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The historic transit of Venus, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory, seen in four different wavelengths

“Oh, you see so little with your eyes. See what I see! There’s a dome in the sky, a rainbow dome. The colors run from deep tang to brilliant burn. That’s what I’ve named the colors I see. What would that dome be?”

“The radar screen,” Foyle muttered.

“And then there are vasty shafts of fire thrusting up and swaying, weaving, dancing, sweeping. What are they?”

“Interceptor beams. You’re seeing the whole electronic defense system.”

Alfred Bester, The Stars My Destination

(via jaredbkeller)