A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

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The International Space Station has been in orbit for 17 years, covering a distance of more than 4.1 billion kilometers. Astronauts from international expeditions send photos of our planet to Earth almost daily, taken with the help of powerful digital cameras. Clouds of unusual shapes, majestic lightning shows, colorful auroras, sunsets and night landscapes fall into the frame of their lenses.

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A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station Source: dailymail.co.uk

Since its launch into space 17 years ago, the ISS has circled the Earth more than 100 thousand times. During their stay on board the station, the crews had the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful views. More than 3 million images have already been taken from the ISS, whose orbit passes 400 kilometers from the Earth's surface.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

The ISS crew members can be called lucky, because they have the opportunity to observe such beautiful pictures with their own eyes.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

This picture shows the New York metropolitan area, the largest on the east coast of the United States.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

Lightning flashes illuminate the storm raging on Earth, and the Milky Way is visible in the distance.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

The chaotic advance of sand dunes from the desert in Central Algeria on the surrounding landscape.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

This photo of the snowy peaks of the Himalayas was taken in May 2016.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

A thunderstorm in Arkansas looks dramatic from the sky.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

Astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a whole year in orbit, took this beautiful picture of the dawn on March 1.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

This sunrise photo was taken by British astronaut Tim Peake.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

The stars of the Milky Way galaxy can be seen through such a visually thin atmosphere of the Earth.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

In the picture in the first row (from left to right), Briton Timothy Peake, American Timothy Kopra and Russian Yuri Malenchenko. In the background, Russians Oleg Skripochka, Alexey Ovchinin and American Jeffrey Williams.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

American Tim Kopra, the commander of the ISS crew, took a photo of Chicago at night, which perfectly shows the lattice structure of streets characteristic of this city.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

At a certain angle of incidence of sunlight, ISS crew members can observe quite bizarre pictures, such as these cumulus clouds captured by Major Peak on April 3, 2016.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

Mount Brandberg, Namibia.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

Night Italy.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

No, this is not an abstract artist's drawing, these are dunes in the Namib desert, South-West Africa.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

But irrigation facilities in Saudi Arabia have such a beautiful geometric design.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

Glacial river flowing into Lake Lago Argentino (Patagonia, Argentina).

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

Coastline, the northeast coast of Australia.

A room with a gorgeous view: fascinating photos of the Earth from the International Space Station

Beautiful clouds of bizarre shapes.

Keywords: Astronauts | Earth | Iss | Orbit | Planet | Planet earth | Photos | Photos from space

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