Crew Earth Observations Videos

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This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken March 28, 2012 from 01:52:24 to 01:59:22 GMT, on a pass from the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Western Sahara, to northeastern Spain, near the Pyrenees. This video begins over the dark Atlantic Ocean, looking northeast towards the Canary Islands. The pass continues northeast near the Strait of Gibraltar and the Iberian Peninsula, where Madrid stands out brightly in the middle of the peninsula. The video ends looking over southern France and the Balearic Islands.

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken March 30, 2012 from 01:37:25 to 01:43:28 GMT, on a pass from the North Atlantic Ocean, west of Portugal, to southern Germany. This video begins as the International Space Station travels northeast towards the Iberian Peninsula. The cities of Lisbon (near the dark coastline) and Madrid (near the center of the peninsula) can be seen well. The pass continues northeast over southern France, where Paris shines brightly near the left side of the video. The Italian Peninsula can be seen off to the right in the video as the pass ends over southern Germany and Austria.

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken March 31, 2012 from 07:46:23 to 07:58:32 GMT, on a pass from the Southern Ocean, south of Australia, to just north of New Zealand. This video begins looking over the Southern Ocean, as the ISS travels northeast towards eastern Australia and New Zealand. The sun can be seen setting in the upper right corner of the Cupola as the pass ends over dark northern New Zealand.

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken April 2, 2012 from 02:01:15 to 02:03:31 GMT, on a pass from the southern United Kingdom, southwest of London, to northeastern Germany, southwest of Berlin. This video begins looking east from the United Kingdom as the ISS travels southeast towards the Netherlands. The Aurora Borealis shines near a rising sun as the pass continues by looking over Denmark and southern Norway.

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken March 25, 2012 from 11:04:11 to 11:45:06 GMT, on a pass from western Quebec to the Southern Ocean, near the Kerguelen Islands. This video begins over Quebec, where most of the ground is still covered in snow. The ISS travels southeast over the Atlantic Ocean, before reaching the Canary Islands and the clay-colored desert of northwestern Africa. The pass continues southeast over the Gulf of Guinea and south-central Africa, which is heavily covered by clouds. The pass ends over the Southern Ocean.

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken from March 19, 2012 at 23:56:53 to March 20, 2012 at 00:08:59 GMT, on a pass from the United Republic of Tanzania to northwest Afghanistan, near the border of Iran. This video begins over central Africa as the ISS travels northeast towards the Arabian Peninsula. The city of Jeddah is seen against the dark Red Sea, and as the ISS travels over the Arabian Peninsula, the cities of Doha, Al Manamah, and Dubai are very bright again the peninsula and the Persian Gulf. The pass ends over the Middle Eastern countries of Iran and Afghanistan.

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken March 31, 2012 from 08:44:05 to 09:11:27 GMT, on a pass from the Atlantic Ocean, west of Morocco, to the Southern Ocean, northwest of the Kerguelen Islands. This video, which looks out of the entire Cupola window, displays the sphere of the Earth. The video begins over the bright blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean before flying over the clay-colored sands of northern Africa. The ISS continues southeast over northwestern Africa, crosses over the Gulf of Guinea, and continues southeast over central Africa. A very clear view of the Okavango Delta (click here for more information on this famous delta) appears over south-central Africa before the ISS travels over the southern Indian Ocean and to the Southern Ocean.

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken March 28, 2012 from 00:23:04 to 00:27:08 GMT, on a pass from northeast Algeria, near the border of Tunisia, to western Bulgaria, near Sofia. This video begins as the International Space Station travels northeast over north-central Africa. The ISS flies over Tunisia before continuing over Sicily and the Boot of Italy. The pass ends as the ISS flies over the northern Balkan Peninsula.

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken March 23, 2012 from 00:21:00 to 00:29:28 GMT, on a pass from northwest Sudan to the Caspian Sea. This video begins as the ISS is traveling northeast over northern Africa at night, approaching the Nile River Delta region, which is brightly lit, and Cairo at the far north end of the delta as a brighter light. As the ISS passes the Nile River, the video shows the area at the northwestern end of the Arabian Peninsula, where the bright cities of Beirut and Tel Aviv stand out along the darker water of the Mediterranean Sea. Continuing passed these cities, we can see Baghdad on the far right side of the video.

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken March 28, 2012 from 08:10:39 to 08:13:51 GMT, on a pass from southeastern Lake Superior, north of the upper peninsula of Michigan, to southern Quebec, southeast of Lake Manicouagan. This video mainly focuses on the Aurora Borealis over Canada, and the Moon can be seen near the bottom middle of the sequence.

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken March 17, 2012 from 07:35:45 to 07:52:36 GMT, on a pass from the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Iberian Peninsula, to northern Kazakhstan. This video begins over the Atlantic Ocean, as the camera faces the Cupola and Earth. The Cupola can be seen with the top hatch open near the bottom of the video. Most of the view of Earth is obscured by clouds or snow, but some land is able to be distinguished through these obstructions.

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken March 11, 2012 from 01:41:22 to 01:42:46 GMT, on a pass from southern Pacific Ocean, west of southern South America, to the northern Atlantic Ocean, west of Mauritania in northwestern Africa. This fast video features the stars over the western hemisphere. Astronaut Don Pettit explains the type of long-exposure tactics he uses for this type of time-lapse sequence.

This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 30 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken February 4, 2012 from 21:39:49 to 21:46:32 GMT, on a pass from western Algeria to southeastern Croatia along the Adriatic Sea. This video begins looking north from northwestern Africa towards the Strait of Gibraltar and the Iberian Peninsula. In the middle of the Iberian Peninsula, Madrid, the capital and largest city of Spain, stands out brightly. As the pass continues northeast over the Mediterranean Sea, the coastline of France along with the Balearic Islands is seen. As the ISS continues to travel northeast, the northern half of Italy is seen under clouds before the pass ends over Croatia.