The Iron Star Dispatch
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He was not yet able to stand but he muttered: "The screens... the forward screen... switch over to infra-red... stop the motors!"
The borason cylinders were extinguished at the same time as vibration of the ship's hull ceased. A gigantic star, burning with a dull reddish-brown light, appeared on the forward star-board screen. (...) "An iron star!" exclaimed Ingrid Dietra in horror. (...)
"Yes, that's an iron star" he said slowly (...) "the terror of astronauts!"
ANDROMEDA, A Space-Age Story by Ivan Yefremov, 1980 Progress Publishers, Moscow (First edition in Russian: 1959)
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My First Photos I've Made Outdoors

First fascinations with digital camera and so cute colors of evening! I was delighted! And the Moon, the street lights, the lights of everyday evening life! The road signs shine because I forgot to switch off the camera's flash lamp! :-)
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Red Sunset Shot Outdoors

To get some colors without trees on the first plan I had to go outdoors but the sally to the city fringes was worth it. Not to mention that the "sally" measured about 300-500 meters! ;-)
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