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Have you ever wondered what thunderstorm complexes look like from space? How about our everyday, run of the mill clouds? Well, now you can! Alexander Gerst is an astronaut in the International Space Station. The best part is he updates his Twitter daily with some great pictures! check out some of them below.
Sometimes it helps to take a step back in order to see a pattern… #BlueDot pic.twitter.com/EHsGE2jw6F
— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 17, 2014
This lake is only visible in the sun glint, a very powerful Earth observation technique. #BlueDot pic.twitter.com/fd1mX91QiS
— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 17, 2014
As a special type of Earth observation, sun glint pictures reveal an amazing amount of detail. #BlueDot pic.twitter.com/0zqOv6Utyv
— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 17, 2014
Cloud shadows… / Wolkenschatten… #BlueDot pic.twitter.com/sBXGz8d3p1
— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 17, 2014
#Orbital sunrise pic.twitter.com/6Cmc8Lu7uP
— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 16, 2014
On some days it feels like Earth disguises itself from our view. #BlueDot pic.twitter.com/b0fiucWmDL
— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 15, 2014
Scary. The sunlight is far from reaching down the abyss of #Neoguri‘s 65 km-wide eye pic.twitter.com/CpW7En8RHo
— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 8, 2014
Went right above Supertyphoon #Neoguri. It is ENORMOUS. Watch out, #Japan! https://t.co/BbwEE2yGIQ pic.twitter.com/IP9clunLF4
— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) July 8, 2014
Be sure to follow @Astro_Alex on Twitter to see more of his fascinating photos.