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Infrared Horsehead Nebula by Hubble Heritage

the red eyeshine of the alligator occurs when light enters its eyes, passes through the rods (light receptors) and cones (color receptors) of the retina, strikes a membrane behind the retina called a tapeatum, and is then reflected back through the eye to the light source. most of the animals with eyeshine are, like alligators, night hunters who must make use of limited light. photos by larry lynch and david moynahan

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Saturn, rings and satellites. Images taken by the Cassini spacecraft.

Imagem credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/ (Precessed by: Kevin M. Gill)

The Ammonoids The Ammonoids are a subclass of cephalopods that inhabited the oceans from the Devonian some 416 million years ago until they went extinct some 65 million years ago. The species evolved and dispersed rapidly around the world and so are some of the best guide fossils for dating the strata in which they are found.

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Images of the Earth and the moon above the Rings of Saturn taken by Cassini on April 13, 2017.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill

ammonite life assemblage at Lyme Regis