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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022686 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Dallas, October 2022686 viewsDallas, October 2022
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Sh2-290 - Planetary Nebula in Cancer686 viewsAlso known as Abell 31 and PK 219+31.1. Ancient planetary nebula, about 2000 light-years away, one of the largest in the sky but very dim.
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Sunset, 7:57 PM685 viewsThe unfiltered setting Sun.
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The Trajan Fountain685 viewsDedicated to the Roman emperor of the same name, the fountain was built on the north side of Curetes Street in the second century AD. A huge statue of the emperor stood over the pool, but only its feet have survived.
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Detail of the Temple of Hadrian685 viewsSecond Century AD.
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The Plutonion685 viewsThe Gate to the Underworld, next to the Temple of Apollo. Leads to a small cave filled with suffocating carbon dioxide gas. The local priests knew how to find pockets of oxygen, so that they could emerge unscathed, and pretend to be under divine protection.
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Colonnade685 viewsA barrel-vaulted colonnade runs around the top of the theater.
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Jim Windlinger's Setup685 viewsJim Windlinger brought a superb array of equipment to the 2006 eclipse - a Borg telescope, all-automated mount and guiding apparatus, digital camera. But it was the Nazar Boncuk hanging from the counterweight shaft that really guaranteed the success of his endeavor.
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NGC1499 - The California Nebula, narrowband version 685 viewsA more conventional narrowband rendition of the California Nebula, mapping H-alpha to gold and O-III to blue
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022685 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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