THE ISS AND SOLAR ECLIPSE! Photograph by Thierry Legault See that spec in the upper left quadrant? The one that looks like a TIE fighter from Star Wars? That’s the International Space Station spotted during yesterday night’s partial solar eclipse! Photographer’s description: Image of the solar transit of the International Space Station (ISS), taken from…
RISING SHADOW Photograph by Karsten Wrobel Photographer’s description: As the sun rises, the shadow of Rinjani volcano is projected into the sky. Mount Rinjani or Gunung Rinjani is an active volcano in Indonesia on the island of Lombok. It rises to 3,726 metres (12,224 ft), making it the second highest volcano in Indonesia, and similar…
BREAKDANCING DOG! Photograph by Jemej Lasic BBoy Biscuits is so fresh! via Jemej Lasic on 1x.com Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
Following up from the Sifter’s Top 10 Homes of 2010 are the most popular Animal and Nature posts of 2010. Below you will find links to the: Top 15 Animal & Nature ‘Pictures of the Day’, Top 5 Animals posts and Top 5 Nature posts. Click any image or link to be taken to the…
CAT LOVES SNOW Photograph by Vinni Bruhn via 1x.com SEE MORE ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
UNDER THE WAVE Photograph by Freddy Cerdeira via National Geographic Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
FISH PHOTOBOMB! via Reddit Every day at 5pm the Sifter will post the picture of the day PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL ‘PICTURES OF THE DAY’
Bora Bora is perhaps the closest we’ll get to Heaven on Earth. Located about 260 kilometers (160 miles) northwest of Tahiti, Bora Bora is part of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France claimed in 1843. With a land area of 44 sq km (16.9 sq miles) and a population under…
TONIGHT’S LUNAR ECLIPSE EXPLAINED Digital Imaging by Jerry Lodriguss Sometime after sunset tonight, the Moon will go dark. This total lunar eclipse, where the entire Moon is engulfed in the shadow of the Earth, will be visible from all of North America, while the partial phase of this eclipse will be visible throughout much of…
SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD Photograph by Barry C. Bishop Photographer’s description: Not many people have had the opportunity to look down on the peaks of the Himalaya, but this 1963 picture from photographer Barry Bishop gave proof that Americans had finally reached the summit of Mount Everest. Bishop’s teammates became the first Americans…
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