Images Dated 9th February 2006

Durers Celestial Globe, 1515

Durer's Celestial Globe, 1515. This shows the northern hemisphere, and was prepared in conjunction with the astronomer Stabius. Four astronomers are shown in the corners: Aratus Cilis; Ptolomaeus Aegyptius; Maniliusromanus; and Azophi Arabus (al Sufi). Albrecht Durer (1471- 1528) produced the first printed star charts in 1515. One chart, or planisphere, showed all the northern constellations; the other depicted the southern hemisphere. The positions of the stars were exactly fixed (according to Ptolemey's catalogue) and the figures were artistically portrayed, in a classical style. Durer also chose to illustrate the constellations that would appear on a globe as if seen from space. Taken from The Complete Woodcuts of Albrecht Durer by Dr Willi Kurth (1936)

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A young orangutan takes a sip of milk at Jakartas Ragunan zoo

A young orangutan takes a sip of milk at Jakarta's Ragunan zoo February 9, 2006. There are an estimated 30,000 orangutans left in the wild but the deforestation of their main habitat on Indonesia's part of Borneo (Kalimantan) and Sumatra island is threatening their existence. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside PP06020101 - RP3DSFDIHUAC

A B-52 Stratofortress bomber refuels during a close-air-support mission

Over Afghanistan - A B-52 Stratofortress bomber refuels during a close-air-support mission. The KC-135 Stratotanker transfers fuel to the bomber at about 16 gallons per second

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