
Messier 12, Globular Cluster in Ophiuchus696 viewsAbout 16,400 light years from Earth; diameter about 75 light-years. It is loosely packed and has an unusually small number of low-mass stars.
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Detail of the Temple of Hadrian695 viewsErected on Curetes Street in the early 2nd century AD.
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Maximum Annularity695 viewsThis was the closest I could get to maximum annularity, when the outer edge of the Moon's disk is equidistant at all points from the edge of the Sun.
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Temple of Apollo - detail695 viewsThe Temple of Apollo featured a frieze with Medusa heads.
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Jerry & Sandie at Side695 viewsHaving successfully evaded capture by janissaries or pirates, with the fabled Mediterranean Sea at our backs.
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Sun and Marble695 viewsTourists explore the Temple of Apollo while a news camera crew covers preparations for the eclipse.
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A Room Full of Tiles695 viewsA tour de force of beautiful and varied tilework.
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Harem Courtyard695 viewsThe Topkapi harem is something of a maze, consisting of a series of structures , built around courtyards and connected by hallways and walkways.
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Light Show695 viewsI have no idea how Sandie managed to shoot this, but I think it's cool.
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Grave of Enrico Dandolo695 viewsDoge of Venice and leader of the Crusader forces that sacked Constantinople in 1204. In the southern gallery. He died during the expedition and was buried in Aya Sophia.
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Ablution Fountain695 viewsadirvan (fountain for ritual ablutions), added by Sultan Mahmud I in 1740.
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Southern Exposure695 viewsA view from the southeast. The south garden stairs are blocked off because they are in disrepair and cannot be used.
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