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One of the countless tropical rivers winding through the heart of the amazon jungle, and pouring down a sparkling waterfall, flanked by lush green, dense rain forest. A scene representing the earth's lung, displaying an ecosystem that generates more oxygen than any other ecosystem in the world.

Pleiades open star cluster with nebula (Messier 45) in constellation of Taurus photographed with high quality amateur telescope. Thousands of stars can be resolved in this image. It can be easy flipped, rotated and still maintein visual quality.

This navy floatplane, an Aichi E13A1-1 or Jake type reconnaissance seaplane is one of the most intact wrecks in Micronesia, resting at 45 feet (15m). Beautiful scenario of a II WW Japanese seaplane sunken and a female scuba diver in Palau - Micronesia. The Jake could be found in many lagoons where the land mass did not support an airfield, but they also operated from cruisers and battleships. Two of the planes can be seen (in Palau) in very shallow waters in a cave of Babelthuap.

High-quality, sharp astrophoto of most popular object - Andromeda galaxy (M31) which is 2.5 million light years away. It's a combination of many photos taken during many nights, processed in special astronomical programs to get great details. Photographed with high quality astronomical CCD's through different high quality newtonian and apochromatic telescopes along several years. It can be easy flipped, rotated and still maintein visual quality.

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