Quite the picture from a volcanic eruption in Chile.
The Expedition 27 crew photographed this sunset over western South America from aboard the International Space Station. The station crew sees, on average, sixteen sunrises and sunsets during a 24-hour orbital period.
Such a great picture of the Earth and such beauty.
The Boston Globe, has put together some hightlights of photos that have been entered into National Geographic’s photo competition. There are some amazing photos as linked below. Here are two of my favorites from it. These two below, just show the beauty that is out in the world, and just simply capture a great setting.
Picture #4 the Giza Pyramids (click on images for larger version)
Photo #33 Ki Gompa. A Buddhist Monastery in the middle of the Himalayas.
via National Geographic’s Photography Contest 2010 – The Big Picture – Boston.com.