Event Horizon - Astronomical and Terrestrial Images

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Sharpless2-112700 viewsEmission nebula in Cygnus, energized by the star BD +45 3216 embedded within it.
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Mission Control Consoles699 viewsControl center for the Discovery Space Shuttle mockup. Probably not as elaborate as the one in Houston.
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Nearing sunset699 viewsThe foreground trees show up a little better in this shot.
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Temples of Athena and Apollo699 viewsAthena and Apollo were the patron deities of Side, and their almost identical twin temples commanded the harbor entrance. Here, Mark Antony first met up with Cleopatra.
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Column, View near Base699 viewsIt took three shots to capture this column in adequate detail. This is the section nearest the base. I don't know the identity of the figure depicted here; my guess is that it's a public official performing a sacrifice to Artemis.
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Illumination699 viewsFlash photography is not permitted in the Blue Mosque. Even though artificial lighting supplements the natural light admitted through the stained-glass windows, it was still too dim for our cameras inside the mosque, so many of our pictures came out blurry.
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Pokey con-descends699 viewsHe did climb down from his perch nimbly and unaided, and now he munches contentedly on a treat while his buddy extolls his virtues and elucidates his lifestyle.
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M85 - Lenticular or Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices699 viewsM85 is a lenticular galaxy in the process of transitioning to an elliptical galaxy. It lies on the outskirts of the Virgo Cluster and is 60 million light-years away, is estimated to be 125,000 light-years across, and is interacting with the smaller nearby galaxy NGC 4394.
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022699 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Cumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022699 viewsCumbres & Toltec RR, Oct. 7, 2022
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Messier 88 - Spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices699 viewsA member of the Virgo Cluster although it appears in the neighboring constellation of Coma Berenices. About 47 million light-years distant from Earch; boasts a 100-million solar mass black hole at its core.
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Strapping into the MMU698 viewsA somewhat apprehensive JLF is starting to wonder if this is really a good idea.
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