These wonderful time-lapse sequences were taken by Ron Garan, Satoshi Furukawa and the crew of expeditions 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October 2011 and edited by Michael König.
For more information on shooting locations, visit the video’s vimeo page. You can also download the original footage at the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
It is wonderful, yes!
But it is also frightening how vastly lit huge parts of the earth are by artificial light.
Have you ever looked at the milkyway in remote areas? This is truly captivating.