video of earth from space

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo.

The photographs were taken by  astronaut Ron Garan, whose photographs were the subject of a Compound Eye post from a few weeks back. In them you can see the aurora (both Borealis and Australis), pinprick cities, and my personal favorite, lightning storms like firecrackers.

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49 most influential men 2011

According to Ask.com, these 49 men were the most influential men in the world in 2011.

49. Simon Cowell

1

48. Oscar Pistorius

2

47. Bradley Cooper

3

46. Justin Timberlake

4

45. Rory McIlroy

5

44. Larry David

6

43. Christopher Nolan

7

42. Tom Brady

8

41. Julian Assange

9

40. Matt Damon

10

39. Dirk Nowitzki

11

38. Dana White

12

37. Michael Bloomberg

13

36. Jack Dorsey

14

35. Jimmy Fallon

15

34. Elon Musk

16

33. Soleio Cuervo

17

32. Mark Cuban

18

31. Louis C.K.

19

30. Peter Dinklage

20

29. Terry Richardson

21

28. Chris Hemsworth

22

27. Mark Zuckerberg

23

26. Jean-Claude Trichet

24

25. Ai Weiwei

25

24. Anderson Cooper

26

23. Ashton Kutcher

27

22. Rene Redzepi

28

21. Barack Obama

29

20. Piers Morgan

30

19. Novak Djokovic

31

18. Pep Guardiola

32

17. Alexander Skarsgard

33

16. Charlie Sheen

34

15. Jay-Z

35

14. George Clooney

36

13. Andrew Mason

37

12. Jon Stewart

38

11. Cadel Evans

39

10. Lionel Messi

40

9. Ryan Gosling

41

8. Anonymous

42

7. Prince William

43

6. Mohamed Bouazizi

44

5. Kanye West

45

4. Warren Buffett

46

3. Larry Page

47

2. SEAL Team Six

48

1. Steve Jobs

49