Astronaut Douglas Wheelock <<
Wheelock has been posting impressive photos of the Earth and some of his thoughts ever since he moved into the space station in June, five months after it got Internet access. Needless to say, the pictures are stunning.
Here is a small collection of some of his best pictures.
Greek islands on a clear night during our flight over Europe.Athens shine brightly along the Mediterranean Sea. Unreal feeling arises when one sees the beauty of the ancient earth from space.
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'Mystery Island' ...located in the Indian Ocean close to Madagascar.Interesting features on the island and the unusual shape should be enough to help you discover this beautiful place.
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Northern lights in the distance in one of the finest nights over Europe.The photo clearly shows the Strait of Dover. Paris is dazzling with the city lights.A little fog over the western part of England, particularly over London.
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The moon is breathtaking
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Every time I look out the window and see our beautiful planet, my soul sings! I see blue skies, white clouds and bright blessed day.
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Another spectacular sunset.We see 16 such sunsets each day, and each of them is really valuable.
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Beautiful atoll in the Pacific Ocean, photographed using 400mm lens.Approximately 1930 km south of Honolulu.
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Above the center of the Atlantic Ocean, before another stunning sunset.Downstairs in the setting sun visible spiral Hurricane Earl.
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Morning over the Andes in South America. I do not know for sure the title of this peak,but was simply amazed by her magic, stretching to the sun and wind tops.
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Over the Sahara desert, approaching the ancient lands and thousand-year history.River Nile flows through Egypt by the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo.Further, the Red Sea, Sinai Peninsula, Dead Sea, Jordan River,as well as the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea and Greece on the horizon.
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Our unmanned 'Progress 39P' approaches to the ISS for refueling. It is full of food, fuel, spare parts and all necessities for our station. Inside was a real gift - fresh fruit and vegetables. What a miracle after three months of food from a tube!
The flash of color, movement and life on the canvas of our amazing world. This is part of the Great Barrier Reef off the east coast of Australia, photographed through the lens of 1200 mm.
All the beauty of Italy, a clear summer night. You can see many beautiful islands that adorn the coast - Capri, Sicily and Malta. Naples and Mount Vesuvius are allocated along the coast.
"Dome" on the side of nadir station gives a panoramic view of our beautiful planet. Fedor made the picture from the window of the Russian docking compartment. In this photo I'm sitting in the dome, preparing the camera for our evening flight over Hurricane Earl.
Florida and southeastern U.S. in the evening. A clear autumn evening, the moonlight over the water and sky, dotted with millions of stars.
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Clear starry night over the eastern Mediterranean.The ancient land with a thousand years of history stretching from Athens to Cairo. Historical land of fabulous and alluring island ... Athens - Crete - Rhodes - Izmir - Ankara - Cyprus - Damascus - Beirut - Haifa - Amman - Tel Aviv - Jerusalem - Cairo - all of them turned into tiny lights in this cool November night.
In this time of year you can enjoy the beauty of the polar mesospheric clouds. With our high-angle illumination, we were able to capture a thin layer of noctilucent clouds at sunset.
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Astronaut Douglas Wheelock
Wheelock has been posting impressive photos of the Earth and some of his thoughts ever since he moved into the space station in June, five months after it got Internet access. Needless to say, the pictures are stunning.
Here is a small collection of some of his best pictures.
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'Mystery Island' ...located in the Indian Ocean close to Madagascar.Interesting features on the island and the unusual shape should be enough to help you discover this beautiful place.
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Northern lights in the distance in one of the finest nights over Europe.The photo clearly shows the Strait of Dover. Paris is dazzling with the city lights.A little fog over the western part of England, particularly over London.
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The moon is breathtaking
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Every time I look out the window and see our beautiful planet, my soul sings! I see blue skies, white clouds and bright blessed day.
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Another spectacular sunset.We see 16 such sunsets each day, and each of them is really valuable.
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Beautiful atoll in the Pacific Ocean, photographed using 400mm lens.Approximately 1930 km south of Honolulu.
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Above the center of the Atlantic Ocean, before another stunning sunset.Downstairs in the setting sun visible spiral Hurricane Earl.
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Morning over the Andes in South America. I do not know for sure the title of this peak,but was simply amazed by her magic, stretching to the sun and wind tops.
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Over the Sahara desert, approaching the ancient lands and thousand-year history.River Nile flows through Egypt by the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo.Further, the Red Sea, Sinai Peninsula, Dead Sea, Jordan River,as well as the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea and Greece on the horizon.
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Night view of the River Nile, stretching like a snake through Egypt to the Mediterranean, and Cairo, located in the Delta. Far away in this picture, one can see the Mediterranean Sea.
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The flash of color, movement and life on the canvas of our amazing world. This is part of the Great Barrier Reef off the east coast of Australia, photographed through the lens of 1200 mm.
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All the beauty of Italy, a clear summer night. You can see many beautiful islands that adorn the coast - Capri, Sicily and Malta. Naples and Mount Vesuvius are allocated along the coast.
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"Dome" on the side of nadir station gives a panoramic view of our beautiful planet. Fedor made the picture from the window of the Russian docking compartment. In this photo I'm sitting in the dome, preparing the camera for our evening flight over Hurricane Earl.
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Florida and southeastern U.S. in the evening. A clear autumn evening, the moonlight over the water and sky, dotted with millions of stars.
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Clear starry night over the eastern Mediterranean.The ancient land with a thousand years of history stretching from Athens to Cairo. Historical land of fabulous and alluring island ... Athens - Crete - Rhodes - Izmir - Ankara - Cyprus - Damascus - Beirut - Haifa - Amman - Tel Aviv - Jerusalem - Cairo - all of them turned into tiny lights in this cool November night.
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In this time of year you can enjoy the beauty of the polar mesospheric clouds. With our high-angle illumination, we were able to capture a thin layer of noctilucent clouds at sunset.
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Astronaut Douglas Wheelock
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