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Pics from space: images of the earth at night

Slideshow of the latest incredible photos taken by ISS astronaut Douglas H Wheelock (is that Dublin in the distance?).
3.25pm, 8 Nov 2010
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AMERICAN NASA ASTRONAUT Douglas H Wheelock has released new images taken on board the International Space Station.

Wheelock has been publishing his incredible photos via his @Astro_Wheels Twitter account:

Pics from space: images of the earth at night
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    The southern end of the Mediterranean Sea.

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    View of the Nile River and Cairo in Egypt.

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    The Florida peninsula and south-east coast of the US.

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    The Turkish coastal city Istanbul.

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    Paris can be seen in the centre of the image, so is that Dublin at the mid-left edge?

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    Wheelock marked this image as the Mediterranean Riviera.
  • The southern end of the Mediterranean Sea.
  • View of the Nile River and Cairo in Egypt.
  • The Florida peninsula and south-east coast of the US.
  • The Turkish coastal city Istanbul.
  • Paris can be seen in the centre of the image, so is that Dublin at the mid-left edge?
  • Wheelock marked this image as the Mediterranean Riviera.

Check out more of incredible photos by ISS astronauts >

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