In Photos: Click to be awestruck by what's 'Beyond'

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_sc3283

The universe is an infinitely beautiful place. Photographer Michael Benson's exhibit "Beyond: Visions of Our Solar System," now at the National Air and Space Museum, captures that beauty in ways never before seen. In a series of 148 photographs, Benson shows off Earth, the moon and our neighboring planets in ways humankind might see them, as the New York Times puts it, if only we were close enough.

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The images, taken by unmanned space probes and satellites, were manipulated by Benson in various ways. For example, some of the photos were originally taken in black and white. Others had to be patched together from fragments. Still, Benson says viewers can rest assured that the images weren't altered to the point of fakery. According to Benson, "The solar system is already spectacular enough without pumping artificial colors into it."

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/BEYOND-Visions-our-Solar-System-exhibit/ss/events/sc/072910beyondspace