Breathtaking Time Lapse of Earth from Space

This stunning time lapse video of Earth as seen from the International Space Station was created by Michael König. He took the original material from photographs taken by the ISS crew from August to October 2011 and refurbished, smoothed, retimed, denoised, deflickered and cut them into these beautiful sequences.

Watch as the ISS flies over cities, oceans and deserts and witness the aurora borealis, lightning storms, and the sunrise from space.

Shooting locations 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