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<\/a><\/p>Sigh. Così bella! [Click to empeninsulate.]<\/p>
This picture<\/a> was taken by an astronaut on board the International Space Station. There’s not a lot of science to be done necessarily with pictures like this, but sometimes it’s OK just to gawk at pretty pictures from space.<\/p> And come to think of it… not that I recognized it, but just to the left of the top of the heel is Bari, a town I spent a day in while cruising with the Center for Inquiry<\/a>. CfI sponsors many cruises to help raise funds, so keep an ear open for them<\/a>. The JREF does things like this sometimes<\/a>, too.<\/p> Italy is lovely from the ground, but, like the rest of the planet, literally takes on a new dimension from space.<\/p> Image credit: NASA<\/em><\/p> <\/em><\/p> Related posts:<\/p> - The storm below<\/a> I love pictures of Earth from space, but there’s something especially thrilling when it’s some place you can easily recognize instantly. Like, say, the boot heel of Italy at night:Sigh. Così bella! [Click to empeninsulate.]This picture was taken by an … Continue reading
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