A frog. Just chillin’. On a bench. nbd.

Wow.

thedailywhat:

Mother Nature Win of the Day: Andrey Pavlov‘s photographs are so legit, they should be included in Barney Stinson’s office collection of motivational posters.

This one would be captioned: “Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.” ~Charles de Gaulle

[mentalfloss]

Stairway to Heaven: Church Rock at night. Taken with a canon 5dmk2, 35mm, F4.5, 25 second exposure, ISO3200. One single exposure using two high power spot lights to illuminate Church Rock were used. This rock towers over 300’. To my amazement I did not realize until that night, that there were 2 planets (Venus and Jupiter) lined up near the crescent moon which was setting. The glow of the lights of the town of Kayenta, Arizona can be seen in the background. I call this image Stairway to Heaven because of the shape and jagged sides of Church Rock and the ascending pattern it has, leading to the heavens.

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler-magazine/photo-contest/2012/entries/gallery/outdoor-scenes-week-1/?source=link_fb20120419tpc2012-outdoorstairway

jtotheizzoe:

24 Hours of the Sun, Stars and Earth in a Single Panoramic Image

A stereographic projection of an entire day stitched together to provide the view of one rotation of the Earth. Wow.

(via Colossal)

Epic Time-Lapse Escape: The Stars From Orbit

jtotheizzoe:

We’ve seen plenty of GIFs and time-lapses of stars and #starporn, but none precisely like this. It seems like Earth is often the star, instead of the stars themselves.

Nice to see that change. Full screen, HD, enjoy :)

(ᔥBad Astronomy)

Beautiful.

(Source: joelssucks)

Say a prayer for Angel Babcock, the miracle 2-year-old who was found 10 miles from her home and now clings to life after a tornado killed her family. [thedailyfeed]

UPDATE: Sadly, she just passed away.

thedailywhat:

How About That of the Day: A “lightning flower” is a Lichtenberg Figure — or electric discharge pattern — that occurs on the skin of lightning strike victims, most likely as a result of small capillaries bursting from the intensity of the bolt’s current.

Also: Automatic winner of any barroom scar story battle.

[reddit.]

This is pretty damn cool. Earth HD| Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS