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Spinning the 2012 Transit of Venus by Fort Photo on Flickr.
"The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful. If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living."
― Henri Poincaré
Moon and Planets Align in Korea
Moon and planets align in the evening sky as seen from Geojedo Island of Korea. The crescent Moon is the lowest, while Venus (in conjunction with the Moon) is second on the line, then Mars, and last Jupiter among stars of Capricornus.
By Kwon O Chul
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Lightning at Erupting Eyjafjallajökull
Lightning has long been associated with volcanic eruptions, as seen in this spectacular example at Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland. The volcano is spewing ash into the atmosphere and causing global travel chaos.
Credit: Marco Fulle
Starry night (by LalliSig)
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The Majestic Circumzenithal Arcs
The circumzenithal arc, CZA, is the most beautiful of all the halos. The first sighting is always a surprise, an ethereal rainbow fled from its watery origins and wrapped improbably about the zenith. It is often described as an “upside down rainbow” by first timers. Someone also charmingly likened it to “a grin in the sky”.
Look straight up near to the zenith when the sun if fairly low and especially if sundogs are visible. The centre of the bow always sunwards and red is on the outside.
new starscape site? (by CHUCKage)
amazing as usual - great stuff ben!
Trade Winds (by Ben Canales)
Milky Way over South Holston Lake (by Greg Booher)
