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Zero Shadow Day , the day on which the sun is directly overhead at local noon. For Chennai, India at 13°N it was on 24th Apr 12:07PM. The sun reaching 89.6°altitude. Interesting fact : This event happens only for locations between 23.5°N to 23.5°S latitudes, which leaves out the entire continental ...

Omega Centauri Globular Cluster (ω Cen / NGC 5139)
shot on a surprisingly clear and transparent night in a normally Bortle 6 zone, 13°N

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Wide field of North America Nebula
A wide field photo of North America Nebula and Butterfly Nebula in Cygnus.
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PSLV-C26 Lifting off A very successful and eventful year for the Indian space program. PSLV-C26 lifting off from ISRO's Sriharikota launch complex. http://wondroussky.blogspot.in/2014/10/pslv-c26-night-launch.html Copyright: Arun Venkataswamy http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ulcr6O8KmBI/VD_83ZHCybI/AAAAAA...

PSLV-C24 ejecting used strap on boosters Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s Polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) ejecting spent strap on boosters. This pic was taken from about 10 km from the launch pad. This ejection happened at an elevation of 56,000 m. Linear distance must be more than...

Venus calling Sun and Earth
you can find Venus between the two cellphone towers
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Crepuscular rays
Crepuscular rays before a beautiful sunrise.
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