Thread: This Wonderful Earth ~ {ERG}

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Sky Watchers Amateur astronomers observe a rare occultation of Pleiades star cluster by the young crescent Moon in the evening sky. The bight "star" above the left side observer is planet Mars in the constellation Taurus.

Normandy Night A winter night at the coastline of Normandy, France, looking down to unique coastal cliffs of Etretat. Above through a thin layer of clouds the prominent constellation of Orion is visible at left and the V-shape head of Taurus, the Bull, is notable at right.

Beluga Whales, Canada Code: Photograph by Gavin Parsons A pod of beluga whales diving to feed in Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada. The whale nearest to the photographer is releasing air to aid its descent.

Still Life, Moscow, Russia, 1986 Code: Photograph by Sam Abell "What's the use? What's going on in the world? War and Peace hero Count Pierre Bezukhov looked at Moscow society in 1811 and wrestled with his conscience. Like this character in his epic novel, Tolstoy questioned his own life; he eventually became a vegetarian and espoused religious views that drew fire from ...

Tomoe Inn Window, Hagi, Japan, 1984 Code: Photograph by Sam Abell "Seeing with eyes of the heart—known as mono no aware in Japanese—describes the way to understand this visual poem of a tree, framed by a window, against a backdrop of roof tiles at Hagi's Tomoe Inn. Set to haiku, a traditional Japanese poetry form, the scene reads: "A courtyard window This tree stands,...

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Chipaya Woman and Sheep Code: Photograph by Maria Stenzel "Scoured by gusting sand, a Chipaya woman follows her sheep home across the high plains. As more of her people leave to become farmworkers or housekeepers elsewhere in Bolivia and Chile, will the Chipaya's roots hold, or will they be pulled up and scattered to the winds?"