They don't call it the "Emerald Isle" for nothing.In honor of St. Patty's Day, here's a remarkably cloudless image of Ireland snapped last October by NASA's Aqua satellite. Getting this clear a shot of Ireland is actually something of a feat: The island experiences clouds "more than 50 percent of the time" and perennial, ubiquitous fog.
Image of the Day: NASA's Gorgeous Cloud-Free View of Ireland
Getting this clear a shot of Ireland is actually something of a feat.
By Liz DwyerMar 19, 2011
Liz Dwyer
Liz Dwyer is the education editor at GOOD. She was previously the education editor at TakePart and has written about education, parenting, and social justice for several national websites and print publications.