, cat. no. 625, reproduced vol. II, fig. 592.
The Iveagh Guardis make a neat and natural pair, one framed at the left by the side wall of the Palazzo Civran and the other, the present painting, framed at the right by the (now destroyed) Palazzo Bembo. Guardi seems to have considered the pairing a success as the later Gulbenkian canvas was also conceived as a pendant to a similar view of Rialto from the north (also 52 by 84cm; sold in the Greve sale, Berlin, Lepke, 12-13 October, 1909). However, another version of the Iveagh pendant, of very similar dimensions to the Gulbenkian painting (53 by 85 cm; New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art) 9 has been traditionally paired with A view of the church of Santa Maria della Salute. 10 The Metropolitan canvas is identical to the Iveagh pendant in its arrangement of staffage but, like the Gulbenkian painting which is cropped at the left, so it is cropped at the right, omitting the Fabbriche Nuove. Morassi considered the Metropolitan version to be a slightly later reduced replica of the Iveagh painting, describing it eloquently with words that might equally apply to the present work instead: "a beautiful painting for its vivid light, transparency, clarity of handling". 11 The star Algol in the constellation of Perseus represents the glowing eye of Medusa from Greek mythology. Also designated Beta Persei, it is among the most accessible variable stars for skywatchers. A. Morassi, "Circa gli esordi del vedutismo di Francesco Guardi con qualche cenno sul Marieschi", in Studies in the History of Art dedicated to W.E. Suida, London 1959, p. 352 (as datable to the 1750s); The UK has a lot of expertise to offer, including professional maritime and financial services. We have a clear vision for a prosperous Arctic, where economic development is achieved in a way that is safe, responsible and sustainable, and that does not damage the Arctic’s natural and fragile, unique environment.The Faroe Islands are also an important near neighbour and partner to the UK, with whom we share deep historical, cultural, and economic links. In 2019, we signed an FTA with the Faroe Islands, and in 2020 signed a Fisheries Framework Agreement which provides the platform for our annual bilateral fisheries negotiations. The UK continues to develop links with the Faroe Islands in areas including green energy transition, digital and transport connectivity, and sustainable tourism. The UK and Faroe Islands signed a Memorandum of Understanding on space launches in April 2020, with work ongoing with the Greenlandic Government to agree handling of launch debris in the waters around Greenland. visible under ultra violet light, slants down over the old creases in the upper right corner into the centre in a few places. Climate change poses an existential threat to the Arctic as we know it, and to the people that live there, and changes in the Arctic will have implications for the rest of the world. The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) ‘Arctic Climate Change Update 2021 report’ [footnote 2] highlighted that the increase in Arctic annual mean surface temperature between 1971 and 2019 was three times higher than the increase in the global average during the same period. Further research has indicated the Arctic is now warming four times higher than the global average. The brilliant planet Venus will continue to dominate the eastern pre-dawn sky during November, even while it slowly drops sunward. At the beginning of the month, the magnitude -4.4 " morning star" will rise in southeastern Leo at around 3:30 a.m. local time.
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