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Youngzin cottage in the historic Gemoor Khar against backdrop of the Gephan range, Gemur village, Lahaul, India. Elevation 3,290 m (10,790 ft), peaks about 6,000 m (20,000 ft). +/− [en]
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 Eruption of Strokkur (Icelandic for "churn") a fountain geyser located in the Haukadalur geothermal area, southwest of Iceland. Change image |
English : Eruption of Strokkur (Icelandic for "churn") a fountain geyser located in the Haukadalur geothermal area, southwest of Iceland.
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English : The first flight of Ingenuity on Mars as a 15 frame real-time animation (1 FPS) acquired by the navigation camera (NAV) of the helicopter.
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,_Wale_Street_--_2024_--_3536.jpg) Colorful houses in Wale Street, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Change image |
English : Colorful houses in Wale Street, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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English : This color-coded map in Orthographic projection displays a progression of changing global surface temperature anomalies. Normal temperatures are shown in white. Higher than normal temperatures are shown in red and lower than normal temperatures are shown in blue. Normal temperatures are calculated over the 30 year baseline period 1951-1980. The maps are averages over a running 24 month window. The final frame represents global temperature anomalies in 2023.
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 Northwest view of the church, castle and lake in Ivenack, Germany. The complex is part of the Ivenacker Tiergarten and Ivenacker Eichen nature reserves. Change image |
English : Northwest view of the church, castle and lake in Ivenack, Germany. The complex is part of the Ivenacker Tiergarten and Ivenacker Eichen nature reserves.
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English : Nutrias (Myocastor coypus), native in South America, on the Ljubljanica river in Slovenia (Europe)
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_with_Indian_garden_lizard.jpg) Crested hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus) with Indian garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) in Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. Change image |
English : Crested hawk-eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus) with Indian garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) in Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
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English : An animated view of NASA's Earth observing fleet, as it looks on 9 August 2024. Time shown in UTC.
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 An 18th century horse mill at the Wieliczka Salt Mine, southern Poland. Change image |
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English : Self-similarity in the Mandelbrot set shown by zooming in on a round feature while panning in the negative-x direction.
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 Dorothea of Caesarea in a 15th century fresco on the apsidal arch of the St. Jacob church in Urtijëi, in Val Gardena. Today is St. Dorothea's feast day. Change image |
English : Dorothea of Caesarea in a 15th century fresco on the apsidal arch of the St. Jacob church in Urtijëi, in Val Gardena. Today is St. Dorothea's feast day.
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English : "Twelfth Street Rag" is a ragtime musical composition published by Euday L. Bowman in 1914.
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,_Almuradiel,_Ciudad_Real,_España,_2021-12-19,_DD_07.jpg) Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus), Almuradiel, Ciudad Real, Spain. Change image |
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English : Relative humidity is calculated using temperature and moisture fields from NASA’s GEOS-FP system. GEOS-FP combines millions of weather observations with a predictive model to create a global best estimate of weather conditions that are used to begin a forecast.
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_31.jpg) Zernez, decoration on the vaults of the Reformed Church San Mauritius. Change image |
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,_Born_a._Darß.jpg) Main entrance on the west facade of the Lutheran Fishermen's Church in Born auf dem Darß, Germany Change image |
English : Main entrance on the west facade of the Lutheran Fishermen's Church in Born auf dem Darß, Germany
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English : U.S. Customs and Border Protection flies over Allegiant Stadium on February 8th, 2024, ahead of Super Bowl LVIII with the Blackhawk and A-Star helicopters.
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 Self-portrait in White Dress by Jacek Malczewski, 1914 Change image |
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English : Tides at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve
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 Nassarius arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758), Casket Nassa; length 2.2 cm; Originating from Madagascar. Change image |
English : Nassarius arcularia (Linnaeus, 1758), Casket Nassa; length 2.2 cm; Originating from Madagascar.
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English : A yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicum) coming out of the hide. Seen in the Red Sea of Jordan.
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.jpg) Galanthus nivalis double-flowered Snowdrop. Focus stack of 44 photos. Change image |
English : Galanthus nivalis double-flowered Snowdrop. Focus stack of 44 photos.
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English : View of the frozen Mississippi River and the US 151 Highway bridge in Dubuque, Iowa, on February 12th, 2023, with a FPV drone.
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English : Explanatory video on the thought of the philosopher Sally Haslanger. Subtitles available.
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 The Zanskar Range of the Indian Himalayas towers 2,400 m (8,000 ft) over Padum town in Zanskar, Ladakh. The elevation of Padum is 3,660 m (12,010 ft). The Stod-Doda river flows from the right across the Padum valley, merges into the Tsarap River which flows from centre to left. Change image |
English : The Zanskar Range of the Indian Himalayas towers 2,400 m (8,000 ft) over Padum town in Zanskar, Ladakh. The elevation of Padum is 3,660 m (12,010 ft). The Stod-Doda river flows from the right across the Padum valley, merges into the Tsarap River which flows from centre to left.
