Best viewed fullscreen. Timelapse images courtesy of the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center (ISS043-E-102202-103235 eol.jsc.nasa.gov)
@wonderofscience I don't think I could stress enough just how effing AWESOME that is. Seriously. I wish it were a still image in landscape because that would be my computer wallpaper from now until the end of time.
@wonderofscience Alt text: Timelapse of Earth at night as seen from space station, dark outlines of continents, mountains and clouds, moving past, warm glow of sprawling cities and small towns, occasional flash thunder, moonlight glinting off water
@wonderofscience Crazy how well the major agglomerations in Europe and the Middle East are visible - and e.g. the void of the Alps or the Apennin. And the motorway allumination in Belgium is like totally crazy!!!