Event Horizon - Astronomical and Terrestrial Images

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First Contact plus 6 minutes552 viewsThe lightweight mount I was using made the scope sensitive to vibration - hence the shaky picture.
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The Show Goes On552 viewsThis is still a working theater; in the spring and summer the Aspendos International Festival of Opera and Ballet offers a series of music and drama productions.
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Picnic at Kursunlu Park552 viewsWe took a break in a busy day of sightseeing to enjoy a relaxing lunch in Kursunlu Waterfall Nature Park.
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Sandie Takes a Poke552 viewsUnfortunately, the light in this corner of Hagia Sophia was so dim that the camera wasn't able to shoot at the speeds required to freeze motion, so this as well as many other pictures shot inside the cathedral came out blurry.
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Lenin Plaza552 viewsThe little plaza behind the statue of Lenin hosts a grinder shop and a Middle Eastern eatery.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022552 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022552 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Detail of the Temple of Hadrian551 viewsErected on Curetes Street in the early 2nd century AD.
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No Picnicking551 viewsPicnics were decidedly frowned on in Hierapolis. I'm glad they printed the sign in English, because Turkish, being a non-Indo-European language, is tough to figure out. I might have thought it meant something like "Official Picnic Area."
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Club Apollo551 viewsWhere Mark and Cleo used to hang out when they came to town.
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Camel Rides551 viewsIn this case the "ride" was limited to sitting on the camel, which remained motionless, and having your picture taken. We would have to wait until we went to Morocco, many years later, to take a real camel ride.
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Air and Light551 viewsThe carved wooden shutters opened to admit air and light supplementing the illumination provided by the stained-glass windows.
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