From an altitude of over 5,000 meters, the night sky view from Chajnantor Plateau in the Chilean Andes is breathtaking in more ways than one. The dark site’s rarefied atmosphere, at about 50 percent sea level pressure, is also extremely dry. That makes it ideal for the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) designed to explore the universe at wavelengths over 1,000 times longer than visible light.
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The natural beauty of what could be deemed a disaster is remarkable. Looking through the series, I know that these are not man-made, alternatively produced images but I still find them unbelievable. Dobrowner’s brand of digital photography allows the viewer to appreciate how lively our eco-system is and the wondrous shapes and forms our skies take, often going unnoticed.
A great retrospective view of the Pan Am history, from the fabulous cookiesound…
The carrier launched first class travelling and offered their passengers in-flight movies to pass the time. In its best day’s in the 70′s, Pan Am transmitted the glamor of the beautiful & rich. Fashion was created just for flight purposes. Luxurious interior design, huge seats, sumptuous food, charming service and spacious smoking saloons; all of this was supposed to make flying an adventure – which of course only very few people could afford.
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