Soar Over Planet Earth Via Time Lapse Video

Humans, we advise you to take five minutes out of your day to view Earth from a mind-blowing vantage point in today's video lunch. From August through October, the NASA crew of expeditions 28 and 29 aboard the International Space Station photographed our planet from 18 different locations. The shots have been transformed into a short, entrancing video of time lapse sequences.

The video description says the photos were taken at an altitude of about 350 kilometers. That's roughly 217.5 miles.

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo.

Shooting locations are as follows and listed in order of appearance.

1. Aurora Borealis Pass over the United States at Night
2. Aurora Borealis and eastern United States at Night
3. Aurora Australis from Madagascar to southwest of Australia
4. Aurora Australis south of Australia
5. Northwest coast of United States to Central South America at Night
6. Aurora Australis from the Southern to the Northern Pacific Ocean
7. Halfway around the World
8. Night Pass over Central Africa and the Middle East
9. Evening Pass over the Sahara Desert and the Middle East
10. Pass over Canada and Central United States at Night
11. Pass over Southern California to Hudson Bay
12. Islands in the Philippine Sea at Night
13. Pass over Eastern Asia to Philippine Sea and Guam
14. Views of the Mideast at Night
15. Night Pass over Mediterranean Sea
16. Aurora Borealis and the United States at Night
17. Aurora Australis over Indian Ocean
18. Eastern Europe to Southeastern Asia at Night