Earth from Above
I like to browse around the Astronaut Photography from Earth site occasionally, just to see what the folks overhead have been sending back for us to enjoy. This is one of their latest, taken from the International Space Station. The image tells a story. Look at it for a bit and think about what it tells you. It’s obviously the ocean, with clouds over it, and a sunlight trail across the surface of the water. What is amazing to me is that thin blue line along the limb (edge) of the curved surface of our planet. That’s the extent of the atmosphere. That’s all that’s keeping us from sucking vacuum. Kinda makes you want to protect it, doesn’t it?
My second favorite browsing image from Astronaut Photography today is a mountaintop. Want to guess what and where it is?
It’s a place I’ve visited, has beautiful scenery and spectacular views of both sky and Earth. Click on it to examine the big picture; there’s an important clue right in the center. The answer’s below if you just can’t figure it out!