Douglas H. Wheelock

@Astro_Wheels

Test Pilot; NASA Astronaut: STS-120 & ISS-25; Space Station Commander; Living a life of faith inspired by quiet moments...

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The beauty of Italy, on a clear summer night, stretching out into the Mediterranean Sea. You can see many of the beautiful islands lit up and adorning the coastline including Capri, Sicily, and Malta. The city of Naples and Mt. Vesuvius stand out along the coast. Viva Esperia!

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The beauty of Italy, on a clear summer night, stretching out into the Mediterranean Sea. You can see many of the beautiful islands lit up and adorning the coastline including Capri, Sicily, and Malta. The city of Naples and Mt. Vesuvius stand out along the coast. Viva Esperia!

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ferneylugo 239 days ago

wowo beautiful......

PC0101 239 days ago

Rome is not in this scene, just out of frame in the bottom right corner.

_jkl_jkl 239 days ago

Italian Bear :) -- Napoli, Roma, and Promontorio del Gargano in bottom right corner

Jettstarrs 317 days ago

It looks like a boot! :))

Karnam_vj 321 days ago

awesome....i loved it

onthebrightzide 447 days ago

look like a dog !_!

madycano 451 days ago

really beautiful

GeraldinedeJB 451 days ago

this photo is great

Rhinebow 509 days ago

Thanks for the pictures. Is there an archive that is publicly available?

MichaelGenGroup 510 days ago

Nice pic of my birthplace !

Dawni2 511 days ago

WOW!!!

ic_nan 513 days ago

The really beauty of Italy ,, wowww it's land in my dream - if not u , i still don't see this beauty pic

tagamri 516 days ago

Wonderful photo. Nice view of the Mediterranean. I'm from Ghajnsielem Gozo (in the island of Malta)

cobRadaRt 517 days ago

alla faccia dei leghisti.. t y astro_wheels

Planck1777 518 days ago

bella foto, thanks Astro Wheels !!

RichardKorona 519 days ago

The boot to the other way around!!!

LeoHangover 520 days ago

Thank you from italy! :)

giac1960 520 days ago

thank you from Italy .-)

novalnd 520 days ago

thank You -thank You and Thank You...

vtumminelli 521 days ago

Thanks, Douglas, for this wonderful gift! I'm from Palermo, Sicily and this picture is fantastic!