M9 (NGC 6333)

Globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus.
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Memorable Milky Way

"This was an extremely time consuming picture! This was created using 55 individual pictures at 85mm. 55 raw files are pretty big but the final panorama was 3Gb making it very slow to edit." Photo and description by David Crombie (linked in sources).
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Barred Owl With Crayfish

Barred Owl (Strix varia) with crayfish, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Naples, Florida. Photo by Matthew Paulson (linked in sources).
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Why would I have my morning coffee at home when I can have it here with my two new best friends?

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Smell

Freefall: August 28 2015
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RV Fail of the worst kind!

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Things I saw on my walk today

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A Stroll Down Technology's Memory Lane

Courtesy of the Missouri State Archives Commerce and Industrial Development Photograph Collection and Flickr. See the source link for more images.
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Skin and Bones

Having succumbed to the forces of man or nature, an Arabian oryx leaves behind its skull and well-weathered horns. The “fascinating” remains were captured by Your Shot member Mario Cardenas in Al Gharbia, a region in the western United Arab Emirates. The camel and riders head in the direction of the annual camel festival in Madinat Zayed.
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Your Chances of Dying Early (infographic)

The National Center for Health Statistics reports the average life expectancy in the United States is 77.9 years. According to the CDC, the leading causes of death in the United States are (in descending order) heath disease, cancer, stroke, chronic lower respiratory diseases, accidents, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes. There are so many ways to die early. What follows is a list of activities, from the ordinary to the extraordinary, and your chances of dying from them.
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Act Human

Freefall: August 26 2015
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Star Trek logic

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Wonder Woman by Jo Chen

speaks for itself...
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Warming Seas and Melting Ice Sheets

An iceberg floats in Disko Bay, near Ilulissat, Greenland, on July 24, 2015. The massive Greenland ice sheet is shedding about 300 gigatons of ice a year into the ocean, making it the single largest source of sea level rise from melting ice. Credits: NASA/Saskia Madlener. See the sources for more information.
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18-year-old Keshia Thomas throws herself onto a Ku Klux Klan member to protect him from angry protesters. 1996

In June 1996 a branch of the Ku Klux Klan held a rally in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Thomas was one of several people that attended and protested from an area that had been fenced and set aside for the protesters. A man with a Confederate flag and sporting a SS tattoo was attacked by the protesters until Thomas intervened and shielded the man until police arrived. Her wikipedia entry is here: http://ift.tt/1hH7uFB.
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Spactacular Centaurus A galaxy

Centaurus A, also known as NGC 5128, is well known for its dramatic dusty lanes of dark material. Hubble’s new observations, using its most advanced instrument, the Wide Field Camera 3, are the most detailed ever made of this galaxy. They have been combined here in a multi-wavelength image which reveals never-before-seen detail in the dusty portion of the galaxy.
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Slow down

Freefall 2697
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Golden Pheasant Bird of Paradise

Images of the Golden Pheasants at the Columbus Zoo
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5 reasons you should be helping your wife clean house

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Steaming Out of the Past

The engine in front is a 1913 Frick Eclipse steam tractor and the one behind is a 1912 Aultman Taylor steam tractor. Photographed by Donald Reese at the Rough and Tumble Historical Association's "Threshermen's Reunion" in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania (linked in sources).
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Peace Roses I grew and photographed

I think they turned out nicely.
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Not Your Father's Root Beer (Small Town Brewery)

About the only way I can get this one down, as a root beer float.
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M8 (NGC 6523) - The Lagoon Nebula

Emission nebula found in the constellation Sagittarius
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Well, Hello There

"It was a surreal experience to be in the presence of these magnificent creatures," writes Your Shot member Laura Keene of photographing this seemingly approachable pair of bears in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Keene says they stood and appeared to wave in greeting when a nearby pair of cubs captured their attention.
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Hotel del Salto, Colombia

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The United States of America According to Geologists

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How the Gentlemen died out

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Sequoia National Forest, California

A burned trucks sits next to the remains of the Kings Canyon Lodge, burnt by the so-called "Rough Fire"
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That is what I call a yawn!

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Firefighting

An airplane drops fire retardant on the Twisp River fire near Twisp, Washington August 20, 2015
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Aerial view over the Bárðarbunga volcanic eruption

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Lazy Hammock Day

I got to try my Eno hammock out at Windy Saddle Park.
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How should I edit this?

So I took this picture, but am often left useless when I consider how I should edit something. Please help? The picture I posted is the embedded JPG, so I've done 0 on it.
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Enthusiastic

Freefall: August 21 2015
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Traffic Jam

Commuters stop their vehicles and watch a wild male elephant, who got separated from his herd, cross a highway on the outskirts of Gauhati, India.
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Heavy Rainstorm in Xuyong County, Luzhou, Sichuan Province, China

According to local media, at least 11 people were killed, 13 people are missing due to the rainstorm.
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The Evolution of Stormtrooper Helmets

This GIF morphs through every different phase of stormtrooper helmet from the first seven Star Wars films.
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Kitten's Reaction To Moving Carpet is Priceless

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Pencil tip art

More cool images at the source.
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Crystal Mill, Schofield Pass, Colorado

An original photo I found browsing the Jeep subreddit (see sources).
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Always Check Their Credentials

Russell's Teapot is a quirky comic strip by Chaz Braman based on a quote by Bertrand Russell about believing in God being just as ridiculous as believing that a teapot is revolving around the sun. Unfortunately, Chaz let his website lapse and many of his comics were lost. An incomplete archive is available below.
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Jakarta Independence Day

Indonesian men climb greased poles to retrieve prizes such as bicycles and rice cookers as part of the Independence Day festivities
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Snow capped mountains... or are they?

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Protests

A demonstrator with the design of the national flag in her eyes attends a protest against Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff, part of nationwide protests calling for her impeachment
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"Kiliel (Titans Grave)" by Nick Gan

An artwork for a rpg show Geek and Sundry http://ift.tt/1UOKnXI
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Misty Pine Savanna

Taken at the Abita Creek Flatwoods Preserve, operated by TNC on August 15, 2015 by Lana Gramlich.
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Asterism - Orion's Belt

From east to west the stars comprising the belt are: Mintaka, Alnilam and Alnitak.
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Tongue Lashing

An insect succumbs to a foraging Calumma chameleon, whose extremely sharp vision allows it to project its long tongue with pinpoint accuracy. A recently released IUCN Red List assessment of chameleons ranked at least half the species as threatened or near threatened.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Poster)

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A Place for Life Reflections

A Lake in Washington State.
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