Up in the air

Published April 23, 2013
Storks fly over a power pole in Tunceli. The former name of Tunceli was Mamiki, situated just to the north of the intersection point of two rivers, Munzur and Pülümür, both flowing south. The city was founded in the valley of Munzur which is known for its picturesque appearance. It is surrounded by high mountains known as Munzur mountains. —Photo by AFP
Storks fly over a power pole in Tunceli. The former name of Tunceli was Mamiki, situated just to the north of the intersection point of two rivers, Munzur and Pülümür, both flowing south. The city was founded in the valley of Munzur which is known for its picturesque appearance. It is surrounded by high mountains known as Munzur mountains. —Photo by AFP
Hot air balloons fly near a TV tower during the National Ballooning Festival in Brasilia. The festival is part of the Brazilian capital´s 53rd anniversary celebrations. —Photo by AFP
Hot air balloons fly near a TV tower during the National Ballooning Festival in Brasilia. The festival is part of the Brazilian capital´s 53rd anniversary celebrations. —Photo by AFP
The National Ballooning Festival is part of the Brazilian capital´s 53rd anniversary celebrations. —Photo by AFP
The National Ballooning Festival is part of the Brazilian capital´s 53rd anniversary celebrations. —Photo by AFP
This new Hubble image, captured and released by the ESA-NASA Hubble Heritage to celebrate the telescope’s 23rd year in orbit, shows part of the sky in the constellation of Orion (The Hunter). Rising like a giant seahorse from turbulent waves of dust and gas is the Horsehead Nebula, otherwise known as Barnard 33. This image shows the region in infrared light, which has longer wavelengths than visible light and can pierce through the dusty material that usually obscures the nebula’s inner regions. The result is a rat
This new Hubble image, captured and released by the ESA-NASA Hubble Heritage to celebrate the telescope’s 23rd year in orbit, shows part of the sky in the constellation of Orion (The Hunter). Rising like a giant seahorse from turbulent waves of dust and gas is the Horsehead Nebula, otherwise known as Barnard 33. This image shows the region in infrared light, which has longer wavelengths than visible light and can pierce through the dusty material that usually obscures the nebula’s inner regions. The result is a rat
A construction worker builds iron reinforcement column at a high rise office building construction site in Indonesia's capital Jakarta. —Photo by AFP
A construction worker builds iron reinforcement column at a high rise office building construction site in Indonesia's capital Jakarta. —Photo by AFP
The Frecce Tricolori. —Photo by AFP
The Frecce Tricolori. —Photo by AFP
The Frecce Tricolori fly over the Altare della Patria in Rome. Italy's 87-year-old president was sworn in for an unprecedented second term, amid hopes of an end this week to a deadlock on forming a new government. —Photo by AFP
The Frecce Tricolori fly over the Altare della Patria in Rome. Italy's 87-year-old president was sworn in for an unprecedented second term, amid hopes of an end this week to a deadlock on forming a new government. —Photo by AFP

The beauty of looking at the world from top down. —Photo by AFP

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