Amazing Pictures of the Earth and Beyond

[Plutonic Panda]

I have a huge collection of beautiful pictures of this planet, universe, and everything in between. I'll post some, but be warned, they are large but worth it. I have thousands of them that have either been emailed to me or ones that I have found on the internet. Feel free to post yours, but try and give proper credit. I will give credit where I can. Some of them I don't have the sources.

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Image Credit: NASA

- https://www.facebook.com/NASA/photos...016772/?type=1

[Mel]

Cool pic. Here is a nice website with some great space pics. Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive

[zookeeper]

You may have already seen this, PluPan, but it is incredible. From this month's scientific journal NATURE....Finally an idea of what the surrounding galaxies look like. What's amazing is that the solid, bright areas of the supercluster in the photos are galaxies packed so tight together that they just blend in to each other. And to think this is just one supercluster. Oh, that red dot is the Milky Way. Boggles the mind.




A couple of good links that give a quick overview of the Nature piece which is, of course, behind a very expensive paywall.
(Thinking of you, Aaron Swartz RIP)

Our entire Milky Way galaxy is just a dot in this supercluster

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0903133319.htm

[Mel]

Love the "You Are Here" marker. Always comes in handy.

[MadMonk]

Can't help but imagine that the Laniakea supercluster is just one supercluster of many in a larger "super-duper" cluster that we just can't detect at this time, and so on, and so on... We're going to run out of superlatives to describe them.

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Metropolitan areas of Torino (Italy)



https://www.facebook.com/NASA/photos...386772/?type=1

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You may have already seen this, PluPan, but it is incredible. From this month's scientific journal NATURE....Finally an idea of what the surrounding galaxies look like. What's amazing is that the solid, bright areas of the supercluster in the photos are galaxies packed so tight together that they just blend in to each other. And to think this is just one supercluster. Oh, that red dot is the Milky Way. Boggles the mind.




A couple of good links that give a quick overview of the Nature piece which is, of course, behind a very expensive paywall.
(Thinking of you, Aaron Swartz RIP)

Our entire Milky Way galaxy is just a dot in this supercluster

Newly identified galactic supercluster is home to the Milky Way -- ScienceDaily

Yes I did hear about it! It is amazing. Didn't see that picture though. What a sight it would be to have the in your field of vision from afar, if it were possible.

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Cataloochee



https://www.facebook.com/GreatSmokyM...806083/?type=1

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Saturn's Rings up close



40 more pictures here: Photos: Saturn's Glorious Rings Up Close | Saturn Images

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We are so very, very, very small. Yet at the same time, a very small part of something very big. How lucky we are to even have the capacity to know this. Man I love life.

I know almost exactly what you mean. It's incredible. Too much for words to really describe almost.

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Isle of Skye - Scotland



http://www.businessinsider.com/pictu...nd-2014-9?op=1

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Cistercian Abbey - Scotland



Pictures That Will Make You Want To Visit Scotland - Business Insider

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Here are some more amazing pictures of Scotland

St. Andrews Cathedral in Scotland



Highland cows roam around the Trossachs.



Dunnottar Castle is a ruined Medieval fortress in the Aberdeenshire area of Scotland.





Located in Loch Awe, just north of Glasgow, Kilchurn Castle is a ruined 15th and 17th century castle.



So many more that are worth checking out here: http://www.businessinsider.com/pictu...nd-2014-9?op=1

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Bristlecone Pine - 4,767 years old!



- https://www.facebook.com/oldmosswoma...941316/?type=1

[ctchandler]

PluPan,
I have enjoyed the Isle of Skye. Spent four nights on the island a few years ago and it was great.
C. T.

Isle of Skye - Scotland



Pictures That Will Make You Want To Visit Scotland - Business Insider

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Mt. Everest(a mountain I will climb one day mark my words)



- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...North_Face.jpg

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Some incredible images of nighttime shot in Maine.











- Jeremy Grey's Images Of Milky Way And Aurora - Business Insider

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Wow!

Baatara gorge waterfall

Location: Tannourine, Lebanon

The Cave Of Three Bridges In Lebanon Turns Into A Waterfall When The Winter Snow Melts











- The Cave Of Three Bridges In Lebanon Turns Into A Waterfall When The Winter Snow Melts

[OKCisOK4me]

Isle of Skye - Scotland



Pictures That Will Make You Want To Visit Scotland - Business Insider

You have now given me a reason to go to Scotland. Man, I'd love to hike that trail!!

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You have now given me a reason to go to Scotland. Man, I'd love to hike that trail!!

Maaan I know man. The skies will call you and the ship will sail brother. With or without you, but you prosper in almighty strength. Go to Scotland man! I want to. Have sex with the sea sirens, what the Appalachian Whales, they are built on encroachment man because that's what we're about. Living and striving every breathing second. I love the earth. Become one with it!!!! We're in a beautiful city in a beautiful state(of tranquility) on a rock with some pretty amazing "abnormalities" on it. You won't see a landscape like Scotland on Juniper man!

[ljbab728]

From the Orion capsule.

[ctchandler]

OKCisOK4me and Plupan,
A few pictures that Chris from London and I took on the Isle of Skye. It is beautiful country however keep in mind, it's Scotland and they don't have great weather.
C. T.

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Maroon Bells, Colorado



If you have a Facebook profile and like these kind of pictures, this is a really cool page. Earth Porn: https://www.facebook.com/earthporndotus?fref=nf

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Xinjiang, China