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Jim Windlinger's Setup592 viewsJim Windlinger brought a superb array of equipment to the 2006 eclipse - a Borg telescope, all-automated mount and guiding apparatus, digital camera. But it was the Nazar Boncuk hanging from the counterweight shaft that really guaranteed the success of his endeavor.
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Fleet of Fancy592 viewsSimilar to the previous, apparently by the same artist, but unique.
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The Executioner's Fountain592 viewsThis may be the fountain where, as legend has it, the Sultan's executioner washed off his sword after lopping off a victim's head.
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Golden Arches592 viewsEven in the shadow of the greatest monuments of antiquity, you can't escape the banal icons of the modern world.
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Amphitheater Ascent591 viewsKathy and David Lindquist climb the Amphitheater aisle steps.
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Mediterranean Vista591 viewsPalatial residences perch atop the heights on the east side of the Old Harbor, overlooking the Mediterrranean Sea.
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Roman Gate591 viewsA visit to Perge begins by entering through the Roman Gate, built in the reign of Septimius Severus (193-211 AD).
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Illumination591 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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Galatasarai High School Gate591 viewsThe oldest secondary school in Turkey, located in Galatasarai Square.
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Sandie at the Brothel590 viewsWarily watching for janissaries lurking about.
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The Old Mill590 viewsI don't know when this mill was built, most likely not more than a couple of centuries ago; but water wheels have been in use for grinding grain since Roman times.
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Miniature Mosque590 viewsItems in the silver collection dated from the 16th century to the end of the 19th, but most were from the late 19th.
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