
Totality 3704 viewsA longer exposure shows up the corona somewhat better. We are now approaching the end of totality.
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Supporting columns704 views336 marble columns support the ceiling of the Cistern. Each column is 9 metres (30 ft) high. They are arranged in 12 rows of 28 columns spaced 5 metres (16 ft) apart.
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Chuck and Elouise Mattox704 viewsBrowsing the wares in the pottery shop.
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The Exception704 viewsThe streetcars that run to and from Taksim Square are the sole exception to the prohibition on motor vehicles on Istiklal Street.
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RĂ¼stem Pasha Mosque704 viewsNamed for the Grand Vizier and son-in-law of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, this mosque was designed by the great architect Mimar Sinan and completed in 1563.
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Remains704 viewsThe objects exhibited here are remains of an older Aya Sophia, built during the reign of Emperor Theodosius II, who dedicated it in 415 AD, and destroyed during the Nika riots of 532.
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Istanbul Street Scene704 viewsOn our way to the Grand Bazaar.
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Front Porch Grillwork704 viewsJoAnn and Doug devised an unusual and striking color scheme for the ironwork.
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A Prickly Character704 viewsPokey the Porcupine, Gert the Grey Fox's next-door neighbor. We met up with him again later.
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IC2118, the Witch Hunt Nebula704 viewsFaint reflection nebula in Eridanus, usually known as the Witch Head Nebula, but it doesn't look much like a witch's head in this view, shot with an IDAS NBZ nebula enhancement filter, so maybe this version is best titled the "Witch Hunt Nebula." About 900 light-years away; illuminated by the nearby supergiant blue-white star Rigel in Orion.
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Sharpless2-1704 viewsCombination of a diffuse HII emission nebula and reflection nebula in the constellation of Scorpius with Pi Scorpii at its center.
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Pollio Fountain703 viewsNote scruffy tourist ambling past the fountain. You wouldn't think the Turks would let such riffraff into their historic places.
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