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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Sentinels of the Arctic [ Belt of Venus ]
NASA ^
| May 29, 2012
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 05/29/2012 6:29:11 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Who guards the north? Judging from the above photograph, possibly giant trees covered in snow and ice. The picture was taken last winter in Finnish Lapland where weather can include sub-freezing temperatures and driving snow. Surreal landscapes sometimes result, where common trees become cloaked in white and so appear, to some, as watchful aliens. Far in the distance, behind this uncommon Earthly vista, is a more common sight -- a Belt of Venus that divided a darkened from sunlit sky as the Sun rose behind the photographer. Of course, in the spring, the trees have thawed and Lapland looks much different.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; climate; finland; science
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posted on
05/29/2012 6:29:20 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/29/2012 6:30:47 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
I am reminded of “DUNE”...only COLD! LOL!
To: left that other site
Reminds me of “Flesh Gordon”...
CA....
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posted on
05/29/2012 7:04:01 AM PDT
by
Chances Are
(Seems I've found that silly grin again....)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/29/2012 7:09:46 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: SunkenCiv
Belt of what?
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posted on
05/29/2012 7:14:16 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Like Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin has become simply a stick with which to beat Whites.)
To: SunkenCiv
Geez....not this nightmare again....cauliflower rising up out of my ice cream......I’m gonna have to quit taking so much medicine.....
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posted on
05/29/2012 7:14:16 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: SunkenCiv
Looks like a place where a bunch of dicks hang out.
To: SunkenCiv
I had never thought of Finland for a vacation, but this is a real possibility.
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posted on
05/29/2012 7:25:23 AM PDT
by
buffaloguy
(uab.)
To: SunkenCiv
Very, very cool (er... I mean cold). Thanks, SunkenCiv!!
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
05/29/2012 8:03:11 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: Chances Are
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
05/29/2012 12:13:52 PM PDT
by
lbryce
(OMG. What have we done to deserve the likes of the miscreant Zero?)
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
05/29/2012 12:31:46 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: SunkenCiv
Finnish Lapland where weather can include sub-freezing temperatures and driving snow Who'd have expected this right up at the arctic circle? Damn, I wish I were smart enough to work for NASA.
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posted on
05/29/2012 4:21:14 PM PDT
by
Moltke
(Always retaliate first.)
To: Moltke
Must seem like Christmas year around.
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posted on
05/29/2012 10:12:06 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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