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30.8.15

Conhece todos os miradouros em Lisboa?... Miradouro da Calçada do Duque

Miradouro da Calçada do Duque, Lisboa



A flight of steps connecting the Chiado and Baixa districts has been taken over by outdoor restaurants, and is where you come face to face with the castle. Both at the top of the steps and down below by Rossio Station, you’ll want to take several photos.
Uma escadaria que liga o Chiado à Baixa é preenchida por esplanadas de vários restaurantes, e é onde se tem uma vista diretamente para o castelo. Tanto no topo da escadaria, como mais abaixo já junto à estação do Rossio, tiram-se belas fotografias.

Drawing of the spirit - "Sous le déluge" - 06-04-2013

"Sous le déluge"

No mundo, 06-04-2013
JoanMira

Astronomy picture of the day - 2015 August 30 - M31: The Andromeda Galaxy

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M31: The Andromeda Galaxy 
Image Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler
Explanation: What is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy? Andromeda. In fact, our Galaxy is thought to look much like Andromeda. Together these two galaxies dominate the Local Group of galaxies. The diffuse light from Andromeda is caused by the hundreds of billions of stars that compose it. The several distinct stars that surround Andromeda's image are actually stars in our Galaxy that are well in front of the background object. Andromedais frequently referred to as M31 since it is the 31st object on Messier's list of diffuse sky objects. M31 is so distant it takes about two million years for light to reach us from there. Although visible without aid, the above image of M31 is a digital mosaic of 20 frames taken with a small telescope. Much about M31 remains unknown, including exactly how long it will before it collides with our home galaxy.