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English : Two black-footed albatrosses excitedly dance around each other using emphatically coordinated wing, bill, and head gestures during courtship, with countless other albatrosses sitting on nests in the background.
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 Construction of the Golden Horn Metro Bridge in Istanbul. The bridge opened on this date in 2014. Change image |
English : Construction of the Golden Horn Metro Bridge in Istanbul. The bridge opened on this date in 2014.
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English : Close-up of a greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) vocalising in the Camargue during the mating season, filmed in slow motion at a speed four times slower than reality.
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 Graeme Allwright in concert at the 2012 Festival de Cornouaille. He died on this day in 2020. Change image |
English : Graeme Allwright in concert at the 2012 Festival de Cornouaille. He died on this day in 2020.
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English : Band weaving machine, built around 1890, in the Ballyana collection
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English : Traditional dance of the Xhosa people, South Africa.
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,_Elefant_--_2024_--_0649.jpg) Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa Change image |
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English : Northern Lights dance behind bands of clouds over the creak above Lake of the Falls during what's supposed to be the Perseids Meteor Shower.
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 Old submerged trees on Cheow Lan Lake. Blue sky and eternal summer in Surat Thani, Thailand. Remnants of the old Shorea Dipterocarp forest. Change image |
English : Old submerged trees on Cheow Lan Lake. Blue sky and eternal summer in Surat Thani, Thailand. Remnants of the old Shorea Dipterocarp forest.
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English : Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division perform the traditional dance of the Māori warriors, the haka, for the survivors of attack on Pearl Harbor at an event commemorating its 75th anniversary.
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.jpg) Old peasant with dagger and long smoking pipe, Mestia, Svanetia, Georgia (Republic). Today is International Pipe Smoking Day. Change image |
English : Old peasant with dagger and long smoking pipe, Mestia, Svanetia, Georgia (Republic). Today is International Pipe Smoking Day.
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English : A segment from the 1956 film UFO, which includes footage of the Mariana UFO incident, testimony from Nick Mariana, and an analysis by Robert M.L. Baker.
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,_Cabo_de_Palos,_España,_2022-07-15,_DD_09.jpg) Yellowmouth barracudas (Sphyraena viridensis), Cabo de Palos, Spain Change image |
English : Yellowmouth barracudas (Sphyraena viridensis), Cabo de Palos, Spain
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English : Bright moon, stars, and the northern lights (aurora borealis) dance in the sky on a somewhat clear night in Glacier Bay's frontcountry, Alaska.
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 NASA astronaut Leland D. Melvin with his two rescue dogs, Jake and Scout Change image |
English : NASA astronaut Leland D. Melvin with his two rescue dogs, Jake and Scout
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_-_Common_Sergeant_(4)_WLB.jpg) Close-wing basking of Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common sergeant Change image |
English : Close-wing basking of Athyma perius (Linnaeus, 1758) – Common sergeant
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English : For astronomers, Omega Centauri has been an outcast amongst globular clusters for a long time. A new result obtained by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the Gemini Observatory provides a surprising explanation for Omega Centauri's peculiarities. Credit:ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen), R. Gendler.
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.jpg) The Kaohsiung Music Center and the Lingyaliao Railroad Bridge illuminated in the colors of Ukraine's national flag during the 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival. This light show was displayed from February 26, two days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Change image |
English : The Kaohsiung Music Center and the Lingyaliao Railroad Bridge illuminated in the colors of Ukraine's national flag during the 2022 Taiwan Lantern Festival. This light show was displayed from February 26, two days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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English : Finis Terrae (1929), French silent drama film written and directed by Jean Epstein.
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English : The Witch is a 1906 film by French director Georges Méliès. The plot involves the witch, Carabosse. Today is voice actress Chiemi Chiba's birthday. She voiced Doremi Harukaze (aka Dorie Goodwyn) in Ojamajo Doremi (aka Magical DoReMi).
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 Rama VIII Bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, seen just after sunrise Change image |
English : Rama VIII Bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand, seen just after sunrise
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_(cropped).jpg) Hou Yifan at the 2016 Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan. She participated in the Chinese team which won first place in the Women's event. Hou turns 31 today. Change image |
English : Hou Yifan at the 2016 Chess Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan. She participated in the Chinese team which won first place in the Women's event. Hou turns 31 today.
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English : A clip from the segment, "Oggy wan Kenoggy" from Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie. Oggy parodies the character Obi-Wan Kenobi, while Bob plays the role of Darth Vader.
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 Skull of a Smilodon populator Lund, 1842 at the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo, Brazil Change image |
English : Skull of a Smilodon populator Lund, 1842 at the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo, Brazil
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English : Berth Marks (1929) by Lewis R. Foster. American short comedy film. Berth Marks is the second sound film starring Laurel and Hardy.
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