1. NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock who is currently aboard the
International Space Station shares pictures of the Earth he snaps
with the world through Twitter.
Known to his nearly 68,000 Twitter followers as Astro Wheels,
Wheelock has been posting impressive photos of the Earth and some
of his thoughts ever since he moved into the space station in June,
five months after it got Internet access.
Greek islands on a clear night during our flight over Europe. Athens
shine brightly along the Mediterranean Sea.

2. 'Mystery Island', located in the Indian Ocean close to Madagascar.
Interesting features on the island and the unusual shape should be
enough to help you discover this beautiful place.

3. Northern lights in the distance in one of the finest nights over
Europe. The photo clearly shows the Strait of Dover. Paris is dazzling
with the city lights. A little fog over the western part of England,
particularly over London.

4. The moon is breathtaking.

5. Of all the places of our beautiful planet few can rival the beauty and
richness of colors in the Bahamas. In this photo, our ship is seen
against the backdrop of the Bahamas.

6. At a speed of 28,163 kilometers per hour (8 kilometers per second),
we rotate the Earth's orbit, making one revolution every 90 minutes,
and watch sunsets and sunrises every 45 minutes. So half of our
journey is in darkness. For the work we use lights on our helmets.

7. Every time I look out the window and see our beautiful planet, my soul
sings! I see blue skies, white clouds and bright blessed day.

8. Another spectacular sunset. We see 16 such sunsets each day, and
each of them is really valuable.

9. Beautiful atoll in the Pacific Ocean , photographed using 400mm lens.
Approximately 1,930 km south of Honolulu .

10. Perfect reflection of sunlight in the eastern Mediterranean (Cyprus).

11. Above the center of the Atlantic Ocean, before another stunning
sunset. Downstairs in the setting sun visible spiral Hurricane Earl.

12. A little farther east, we saw a sacred monolith Uluru, better known as
Ayers Rock. I have never had the opportunity to visit Australia, but
someday I hope that I will stand by this miracle of nature.

13. Morning over the Andes in South America. I do not know for sure the
title of this peak, but was simply amazed by her magic, stretching to
the sun and wind tops.

14. Over the Sahara desert, approaching the ancient lands and thousand
year history. River Nile flows through Egypt by the Pyramids of Giza
in the outskirts of Cairo. Further, the Red Sea, Sinai Peninsula, Dead
Sea, Jordan River, as well as the island of Cyprus in the
Mediterranean Sea and Greece on the horizon.

15. Night view of the River Nile, stretching like a snake through Egypt to
the Mediterranean, and Cairo, located in the Delta. Far away in this
picture, one can see the Mediterranean Sea.

16. Our unmanned 'Progress 39P' approaches the ISS for refuelling. It is
full of food, fuel, spare parts and all necessities for our station.
Inside was a real gift - fresh fruit and vegetables. What a miracle
after three months of food from a tube!

17. I wanted to share with you this view from the Dome. We said goodbye
to the members of our group Sasha, Misha and Tracy this weekend,
and they returned safely back to Earth. In this photo, Tracy quietly
dreams of returning home.

18. Module Union 23C Olympus docked with the ISS. When our work ends
here, we go back home to Earth. We fly over the snow-capped peaks
of the Caucasus. The rising sun is reflected from the Caspian Sea ..

19. The flash of color, movement and life on the canvas of our amazing
world. This is part of the Great Barrier Reef off the east coast of
Australia , photographed through the lens of 1,200 mm.

20. All the beauty of Italy, a clear summer night. You can see many
beautiful islands that adorn the coast - Capri, Sicily and Malta. Naples
and Mount Vesuvius are allocated along the coast.

21. At the southern end of South America lies the pearl of Patagonia. The
amazing beauty of rugged mountains, massive glaciers, fjords and seas
combined in perfect harmony.

22. "Dome" on the side of nadir station gives a panoramic view of our
beautiful planet. Fedor made the picture from the window of the
Russian docking compartment. In this photo I'm sitting in the dome,
preparing the camera for our evening flight over Hurricane Earl.

23. Florida and southeastern U.S. in the evening. A clear autumn evening,
the moonlight over the water and sky, dotted with millions of stars.

24. Clear starry night over the eastern Mediterranean . The ancient land
with a thousand years of history stretching from Athens to Cairo.
Historical land of fabulous and alluring island, Athens, Crete, Rhodes,
Izmir, Ankara, Cyprus, Damascus, Beirut, Haifa, Amman, Tel Aviv,
Jerusalem, Cairo, all of them turned into tiny lights in this cool
November night.

25. In this time of year you can enjoy the beauty of the polar
mesospheric clouds. With our high-angle illumination, we were able to
capture a thin layer of noctilucent clouds at sunset.