Staring out at the stars, Guelph Lake ON [14mm f/2.8 iso 1600 10sec] by markoshino
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An analemma, a composite image taken from the same spot at the same time over the course of a year, from the village of Callanish in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, UK. Equinoxes are the middle points
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The Storm That Missed Earth – “A typical CME [coronal mass ejection] travels at about 1 million mph [1,609,344 kilometers per hour]. This model of the [23 July 2012] event shows the CME (red) speeding in the direction of STEREO A at 6.7 million mph [10,782,604.8 kilometers per hour].” [1024 x 576] by trot-trot
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Carolyn Shoemaker (b. 1929) is a teacher and astronomer. Even though her career in astronomy began at the age of 51, she discovered over 800 asteroids and 32 comets, once holding the record for most comets discovered by an individual.
She first started working in astronomy at the California Institute of Technology in 1980, where she made her important discoveries, including 377 minor planets. She received the Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1996.
NGC 6188: The Dragons of Ara Image Credit & Copyright: Tian Lee [4096x4096] by LordLukeyDee
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M15: Great Pegasus Cluster by KonigVonMurmeltiere
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