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2 years ago
James Baldwin, Giovannis Room

James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room


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2 years ago

“You will freeze in place if you remain this way. You must not, dear. You have to move.”

— Rainer Marie Rilke, letter to Sidonie Nádherná von Borutín, August 1, 1913, translated by Ulrich Baer


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1 year ago
Ada Limn, From "Shelter: A Love Letter To Trees," Published In June 2022

Ada Limón, from "Shelter: A Love Letter to Trees," published in June 2022


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1 year ago
Milky Way, Photographed By Stereo B, 21st-22nd January 2007.

milky way, photographed by stereo b, 21st-22nd january 2007.

the plane of the galaxy around scorpius. the second brightest object in the image, above the galaxy, is antares. the very brightest, above and left, must be a planet - perhaps mars. the pair of bright stars that just sneak into frame at bottom right are alpha and beta centauri; one of the stars in the alpha centauri star system, proxima centauri, is the closest star to the sun.

18 frames over 22 hours. on january 21st, the spacecraft used a lunar gravity assist to escape the earth-moon system and enter a heliocentric orbit.

image credit: nasa/stereo. animation: ageofdestruction.


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11 months ago
Saturn NASA. Mathematical Magnificence. It's So Hard To Realise That It's A Photo, It's Real.
Saturn NASA. Mathematical Magnificence. It's So Hard To Realise That It's A Photo, It's Real.
Saturn NASA. Mathematical Magnificence. It's So Hard To Realise That It's A Photo, It's Real.

Saturn — NASA. Mathematical magnificence. It's so hard to realise that it's a photo, it's real.


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9 months ago
National Geographic: Eye On Infinity (2003) Photo Courtesy: NASA
National Geographic: Eye On Infinity (2003) Photo Courtesy: NASA
National Geographic: Eye On Infinity (2003) Photo Courtesy: NASA
National Geographic: Eye On Infinity (2003) Photo Courtesy: NASA
National Geographic: Eye On Infinity (2003) Photo Courtesy: NASA
National Geographic: Eye On Infinity (2003) Photo Courtesy: NASA
National Geographic: Eye On Infinity (2003) Photo Courtesy: NASA
National Geographic: Eye On Infinity (2003) Photo Courtesy: NASA
National Geographic: Eye On Infinity (2003) Photo Courtesy: NASA
National Geographic: Eye On Infinity (2003) Photo Courtesy: NASA

National Geographic: ‘Eye on Infinity’ (2003) photo courtesy: NASA


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