dj has very kindly bestowed upon me a Thoughtful Blogger award. I get to make some other awards, which I'll do at my leisure over the weekend (promises, promises...)
One more for the mantelpiece...
And as a newly thoughtful blogger, I'd like to share one of the most thought-provoking images I've ever seen: The Earth at Night. I first saw this when it fell out of my father's copy of National Geographic on a poster a few years ago and immediately became my most favourite poster image ever. Ever. And still is. There's a decent sized image here for the benefit of all curious souls.
Even more exciting which I've only just discovered: for those of you acquainted with Google Earth, there's an Earth Lights layer courtesy of NASA which is truly spectacular and awe-inspiring and will lead to sleepless nights (though maybe this is only the case for geeks...). More details here.
Happy travelling...
Even more exciting which I've only just discovered: for those of you acquainted with Google Earth, there's an Earth Lights layer courtesy of NASA which is truly spectacular and awe-inspiring and will lead to sleepless nights (though maybe this is only the case for geeks...). More details here.
Happy travelling...
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6 comments:
Oooooh what a pretty picture, may I borrow it for one of my blogs? I think N3S would like it for hsi blog too.
Chopper wants to know why Auz is in darkness too as he says it should be daylight there, also how did they get a pic of the whole of our round earth?
A stunning view; it says something profound about the state of the world, I think.
dj,
I'm glad you like the picture. I think it was stitched together from loads of images to get the entire earth at night without cloud cover. Chopper is entirely right that the whole earth wouldn't be dark, so it's a bit of a cheat, but no more cheating than the satallite images which show the entire earth bathed in daylight.
I didn't realise N3S had a blog - is it available for visit?
kindablue,
I'm glad you think so. It's something I'll never tire of looking at, I think. One of those images in which there is always somthing new to find or realise. I really do love it.
xx
Hi I've done your tag my dear. N3S has a blog which you can access from my profile but it hasnt got anything much on it as he is only 4 1/2! Just a chill out zone for him, go have a look if you like. Thanks for the clarifications as requested, I'll tell Chops as soon as he is awake.
dj,
Heading over now...
xx
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