<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:06:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@astronomyizfun/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I used 1.7 gigabytes of storage to download the largest flat photo ever taken]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA, ESA, J. Dalcanton (University of Washington, USA), B. F. Williams (University of Washington, USA), L. C. Johnson (University of Washington, USA), the PHAT team, and R. Gendler. For some reason, I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@astronomyizfun/i-used-1-7-gigabytes-of-storage-to-download-the-largest-flat-photo-ever-taken</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@astronomyizfun/i-used-1-7-gigabytes-of-storage-to-download-the-largest-flat-photo-ever-taken</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astronomyizfun]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2019 03:09:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2C5oDCF6SJ1G4ARynaK3yN7FqP2hBYcffTfEa2w4LiAiR77NYCACws2TG9vSrGGwmHo1g2ggPSEfvVnoJn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What you should look out for in the Winter Night Sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winter has firmly settled upon the Northern Hemisphere. As everything transitions into the dark and cold season we will see many changes. Non winter oriented trees will become completely leaf-less, rain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@astronomyizfun/what-you-should-look-out-for-in-the-winter-night-sky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@astronomyizfun/what-you-should-look-out-for-in-the-winter-night-sky</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astronomyizfun]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2019 22:01:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WNLZnJoKaxdX3cF1i4igUGDiNkErsYzQhZAtUDJeyrkymVJ1RbjBhdA5zS55KbbeW8ht3HPjtmNLgZqDySSz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Advanced) How the Sun Works: Part 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[NASA/SDO The source of the Sun's energy has been broken down to every individual reaction in the Proton-Proton chain. 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