Images Of The Day

Looking for a great picture ? Plenty of picture websites to choose from: visit our selections ! from the vastness of space, zoom down to earth, and into the microscopic world.

Astronomy Picture of the Day "Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer." http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Earth Image of the Day Welcome to the Image Section of the MODIS Web, where you can view the very latest in MODIS imagery as well as search an image collection that has been growing ever since MODIS first started acquiring data in February of 2000. The MODIS Image of the Day section highlights a new MODIS image every day.  http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/index.php   After a week, Images of the Day become part of the Image Gallery, which is powered by NASA's Visible Earth image archive. http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/ The Image Gallery opens in a new browser window, where you can preview and search over 4500 archived MODIS images.

Small World: Photomicrography Photomicrography images seen through microscopes. Sponsored by Nikon, they showcase  hundreds of images since competition started in 1977. "By taking pictures at such extreme magnifications, photomicrographers can show everyday objects from a new perspective. . . Or they can create images that could never be seen by the human eye." Each image includes a description of the subject, the magnification, and other details. Search by subject, location, image gallery or by year.

National Geographic Photo of the Day: All those great National Geographic images - browse the 'Photo of the Day' images by Animals, Adventure & Exploration, History, Landscapes, Nature & Weather, People & Culture, Science & Space, Travel, Underwater, Best of Photo of the Day, and an archive by date. http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/?source=NavPhoPOD

Pictures of the Day: New York and Elsewhere: from The New York Times. "Lens is the photography blog of The New York Times, presenting the finest and most interesting visual and multimedia reporting — photographs, videos and slide shows. A showcase for Times photographers, it also seeks to highlight the best work of other newspapers, magazines and news and picture agencies; in print, in books, in galleries, in museums and on the Web". http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/pictures-of-the-day-new-york-and-elsewhere/

BBC News: Today in Pictures - Striking photojournalism images from around the world, also links to the Week in photos from around the world