Latitude: 39.353069
Longitude: -77.081438
Elevation: 218 meters / 715 feet
Barometric Pressure 987KPa

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Ross's Goose One of Four for #284 by Bonnie Ott
Song Sparrow by RayLotier, Rachel Carson Conservation Park
Brookeville, Maryland


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Song Sparrow by RayLotier
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Because it prefers fields to dooryards, the Savannah Sparro
Savannah Sparrow in 1931 by Bonnie Ott
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NGC 6631 -- One Among Thousands by Odonata457
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Roslund 6 – A Knot of Stars near Sadr by Odonata457
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Splinter Galaxy by Odonata457
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A Pleasing Unexpected Open Cluster by Odonata457
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Drawing of the Lagoon Nebula by Odonata457
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NGC 2539 -- Where the Ship’s Stern meets the Water Snake & Unicorn by Odonata457
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Drawing of NGC 2324 by Odonata457
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Oblique Heterocampa Caterpillar -- Side View by Odonata457
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A Milkweed Seed in the Whale by Odonata457
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Fallen Pine by Weylyn
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Small Red Barn by Odonata457
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The Little Pinwheel Galaxy by Odonata457
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Starfish Cluster by Odonata457
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NGC 2509, Ruprecht 46 and a Dead Car Battery by Odonata457
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NGC 2479 and the Triple Double-Star Asterism by Odonata457
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Thiodina sylvana -- Top View by Odonata457
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Oblique Heterocampa Caterpillar -- Top View by Odonata457
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Kalmia 2 by danielborisheifetz
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