Tag: rare

January 13, 2014 at 12:07 pm

Chewbacca Tweets an Epic Series of Behind-the-Scenes Photos from Star Wars

Chewbacca Tweets an Epic Series of Behind-the-Scenes Photos from Star Wars

It all started with a simple tweet… https://twitter.com/TheWookieeRoars/status/420720197964546049/ Peter Mayhew (@TheWookieRoars), the 7′ 3″ (2.21 m) actor who played Chewbacca in the Star Wars films went on an amazing twitter run last week, sharing an unbelievable gallery of behind-the-scenes photos from the various Star Wars films. The images give us a glimpse…

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December 24, 2013 at 2:34 pm

Picture of the Day: Aurora Borealis – Christmas Edition

Picture of the Day: Aurora Borealis - Christmas Edition

AURORA BOREALIS – CHRISTMAS EDITION Photograph by Frank Olsen Seen here is a rare red aurora beautifully complementing the green band of colour below. The image was taken at Hakoya island, just outside of Tromsoe, Norway on October 25th, 2011 by photographer Frank Olsen. An aurora is a natural light display in…

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December 14, 2013 at 1:51 pm

Snow Falls in Cairo for the First Time in 112 Years

Snow Falls in Cairo for the First Time in 112 Years

For the first time in 112 years it is snowing in Cairo, the capital city of Egypt. In a city that averages less than an inch (25.4 mm) of rain in a year, precipitation in any form is quite rare. The entire Middle East region is experiencing record snowfalls, the likes that have not…

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December 3, 2013 at 4:52 pm

Every 10 Years a River of Fog Fills the Grand Canyon

Every 10 Years a River of Fog Fills the Grand Canyon

On the last weekend of November 2013, a rare weather phenomenon occurred at the Grand Canyon in Arizona, USA. In an event that only happens approximately every 10 years, the entire canyon was filled with fog. To heighten the scene, the skies above were clear and cloudless. The phenomenon is known as ‘temperature inversion’…

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December 1, 2013 at 6:18 pm

Picture of the Day: Mammatus Clouds

Picture of the Day: Mammatus Clouds

MAMMATUS CLOUDS Photograph by MICHEL FILION Website | Flickr | Facebook | Twitter | Google+ In this fantastic capture by Michel Filion, we see rare mamatus clouds during a storm in Quebec, Canada. The photo was taken from the back of the photographer’s house. Mammatus, also known as mammatocumulus (meaning “mammary cloud”…

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November 18, 2013 at 5:17 pm

Picture of the Day: Texas Roll Cloud

Picture of the Day: Texas Roll Cloud

TEXAS ROLL CLOUD Photograph by KENNETH COLE SCHNEIDER Rosyfinch Ramblings Blog | Flickr | Google+ Spotted on November 4, 2013 (7:30 am local time) in Canyon, Texas, was this amazing roll cloud on the northern horizon. The cloud was photographed by Kenneth Cole Schneider who was en route to Alburquerque when he…

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September 18, 2013 at 4:57 pm

Picture of the Day: An Albino Humpback Whale

Picture of the Day: An Albino Humpback Whale

AN ALBINO HUMPBACK WHALE Photograph by JENNY DEAN | Prints available In this rare capture by Jenny Dean, we see an albino Humpback whale, strongly believed to be Migaloo, the only documented white humpback whale in the world. According to the Courier-Mail, Migaloo was spotted outside the North Barnard Islands near Innisfail,…

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August 1, 2013 at 8:01 pm

Picture of the Day: Roll Cloud Over Calgary

Picture of the Day: Roll Cloud Over Calgary

ROLL CLOUD OVER CALGARY Photograph by Gry Elise Nyland In this tremendous capture by Gry Elise Nyland, we see an amazing roll cloud over Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the morning of June 18, 2013. According to the NOAA’s National Weather Service: “A roll cloud is a low, horizontal tube-shaped arcus cloud associated…

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May 22, 2013 at 11:07 am

Rare Photos of the Statue of Liberty Being Built in 1883

Rare Photos of the Statue of Liberty Being Built in 1883

Drawing of the Statue of Liberty in Upper New York Bay Designed by Frédéric Bartholdi in collaboration with the French engineer Gustave Eiffel (who was responsible for its frame) and dedicated on October 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty is a large neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. The statue was…

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April 6, 2013 at 4:45 pm

Picture of the Day: The Black Iceberg

Picture of the Day: The Black Iceberg

THE BLACK ICEBERG Photograph via Rundboll on Reddit In this rare sighting we see a black iceberg. According to the Canadian Encyclopedia: Most icebergs are white except along freshly calved ice cliffs, which tend to appear blue. Others may appear green, brown or black, or combinations of these colours. These icebergs have…

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