An Astronaut's Fisheye View of Earth Spinning Day Into Night

 By 
Adario Strange
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An Astronaut's Fisheye View of Earth Spinning Day Into Night
Credit: European Space Agency

Assuming you don't count our robot on Mars, we're still a single-planet species, so any extra insight into our planet remains pretty fascinating.

Such is the case with a new video posted on Saturday by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst. Recorded from on board the Cupola observatory module on the International Space Station, the time-lapse, fisheye-style video shows us what it's like to watch the rotation of the Earth as it transitions from day to night in just 90 minutes.

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