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  Picture of the Year 2012

   The Seventh Annual Wikimedia Commons POTY Contest

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Category - Astronomy, satellite and outer space
Astronomy, satellite and outer space #1 –588 votes in Round 1; On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the Sun's atmosphere, the Corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Flickr).
Astronomy, satellite and outer space #2 – 415 votes in Round 1; The silhouette of space shuttle Endeavour seen against Earth's colorful horizon during shuttle mission STS-130 Credit: Crew of Expedition 22 (NASA).
Astronomy, satellite and outer space #3 – 330 votes in Round 1; Template:POTY/caption/Soichi 20Noguchi em 20alta.jpg Credit: Template:POTY/credit/Soichi 20Noguchi em 20alta.jpg. All in this category
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