What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth?

A time-lapse video taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night.

This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries, and landmarks include (in order): Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix; multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico; Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, El Salvador; lightning over the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon.

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