Event Horizon - Astronomical and Terrestrial Images

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Red Star Taco Bar782 viewsAn appropriate name and marquee for an eatery just across the street from Lenin Plaza. Lenin would probably have liked tacos.
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Unofficial Car782 viewsI hadn't seen one of these VW crew-cab pickups in quite a while. I failed to check what the rest of the word is that the blue sack is covering up because I figured the owner would think I was trying to steal it and have me arrested.
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Canada Geese782 viewsThese geese are the same ones who show up on the golf course near our house in the fall and spring. The one in front is George, the next one is Georgia, the third is Geoff, then Glenda, and so on.
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Black Drop Effect781 viewsFirst Contact plus 11 minutes. Venus appears to be glued to the rim of the Sun's disk. This is known as the "Black Drop Effect."
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Touchdown - and we're still in one piece!781 viewsChuck beams his satisfaction at bringing the Discovery to a successful touchdown.
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Totality - a few seconds after Second Contact781 viewsAfter the eclipse went total, I had to try several different exposure settings to get it right - 1/2 second seemed to work best.
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Sunspots781 viewsThe Sun in this early-pre-totality eyepiece-projection shot is too big to fit into the frame, but the sunspots do show up well.
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A Cut above the Others781 viewsThey are all beautiful, but some just seem to leap up and seize your attention.
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A Forest of Masts781 viewsThe fortifications guarding the Old Harbor provide a perfect backdrop for the crowded marina below.
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Post-Totality 4781 viewsAt this point I ran out of film, so I didn't make it to Fourth Contact with the post-totality images.
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Blue Mosque - Fountain and Minaret781 viewsOne of the six minarets of the Blue Mosque towers over the fountain in the forecourt of the Mosque.
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Local Color781 viewsIn the 1970s and 80s the Istiklal side streets were notorious for their bars and bordellos, but then gentrification set in; we saw plenty of bars and pubs, but no evidence of any bordellos.
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