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High-resolution desktop wallpaper Tanjung Aru Sunset by Daniel Jiang
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Tanjung Aru Sunset

February 10th, 2016

Located on Tanjung Aru, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort is a man-made beach resort that gives a very great view of sunsets every single day. Shot on the rocky side of the small private beach provided by the resort over-viewing the Sunset Bar in the vicinity.

Adobe Lightroom.

Nikon D750, Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED.

Photo Settings: 18mm, f/8, 1.6 seconds, ISO 100.

Map: 5.9576, 116.0411

High-resolution desktop wallpaper The Helix Nebula's Iridescent Glory by NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector (NRAO)
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The Helix Nebula's Iridescent Glory

February 11th, 2016

Planetary nebulae like the Helix are sculpted late in a Sun-like star's life by a torrential gush of gases escaping from the dying star. They have nothing to do with planet formation, but got their name because they look like planetary disks when viewed through a small telescope. With higher magnification, the classic "donut-hole" in the middle of a planetary nebula can be resolved. Based on the nebula's distance of 650 light-years, its angular size corresponds to a huge ring with a diameter of nearly 3 light-years. That's approximately three-quarters of the distance between our Sun and the nearest star.

The Helix Nebula is a popular target of amateur astronomers and can be seen with binoculars as a ghostly, greenish cloud in the constellation Aquarius. Larger amateur telescopes can resolve the ring-shaped nebula, but only the largest ground-based telescopes can resolve the radial streaks. After careful analysis, astronomers concluded the nebula really isn't a bubble, but is a cylinder that happens to be pointed toward Earth.

Credit: NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector (NRAO).

High-resolution desktop wallpaper Manly Sunrise by yatoya
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Manly Sunrise

February 13th, 2016

Sunrise at Manly beach in Sydney during low tide.

Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.

Photo Settings: 23mm, f/16, 1/2 second, ISO 400.

High-resolution desktop wallpaper Crashing in Kauai by jdphotopdx
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Crashing in Kauai

February 15th, 2016

Waves crashing on the shore of Kauai, Hawaii.

Adobe Lightroom CC.

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM.

High-resolution desktop wallpaper Piazza San Marco - Acqua Alta by Robert_Schoeller
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Piazza San Marco - Acqua Alta

February 17th, 2016

Got up early and got my feet wet for this shot. Acqua Alta (about 30 cm) on Piazza San Marco in November 2014.

Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Macphun Creative Kit.

Nikon D800, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED.

Photo Settings: 14mm, f/11, 4 seconds, ISO 800.

Map: 45.4337, 12.3373

High-resolution desktop wallpaper Earthrise by cynicaleagle
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Earthrise

February 26th, 2016

Earthrise from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera.

The Moon!

Image Credit: NASA/Goddard/Arizona State University

High-resolution desktop wallpaper Sunset on Blue Mountain by jdphotopdx
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Sunset on Blue Mountain

March 4th, 2016

Taken near the summit of Blue Mountain, in Olympic National Park.

Lightroom CC

Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM.

High-resolution desktop wallpaper Norway by Andy Rank
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Norway

March 10th, 2016

A beautiful day near Trollstigen. I took this picture in July 2015 during my trip through Norway. The weather was really nice at that day which is not usual in Norway ;) ... I'll be back this year with my tent and camp there for a couple of days.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-70mm f/4L IS USM.

Photo Settings: 24mm, f/10, 1/200 second, ISO 100.

High-resolution desktop wallpaper Brothers by Paul McWhorter
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Brothers

March 12th, 2016

Three Douglas Fir trees in the midday sun along Maple Glade trail in the Quinault Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington.

The only thing missing is perspective - at least 6 feet in diameter, these trees are enormous.

Photo Settings: 29mm, f/8, 1/60 second, ISO 800.

High-resolution desktop wallpaper Out of this Whirl by NASA Images
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Out of this Whirl

March 14th, 2016

The graceful, winding arms of the majestic spiral galaxy M51 (NGC 5194) appear like a grand spiral staircase sweeping through space. They are actually long lanes of stars and gas laced with dust.

This sharpest-ever image of the Whirlpool Galaxy, taken in January 2005 with the Advanced Camera for Surveys aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, illustrates a spiral galaxy's grand design, from its curving spiral arms, where young stars reside, to its yellowish central core, a home of older stars. The galaxy is nicknamed the Whirlpool because of its swirling structure.

The Whirlpool's most striking feature is its two curving arms, a hallmark of so-called grand-design spiral galaxies. Many spiral galaxies possess numerous, loosely shaped arms which make their spiral structure less pronounced. These arms serve an important purpose in spiral galaxies. They are star-formation factories, compressing hydrogen gas and creating clusters of new stars. In the Whirlpool, the assembly line begins with the dark clouds of gas on the inner edge, then moves to bright pink star-forming regions, and ends with the brilliant blue star clusters along the outer edge.

Some astronomers believe that the Whirlpool's arms are so prominent because of the effects of a close encounter with NGC 5195, the small, yellowish galaxy at the outermost tip of one of the Whirlpool's arms. At first glance, the compact galaxy appears to be tugging on the arm. Hubble's clear view, however, shows that NGC 5195 is passing behind the Whirlpool. The small galaxy has been gliding past the Whirlpool for hundreds of millions of years.

As NGC 5195 drifts by, its gravitational muscle pumps up waves within the Whirlpool's pancake-shaped disk. The waves are like ripples in a pond generated when a rock is thrown in the water. When the waves pass through orbiting gas clouds within the disk, they squeeze the gaseous material along each arm's inner edge. The dark dusty material looks like gathering storm clouds. These dense clouds collapse, creating a wake of star birth, as seen in the bright pink star-forming regions. The largest stars eventually sweep away the dusty cocoons with a torrent of radiation, hurricane-like stellar winds, and shock waves from supernova blasts. Bright blue star clusters emerge from the mayhem, illuminating the Whirlpool's arms like city streetlights.

The Whirlpool is one of astronomy's galactic darlings. Located 31 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (the Hunting Dogs), the Whirlpool's beautiful face-on view and closeness to Earth allow astronomers to study a classic spiral galaxy's structure and star-forming processes.

Object Names: Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, NGC 5194/5

Credit: NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

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