Amazing Space Photography by Astronaut Andre Kuipers (20 pictures).
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Lightning Flashes Spotted Over West Africa
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The Mouth of the Amazon
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Aurora Australis
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Lava Crater in Muaritania (Sahara)
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The ISS in Front of a Backdrop of Stars
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Lake Powell, Monument Valley, Las Vegas and the Canyons from Space
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The Argentine Coast
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Europe at Night
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Ireland, North Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales
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Denmark, Norway & Sweden at Night with Aurora Borealis
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Our Sun Reflecting Off a Brazilian River
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Sahara Sand Treks Across the Atlantic Ocean
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Milky Way Galaxy
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An Active Mount Etna from Space
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Comet Lovejoy
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Sunglint off the Earth’s Surface
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Atmospheric Glow
![Southern Lights (Aurora Australis) between Antarctica and Australia](http://myscienceacademy.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/6970353311_1f50e1ab87_c.jpg)
Southern Lights (Aurora Australis) between Antarctica and Australia
Photographs by André Kuipers/ESA/NASA