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Mission Control737 viewsGround control center for the Discovery Shuttle mockup. Named after Leif Ericsson, Viking discoverer of America. (I made that up, of course; I have no idea who the Ericsson being honored here was.)
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Corinthian737 viewsA column capital in the Corinthian style.
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The Stadium at Aphrodisias737 viewsPam Bloxham, Jim Windlinger and the Lindquists check out the Stadium.
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IC 5067 - The Pelican Nebula737 viewsAn emission nebula (H-II region) in the constellation Cygnus, associated with the North American Nebula (NGC 7000), but visually separated from it by a dark dust cloud. Supposedly has the shape of a pelican, though not very much in this image.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022737 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022737 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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M101 with Supernova737 viewsMessier 101, Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major, with Supernova SN 2023ixf
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Getting ready for a moonwalk736 viewsChuck Mattox getting strapped into the 1/6 gravity simulator chair.
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Sandie on the Moon736 viewsSandie getting ready for a moonwalk.
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The Temple of Aphrodite736 viewsIn the late fifth century, after the suppression of a pagan-oriented rebellion against the Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno, the Temple was expanded and converted into a Christian basilica.
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Sandie at Pamukkale736 viewsPamukkale means "cotton castle" in Turkish.
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The Arsenal of Holy Peace736 viewsHagia Irene - the Church of Holy Peace - was one of the few churches not converted to a mosque after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was used as an arsenal instead.
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