The Whole Earth as of Yesterday

Since I've been blogging about photography and the blog was initially inspired by The Whole Earth Catalog, I think a good thing to post today would be an up-to-date photo of the whole earth taken by NASA using the NOAA GOES-13 satellite. It was taken yesterday just before 11am Eastern time. Hurricane Irene can be seen toward the top center just east of Florida.

Puts things in perspective, doesn't it?