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The Cosmic Horseshoe is the nickname given to a gravitationally lensed system of two galaxies in the constellation Leo. The foreground galaxy lies directly in front in the line of sight to a more distant galaxy.
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CAMS (the Cameras for All-Sky Meteor Surveillance project) is a NASA-sponsored international project that tracks and triangulates meteors during night-time video surveillance in order to map and monitor meteor showers. Data processing is housed at the Carl Sagan Center of the SETI Institute [1] in California, USA.
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Light pollution is stray light from parking lots, sport complexes, street lights and other human activity, which manifests as a glow in the night sky. For darker skies, head at least 20 to 30 ...
Koyaanisqatsi runs for 86 minutes and comprises a montage of visuals accompanied by a minimal music score, without narration or dialogue. It opens with an ancient cave painting, followed by a close-up of a rocket] launch, while a deep bass voice chants the film's title.
The Omega Nebula is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius.It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. Charles Messier catalogued it in 1764. It is by some of the richest starfields of the Milky Way, figuring in the northern two-thirds of Sagittarius.
Two hundred and thirty horseshoes currently decorate the walls of Oakham Castle. It is thought that this tradition is linked to the de Ferrers' family name; Ferrier was the Norman French word for farrier and the horseshoe has been a symbol of the de Ferrers family since Henry de Ferrers arrived in England in 1066.