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ways of seeing
December 21, 2012

Lose Yourself in These Images of Pretty Celestial Happenings

By Veronica Misako Gledhill

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Congratulations, if you’re reading this, then you’ve survived the apocalypse! Naturally, we wondered, what celestial occurrence could have happened in front of the Mayans that would have foretold something so . ..apocalyptic? We let our imaginations run a little wild, gathering images of star fields, black holes, eclipses, and comet showers for this vision board of all things celestial, a little terrifying, but also stunning and totally cool. Click ahead for a little space odyssey to carry you into the weekend. 

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Rehearsal of Demonstration for The Sky at Night on BBC Stage hands Valerie Le Serve and Leslie Wade rehearse a demonstration of the movements of ... Rehearsal of Demonstration for The Sky at Night on BBC Stage hands Valerie Le Serve and Leslie Wade rehearse a demonstration of the movements of the Russian satellite Lunik III, by means of models, to be shown during the program The Moon at Night for BBC television. Photo: Corbis
Andromeda Constellation The Andromeda Galaxy (NGC 224) is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda. Photo: Corbis
France, Paris, July column on Bastille Square during a solar eclipse  Photo: HervÈ Hughes/Corbis
Total Eclipse With a Full Corona The full extent of the corona is visible during the 1991 solar eclipse, from the inner corona and prominences ou... Total Eclipse With a Full Corona The full extent of the corona is visible during the 1991 solar eclipse, from the inner corona and prominences out to four or more solar radii. Photo: Ctein/Corbis
Paris Haute Couture fashion week - Armani Prive A model wears a creation of Italian designer Giorgio Armani as part of the Armani Privé Ha... Paris Haute Couture fashion week - Armani Prive A model wears a creation of Italian designer Giorgio Armani as part of the Armani Privé Haute Couture fall/winter 2012/2013. Photo: Hendrik Ballhausen/Corbis
A view of the nebula in Orion as seen from Yerkes observatory  Photo: Chicago Univ Of Yerkes Observatory/Corbis
Philippines New Year Lunar Eclipse The Blue Moon is at it's brightest once again a few hours into the New Year Friday Jan. 1, 2010 after a rare p... Philippines New Year Lunar Eclipse The Blue Moon is at it's brightest once again a few hours into the New Year Friday Jan. 1, 2010 after a rare partial lunar eclipse as seen in Manila, Philippines.  Photo: BULLIT MARQUEZ/Corbis
Esther Williams Performs In Night Club A glittering shower falls over an equally glittering headdress worn by lovely swimming star of the movies ... Esther Williams Performs In Night Club A glittering shower falls over an equally glittering headdress worn by lovely swimming star of the movies Esther Williams.  Photo: Corbis
Aurora borealis over forest, Minnesota  Photo: Jim Brandenburg/Corbis
Photograph by Elena Kholkina
Core of Milky Way Galaxy The core of the Milky Way galaxy, mostly obscured by gas and dust, as seen over Las Campanas Observatory. Photo: Roger ... Core of Milky Way Galaxy The core of the Milky Way galaxy, mostly obscured by gas and dust, as seen over Las Campanas Observatory. Photo: Roger Ressmeyer/Corbis
She walks in beauty like the night. An artistic interpretation of the opening verse of a poem by Lord Byron Photo: Veronica Gledhill
Eclipse in sequence  Photo: George Shelley/Corbis
Illustration of the Constellations Illustration depicts the "Visible Heavens From April 18th to July 21st." Stars and constellations ar... Illustration of the Constellations Illustration depicts the "Visible Heavens From April 18th to July 21st." Stars and constellations are depicted. Photo: Corbis
An abstract of a black hole.  Photo: Corbis
Woman Performing Swan Dive View of a woman in mid-air doing a swan-dive. (Model Beverly Stevenson) Undated photo. Photo: Philip Gendreau/Corbis
Saturn's Moon Titan in Eclipse  Photo: Unknown/Corbis
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