Gallery | Top Space Pix 2011 | Top 16 Space Pictures of 2011

Every year, I pick my favorite astronomical images over the past 12 months and collect them for your eyeball pleasure... and every year it gets harder. This year, when I listed out hundreds to choose from, I realized I had a problem. So I decided to break them up into categories and then post each group as a separate gallery. It was a huge amount of work, but when you see these glorious images, I hope you'll agree it was totally worth it.

This gallery shows my favorite images of objects in near-Earth orbit, or from near-Earth orbit. You'll see our hardware in space, and our lovely planet from above. They're all beautiful, and some are simply astonishing. 

To browse, just click the arrows or the next image in the filmstrip. Clicking the image will take you to my original blog post about it, with more information.

It's been a great year for space photography. Let's hope 2012 is even better. 

... and don't worry. The next gallery is coming soon! Stay tuned.

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