Event Horizon - Astronomical and Terrestrial Images

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Messier 7 - Ptolemy's Cluster743 viewsAn open cluster of stars in the constellation Scorpius. Southernmost Messier object. 980 light years distant. Also designated NGC 6475.
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"Atmospheric" Pay Toilet742 viewsI thought this was an odd way of putting it.
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Poppy Close-Up742 viewsSandie's Canon Powershot did a good job of capturing this poppy close-up.
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Stage Building742 viewsThe amphitheater's stage building originally consisted of 3 stories, only one of which has been restored.
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Dizzying Heights742 viewsI climbed to the top row of seating to take this picture.
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The Stadium at Aphrodisias742 viewsThe tour group members are dwarfed by the size of the stadium.
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Tiled Doorway742 viewsEntrance to the Circumcision Pavilion.
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Dolmabahçe Palace - very close-up view742 viewsDetail of palace windows and side doorways in the Harem wing.
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The Marble Door742 viewsLocated in the southern part of the upper gallery, the Marble Door opened into a chamber that was used for synods (church councils). This picture was taken inside the chamber.
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Empress Zoe mosaic742 viewsChrist is seated in the middle holding a Bible; on the left is Emperor Constantine IX Monomachus, and on the right, Empress Zoe. Dates from the 11th century AD. Located on the eastern wall of the southern gallery.
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Apse Mosaic - Virgin and Child742 viewsDates from 867 AD. May be a reconstruction of an original mosaic destroyed during the Iconoclastic period of Byzantine history, when representations of deities and saints were considered to be idols and thus outlawed.
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Bed and Breakfast742 viewsIn Edmonds we stayed in a little studio apartment which shared the house pictured here. Our quarters were on the left, identified by the "7713" on the door.
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