NASA Photos of the Day: Magnificent, Breathtaking, Humbling, Awe-Inspiring, and Very Beautiful!

ChamorroBible.org ^ | June 11, 2008 | Space Shuttle Discovery Astronauts

[EnjoyingLife]

Photo 1 -- The blackness of space, Planet Earth and the International Space Station (ISS) as seen from NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-124) on 11 June 2008 after Space Shuttle Discovery and the ISS undocked on 11 June 2008.
Large, medium, and the above smaller photo via http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20050822.htm (photo 32).



Photo 2 -- Another splendid view, also photographed from NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-124) on 11 June 2008, of Earth and the ISS.
Large, medium, and the above smaller photo via http://ChamorroBible.org/gpw/gpw-20050822.htm (photo 33).

[EnjoyingLife]

Hat tip: http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3669250

[the invisib1e hand]

Thanks. Look at how humongous the earth is. Perfect accompaniment to this little opinion piece by my favorite writer.

[PGalt]

WOW!

[TheWasteLand]

Talk about putting things in perspective. Thanks.

[navygal]

This is cool!!

[SLB]

I did my part to save the earth and swatted a mosquito last night. :-)

[Nailbiter]

I did my part to save the earth and swatted a mosquito last night. :-)

If you swat a liberal, I will applaud. LOL

[Tanniker Smith]

Nice.

Photo one is now the Background on my desktop.

[Lancey Howard]

(( ping ))

[GulfWar1Vet]

Likewise :)

But...I thought the earth was flat? :D

[Tanniker Smith]

"The Earth, she is round, like my head!"

THWACK!!!

"The Earth, she is flat, like your head!"

[GulfWar1Vet]

LOL