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In celebration of Earth Day 2014, EarthSky has brought together some of our favorite images of Earth received from friends in past years. Thank you all!


EarthSky is fortunate and grateful to have many talented friends on Facebook and Google+ who share their photos of the Earth, the sky and their surroundings. In celebration of Earth Day 2014, here are a few of our favorites from past years. We hope they help you enjoy Earth’s beauty and diversity. Our thanks to all who posted!

Glenn Miles wrote on April 22, 2014,

On Earth Day 2014, dogwood at sunrise from our friend Mike O'Neal. Thank you, Mike.

Earth Day from East Bay of Sestri Levante, Ligurian Sea, Genoa, Italy, from Maranatha.it Photography. Thanks, guys! See larger photo.

Our friend Beverly Fish wishes everyone a happy Earth Day 2014 from Okinawa! Thank you, Beverly.

Pearls of water on grass, in the morning, as captured by our friend VegaStar Carpentier.

On Earth Day 2014, our friend Theresa Lynch wrote at EarthSky Facebook:

Guy Livesay posted this photo on EarthSky's Facebook page. It’s Red-winged Blackbirds, over Mattamuskeet Lake in Hyde County, North Carolina. Thank you Guy! More on flocking birds moving in unison here: http://earthsky.org/earth/how-do-flocking-birds-move-in-unison

View larger. | Wesley Liikane in Severn Bridge, Ontario captured these light pillars on December 23, 2013. See more photos by Wesley at Cowboy with a Camera on Facebook.

Crepuscular rays, sometimes called sunrays, via Rick Trommater. View larger.

During a total or nearly total solar eclipse, as mid-eclipse nears, you can look on the ground, on the walls of buildings, or under trees for tiny crescent suns. Here's a sun crescent shining on adobe seen during the May 2012 solar eclipse, as captured by Liz Gold in Chimayo, New Mexico.

Aurora and teepee, captured November 2012 by EarthSky Facebook friend Aurora Zone.

A haboob or dust storm entering the town of Scottsdale, Arizona on July 21, 2012, as captured by our friend Ryan Behnke.

From our friend Neha Golwala in India who wrote,

Winter clouds by our friend Duke Marsh in New Albany, Indiana.

Autumn 2012 via Steve Scanlon Photogrpahy.

Earth's shadow, with full Hunter's Moon, on October 30, 2012. Photo from EarthSky Facebook friend Birgit Boden in northern Sweden.

EarthSky Facebook friend Lynton Brown of Australia captured this fogbow. Thank you, Lynton. Click here to expand image

Starry skies and lightning strikes

Crepuscular rays, or sunrays, from EarthSky Facebook and G+ friend VegaStar Carpentier in Paris.

Frog eggs in springtime 2013 via our friend James Frances. This photo was taken on Broad Mountain in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

Lightning in Lubbock, Texas as seen by our friend Erin Shaw. Thanks, Erin!

Storm coming, as seen from the Sears Tower in Chicago in July 2012, from our friend Caryn Elder. Thank you, Caryn.

Funnel shaped cloud seen in May 2012 by our friend Colin Chatfield in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Thank you, Colin.

Cherry trees blooming in Antelope Valley California in spring 2013, as captured by our friend Kerri Willerford. Thanks Kerri!

Green flash and mock mirage seen from Ocean Beach, California by our friend Jim Grant. Thanks, Jim.

International Space Station flyover seen by EarthSky Facebook friend Lee Capps Photography. View larger. Lee caught this photo in Whitsett, North Carolina on February 9, 2013. Visit Lee's Facebook page here.

Cargo ship at sundown on the West Philippine Sea, as seen by our friend Jv Noriega. Thanks, Jv.

Evening twilight in Wjitehaven, England in March 2013, as captured by our friend Adrian Strand. Thanks, Adrian.

Bottom line: Best nature images, in celebration of Earth Day 2014.

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