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The Week in Photos: Celestial

This is the week that was, in photos…

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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The Week in Photos: Celestial
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  • Ask for the moon

    A waxing gibbous moon rises over the mountains surrounding the Golf Club at Dove Mountain in the quarterfinal round of play during the Match Play Championship golf tournament in Marana, Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

  • Festival of lights

    Dancers perform a light show during the Chinese Lantern Festival activity in Taipei, Taiwan. The Lantern Festival traditionally starts 15 days after the Chinese Lunar New Year.(AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

  • Promise the moon

    South Koreans release paper lanterns to celebrate the first full moon of the Lunar New Year, in Yongin, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

  • Full moon

    An Indian devotee prays the Sun God as others take holy dips at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati on Maghi Purnima or the full-moon day, considered an auspicious bathing day, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India. Millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

  • Cry for the moon

    The sun rises in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, behind the Jet Star Roller Coaster which has been sitting in the ocean after part of the Funtown Pier was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy. The private owners of the amusement pier that collapsed in Seaside Heightsare working with insurers to devise a plan to dismantle the ride and get it out of the ocean. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

  • Moon dust

    Indian Hindu devotees cross the bridge across the river Yamuna at sunset on 'Maghi Purnima', considered an auspicious bathing day, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

  • Moonlight

    Indian Hindu devotees gather at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges and Yamuna on 'Maghi Purnima', considered an auspicious bathing day, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India. Millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

  • Over the moon

    A small jet is silhouetted against the rising moon in the skies above Phoenix. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

  • Reach for the moon

    A full moon rises near the Jupiter Lighthouse in Jupiter, Fla. The 108-feet tall brick structure was first lit in 1860. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

  • Blue moon

    The fool moon is seen above the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, early Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI has changed the rules of the conclave that will elect his successor, allowing cardinals to move up the start date if all of them arrive in Rome before the usual 15-day transition between pontificates. Benedict signed a legal document, issued Monday, with some line-by-line changes to the 1996 Vatican law governing the election of a new pope. It is one of his last acts as pope before resigning Thursday. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

  • Moon it

    Chinese visitors take souvenir photos against a huge video screen shows cultural images at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

  • Hung on the moon and the stars

    A woman watches anniversary celebrations of the Guna Revolution in Ustupu, an island in the Guna Yala region on Panama's Caribbean coast. With 80,000 members, the Gunas are Panama's second most numerous indigenous group and are considered the most organized. They are known around the world for their brightly colour "mola" woven cloth panels. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

  • Lunar eclipse

    Pope's summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, the scenic town where Pope Benedict XVI will spend his first post-Vatican days and make his last public blessing as pope. (AP Photo/

  • Starlight

    A Hindu devotee prays after a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati River, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India. (AP Photo /Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
  • A waxing gibbous moon rises over the mountains surrounding the Golf Club at Dove Mountain in the quarterfinal round of play during the Match Play Championship golf tournament in Marana, Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
  • Dancers perform a light show during the Chinese Lantern Festival activity in Taipei, Taiwan. The Lantern Festival traditionally starts 15 days after the Chinese Lunar New Year.(AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
  • South Koreans release paper lanterns to celebrate the first full moon of the Lunar New Year, in Yongin, South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
  • An Indian devotee prays the Sun God as others take holy dips at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati on Maghi Purnima or the full-moon day, considered an auspicious bathing day, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India. Millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
  • The sun rises in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, behind the Jet Star Roller Coaster which has been sitting in the ocean after part of the Funtown Pier was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy. The private owners of the amusement pier that collapsed in Seaside Heightsare working with insurers to devise a plan to dismantle the ride and get it out of the ocean. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
  • Indian Hindu devotees cross the bridge across the river Yamuna at sunset on 'Maghi Purnima', considered an auspicious bathing day, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
  • Indian Hindu devotees gather at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges and Yamuna on 'Maghi Purnima', considered an auspicious bathing day, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India. Millions of Hindu pilgrims have been attending the Maha Kumbh festival, which is one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days and falls every 12 years. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
  • A small jet is silhouetted against the rising moon in the skies above Phoenix. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
  • A full moon rises near the Jupiter Lighthouse in Jupiter, Fla. The 108-feet tall brick structure was first lit in 1860. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
  • The fool moon is seen above the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, early Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI has changed the rules of the conclave that will elect his successor, allowing cardinals to move up the start date if all of them arrive in Rome before the usual 15-day transition between pontificates. Benedict signed a legal document, issued Monday, with some line-by-line changes to the 1996 Vatican law governing the election of a new pope. It is one of his last acts as pope before resigning Thursday. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
  • Chinese visitors take souvenir photos against a huge video screen shows cultural images at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
  • A woman watches anniversary celebrations of the Guna Revolution in Ustupu, an island in the Guna Yala region on Panama's Caribbean coast. With 80,000 members, the Gunas are Panama's second most numerous indigenous group and are considered the most organized. They are known around the world for their brightly colour
  • Pope's summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, the scenic town where Pope Benedict XVI will spend his first post-Vatican days and make his last public blessing as pope. (AP Photo/
  • A Hindu devotee prays after a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati River, during the Maha Kumbh festival in Allahabad, India. (AP Photo /Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)

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  • Justin Devaney 02/03/13 #

    You’re obsessed with the confluence of the Ganges.

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  • timmy 02/03/13 #

    I remember one time I drove up the mountains in the middle of winter to take some photos. It was a full moon night and the sky was very clear, as I drove up I was thinking about the different pictures I could capture. So I pulled up and took out my equipment and went scouting for a good spot. After about 20 minutes of walking I found the perfect spot and I could see the moon just breaking over the horizon. I got the tripod out and rigged up the camera, poured a cup of coffee and took some photos. After about an hour I packed up and went back to the car and drove home, the journey home interestingly took the same lenght of time as the one to the mountain. When I got home my wife asked where was and I told her, she wasn’t impressed and said I should give up the photography and stick to my story telling.

    The end.

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  • Casey 02/03/13 #

    No.8 is a great photo

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