Event Horizon - Astronomical and Terrestrial Images

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Winged Figure628 viewsStone carving detail, Curetes Street.
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Messier 13 - Hercules Globular Cluster626 views145 light-years in diameter, consisting of several hundred thousand stars, this is the most famous globular cluster in the Northern Hemisphere and is about 22,000 miles from Earth.
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Coals to Newcastle626 viewsIt was the Ottoman Turks who introduced coffee to Europe, so there is some irony in finding an outlet of a coffee shop chain originating in the USA, and now Australian-owned, in Istanbul.
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IC4592 - Blue Horsehead Nebula 626 viewsReflection nebula in the constellation Scorpius, lit by the giant septuple star Jabbah (Nu Scorpii). This photo shows only part of the nebula, so the horsehead shape is not evident here.
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Eat at Yusuf's625 viewsThis marble tile with its carving of an eel and a knife was the equivalent of a sign identifying a restaurant, in an era when few people could read.
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Silver City storefronts625 viewsShop facades on the main street of Silver City. The second floor, of course, houses a brothel.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022625 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Markham Winery624 viewsEntrance to Markham Winery in St. Helena. One of the more interesting newer winery chateaux. Didn't get a chance to sample their wares.
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Chandeliers623 viewsSupposedly ostrich eggs were put on the chandelirs to keep them free of cobwebs by repelling spiders. I don't know why ostrich eggs would repel spiders, and I didn't see any myself. I suspect that nowadays the cobwebs are taken care of by the cleaning crew.
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Here's my handle623 viewsThe potter carefully attaches the handle.
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Tile Mosaic623 viewsI don't know whether there is a specific artistic term that applies to this type of composite-tile design, so I just call it a "tile mosaic." Regardless, I found this a particularly pleasing example of the genre.
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Privacy622 viewsAs you get closer the house emerges a little from the vegetation, but still is quite secluded.
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