
Multifunction Gizmo621 viewsCandelabra, clock, bowl and dispensers for condiments or cosmetics - not sure which - but certainly a versatile product of the silversmith's art.
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Markarian's Chain of Galaxies621 viewsA chain of galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, named after a Soviet astronomer. Right to left: M84, M86, NGC 4477, NGC 4473, NGC4461, NGC 4458, NGC4438 and NGC4435.
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M14 - Globular cluster in Ophiuchus621 viewsAlso known as NGC 6402. 30,000 light-years distant. Contains several hundred thousand stars.
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M44 - The Beehive Cluster621 viewsOpen cluster in the constellation Cancer. Around 600 light-years distant and 600 million years old.
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M8, The Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius620 viewsAn emission nebula lying 4000-6000 years from Earth. Also designated NGC 6523. An HII star-forming region. Contains the open cluster NGC 6530.
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The Sun - Just prior to First Contact (Hydrogen-Alpha View)620 viewsVenus has not yet begun to encroach on the Sun's disk
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NGC 6946 - Fireworks Galaxy and Friends620 viewsAn alternate view of the Fireworks Galaxy featuring a neighbor, the open star cluster NGC 6939, near the lower edge of the image.
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An Ephesian Cat620 viewsPam Bloxham and Cherie Rabideaux frolic with one of the local felines.
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Upside-down Medusa Head620 viewsWhy is this head placed upside-down? Legend says that it was to ward off the evil power of the Medusa's gaze, which turned people to stone. Did people really think that a marble carving could have such powers? Or was there a more practical reason?
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022620 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Post-Totality 1619 viewsA few seconds after Third Contact (end of totality).
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Preparations in Progress619 viewsAmateur and professional photographers were getting an early start on setting up their equipment in the amphitheater.
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