The earth in the lens astronaut Paolo Nespoli

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The author of these wonderful satellite images Paolo Nespoli – 5th astronaut Italy. He now works as part of the international crew to the ISS and return to Earth in may. Every few days he posts on his Twitter account (@astro_paolo) new photos taken from the ISS. We offer you to look at some of these wonderful shots. A complete collection of these space pictures can be seen by subscribing to a microblog astronaut on Twitter (@astro_paolo.), as well as on its page on flickr.com.

(Just 20 photos)

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1. On 16 February the First minute of the flight cargo of the carrier rocket Ariane 5, which should deliver on MKS the required load. The missile itself is too far from the ISS, shows only a jet of reactive gases just below the station's manipulator. From a distance this jet is similar to a thin thread.

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2. Paolo says that Valentine's day he wanted to post a picture with something that resembles a heart, but he could not find a suitable object. And once, when he worked on the simulator, located in the "Dome", an astronaut looked out the window and saw that the Pacific coral Atoll. Wasting no time, Paolo took a few pictures of the Atoll, having the shape of a heart.

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3. This is the UK and Ireland appeared in the microblog of the astronaut on Christmas eve. Paolo believes that from space, these Islands are very similar to with a Christmas tree.

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4. This picture, posted on January 19, Paolo Nespoli calls in a game of ping pong with the Moon.

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5. The giant lightning during a thunderstorm over Brazil. A strong thunderstorm broke out in the square having a diameter not less than 80 km.

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6. January 15. In this picture are clearly visible contrails of planes flying at high altitudes. Paolo himself jokingly said that this photo is another proof that the Earth still exists life.

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7. The magnificent icy landscape of Northern Canada. January 11.

8. 8 Jan. Flying over Cuba.

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9. Brazilian Tiete river.

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10. 30 Jan. The desert in Somalia.

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11. 23 Jan. Ice-covered Chinese bhairab & the lake.

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12. Blue expanse of the ocean.

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13. January 11. So the orbit looks the island of Sicily.

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14. Amazing colors of the earth in South Australia.

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15. The Venezuelan archipelago Los Roques located in the Caribbean sea. 23 Jan.

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16. The night flash of lightning.

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17. Huge clumps of red algae.

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18. Waters of the Caribbean sea off the coast of Belize.

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19. 26-I long-term expedition to the ISS as part of the composition of the flight engineer Catherine Coleman (Catherine Coleman), crew commander Scott Kelly (Scott Kelly) and flight engineer Paolo Nespoli welcomes Christmas. 25 Dec 2010.

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20. 15 Dec 2010. Check suit Paolo Nespoli before the start of the space mission at the cosmodrome "Baikonur".

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