The planet and its neighbours are bathed in the solar wind, a stream of charged particles ejected from the upper atmosphere of the sun.

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Sirio is an increasingly popular spot on the Upper East Side, attracting a steady stream of fashionable locals and business travellers to its handsome Fellini-esque dining room at the recently renovated Pierre Hotel.

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In fact, there's no known upper limit since the human eye sees a continuous stream of movement, not individual frames. 60 fps was tried in the 70's by Douglas Trumbull with his 70mm film process called Showscan (see the More Coverage link below for its comeback tour), but studios and theaters of the era couldn't stomach the cost of the celluloid it required and the company went bust.

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Its upper reaches have the intimate feel of a Catskill trout stream.

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