
Mine Camp and Mill788 viewsIt turns out this isn't actually the mine, which is at the top of the hill; it's just the area where the ore was processed after being hauled down the hill on the aerial tramway.
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Hudson's Bay Co. Fur Trapper Camp788 viewsNote the Hudson's Bay Company flag at the left. For a while there was doubt about whether the Oregon Territory would become part of Canada or the USA. This was resolved by the USA threatening to invade Canada and seize everything up to 54 degrees and forty minutes north, then making the Canadians accept a "compromise" whereby the Americans got everything they really wanted in the first place.
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IC417 and NGC1931 - The Spider and the Fly788 viewsEmission nebula in Auriga, 100 light-years across and 10,000 light-years from Earth. The Fly (NGC1931) is about 7,000 light-years away.
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IC 1848 - The Soul Nebula787 viewsAn emission nebula in Cassiopeia, eastern neighbor of the Heart Nebula, IC 1805. About 6,500 light-years away, it spans 100 light-years, and is too big at that distance to fit into my telescope's field of view, so only part of it is seen here.
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The Headless Doctor787 viewsErected during the Byzantine era in honor of a woman doctor who had rendered great services to the city.
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The Stadium at Aphrodisias787 viewsThe culvert-like stadium entrance.
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11-1/2 Minutes after Third Contact787 viewsC3 + 11 min 37 sec
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Gallery View787 viewsThe northern gallery, as seen from the southern.
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The Esthetics of Rock787 viewsFor me the beauty of the rocks lies in their irregularity and chaotic randomness, as well as in their coloration.
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Disorientation787 viewsHard to tell which way is up in this setting.
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Sandie at the Prytaneion786 viewsThe Prytaneion held the sacred fire of Hestia, which was supposed to never be extinguished. To that end it was tended by priests called Curetes, for whom Curetes Street is named.
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Nomad Wares786 viewsThe lady sold shawls and amulets, and probably made a good haul off us.
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