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Planet Aurora Borealis

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Illuminated by an eerie greenish light, this remarkable little planet is covered with ice and snow and ringed by tall pine trees. Of course, this little planet is actually planet Earth, and the surrounding stars are above the horizon near Östersund, Sweden. The pale greenish illumination is from a curtain of shimmering Aurora Borealis also [...]

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Little Planet Lovejoy

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Once a bright apparition in the southern hemisphere dawn Comet Lovejoy is fading, but its long tail still stretches across skies near the south celestial pole. Captured on the morning of December 30th, the comet appears near edge of this little planet as well. Of course, the little planet is actually planet Earth and the [...]

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Flying Over Planet Earth

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Have you ever dreamed of flying high above the Earth? Astronauts visiting the International Space Station do this every day, circling our restless planet twice every three hours. A dramatic example of their view was compiled in the above time-lapse video from images taken earlier this month. As the ISS speeds into the nighttime half [...]

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Kepler16b a Planet With Two Suns

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If you stay up long enough, you can watch both suns set. Such might be a common adage from beings floating in the atmosphere of Kepler 16b, a planet recently discovered by the space-based Kepler satellite. The above animated video shows how the planetary system might look to a visiting spaceship. Although multiple star systems [...]

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Planet Earth From Space Art Print Poster - 24x36 Poster Print Collections Poster Print, 24x36 Astronomy Poster Print, 24x36

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Poster Title: Planet Earth from Space Art Print Poster - 24x36 Poster Print Collections Poster Print, 24x36 Size: 24 x 36 inches Decorate your home or office with high quality posters. Planet Earth from Space Art Print Poster - 24x36 Poster Print Collections Poster Print, 24x36 is that perfect piece that matches your style, interests, [...]

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TrES2b Dark Planet

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Why is this planet so dark? Planet TrES-2b reflects back less than one percent of the light it receives, making it darker than any known planet or moon, darker even than coal. Jupiter-sized TrES-2b orbits extremely close to a sun-like star 750 light years away, and was discovered producing slight eclipses in 2006 using the [...]

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Total Solar Eclipse(solarised).wmv

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This is a solarised version of the Total Solar Eclipse filmed on the 29 March 2006 from Mamprobi Accra Ghana West Africa. I did not film the beginning of this event because I did not have the camera ready, or think it would have been such a mystical event that was about take place, I [...]

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Companion of a Young, Sun-Like Star Confirmed

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The first direct image of an extrasolar planet orbiting a star similar to our Sun has been confirmed. Located just 500 light-years away toward the constellation Scorpius, the parent star, cataloged as 1RXS J160929.1-210524, is only slightly less massive and a little cooler than the Sun. The star is, however, much younger, a few million [...]

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Khan Altay - (Total Solar Eclipse) Planet Art Trance Festival, 2008

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Summer psytrance festival celebrating the Mayan Day out of Time and the Total Solar Eclipse, courtesy Space of Joy Community. July 25th - August 2nd, 2008 Altay Mountains, Siberia, Russia Background Track: Mr. Peculiar - Hero HD download: vimeo.com Tags: Planet, Altay Mountains, Total, Siberia

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Star Trails and Tajinastes

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What bizarre planet do these alien creatures inhabit? It's only planet Earth, of course. In this well-composed scene, the sky is filled with star trails around the north celestial pole. A reflection of the Earth's daily rotation on its axis, star trails are familiar to photographers who fix their camera to a tripod and make [...]

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UFO, Stars, Planet X Comets (Solarised Clips 2006 - 2011)

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This is a collection of clips from the past of various heavenly bodies filmed from Ghana West Africa from dates stated Below:- Total Solar Eclipse 2006, Ufo at sundown 2006, 10 Oct 2010, 3rd Nov 2010, 16-15 Nov 2010, 25 Jan 2011, 20 Feb 2011, 11 May 2011. Solarised with Nero. Music By: Jahbond Tags: [...]

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Regulus and the Red Planet

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Leo's royal star Regulus and red planet Mars appear in a colorful pairing just above the horizon in this starry skyscape. The photo was taken on June 4th from Oraman, a mountainous region of Kurdistan in western Iran near the border with Iraq. The marked color contrast between Mars and the bright blue star was [...]

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Lightning Eclipse From the Planet of the Goats

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Thunderstorms almost spoiled this view of the spectacular June 15 total lunar eclipse. Instead, storm clouds parted for 10 minutes during the total eclipse phase and lightning bolts contributed to the dramatic sky. Captured with a 30 second exposure the scene also inspired what, in the 16 year history of Astronomy Picture of the Day, [...]

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Up-Date Tomorrows Lunar Eclipse : For June 15 2011

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Atmospheric scientist Richard Keen of the University of Colorado explains the volcano-eclipse connection: "The Moon will pass deep into Earth's shadow during totality, actually passing over the center of the shadow at mid-eclipse. As such, it should be a fairly dark eclipse. Furthermore, it appears that last week's eruption of the volcano in Chile may [...]

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The Faces of Mars

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Enthusiastic astro-artists ranging from expert to beginner, the youngest age 10, all contributed their work to this entertaining panel featuring different faces of Mars. Their sketches are all based on telescopic views of the Red Planet from earlier this year, near its 2010 opposition. Mars offers the best telescopic views at opposition, since that's when [...]

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50 Years Ago Yuri's Planet

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On April 12th, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alexseyevich Gagarin became the first human in space. His remotely controlled Vostok 1 spacecraft lofted him to an altitude of 200 miles and carried him once around planet Earth. Commenting on the first view from space he reported, "The sky is very dark; the Earth is bluish. Everything [...]

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Otherworldly Planet Rise

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What would a sunrise look like on another world? So far, humanity has only recorded sunrises on Mars and Earth, but it is fun to wonder what they would look like on planets known and yet unknown. Planets far from their parent star would record the rise of an unusually bright point of light rather [...]

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Is This Really Moon?

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Partial solar eclipse today (march 4th 2011)? Tags: Planet, Eclipses Occultations and Transits, Eclipse, Object, Solar, moon

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Planet Earth Astronomy & Space Poster Print, 37x24

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Print Title: Planet Earth Size: 37 x 24 inches Please visit www.amazon.com/artdotcom to check for promotions from time to time. Product DescriptionArt.com is the world's largest retailer of art prints, posters, photographs, and framed artwork. With our huge selection of over 400,000 prints, you'll easily find the perfect piece for your home, office, or classroom. [...]

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What You Can See With a Telescope

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In this article about planet telescopes, you will find out about: * What can you see with a telescope? * How to buy a telescope? * Tips to buy your first space telescope ::: What Can You See With A Telescope? ::: Planets - Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and some of the other planets in our [...]

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