
Post-Totality 2775 viewsThe Moon is rising, the Sun is setting. How will this end?
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Tiles775 viewsThe interior of the Blue Mosque is lined with over ceramic 20,000 tiles. These were made in Iznik, the former Nicaea, which was a major center for the production of fine tiles.
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Map of the Ottoman Empire775 viewsShows how the Empire expanded from its early days, when it occupied just a small area of Anatolia and the Balkans, through the 17th century, when it reached its greatest extent. Note that in Turkish the name is "Osmanli," after Osman, the founder; "Ottoman" is a Western corruption.
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Reading room775 viewsThe X-shaped wooden stands held books for readers sitting on the benches.
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Flying Saucer with Aliens775 viewsThe Atomic Inn's entry won the sweepstakes - for the third year in a row. That was because the aliens zapped anyone who didn't vote for it.
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M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy775 viewsA wide-field view of the Andromeda Galaxy, 2.5 million light years away and 152,000 light years in diameter. Satellite galaxies M32 (above right of center, on rim of M31) and M110 (bottom center) also appear in the frame. Red swath at left was caused by a reflection of the red power-on light on the ZWO ASI2600MC camera, which sits in front of the telescope.
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Totaity minus 26 minutes774 viewsC2 - 25 min, 57 sec
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Side Amphitheater - Proscenium774 viewsThough ruined, the proscenium was still imposing with its grandiose stonework and fine sculptures.
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Chasing Shadows774 viewsThe Moon is making progress in its task of covering up the Sun, which is now about 35% obscured.
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Obelisk of Theodosius I774 viewsOriginally erected at Karnak by Pharaoh Thutmose III in the 15th century BC, and moved to Constantinople by Emperor Theodosius I in 390 AD. It stands in what used to be the Hippodrome and is now Sultan Ahmet Square.
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Ultra-modern Mansions774 viewsNo throwing stones here.
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The Fountain of Trajan773 viewsDedicated (surprise!) to the Emperor Trajan (reigned AD 98-117), under whom the Roman Empire reached its greatest territorial extent.
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