Everest and Mysterious Star
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In a moonlit night of Nepal Himalayas, bright star Capella, the sixth brightest in the night sky, rises above the top of the world, Mt. Everest (8848 meters). To the right is Mt. Lhotse, the world’s 4th highest mountain (8516 m). A stupa (a Buddhist religious monument) is also visible in the foreground, along the main trail to the Everest Base Camp. The first bright star at the upper right of Capella is the mysterious eclipsing binary star Epsilon Aurigae is imaged here during its 2-year long eclipse that happens every 27 years.
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AWSOME. HUMAN BEINGS ARE NOTHING TO THIS NATURAL BEAUTY. REALLY MAGNIFICIENT
July 2, 2010 at 7:24 amDear Babak,
September 23, 2010 at 1:53 pmHow really really beautiful! I love this image soooo much!
Best Wishes,
Joan Chamberlin
Maine, USA
سلام
December 16, 2013 at 11:21 pmبسیار زیباست با اجازه شما از عکس ها استفاده کردم
لطفا به من سر بزنید
چطور میشه عکاسی در شب را اموخت ?ممنون
Thanks for showing this part of the world. All my studies, I did not get a mention of this part of the world…THANK YOU VERY MUCH….b
March 12, 2015 at 3:30 pm