2015 will certainly be remembered as a year of major advancements (gay marriage becoming legal in the United States, for example) as well as a year of tremendous tragedies (the terrorist attacks in Paris, and throughout the world). As 2015 came to an end and as we are all looking forward to seeing what this year has in store, it is the perfect opportunity to look at some of the most mesmerizing photos that have been captured over the last 365 days.
Regular visitors to Reddit’s r/pics know that new images are constantly being uploaded to the web bulletin board, but below are 25 of the top photos that the internet couldn’t get enough of in 2015. Enjoy and happy New Year!
1. This hot air balloon race in Myanmar.
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2. Mount Fuji seen from the International Space Station.
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3. This tree frog having the ride of its life on a Goliath beetle.
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4. Buzz Aldrin at Stonehenge sending a message to Mars.
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5.The effects of the drought on California’s Folsom Lake.
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6. A hermit crab in Cuba getting creative with its shell choice.
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7. Two strangers who found their doppelganger by chance on a flight.
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8. A man in Florida had a heart attack while mowing the yard and these firefighters stuck around to finish the job.
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9. This raccoon was captured choosing a risky form of transportation by riding on the back of an alligator.
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10. An unlucky photographer captured this mountain gorilla just before it decked him.
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11. Lightening strike at the Grand Canyon.
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12. Photographer David Kaszlikowski used a drone to find this hidden glacial pool in the Himalayas.
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13. This husky went for a stroll on a frozen lake in Russia just after a brief rainstorm.
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14. A Lego astronaut floating above Earth inside the International Space Station.
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15. A woolly mammoth’s tusk is unearthed from a Siberian riverbed.
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16. The Northern Lights over Norway.
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17. The sunlight captured this pelican enjoying its lunch.
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18. The highest color resolution photo of Pluto released so far.
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19. A 20,000 mile-wide hurricane on Saturn.
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20. Shrek, the renegade sheep that escaped and avoided shearing for 6 years.
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21. Sunlight captured through a tree during an eclipse.
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22. The Rwandan cycling team stopping during a race to look at snow for the first time.
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23. This turtle photobombing a group of tourists.
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24. Villarica Volcano erupting in Chile.
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25. Migaloo, the only confirmed albino humpback whale emerging from the water.
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