Beautiful white swan in the photo ‘Through the Rainbow’, 1st place. ‘To reach a Rainbow’ photo contest

To reach a Rainbow photo contest
There is hardly any photographer who can miss such a beautiful optical and meteorological phenomenon as rainbow. Some of them were lucky to capture the double rainbow. Here is a set of photographs from photo contest “To reach a rainbow” on Russian site Yandex.fotki. People from different Russian cities and towns participated in that competition, they sent their own shots of beautiful nature, and who got most votes – was the winner. For example this picture “Through the rainbow” had 57 157 views and 2135 votes.
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Beautiful Red super giant. Hunting for Galaxies

Space Telescopes Hunting for Galaxies
In fact, telescopes on the ground and in space have uncovered hundreds of planets beyond our solar system. The Hubble Space Telescope sharp vision has detected the farthest planets found so far. It captured the first visible-light image of a planet around another star. It has proven that some mysterious objects are planets. And it has answered questions about planets that no other telescope currently can.
As astronomers advance their techniques to seek out new planets and new information about these planets, Hubble will continue to work alongside other telescopes to satisfy our curiosity about worlds beyond our solar system.
Hunting for Galaxies astronomers advance their techniques to seek out new planets, and new information about these planets, Hubble will continue to work alongside other telescopes to satisfy our curiosity about worlds beyond our solar system.
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A protective and nurturing Egyptian feline deity Cat goddess Bastet. She was one of the daughters of Re, the sun god

Cat goddess Bastet
The sculpture, now known as the Gayer-Anderson cat after Major Robert Grenville Gayer-Anderson who donated it to the British Museum. The statue is a representation of the cat-goddess Bastet. The cat wears jewellery and a protective wedjat amulet. In the earliest representations of Bastet, she appeared as a lioness or as a woman with the head of a lioness. Bastet served as a counterpoint to the violent Sekhmet, who also had the head of a lioness and was a goddess of war. Sekhmet was the punishing eye of Re, whereas Bastet was the gentle one. Bastet is usually represented as a cat-headed woman, with a kitten or kittens at her feet and sometimes a basket, perhaps in which to carry them. She holds in one hand a systrum, a kind of musical instrument associated with Hathor, goddess of love, and in the other an aegis, a symbol of Sekhmet.

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Pearl – The only gem created by a living creature

The only gem created by a living creature
In fact, people have used pearls for thousands of years. Pearl popularity reached its peak during Roman times when women of the privileged class wore clothes richly adorned with pearls. Even Julius Caesar favored pearls, and according to legend, Cleopatra dissolved a pearl in wine and drank it to prove her love to Marc Antony. Also, the Roman general Vitellius financed an entire military campaign by selling just one of his mother’s pearl earrings.
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Group of Ecologists, Journalists, and Visionaries that Changed the World. Greenpeace is 40

Greenpeace is 40
Formed from the peace movement and anti-nuclear protests Greenpeace appeared in Vancouver (British Columbia) in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Besides, September 15, 1971 the newly created Committee «Don’t Make a Wave» sent a chartered ship «Phyllis Cormac» route from Vancouver to Amchitka (Alaska). And later the ship renamed «Greenpeace», protested against nuclear tests in earthquake-prone areas. In particular, protests of environmentalists forced the U.S. government to stop testing at Amchitka area and by the end of 1971 the island became a bird sanctuary.
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Beautiful Ireland. Irish Blessings

Irish Blessings

Now sweetly lies old Ireland
Emerald green beyond the foam,
Awakening sweet memories,
Calling the heart back home.
May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.
Now sweetly lies old Ireland
Emerald green beyond the foam,
Awakening sweet memories,
Calling the heart back home.
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Delicate wildflowers. Work by Flower photographer Tatiana Makushina

Flower photographer Tatiana Makushina
Russian photographer Tatiana Makushina – Designer, Artist, Florist, Photographer, and just positive and inquisitive person, open to everything new. According to her biography, she graduated from Teachers College, Faculty of graphic arts. And later studied at the phyto-design department of institute named after Nadezhda Krupskaya. Most of all the photographer wants to learn how to show the beauty that surrounds us. So, the camera and lens are faithful companions who are always with her.
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Beautiful Images of the sun taken during this week’s solar storms

Images of the sun taken during this week’s solar storms
According to NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, during this week there have been huge solar storms on the sun. Fortunately, NASA has produced some incredible images of the sun. In particular, they captured the sun in all its violent glory, with its surface a maelstrom of activity. Meanwhile, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory is able to differentiate between different temperature levels on the sun. So, it’s able to take beautiful kaleidoscopic pictures for us to enjoy.
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Twilight. 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself

30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself
First of all, Stop spending time with the wrong people. Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you. And if someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you. You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot. Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth. And remember, it’s not the people that stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.
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