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Photos of the Day — October 20, 2007

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Aerial photograph of a long line of people forming a line around a solar house.

People line up to see the overall winner of the 2007 Solar Decathlon, the Darmstadt house, well before official opening time at 10 am. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)

Aerial photograph of a long line of people forming a line in front of a solar house.

The Maryland house, the second place overall winner in the 2007 Solar Decathlon, also has the public eager to form a line before today's opening. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)

Photo of three women, with one handing another a potted plant.

The Cornell team began the tradition at the 2005 Solar Decathlon of giving away their beautiful plants to visitors. Carrie Cam with Cornell continues this sharing of their home with a couple of this year's visitors. (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)

Photo of a women standing on the entry ramp to a solar house looking down at two stuffed socks sticking out from under the ramp.

A visitor to the house from Kansas wonders about those feet under the ramp; witch feet are those? (Credit: David Hicks/Solar Decathlon)

Photo of a house with a large wrap-around deck, folding doors opened to let in light, solar panels on the roof, and an educational sign displayed to one side.

Visitors to the 2007 Solar Decathlon during its nine days had the opportunity to vote for their favorite house in a contest sponsored by BP Solar. Today, the votes were tabulated and the University of Maryland won the coveted People's Choice Award. (Credit: Jim Tetro/Solar Decathlon)


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