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The Night Sky In 37,440 Exposures
MyFox ^
| 12 May 2011
| staff reporter
Posted on 05/12/2011 12:41:38 PM PDT by Daffynition
SEATTLE - Nick Risinger has always gazed up at the sky.
But last year the amateur astronomer and photographer quit his day job as a Seattle marketing director and lugged six synchronized cameras about 60,000 miles to capture an image of the entire night sky.
Risinger, 28, set up his rack of cameras in high-elevation locales in the Western U.S. and South Africa, timing photo shoots around new moons.
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To: Daffynition
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05/12/2011 12:44:06 PM PDT
by
OneWingedShark
(Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
To: Daffynition
Looks like a dead jellyfish or something in the middle of surgery.
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posted on
05/12/2011 12:44:26 PM PDT
by
Jim W N
To: Daffynition
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posted on
05/12/2011 12:44:43 PM PDT
by
Empireoftheatom48
(Tag line under construction, please mind the gap!!)
To: Daffynition; Revolting cat!
"It's full of stars!"
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posted on
05/12/2011 12:48:05 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
("If Eric Holder had his way, O-B-L would still be alive today." Thank you President Bush for Gitmo.)
To: OneWingedShark
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posted on
05/12/2011 12:48:06 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
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posted on
05/12/2011 12:48:23 PM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: Jim 0216
Makes me want to quit my job and do something *fun* for a change.
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posted on
05/12/2011 12:50:35 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Jim 0216
To: Empireoftheatom48
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posted on
05/12/2011 12:52:30 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: DUMBGRUNT
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posted on
05/12/2011 12:54:49 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(The pleasure you get from life, is equal to the attitude you put into it.)
To: PetroniusMaximus
LOL...I swear there's not a single person on FR who has any sense of aesthetics or spirituality. ;D
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posted on
05/12/2011 12:58:03 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Daffynition
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posted on
05/12/2011 12:58:03 PM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
(Giving politicians more tax money is like giving addicts free drugs to cure their addiction)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
05/12/2011 1:09:53 PM PDT
by
svcw
(Non forgiveness is like holding a hot coal thinking the other person will be blistered)
To: Daffynition
“Wow... big place.”
— Z. Beeblebrox
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posted on
05/12/2011 1:12:18 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: OneWingedShark
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posted on
05/12/2011 1:21:49 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(Long Form = Hospital-Generated detailed birth form with all details and seal.)
To: Publius6961
Bookmark for later to figure out where our familiar constellations are.
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posted on
05/12/2011 1:22:45 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(Long Form = Hospital-Generated detailed birth form with all details and seal.)
To: Daffynition
How come my back yard sky never looks like this!!!!!!
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posted on
05/12/2011 1:22:56 PM PDT
by
geege
To: Daffynition
The MoonWalk? Very nice.
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posted on
05/12/2011 1:39:54 PM PDT
by
jnsun
(The Left: the need to manipulate others because of nothing productive to offer.)
Would some please explain to me why when I look up at the night sky it has never looked like this to me.
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posted on
05/12/2011 1:46:54 PM PDT
by
RC51
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