Tuesday

1- Obama signs ‘historic’ Tribal Law and Order Act


2-A Supercell Thunderstorm Over Montana -December 2010
Credit & Copyright: Sean R. Heavey


3-Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse on December 21, 2010




Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse from William Castleman on Vimeo.


4-Aurora Over Norway
Credit & Copyright: Ole Christian Salomonsen


5-Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland
photo : National Geographic


6-Space photo: Aurora Borealis

In the distance on this beautiful night over Europe. The Strait of Dover is pretty clear as is Paris, the City of Lights. A little fog over the western part of England and London. It is incredible to see the lights of the cities and small towns against the backdrop of deep space. (11-8-2010).
Space Photo: NASA


7-Easter Island Total Solar Eclipse 2010
Photo by Lorenzo Baldin


Here is what the Earth looks like during a solar eclipse.
The shadow of the Moon
Copyright: CNES


8-A river near Victoria, B.C. that turned neon green Wednesday, December 29, 2010.


9-May 2010: Synthetic Life
In May 2010, world-renowned scientist Dr. J. Craig Venter announced that he and his team at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) became the first in history to synthetically create a living, self-replicating cell.


10-Egyptian golden jackal is actually a grey wolf, scientists discover in DNA test


11-A huge solar prominence erupted on Dec 6, 2010. This movie shows "cool" solar plasma




12-The winner of the Hidden Treasures 2010 astrophotography competition

M78 isn't really hiding in planet Earth's night sky. About 1,600 light-years away and nestled in the nebula rich constellation Orion, the large, bright, reflection nebula is well-known to telescopic skygazers. But this gorgeous image of M78 was selected as the winner of the Hidden Treasures 2010 astrophotography competition
Photo : Nasa

Responses to "The Top 12 Memorable Moments & Inspirational Photos of the 2010"

  1. Anonymous says:

    Wonderful, simply wonderful !! :) A.

  2. Annette Christiani says:

    Amazing pictures! Thanks very much!

  3. Anonymous says:

    Awesome!

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