Advertisement
Canada markets open in 7 hours 30 minutes

  • S&P/TSX

    22,259.16
    -31.46 (-0.14%)
     

  • S&P 500

    5,187.67
    -0.03 (-0.00%)
     

  • DOW

    39,056.39
    +172.13 (+0.44%)
     

  • CAD/USD

    0.7287
    -0.0002 (-0.02%)
     

  • CRUDE OIL

    79.40
    +0.41 (+0.52%)
     

  • Bitcoin CAD

    84,551.88
    -1,397.09 (-1.63%)
     

  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,312.37
    +12.27 (+0.94%)
     

  • GOLD FUTURES

    2,323.20
    +0.90 (+0.04%)
     

  • RUSSELL 2000

    2,055.14
    -9.51 (-0.46%)
     

  • 10-Yr Bond

    4.4920
    +0.0290 (+0.65%)
     

  • NASDAQ futures

    18,154.00
    -32.50 (-0.18%)
     

  • VOLATILITY

    13.00
    -0.23 (-1.74%)
     

  • FTSE

    8,354.05
    +40.38 (+0.49%)
     

  • NIKKEI 225

    38,158.22
    -44.15 (-0.12%)
     

  • CAD/EUR

    0.6778
    +0.0002 (+0.03%)
     

Incredible pictures of Earth seen from the Space Station

  • 'Volcanoes look dramatic at dawn. They startled me when I spotted them through the lens,' Tweeted Hadfield. The images were all taken using the Station's Nikon cameras. 'Space Station cameras are Nikon D2 and D3, with a variety of lenses out to 400. We can even take them out into the vacuum,' says Hadfield.
    1/7

    'Volcanoes look dramatic at dawn. They startled me when I spotted them through the lens,' Tweeted Hadfield. The images were all taken using the Station's Nikon cameras. 'Space Station cameras are Nikon D2 and D3, with a variety of lenses out to 400. We can even take them out into the vacuum,' says Hadfield.

    'Volcanoes look dramatic at dawn. They startled me when I spotted them through the lens,' Tweeted Hadfield. The images were all taken using the Station's Nikon cameras. 'Space Station cameras are Nikon D2 and D3, with a variety of lenses out to 400. We can even take them out into the vacuum,' says Hadfield.
  • Hadfield captured a view of the Italian coast using one of the International Space Station's Nikon cameras. ' like a diamond set in a ring,' he Tweeted.
    2/7

    Hadfield captured a view of the Italian coast using one of the International Space Station's Nikon cameras. ' like a diamond set in a ring,' he Tweeted.

    Hadfield captured a view of the Italian coast using one of the International Space Station's Nikon cameras. ' like a diamond set in a ring,' he Tweeted.
  • 'It's hard to believe the colours of the Bahamas from space,' said Hadfield in a Tweet sent from the Space Station.
    3/7

    'It's hard to believe the colours of the Bahamas from space,' said Hadfield in a Tweet sent from the Space Station.

    'It's hard to believe the colours of the Bahamas from space,' said Hadfield in a Tweet sent from the Space Station.
  • These 'Noctilucent' clouds are rarely glimpsed from Earth - but Hadfield captured an image of the 'glowing' cloud formation from the Space Station. 'Noctilucent Cloud - rare super high altitude cloud, barely visible from Earth, seen at dawn in the mesosphere from ISS,' he Tweeted.
    4/7

    These 'Noctilucent' clouds are rarely glimpsed from Earth - but Hadfield captured an image of the 'glowing' cloud formation from the Space Station. 'Noctilucent Cloud - rare super high altitude cloud, barely visible from Earth, seen at dawn in the mesosphere from ISS,' he Tweeted.

