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APOD: Milky Way Road Trip
apod.nasa.gov — In search of planets and the summer Milky Way, astronomer Tun ç Tezel took an evening road trip. Last Saturday, after driving the winding road up Uludag, a mountain near Bursa, Turkey, he was rewarded by this beautiful skyview to the south.
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- jaybol, on 09/05/2008, -5/+10http://digg.com/space/APOD_Milky_Way_Road_Trip digg that he was first
- KevinFederline, on 09/05/2008, -4/+6thanks ;)
- arcooke, on 09/05/2008, -2/+2Who cares who was first? Digg isn't a pissing contest.
- RonnieW, on 09/05/2008, -1/+2i'll dig the one with the working server :)
- annsid, on 09/05/2008, -4/+5Lovely picture. Beautiful composition.
- Ulqu, on 09/05/2008, -3/+2Yes, you just have to stop and look up sometimes. Magical
- sockpuppets, on 09/05/2008, -1/+1I look down and it's magical, but then again my toes are wizards.
- 5cents, on 09/05/2008, -4/+1dude, if thats for real then awesome
- Bactame, on 09/05/2008, -3/+2Uludag mountains remind me of the Flat Irons near Golden as in the phrase 'Purple mountain majesty'.
- OneLess, on 09/05/2008, -3/+3I miss living where you can see the Milky Way at night...
- arcooke, on 09/05/2008, -1/+1You can actually see it with the naked eye? I thought it would only be visible in photos with slow shutter speeds or with a telescope.
I live in the city.. so I see like 20 stars at night... and I don't get out much. :|
- arcooke, on 09/05/2008, -1/+1You can actually see it with the naked eye? I thought it would only be visible in photos with slow shutter speeds or with a telescope.
- johnguth, on 09/05/2008, -4/+1Simply amazing. Wish we could see that from the metropolis...
- mitchelwinters, on 09/05/2008, -4/+1Definitely a Digg
- mitchelwinters, on 09/05/2008, -4/+1cool, I digg that
- Obamaisourhope, on 09/05/2008, -4/+1***** beautiful
- bettineski, on 09/05/2008, -3/+1The city has stolen my stars.
I'm bitter every evening. - Diggfluence, on 09/05/2008, -4/+1cool, I'd hit that
- Dylson, on 09/05/2008, -2/+2Fantastic picture! Great new wallpaper.
- arcooke, on 09/05/2008, -2/+1Anyone have a higher resolution version of this picture? This would make a great wallpaper.
- hayseed, on 09/05/2008, -2/+1click on the image - it will bring you to an image that is 1856x932 @300 resolution - it's 1.5 mb
right click to download (but you know that) - brainwash, on 09/05/2008, -2/+1Click the image, it's 1856x932.
- hayseed, on 09/05/2008, -2/+1Is there an echo in here?
- arcooke, on 09/07/2008, -0/+1I'm not stupid.. by high resolution, I mean HIGHER resolution. I use 1920x1200.
- hayseed, on 09/05/2008, -2/+1click on the image - it will bring you to an image that is 1856x932 @300 resolution - it's 1.5 mb
- EkkiEkkiPtang, on 09/05/2008, -1/+1Beautiful... I'm sure most people there didn't even realize they were looking at the Milky Way and where exactly we are located in it.
- RonnieW, on 09/05/2008, -1/+4omg digg broke nasa
- optimusprime01, on 09/05/2008, -1/+1That's one great image.
- sadrobot, on 09/06/2008, -1/+3mirror: http://img.66.ru/image/dccf2afa7f17c57d322c3ad2fff ...
- joeyhndc, on 09/06/2008, -0/+1Every single time I upgrade my desktop background, some other guy comes on and puts up something more spectacular. Thanks for something, *****!
Oh Hubble UDF, I will miss you so. - robotvsmonkey, on 09/06/2008, -0/+1Full Res Mirror:
http://zuserver2.star.ucl.ac.uk/~idh/apod/image/08 ... - JoeRW, on 09/06/2008, -0/+1That's spectacular. I've got to get away from the city lights more.
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