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ageofdestruction:
“valley of the shadow: Corona minus the Sun, photographed by Solar Dynamics Observatory, 22nd April 2014.
18 images taken over 9 hours, in 17.1 nm light - emitted by matter in the “quiet corona” at 630,000 kelvin.
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"The immense distances to the stars and the galaxies mean that we see everything in space in the past – some as they were before the Earth came to be. Telescopes are time machines."

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Carl Sagan

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thegildedcentury:
“ Life, January 17, 1949
The Saturn V rockets would eventually use a mix of Liquid Oxygen and highly refined Kerosine.
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astronomicalwonders:
“ The Shredded Remains of an Old Supernova
“Glowing gaseous streamers of red, white, and blue — as well as green and pink — illuminate the heavens like Fourth of July fireworks. The colorful streamers that float across the sky in...

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“ ‘Observatory’ - Pen on paper
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"He was horrified to discover that the kick through hyperspace hadn’t killed him."

- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy (via hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy)

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thedemon-hauntedworld:
“NGC 3521: Galaxy in a Bubble
Gorgeous spiral galaxy NGC 3521 is a mere 35 million light-years away, toward the constellation Leo. Relatively bright in planet Earth’s sky, NGC 3521 is easily visible in small telescopes but...

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