Same color illusion and Space Station

Compliments of one of my favorite sites -- the Astronomy Picture of the Day

First, a same color illusion (originally from Wikipedia).

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Next is the Space Station.

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Some other images to check out are the "Old Faithful Full Moon" from October 3rd and the Hologram Tea pot (with a complicated explanation) from September 13th.

This website has lots more than just pictures of the sky!!

Here's the website:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html
     Posted By: gdanea - Sun Oct 11, 2009
     Category: Science





Comments
Neat illusion! If you squint you can just see it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same_color_illusion

The image site seems to be a good source for desktop wallpaper.
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/12/09 at 03:18 AM
really neat site gdanea! alot of cool pics.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 10/12/09 at 04:20 AM
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