Aurora borealis 2024 - a thread 🧵

1. Tuscany, Italy by Shane Ware 2. London by Joseph Alsousou

Earth just experienced its most potent solar storm in over two decades, triggering breathtaking celestial light shows across our planet's skies.

Thread of amazing places you (probably) didn't know existed 🧵

1. Castle of Vezio, Italy 2. Sverd i fjell, Norway

This peace monument commemorates the Battle of Hafrsfjord, which by tradition took place there in the year 872, when King Harald Fairhair united Norway under one crown.

Thread of surreal sculpture details 🧵

1. Water flowing over toes 2. Michelangelo's David has heart-shaped pupils.

Sculptures often have a slit in the pupils, adding depth or symbolizing the reflection of light. However, in David's case, his eyes possess distinctly heart-shaped pupils.

Inception-style photos - a thread 🧵

1. Barcelona by Lestnica 2. Farm with bales by Aydin Buyuktas

Animals interrupting wildlife photographers - a thread 🧵

1. A curious fox by Dan Dinu 2. A friendly seal by Art Wolf

The beauty of Valerio Minato's photography - a thread 🧵

1. Cathedral, Mountain, Moon 2. Backstage of a masterpiece

Minato won NASA's "Astronomy Picture of the Day" contest with this photo.

Single shots like this require planning. You need the perfect location, clear skies and the right timing. Valerio tried five times over six years and found bad weather.

Windows of the World - a thread 🧵

1. Venice, Italy 2. Windows of Paris, France

The power of street art - a thread 🧵

1. Patrick Commecy French artist Patrick Commecy breathes life into boring urban buildings, turning them into picturesque murals.

"When you paint a wall, you are creating something for the public. Anyone can see it: young, old, rich, poor, people of all creeds, nationalities and political views."

Today is the birthday (and death day) of William Shakespeare. This short thread serves as a reflection on the passage of time, love, beauty, mortality and the meaning of life 🧵

1. Dame Judi Dench, Sonnet 29 2. Sir Laurence Olivier, Sonnet 116

"Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved."

Thread on the beauty of our planet to celebrate Earth Day 🧵

1. Meteor over Mount Fuji by H. Manabe 2. Most of us only ever see a fraction of a full rainbow. Yet, from an airplane and in the perfect conditions, we can witness its true form—a complete circle.

Most surreal photos you'll ever see - thread 🧵

1. Eruption on Mount Etna gives the illusion of a Phoenix in the sky 2. This otherworldly photo was taken by Frans Lanting in Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia.

The morning sun's orange glow casts a tint over a majestic dune, setting the stage for the silhouettes of camel thorn trees.

Thread on the beauty of wildlife 🧵

1. When it’s cold enough to see the melody 2. When you suddenly get noticed

Four seasons in the same place - thread 🧵

1. Žabokreky, Slovakia by Jozef Morgos 2. Kotisaari island, Finland by Louis-Charles Buyck

The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci, born 572 years ago on April 15, 1452 - thread 🧵

1. Château de La Rochefoucauld's staircase This magnificent spiral staircase was built in the Renaissance style by Anne de La Rochefoucauld in 1520, following Leonardo's designs which were given to her by the King of France.

Photos that don't look real but are - thread 🧵

1. Cranberry harvest by Kristina Makeeva 2. The hills of Tuscany look like someone laid a blanket over them

The beauty of spring around the world - a thread 🧵

1. A desert bloom in Utah by Emily Dickey This is a rare superbloom in the Utah desert where flowers grow between the cracks.

During the spring, when temperatures become milder and occasional rainfalls bless the landscape, dormant seeds in the desert soil begin to germinate.

Satisfying photos for perfectionists - thread 🧵

1. Crescent Moon bridge by Yier Wang 2. Wheat field next to a lavender field

Solar Eclipse 2024 - a thread 🧵

1. Cleveland by Gabe Wasylko 2. Montréal by Anaïs Remili

Places on Earth that don't look real - thread 🧵

1. Namibia, where the desert meets the ocean 2. Socotra, Yemen

Accidental art - a thread 🧵

1. A rock-created bird shaped chip on a car windshield 2. The wear and scuff-marks on this boat look like a painting of an island in the sea

People who accidentally found their doppelgängers in museums - a thread 🧵