#windows on earth

Tiran Island, Egypt, as photographed from the ISS.

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The Northern Lights, photographed from the ISS as it passed over the Pacific Northwest.

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The Dead Sea, photographed from the International Space Station.

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The International Space Station’s football field-sized solar array, which weighs over 413 tons and provides electricity throughout the ISS.

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Miniature “Cubesat” satellites being launched from the International Space Station.

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Smoke from forest fires in Washington state, USA, photographed from the International Space Station.

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Aurora from the ISS.

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Saudi Arabian landscape photographed from the International Space Station.

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ISS photograph of the Aral Sea.

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The International Space Station above the spinning Earth.

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Clouds over the desert in Libya, photographed from the ISS.

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Egyptian Islands in the Gulf of Suez, photographed from the ISS.

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Astronaut’s-eye view of Cuba from the ISS windows. 

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A beautiful sunrise photographed from the International Space Station. Since the ISS moves through low Earth orbit at a speed of about 17,500 mph and circles the Earth every 90 minutes, the astronauts get to see 15 or 16 sunrises and sunsets every day. 

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Space station photograph of Montana farmland by day.

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Crater Lake, Oregon, photographed from the ISS.

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Aurora from the ISS.

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The coastal city of Sfax, Tunisia, photographed from the ISS.

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ISS photograph of the Manifa Heavy Crude Project - the development of 27 artificial islands, 25 miles of causeway, and 13 bridges in the Persian Gulf. The Manifa field is the fifth largest in the world.

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