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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022771 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022771 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Meteor Crater, October 5, 2022771 viewsMeteor Crater, October 5, 2022
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The Pollio Fountain770 viewsSo called because people who had polio were cured by bathing in it. No, I made that up. Actually, it is named for the Pollio family, a prominent Ephesus family who had it built in 97 AD.
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Sebasteion - Temple of Augustus770 viewsMembers of our tour group check out the Sebasteion.
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Tower Yali770 viewsHouse with its own mini-minaret - or could it be a neighborhood mosque?
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Next Door770 viewsOne of the properties that Lief helps his dad, Arnold, to manage in Angwin
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M11 - The Wild Duck Cluster770 viewsOne of the richest, most compact and most massive open clusters known; estimates range from 3,700 to 11,000 solar masses. Radius 95 light-years. 6,120 light-years away, in the constellation Scutum. Supposedly the cluster resembles a flying flock of ducks, although as far as I can tell it could just as well be geese, crows or magpies.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022770 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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NGC 253 - The Silver Dollar Galaxy770 viewsSpiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.
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IC4604, The Rho Ophiuchi Nebula770 viewsPart of the Rho Ophiuchi complex, a gaggle of interstellar clouds centered 1 degree south of the star Rho Ophiuchi. Estimated distance from Earth is 460 light-years.
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First Contact769 viewsVenus takes a tiny nibble out of the Sun's disk just past the 5 o'clock position.
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