From Italy to the Nile River in under 30 seconds

A series of night-time photos were taken by ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli to create this time-lapse of Earth as seen from the International Space Station flying over Earth from the Alps to the Nile.

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli in currently working and living on board the International Space Station as part of the Italian Space Agency’s long duration VITA mission.

Follow the VITA mission: http://blogs.esa.int/VITAmission/
Connect with Paolo via http://paolonespoli.esa.int