Event Horizon - Astronomical and Terrestrial Images

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Entrance to the Blue Mosque214 viewsAdmission to the Blue Mosque is obtained through the forecourt, which itself is entered via this imposing gateway.Sep 20, 2019
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The Blue Mosque - Architecture188 viewsThe Blue Mosque incorporates elements of both Byzantine and Islamic architecture, resembling in some respects its neighbor, Hagia Sophia.Sep 20, 2019
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First Glimpse of Hagia Sophia243 viewsMarvin and Attila contemplate Hagia Sophia through the frame of a gateway to the forecourt of the Blue Mosque.Sep 20, 2019
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Carpets205 viewsCarpets in the Blue Mosque are purchased with donations from worshipers and are continually replaced as they wear out.Sep 20, 2019
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Monumental Gate264 viewsThe main gate to the courtyard of the Blue Mosque is described as "monumental but narrow."Sep 20, 2019
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Blue Mosque - Fountain and Minaret297 viewsOne of the six minarets of the Blue Mosque towers over the fountain in the forecourt of the Mosque.Sep 20, 2019
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Obelisk of Theodosius I214 viewsOriginally erected at Karnak by Pharaoh Thutmose III in the 15th century BC, and moved to Constantinople by Emperor Theodosius I in 390 AD. It stands in what used to be the Hippodrome and is now Sultan Ahmet Square.Sep 20, 2019
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Kandilli Observatory Telescope262 viewsThis venerable 200 mm Zeiss refractor was located in the dome atop the Observatory. It was purchased in 1918, delivered in 1924, and became operational in 1935 with the completion of the observatory building.Sep 20, 2019
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Kandilli Observatory218 viewsOur first stop after landing in Istanbul was the Kandilli Observatory, or more formally known as the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, affiliated with Boĝaziçi University of Istanbul.Sep 20, 2019
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Path of Totality292 viewsThis large map shows the path of totality of the 2006 eclipse across Turkey. Istanbul was not in the path, so the observatory saw only a partial eclipse.Sep 20, 2019
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IC 5067 - The Pelican Nebula257 viewsAn emission nebula (H-II region) in the constellation Cygnus, associated with the North American Nebula (NGC 7000), but visually separated from it by a dark dust cloud. Supposedly has the shape of a pelican, though not very much in this image. Sep 10, 2019
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Pre-Totality 6305 viewsAnd Baghdad darken and the bridge
Across the silent river gone
And through Arabia the edge
Of evening widen and steal on
Sep 07, 2019
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