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 Isles of Greece during a clear night pass over Europe. Athens shining brightly along the Mediterranean Sea. A very surreal feeling to view the splendor of this ancient land from outer space.

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The Isles of Greece during a clear night pass over Europe. Athens shining brightly along the Mediterranean Sea. A very surreal feeling to view the splendor of this ancient land from outer space.

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Mauricioo_92 171 days ago

mtõ lindo :D nosso planeta a noite

Jettstarrs 316 days ago

Lovely!

OneGreenClip 374 days ago

Предел мечтаний!

elenaspanou 377 days ago

Thanks so much for sharing Douglas. Studying abroad one misses the view of their beloved country.

Chiu840 387 days ago

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Chrysafaki 391 days ago

stunning and so touching at the same time... thank you so much 4 sharing all these unique images!

remali4ever 434 days ago

So beautiful photo from my country, but the whole planet from up there must be beautiful

blueblue4 435 days ago

that's so great!! thank you

strategic80 435 days ago

awesome!!! thanks, !!!! That's a great satellite image of my country...

tee_znz 445 days ago

Beautiful...absolutely beautiful!

Daniel_Craig 448 days ago

Awesome!

kayhanovic 509 days ago

Mükemmel yani diyorum ki beautiful...

megs7896 510 days ago

Sweet ... Soo beautiful!!

silverwolf1977 510 days ago

Wow! That's gorgeous!

ETHER_JOE 512 days ago

Another view of Ancient City! i love this picture!

ic_nan 512 days ago

our planet are beautiful ,, thx a lof for wonderland pic

gillyarcht 516 days ago

another beautiful glimpse of our planet from a poet floating above it. so welcome.

PC0101 516 days ago

Of course, the purpose of handheld imagery is quite different from pics of monitoring satellites.

humanseverywher 516 days ago

thanks for the reply, i see..we need more of these pics, they give another perspective instead of the straight down satellite images

Planck1777 516 days ago

spectacular