Thursday, April 12, 2012

looking down from space

Aside from becoming an artist, this is one of the reasons why i also dream of becoming an astronaut when i was little. These aerial shots from AndrĂ© Kuipers (ESA/NASA) are jaw-dropping. How astounding it is to look down on earth and see . . .

Paris at night

Somalian desert

The Alps

Sands from Sahara Desert crossing the Atlantic Ocean

Russia

Mediterranean Sea

Naples at night

Nile River

French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean

Philippines, South East Asia

{images via space.com and mymodernmet}



2 comments:

  1. so beautiful! i love how looking at the cities at night looks like you're looking at something beneath a microscope!

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  2. Oh wow, these are so beautiful but they give me vertigo!

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