Microlensing occurs when a massive object in space, like a star, crosses in front of another star shining in the background.
In previous missions in Earth orbit, you lost a lot of the mission time because you could not observe when the Earth itself was shining in the telescope.
Hundreds of police officers from every rank and branch filed solemnly into the cathedral as thousands more lined the streets, boots and service medals shining in the autumn sun.
The structure seemed right, but the tour got off to a troubled start, Australia shining in front of the Sydney crowd in the first Test to run out 30-12 winners.
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Each of us longs to imagine living in our shining house, in that shining city, high atop that shining hill.
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And one other thing, it's about belief in our country and that was shining through in America.
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And in this matter there is one shining beacon in the world: India.
For the first time in a long time, they could see the stars shining brightly in the dark sky.
"She's just always been one of the bright shining stars in my constellation, " he said.
The only shining light in the industry was Southwest Airlines with a 57, good for a green light.
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Gregory is a fine archer, a fine horseman, a shining star in the tilt yard, and his manners cannot be faulted.
Mr Arafat's star may be shining brightly in the diplomatic firmament, but it is dimming rapidly among most Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza.
Rather than ape Grand Theft Auto, why not give us a big open sand-box Medieval city to explore, with pirate-infested waters, knights in shining LEGO armor, and dragons in the nearby wilderness?
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The Three Herb Elixir (a muddled mix of herbs) is the shining star in the El Roberto Especial refresco (refreshment), which also includes fresh apple juice, lime, cucumber and a kick of tequila -- all for the bargain price (in Sydney terms) of 10 Australian dollars.
Last we looked, however, there was no evidence of knights in shining armor having ridden around medieval Europe in SUVs.
In shining light on their tactics and operating bases, we constrain their ability to operate clandestinely.
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They will be shining their shovels in Poland, South Africa and China, but not in the Ruhr.
And most would argue that the media hasn't exactly done a brilliant job in shining a light even on that fait accompli.
"I am sure it will be of wide use to the whole sector in shining a spotlight on this previously poorly investigated area, " he said.
Now, my fellow Forbes blogger Tim Lee has done us all a great service in shining a bunch of much-needed light on the issue.
Hundreds of lives are being put at risk by people shining laser pens in the eyes of pilots flying at Gatwick Airport, says a Sussex MP.
Nevertheless, there will be a degree of irony if banks, which have just been begging for capital from sovereign-wealth funds, have to instantly turn from damsels in distress to knights in shining armour.
Whether it's Lawrence of Arabia in shining white striding amid the smoking wreckage of an Ottoman train, or the frantic efforts to blow the Bridge on the River Kwai, the difficulty of stopping a train appeals to us.
He believes, with shining certainty, in his own success, and, more broadly, in the American Gospel of Wealth that lies behind it: the idea that rich people got rich by being good, that the riches are a sign of their virtue, and that they should therefore be allowed to rule.
The trial revealed a local culture in which a town and school pledged its undying fealty to a football coach whose program was the one shining beacon of success in an otherwise decaying city.
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They don't need to be dressed up in a vision of some shining new world order that lives mainly in Mr Blair's well-meaning imagination.
The wide-ranging collection continued to combine the unconventional with the luxurious, including graphic designs in lace and chrome, shining feathers and oxblood velvet in addition to the partnering of camouflage and fur.
But there is a shining beacon of hope in this scenario: the other 15 metros.
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