Four Galaxy Pileup

July 10, 2009—A blue ridge of glowing gas seems to cut through the heart of the galaxy group known as Stephan's Quintet in a newly released picture from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.Discovered in 1877, Stephan's Quintet is really a quartet: Only four of the galaxies (above in a visual-light image by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope) lie close together about 280 million light-years away.Astronomers now know that the large spiral galaxy seen at bottom left is actually a foreground object a mere 35 million light-years from Earth.

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Bob Krist Travel Photo

Join National Geographic Traveler photographers Ralph Lee Hopkins and Bob Krist as they share their secrets and insights into how to make travel photos that convey a powerful sense of place and capture rare moments. Learn simple tricks for using flash to expand when, where, and how you shoot, as well as collecting audio so you can produce multi-media slide shows of your work.




Eddie Soloway



Get energized! We start off the day with a journey to rekindle your sense of wonderment towards the natural world. Transform your perception so that you can observe your surroundings in a way that makes taking outdoor photos come naturally. We will look at ways you can change your perspective to avoid the frustration of not getting your desired photo right away, and how to incorporate a childlike joy for nature into your photographs.

Elephants

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Polar Bears

Chameleons

Tasmanian Devil

Sea Monsters

Great White Sharks

Penguins

Lions and Buffalo

Sea Turtles

Whales