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Maiden's Tower - Kiz Kulesi644 viewsAccessible only by boat, this tower on a tiny islet in the Bosphorus is a place of legend. It also has a restaurant where we would enjoy a farewell journey the following evening.
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R4360 Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major644 views28-cylinder supercharged air-cooled four-row radial engine, displacing 4,362.5 cu in (71.489 L), first built in 1944. Used in early post-WWII aircraft such as Boeing B-50, Convair B-36 and Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022644 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Dallas, October 2022644 viewsDallas, October 2022
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M18 and M17 together644 viewsTwo Messier objects - M18, a sparse open cluster, at left, 4230 light-years away; and M17, the Swan or Omega Nebula, at right, 5 to 6 thousand light-years distant, both in Sagittarius.
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IC5146 - The Cocoon Nebula644 viewsEmission/reflection nebula in Cygnus, surrounded by dark nebula Barnard 168 (B168) which also appears as a trail behind the Cocoon
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It's almost over643 viewsThe Sun is obscured by a bush as it nears the horizon.
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A Herculean Labor643 viewsJoAnn and Doug enlisted some highly skilled electricians and craftsmen to help in assembling the chandelier and making it work; it came with some pieces missing, and a number of technical issues had to be resolved. It was an impressive feat to get it working; not many people would have been able or willing to endure such an ordeal, and all the people involved deserve a lot of credit.
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Verdant Country643 viewsSarah and Mike's house is largely concealed from the street by the trees and shrubs surrounding it.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022643 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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M45 - The Pleiades642 viewsA star cluster consisting of young, hot blue stars, about 130 light-years from Earth in the constellation Taurus. Only part of the cluster is shown here because it is too large to fit in the scope's field of view.
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German Fountain642 viewsConstructed to commemorate Kaiser Wilhelm II's second visit to Turkey (1898). The Kaiser was promoting a Berlin-to-Baghdad railway which he hoped would provide Germany access to the Middle East with its rich oilfields.
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