The space shuttle's LA tour unfolds in gorgeous time-lapse.

Award-winning video editor Adonis Pulatis put together this breathtaking timelapse of Earth using high-resolution images shot by International Space Station astronauts.

He writes:

The International Space Station Expedition 30 crew has shot some truly awe-inspiring time-lapse sequences flying over practically every square mile of the globe. I downloaded the high-resolution image sets that have been made available and constructed this short time-lapse piece in hi-res 2K project format. I was amazed at how clean the Nikon D3S images turned out (even at ISO 3200 and above) which kept the post-processing requirements to a minimum.

Damn, Earth, you gorgeous!

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Alex Rivest's timelapse video of the view from the International Space Station pays special attention to the stars the ISS crew can see from their low-earth orbit vantage point.

The timelapse doubles as a great advertisement for NASA's excellent Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth, where footage and images taken from the ISS are made available to the public.

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