'Earthshine'...
The Space Station basking in blue Earthshine as the rising sun pierces our razor-thin atmosphere to cover the Space Station with blue light.
Isle Juan de Nova
In the Mozambique Channel between Madagascar and the African mainland.
The beautiful colors rival the amazing places in the Caribbean
Aurora Borealis
In the distance on this beautiful night over Europe.
The Strait of Dover is pretty clear as is Paris, the City of Lights.
A little fog over the western part of England and London.
Moon from the ISS
Fly me to the Moon…let me dance among the Stars…
Progress-37 over Bahamas
Of all the places on our glorious planet, few rival the brilliant colors of The Bahamas.
Here is a view of our Progress-37 re-supply spacecraft, with the islands of The Bahamas as a backdrop.
Atoll in South Pacific
Beautiful atoll in the South Pacific through a 400mm lens.
About 1200 miles south of Honolulu .
In the ‘Line Islands’ along ‘Christmas Ridge’, either ‘Teraina’ or ‘Tabuaeran’?
Hurricane Earl
Out over the central Atlantic, just before another spectacular sunset, with the spiral bands of Hurricane Earl visible in the setting sun.
An interesting view of the life-giving energy of our sun.
The solar arrays on the port side of the Space Station as well as Hurricane Earl…
both gathering the last bit of energy before they fall into eclipse
Mountain in the Andes in South America
Morning breaking over the majestic Andes in South America .
in awe of its majesty, reaching into the windswept heights and the rising sun.
Another day... another chance to stand tall and be counted
The Nile and Egypt by night
A night view of the Nile River winding up through the Egyptian desert toward the Mediterranean Sea, and Cairo in the river delta.
Such a stark contrast between the dark desolate lifeless desert of northern Africa and the Nile River teeming with life along its shores.
In the distance... the eastern Mediterranean on a beautiful autumn evening
Part of the Great Barrier Reef
An explosion of color, motion, and life painted on the canvas of our wonderful world.
This is a section of the Great Barrier Reef off the eastern coast of Australia, captured through a 1200mm lens.
Italy by night
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.
Florida by night
The Florida peninsula and the southeastern U.S. on the kind of evening.
A clear autumn night with moonlight over the water and the sky filled with a billion stars
Middle East by night
A clear starry night over the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea .
Ancient lands with thousands of years of history stretching from Athens, Greece all the way around the Med to Cairo, Egypt.
Storied lands, fabled cities, and alluring islands...
Athens - Crete - Rhodes - Izmir - Ankara - Cyprus - Damascus - Beirut - Haifa - Amman - Tel Aviv - Jerusalem - Cairo are beacons on this cool November night.
Grace and Peace from the sanctity of space...
Sunset
It is the season for viewing Polar Mesospheric Clouds, thin layer of noctilucent clouds at sunset
