We never get tired of these amazing views from the International Space Station, but this one has it all: a silvery Moon setting into the Earth’s atmosphere, the dazzling Milky Way rising into a brilliant sunrise, airglow of all colors, popping lightning, shimmering aurorae, and incredible views of the stunning space station and our gorgeous planet. Brian Tomlinson put this one together, using stills from the Johnson Space Center’s “Gateway to Astronaut Photography of the Earth.”
Below is a recent image taken by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield showing the Moon hovering above Earth, as seen from the ISS, similar to the views in the opening of the video:
I am totally with you on this.. I NEVER get tired of seeing our beautiful Earth from above! I find myself trying to identify what cities are below? Sometimes the shapes of the land masses make it obvious and sometimes the cities themselves do. The lightning, auroras and stars above never fail to amaze… Thanks ~ I needed that!
Oh my god, those are the best pictures of the Aurorae I’ve ever seen!
Truly stunning. At the same time, probably one of the saddest videos I’ve ever seen… It’s astonishing views of OUR home and seemingly so few care….
Enjoy the view, and save your politics for another site.
No politics intended… Just normal observation… Still a spectacular vid…
I like your icon… Ubiquitous dinosaur politics anyone? (Notes the ‘sequestering’ of science)
0:30 – I can see my house! Well, my town anyway…
Space is an amazing place with a lot of mysteries. I think it is really cool that your blog focuses on the greatness of space.