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Planets Over Giza From: http://www.space.com/imag...40528.html
What a picture! 
Aymen Ibrahim took this image of Venus, Mars, Saturn, the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx on May 13, 2004 at the Giza Plateau in Egypt. The planets are in a line, known as the ecliptic. Saturn is toward the upper left. Venus is the brightest object, and dim Mars is between them.
The same planets are visible now in the western evening sky, but Mars is slightly above Saturn now. In particular, Venus blazes brilliantly. But you have to be quick, as it sets shortly after the Sun, following it down in the West. And Venus' days are numbered for this apparition. It is preparing to cross in front of the Sun. When that happens, you won't see it at night, but for the first time in 122 years many people around the world will spot the shadow of Venus as it transits the Sun. Fills you with awe, doesn't it... You can see why the ancients gave planets the names and properties of gods and goddesses. They look like giant globular croutons in the sky... | |
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I need to get to Egypt. | |
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amazing!!!! I myself would love to get there! | |
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lovemachine said: I need to get to Egypt.
cosign amazing picture 9s thank you for posting it. In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular. |
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I would like to spinkick interstellar sublimity:
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2the9s said: What a picture!
Aymen Ibrahim took this image of Venus, Mars, Saturn, the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx on May 13, 2004 at the Giza Plateau in Egypt. The planets are in a line, known as the ecliptic. Saturn is toward the upper left. Venus is the brightest object, and dim Mars is between them.
The same planets are visible now in the western evening sky, but Mars is slightly above Saturn now. In particular, Venus blazes brilliantly. But you have to be quick, as it sets shortly after the Sun, following it down in the West. And Venus' days are numbered for this apparition. It is preparing to cross in front of the Sun. When that happens, you won't see it at night, but for the first time in 122 years many people around the world will spot the shadow of Venus as it transits the Sun. looks so beautiful!.... and meaningful too!! whats it implying i wonder? what do the pyramids know?? is the cosmos prophesying something  ???
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Stunning. | |
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That is beautiful..
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Wow!! 
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moderatorThis reminds me of something I saw on my way back from Canada a few years ago. My friends and I were driving on our way home from our vacation. We took turns driving and it was my turn. It was a little after 2:00 am.
We were driving down the highway in an area that was complete isolated from any kind of city life. It was completely a dark landscape. Then I see a little glowing thing in the distance. We get closer and closer and that little glowing thing was Mount Shasta. There was a full moon and the upper cap of the mountain was covered in snow. The full moon cast it's light on the snow and right in the middle of all that darkness was this illuminated mountain, standing majestically. I was in total awe. I was so struck by how absolutely beautiful and peaceful it was. I knew right then that there must be something to the worship of nature. It was obvious to me why native American culture revered it so. Seeing the beautiful balance between the moon and the mountain just humbled me. It was amazing. 2010: Healing the Wounds of the Past.... http://prince.org/msg/8/325740 | |
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Great photo. At trip to Egypt would be amazing! | |
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Beautiful pic, 9s! Thank you! 
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