Astronomy Pic of the Day | Coma Cluster of Galaxies

Found here.


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"Almost every object in the above photograph is a galaxy. The Coma Cluster of Galaxies pictured above is one of the densest clusters known - it contains thousands of galaxies. Each of these galaxies houses billions of stars..."


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Interesting Old Photos | George Armstrong Custer

From a bunch of pics that I've saved for some reason. This is Captain(at that time) George Armstrong Custer with confederate prisoner of war Lt. James B. Washington.
























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Missing Blogger | He Was There Just A Minute Ago

In WoW he's AFK(Away From Keyboard)..


..or gone to bed, 'night travelers..

Oh, and here's father and son. Believe it or not, Peanut(in back) is the father of Little Man Jack(in front)...


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Piechart; What Do You See?

Piechart



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My First Digital Camera

Forsooth I have left the film world and entered the digital with my first digital camera(below). A Christmas present from the wife..a Sony DSC-S730. Seems easy enough and seems to be packed with features(no I'm not endorsing). It's going to be interesting and fun(I hope), learning digital as an old 35mm user:

And here's my very first pic:














Mister Pudgy(and my right foot).

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Evening Galaxy - Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300

Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 lies some 70 million light-years away on the banks of the constellation Eridanus. NGC 1300 is over 100,000 light years across. A "hop, skip and a jump" in astronomical distances. Click the image to enlarge.

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