<?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, 16 Apr 2026 03:18:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/apod/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Meteor Borealis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meteor Borealis Date: 2024-08-16 A single exposure made with a camera pointed almost due north on August 12 recorded this bright Perseid meteor in the night sky west of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. 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Taken on August 12]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-w6gp3x89s5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-w6gp3x89s5</guid><category><![CDATA[apod]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecrazygm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:38:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqdXkTkxEJQmRcBUFNBR2XowHHGSu5dY3w4WaMcevjzh4thFaFjkLvh2WptsEtkL27WGbxinkXEZ3rViXq8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula]]></title><description><![CDATA[NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula Date: 2024-07-25 These cosmic clouds have blossomed 1,300 light-years away in the fertile starfields of the constellation Cepheus. Called the Iris Nebula, NGC 7023 is not the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-t2k8qofvjl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-t2k8qofvjl</guid><category><![CDATA[apod]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecrazygm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:15:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcRoTgvUyRitcMNbHCNVo8hu6wuxKQ64fCp93DWoohVNXxPPkfwEee9VoGNKw7Mv4LEWTveewyLVoikN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exaggerated Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exaggerated Moon Date: 2024-07-24 Our Moon doesn't really have craters this big. Earth's Moon, Luna, also doesn't naturally show this spikey texture, and its colors are more subtle. But this digital creation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-54ynnjhc0y</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-54ynnjhc0y</guid><category><![CDATA[apod]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecrazygm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:14:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdohMZdKTzKGpsLiZ8zeSPB9KJSnpVscVRz3expLC9MSH251WLVhvLqxmgPkTYnJuAusR3hMmGSYwS2adSobtJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[King of Wings Hoodoo under the Milky Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[King of Wings Hoodoo under the Milky Way Date: 2024-07-21 This rock structure is not only surreal -- it's real. Perhaps the reason it's not more famous is that it is smaller than one might guess: the capstone]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-p72aeh4vd5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-p72aeh4vd5</guid><category><![CDATA[apod]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecrazygm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2024 15:37:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcRoTgvUyRitcMNbHCNVo8hu6wuxKQ64fCp93DWoohTfMUDFQuiVzHFsVk5ymXzzfsu78XeFr1cgERvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Villarrica Volcano Against the Sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Villarrica Volcano Against the Sky Villarrica Volcano Against the Sky Date: 2024-07-17 When Vulcan, the Roman god of fire, swings his blacksmith's hammer, the sky is lit on fire. A recent eruption of Chile's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-8zrgyu2ffp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-8zrgyu2ffp</guid><category><![CDATA[apod]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecrazygm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:31:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eF9CbpoXx95oM51dvUdzHDPKLH8UQZGzNFp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tadpole Galaxy from Hubble]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tadpole Galaxy from Hubble Date: 2024-07-15 Why does this galaxy have such a long tail? In this stunning vista, based on image data from the Hubble Legacy Archive, distant galaxies form a dramatic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-2y6srfb5i9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-2y6srfb5i9</guid><category><![CDATA[apod]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecrazygm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:58:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeJeDzqELFXo44WTfEGXYQwH6JycFuEF4xTngnRqHeoJ7vvYvPUQV8ZLM3s7BwGwvG2NAM4nDbpFE4p2DfrojVArA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meteor Misses Galaxy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meteor Misses Galaxy Date: 2024-07-14 The galaxy was never in danger. For one thing, the Triangulum galaxy (M33), pictured, is much bigger than the tiny grain of rock at the head of the meteor. For another,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-nlh3ukb40p</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-nlh3ukb40p</guid><category><![CDATA[apod]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecrazygm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2024 11:45:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwcEBN83VVPhhTzEQ9zm4GyhqDmNY7KzfxzeCECYMaBfYpugbFobgMxkchPCjuNnasMH56ctuEPg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar System Family Portrait]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solar System Family Portrait Date: 2024-07-13 In 1990, cruising four billion miles from the Sun, the Voyager 1 spacecraft looked back to make this first ever Solar System family portrait. 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First, they are rare noctilucent clouds, meaning that they are visible at night -- but only just before sunrise or just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-ztsyklr3zq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-ztsyklr3zq</guid><category><![CDATA[apod]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecrazygm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:04:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeJeDzqELFXo44WTfEGXYQwH6JycFuEF4xTngnRqHeoAKoQdwGDZbvYN14ruiEWujumSo6mffBGqp1JhTTzzFFBJv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exoplanet Zoo: Other Stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exoplanet Zoo: Other Stars Date: 2024-07-08 Do other stars have planets like our Sun? Surely they do, and evidence includes slight star wobbles created by the gravity of orbiting exoplanets and slight]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-srh9l3bwkq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-srh9l3bwkq</guid><category><![CDATA[apod]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecrazygm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:55:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvcRoTgvUyRitcMNbHCNVo8hu6wuxKQ64fCp93DWoohQ7nRHTiEPB7kfzcGTxYUjqEyY5eNURfnrt5pTx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iridescent Clouds over Sweden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iridescent Clouds over Sweden Date: 2024-07-07 Why are these clouds multi-colored? 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A late 18th century]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-ja4b8s6hwn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/apod/@thecrazygm/apod-ja4b8s6hwn</guid><category><![CDATA[apod]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thecrazygm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jul 2024 14:17:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFwWjQeQoL9FCwUs87c7k4TjJQcWzSdKobf4YY6FrFBEqse37JZJWTfYLW4bYZffBJ9A9ZFBXvyt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mount Etna Milky Way]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mount Etna Milky Way Date: 2024-07-05 A glow from the summit of Mount Etna, famous active stratovolcano of planet Earth, stands out along the horizon in this mountain and night skyscape. 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