Earth: As seen from the sky

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In between the moon and the stars

From NASA comes this amazing 3-1/2 minute video of scenes of Earth shot by Expedition 30 crew aboard the International Space Station. Check out a sky-high view of auroras, lightning, oceans, and nighttime light displays from all over the planet.

These are the clips included:

0:01 – Stars over southern United States
0:08 – US west coast to Canada
0:21 – Central Europe to the Middle East
0:36 – Aurora Australis over the Indian Ocean
0:54 – Storms over Africa
1:08 – Central United States
1:20 – Midwest United States
1:33 – United Kingdom to Baltic Sea
1:46 – Moonset
1:55 – Northern United States to Eastern Canada
2:12 – Aurora Australis over the Indian Ocean
2:32 – Comet Lovejoy
2:53 – Aurora Borealis over Hudson Bay
3:06 – United Kingdom to Central Europe



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