Seven laser beams, matching the colours of the stripes on the Utrecht University flag, are projected on the Dom Tower in the city center from a building in the university, in Utrecht, Netherlands, March 22, 2011. The laser show is part of the 375th anniversary celebrations of the Utrecht University. [REUTERS]
Cliff diver jumps from a 27m platform in Chile.
Hawaii, 1890.
Apparently, this is the first known photograph ever taken of a surfer.
Demolition of a chimney at a former brewery in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
An igloo during the northern lights. This picture was taken in northern Sweden, near the town of Björkliden.
This is the Orbiter Discovery that was taken on picutre by astronaut Paolo Nespoli from the International Space Station. By the way, the shadow that can be seen on the Orbiter is cast by the ISS itself.
This incredible picture featuring a detached prominence off the limb of the Sun was taken by Alan Friedman.
This is the largest wisteria in in Ashikaga Flower Park, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It is dated to c. 1870 and spreads to cover approximately 1,990 square meters (a half acre) as of May 2008.
An aerial view of million of revelers during the "Galo da Madrugada"parade (Rooster of the Morning) in Recife, in the northern coastal state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
A sculpture by Glenn Fitzpatrick, a Gulf War veteran, showing his reflections of a war fought over “black gold.”
The difference in the appearance of the sky at night in the city and in the countryside.
Nyiragongo Crater, in the heart of the Great Lakes region of Africa.
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