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Space Station Flying by the Moon

Here is a great image of the International Space Station photographed from Houston, Texas flying by the Moon. This photo was taken January 4th. NASA – Space Station Flying by the Moon.

Beautiful Landscape in the Andes

Patagonia Alive. (Stuck in Customs)

Hubble Image of Grand Design Spiral Galaxy M74

Hubble Telescope image of spiral galaxy M74, also known as NGC 628 grand-design spiral galaxy. NASA Image of the Day

Eruption of Puyehue Volcano – Denver Post

Via The Denver Post Photo Blog

Cassini Mission to Saturn

CASSINI MISSION from Chris Abbas on Vimeo. The footage in this little film was captured by the hardworking men and women at NASA with the Cassini Imaging Science System. If you’re interested in learning more about Cassini and the on-going Cassini Solstice Mission, check it out at NASA’s website: saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/​science/​index.cfm

Space Shuttle Endeavour Docked to the Space Station

This image of the International Space Station and the docked space shuttle Endeavour, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles, was taken by Expedition 27 crew member Paolo Nespoli from the Soyuz TMA-20 following its undocking on May 23, 2011 (USA time). The pictures taken by Nespoli are the first taken of a shuttle [...]

Time-lapse of Paris

Le Flâneur (music by The XX) from Luke Shepard on Vimeo. Composed completely of photographs. A project by Luke Shepard, a student at The American University of Paris. Location: Paris, France Camera: Nikon D90 Music: ‘Intro’ by The XX (thexx.info)

Ernest Shackleton’s 1915 Expedition to Antarctica

These are Frank Hurley’s famous early colour photographs of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated ‘Endurance’ voyage, as part of the British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914-1917. Hurley was the official photographer on the expedition. Early in 1915, their ship ‘Endurance’ became inexorably trapped in the Antarctic ice. Hurley managed to salvage the photographic plates by diving into [...]

Ghosts of Amsterdam – My Modern Metropolis

After discovering some negatives at a flea market and scanning them onto her computer, Teeuwisse then went to each of these Amsterdam locations to take more recent shots. She then merged the two together to make the past come alive. Its a wonderful way to pay tribute to our past and remember the ones who [...]

Iceland on my Mind – Stuck in Customs

via Iceland on my Mind.

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