Earth: Blue Marble 2012, Western Hemisphere Credit: NASA/NOAA/GSFC/Suomi NPP/VIIRS/Norman Kuring See More Blackman Street, London, 1885, by John Atkinson Grimshaw Galeries Lafayette I by Didier Kobi Moving Wind Map by Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg Tilt-Shift, Fort Pitt Boulevard, Pittsburgh, by Timothy Neesam Watching with Mother by Adrian McGarry On the Edge by Stuart Richards Still Life of Roses, a Carnation and a Sunflower in a Glass Vase, by Willem van Aelst, 1675 Growing Up: Gorgeous Garden and Nature Photography by Wim Bolsens Jessica, by Thomas Francis Dicksee, 1867 Seasonal: Gorgeous Nature and Urban Photography by Ari Salmela Scenes from Venice, Italy, by Master Painter Antonietta Brandeis Coins by Tim Clarke Kittens, Orchids, and Other Splendid Photography by Olga Kolousova Stormy Sea, by Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky Eye Candy by Lyle Hatch Rêve de Printemps: Stunning Photography by Andrew of Cuba Gallery Still Life with Fruit on a Golden Plate, by Eloise Harriet Stannard, 1869 Magical Places: Gorgeous Photography by Juan Lois of La Coruña, Spain Purple Hydrangea by Russell Tomlin Frozen: Breathtaking Black & White Photography by Maria Strömvik, Part 1 Breaking Surf, by Frederick Judd Waugh Garden at Sainte-Adresse, by Claude Monet, 1867 Scenes from London in the 1890s Two Women Conversing by the Sea, by Camille Pissarro, 1856 Gordale Scar, by James Ward, circa 1812 Peonies, by William Merritt Chase, 1889 Good Mood by Alla Berlezova Snowflakes: Photography of Real Snow Crystals by Kenneth G. Libbrecht Gratitude Still Life with Strawberries and Gooseberries by Adriana Johanna Haanen, 19th Century by Laura Posted on January 26, 2012 Posted in Big Picture, Photography | tagged astronomy, Blue Marble, Central America, clouds, Earth, Earth from Space, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, NASA, oceans, Pacific Ocean, seas, space, spheres, United States. The permalink.