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Meirelle: I love going out in the summer under the stars and drinking. Good times. Good times. Oh, and sometimes there's a telescope involved too. more »
Mister_Bump: We get the see the Milky Way like that out here in New Zealand too - I'd never really seen it when I lived in ol' light poluted UK! more »
Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: Well, I gotta say that was way cooler than I was expecting, though he ripped off the ending from Lost and Supernatural. more »
InsertBullets: Yup, My hunting lease is about 60 miles north of Abilene Texas(about halfway between Dallas and Lubbock) is in the middle of nowhere. the night sky is... more »
Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Holy crap indeed! more »
BongoFury: The stars at night/are big and bright/CLAPCLAPCLAPCLAP!deep in the heaaarrrrrt of Texas! more »
Daveinva: So, this is where Sybok lives, eh? Awww, crap. I remember Sybok. DAMN YOU, STAR TREK 5! more »
Grey_Area: Whoa, straight outta Asimov's "Nightfall". this still means there's a big ass collapsar (black hole) at the center, right? more »
Sproing: My God ... more »

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My God, Texas Is Full Of Stars!
This time-lapse fish-eye-lens photo of the night sky over Texas is incredible, thanks to a red-lens filter that allows us to see the galactic core of the Milky Way rising up at the end. [Gizmodo]
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Our Galaxy's Core Is Seething with Stars
When you imagine the center of our galaxy, you think of a howling void (with that famous super-massive black hole at its center.) But this picture, the sharpest yet, shows a center teeming with stars. More »

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