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progressoid

(49,991 posts) Mon Apr 16, 2012, 01:37 AM Apr 2012

Amazing pictures sent to Earth from Space Station via Twitter.

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Andre Kuipers, space station astronaut, sends pictures to Earth via Twitter

More @ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/picture-galleries/9202815/Andre-Kuipers-space-station-astronaut-sends-pictures-to-Earth-via-Twitter.html?frame=2192333

The lights of London are captured by ESA astronaut Andre Kuipers, from his vantage point high above the Earth on board the International Space Station.
He has been capturing jaw-dropping views since he arrived on the space station in December, and tweeting them to his followers from his Twitter profile.

Europe at night captured on 2 April 2012. In shot is the Soyuz TMA-03M module that carried André to the ISS in December 2011, and a Russian Progress freighter.

Wisps of sea ice at Okhotsk, on Russia's east coast, photographed on 31 March 2012.

ATV Edoardo Amaldi, docked with the ISS, fires its thrusters as part of the station's reboosting process, which puts the ISS back into a higher orbit. Over time, the drag forces acting on the station bring it closer to Earth, so these reboosting procedures allow it to remain in orbit for a much greater time.

Moonset, captured on 7 April 2012

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Amazing pictures sent to Earth from Space Station via Twitter. (Original Post) progressoid Apr 2012 OP

here am I, sitting in my tin can, far above the world.... nt msongs Apr 2012 #1

*Jaw Drops* Odin2005 Apr 2012 #2

I eat this stuff up like ice cream... JohnnyRingo Apr 2012 #3

WOW Amonester Apr 2012 #4

Here's where all the wealth of the world went. canoeist52 Apr 2012 #5

The World Islands reminded me of this... Fumesucker Apr 2012 #7

Ringworld! Cool. tclambert Apr 2012 #9

Thanks a lot for posting this, progressoid... Surya Gayatri Apr 2012 #6

Wow! Thanks for posting. SalviaBlue Apr 2012 #8

That final picture made me think of this one... eqfan592 Apr 2012 #10

msongs

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1. here am I, sitting in my tin can, far above the world.... nt

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 02:09 AM

Apr 2012

Odin2005

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2. *Jaw Drops*

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 02:23 AM

Apr 2012

JohnnyRingo

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3. I eat this stuff up like ice cream...

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 03:08 AM

Apr 2012

Thanx for posting!

Amonester

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4. WOW

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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 03:40 AM

Apr 2012

Thanks for sharing!

That deep-space view in the 4th one is truly amazing. I always dreamed of going up there just to witness how much more stars can be seen without any interference. It looks like every square millimeter is packed full of stars, large or small!