
Dallas, October 2022716 viewsDallas, October 2022
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Meteor Crater, October 5, 2022716 viewsMeteor Crater, October 5, 2022
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Meteor Crater, October 5, 2022716 viewsMeteor Crater, October 5, 2022
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Sh2-290 - Planetary Nebula in Cancer716 viewsAlso known as Abell 31 and PK 219+31.1. Ancient planetary nebula, about 2000 light-years away, one of the largest in the sky but very dim.
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Tile Damage715 viewsA thermal protective system tile from one of the shuttles, showing the wear and tear inflicted during the course of several missions.
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Totality minus 10 minutes715 viewsC2 - 9 min 29 sec
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Sandie with Camera715 viewsSandie adjusts her trusty Canon Powershot SD500 in preparation for the next shot.
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NGC 6522 - Globular Cluster in Sagittarius715 viewsPossibly the oldest star cluster in the Milky Way,[4] with an age of more than 12 billion years. Located in an area of the sky known as Baade's Window, named for the astronomer Walter Baade, who first recognized its signficance. Baade's Window is an area of the sky with relatively low amounts of interstellar dust along the line of sight from the Earth, allowing unobstructed observation of the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
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Camel Rides715 viewsIn this case the "ride" was limited to sitting on the camel, which remained motionless, and having your picture taken. We would have to wait until we went to Morocco, many years later, to take a real camel ride.
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You, Andrew Marvell715 viewsAnd strange at Ecbatan the trees
Take leaf by leaf the evening strange...
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Post-Totality 3715 viewsCome! And in the fires of Spring
The winter garment of Repentance fling;
The Bird of Time hath but a little way to fly
And Lo! The Bird is on the wing!
- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
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Galatasarai Square715 viewsThe midpoint of Istiklal Street, between Galata Tower and Taksim Square. I do not know the name or significance of the organ-pipe monument at left.
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