    These 'Noctilucent' clouds are rarely glimpsed from Earth - but Hadfield captured an image of the 'glowing' cloud formation from the Space Station. 'Noctilucent Cloud - rare super high altitude cloud, barely visible from Earth, seen at dawn in the mesosphere from ISS,' he Tweeted.
  • Casablanca - the setting for the Humphrey Bogart film - was captured from the ISS. Commander Hadfield Tweeted, 'Here's lookin' at you, kid' - a line from the 1942 film set in the Moroccan town.
    5/7

    Casablanca - the setting for the Humphrey Bogart film - was captured from the ISS. Commander Hadfield Tweeted, 'Here's lookin' at you, kid' - a line from the 1942 film set in the Moroccan town.

    Casablanca - the setting for the Humphrey Bogart film - was captured from the ISS. Commander Hadfield Tweeted, 'Here's lookin' at you, kid' - a line from the 1942 film set in the Moroccan town.
  • Rice fields in Japan covered in snow were captured in one of Hadfield's photos. Hadfield Tweeted the image with, 'Japanese rice fields tidily blanketed with snow. '
    6/7

    Rice fields in Japan covered in snow were captured in one of Hadfield's photos. Hadfield Tweeted the image with, 'Japanese rice fields tidily blanketed with snow. '

    Rice fields in Japan covered in snow were captured in one of Hadfield's photos. Hadfield Tweeted the image with, 'Japanese rice fields tidily blanketed with snow. '
  • Commander Hadfield Tweeted, 'I'm not quite sure! Ireland, Wales or England, through a gap in the cloud. Where is this port town?' The answer, supplied by Twitter users was 'Dublin', to which Hadfield replied, 'Colour this astronaut embarrassed.'
    7/7

    Commander Hadfield Tweeted, 'I'm not quite sure! Ireland, Wales or England, through a gap in the cloud. Where is this port town?' The answer, supplied by Twitter users was 'Dublin', to which Hadfield replied, 'Colour this astronaut embarrassed.'

    Commander Hadfield Tweeted, 'I'm not quite sure! Ireland, Wales or England, through a gap in the cloud. Where is this port town?' The answer, supplied by Twitter users was 'Dublin', to which Hadfield replied, 'Colour this astronaut embarrassed.'
'Volcanoes look dramatic at dawn. They startled me when I spotted them through the lens,' Tweeted Hadfield. The images were all taken using the Station's Nikon cameras. 'Space Station cameras are Nikon D2 and D3, with a variety of lenses out to 400. We can even take them out into the vacuum,' says Hadfield.
Hadfield captured a view of the Italian coast using one of the International Space Station's Nikon cameras. ' like a diamond set in a ring,' he Tweeted.
'It's hard to believe the colours of the Bahamas from space,' said Hadfield in a Tweet sent from the Space Station.
These 'Noctilucent' clouds are rarely glimpsed from Earth - but Hadfield captured an image of the 'glowing' cloud formation from the Space Station. 'Noctilucent Cloud - rare super high altitude cloud, barely visible from Earth, seen at dawn in the mesosphere from ISS,' he Tweeted.
Casablanca - the setting for the Humphrey Bogart film - was captured from the ISS. Commander Hadfield Tweeted, 'Here's lookin' at you, kid' - a line from the 1942 film set in the Moroccan town.
Rice fields in Japan covered in snow were captured in one of Hadfield's photos. Hadfield Tweeted the image with, 'Japanese rice fields tidily blanketed with snow. '
Commander Hadfield Tweeted, 'I'm not quite sure! Ireland, Wales or England, through a gap in the cloud. Where is this port town?' The answer, supplied by Twitter users was 'Dublin', to which Hadfield replied, 'Colour this astronaut embarrassed.'

Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield tweeted a breathtaking series of photos from the International Space Station - blasting his follower count up to 117,000.  Hadfield also conversed with William Shatner about space exploration, and to Buzz Aldrin, one of the first men on the moon. Aldrin replied, 'Neil & I would've tweeted from the moon if we could have but I would prefer to tweet from Mars. Maybe by 2040.' The images include volcanoes erupting through clouds, Japanese rice fields covered in snow and a rare 'noctilucent', or 'night shining' cloud.