Planet earth is such a beauty. Here are the top 20 from ’20, taken by the Astronauts who live and work on the International Space Station.
The folks at the Earth and Science Remote Sensing Unit at NASA’s Johnson Space Center selected their Top 20 favorite images captured in 2020, shared from the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
Cuba and the Bahamas | Nikon D5, 16mm
Cooper Creek, Australia | Nikon D5, 16mm
Corsica in Sunlight | Nikon D5, 58mm
Dust Over Cyprus | Nikon D5, 50mm
Fall Colors Near Ottawa, Canada | Nikon D5, 800mm
The Great Lakes | Nikon D5, 50mm
Kerguelen Islands | Nikon D5, 78mm
Wind Farms on Maui | Nikon D5, 1600mm
Moonrise over southern Atlantic Ocean | Nikon D4, 125mm
Lakes and Fires, southern Kenya | Nikon D5, 50mm
Sunrise over Great Australian Bight | Nikon D5, 70mm
Paris at Night | Nikon D5, 400mm
Flooding Along the Nile in Sudan | Nikon D5, 800mm
New Zealand | Nikon D5, 50mm
Western Australia | Nikon D4, 56mm
Airglow Above Western Indian Ocean | Nikon D5, 28mm
Dust Plume Over Southern Argentina | Nikon D5, 170mm
Reefs of Moindou Bay, New Caledonia | Nikon D5, 800mm
Cloud Swirl Above Northern Sahara Desert | Nikon D5, 28mm
Earth and Moon from Crew Dragon | Nikon D5, 14mm
All of the images were taken with either a Nikon D4 or Nikon D5.
