NASA has released a spectacular video featuring a series of time-lapse sequences photographed by the Expedition 30 crew aboard the International Space Station.
The four-minute video is set to the song Walking in the Air, by Howard Blake.
Thie video, NASA says, displays a journey around the world, through auroras, and over dazzling lightning displays.
(timelilne of sequence below video)
Here is a breakdown of video sequences:
:01 - Stars over southern United States
:08 - U.S. West Coast to Canada
:21 - Central Europe to the Middle East
:36 - Aurora Australis over the Indian Ocean
:54 - Storms over Africa
1:08 - Central United States
1:20 - Midwest United States
1:33 - United Kingdom to Baltic Sea
1:46 - Moonset
1:55 - Northern United States to Eastern Canada
2:12 - Aurora Australis over the Indian Ocean
2:32 - Comet Lovejoy
2:53 - Aurora Borealis over Hudson Bay
3:06 - United Kingdom to Central Europe
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