38-year-old astronaut Reid Wiseman returned to solid ground Sunday, after spending a crazy 166 days in Earth’s orbit on the International Space Station. We’re a fan of Wiseman’s because he’s a home-grown kid. He graduated from Dulaney High School, got his master’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, loves the Orioles, and grew up in Timonium, Marlyand, a suburb of Baltimore. The dude even likes hockey.
Wiseman tweeted many beautiful photos and videos of earth from space. They’re so amazing that I felt inclined to post them on our very own hockey blog. Check out what Maryland, DC, lightning, aurora borealis (northern lights), the Hoover Dam, hurricanes, and Italy look like from above.
Click on any of the photos to see an enlarged, even more breath-taking version of it on Twitter.
Wiseman’s Photos of Maryland and DC
Always fun to fly over home. #Baltimore on a super clear day. pic.twitter.com/sQZ3PDap6r
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 27, 2014
A unique view along I-95 of #DC #Baltimore #Philadelphia and #NYC. pic.twitter.com/VGUagRZgzN
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 17, 2014
Indescribably emotional to see this. DC, Baltimore, NYC, Great Lakes just before #Sunrise pic.twitter.com/0QCJH6V4Nc
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 14, 2014
I found the house @Wiseman4th and I were raised in north of #Baltimore today. Nostalgia! pic.twitter.com/XIkhye58F6
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 25, 2014
I love watching #ocean currents. The Bay Bridge Tunnel in #Virginia has noticeable impact. pic.twitter.com/2c7DE3P68k
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 17, 2014
The clouds part for the #Chesapeake Bay and a good glimpse of #Maryland pic.twitter.com/nWnq9cCCY6
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 21, 2014
Thanks @dulaneyscience for sharing this beauty. And thanks for the foundation you gave me in #STEM pic.twitter.com/nrUpHavu1a
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) November 8, 2014
US East Coast looking southwest from #NYC towards my hometown, #Baltimore – Go @Orioles ! pic.twitter.com/4u6r5dTB2I
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 14, 2014
If they were awake, I shared a great sunrise with my parents over #Maryland pic.twitter.com/l4in8OMvFY
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) July 9, 2014
Nice to fly over my hometown #Baltimore. Camden yards clearly visible. Go @Orioles pic.twitter.com/kw5qhZ8gdB
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) July 7, 2014
Practicing with the 800mm long lens. Washington DC. pic.twitter.com/XdiEwXhUyn
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) June 22, 2014
Wiseman’s Photos of Everything Else
The #MilkyWay steals the show from #Sahara sands that make the #Earth glow orange. pic.twitter.com/NRENaO3b7i
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 28, 2014
A little #EarthArt from near #Yellowstone pic.twitter.com/uOFdVy4GW5
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) November 7, 2014
A closer look at historic #London thru the 800 mm – love the shadows along the Thames pic.twitter.com/1fKtHhEbOo
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) November 4, 2014
Beautiful #EarthArt coastal sands blend with water North of #Jubail #SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/EDGGYMsaNq
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) November 3, 2014
Another of my favorite sights – our atmosphere seems to bend #sunrise rays of light pic.twitter.com/r2p6OYbFTa
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) November 2, 2014
#Africa #Earthart – a #volcano and a #bullseye pic.twitter.com/nSSngOphXI
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 31, 2014
Skyscrapers hide in each other’s shadows – #Chicago in the afternoon. pic.twitter.com/6jvIyaoZcG
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 28, 2014
Oh my. #Florida and the #Bahamas a moment ago. Unbelievable beauty. pic.twitter.com/OVZsGXHsjo
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 27, 2014
A wicked weird view of #KeyWest in #sunglint. Unaltered photo. #EarthArt pic.twitter.com/9gKBRUmLxK
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 25, 2014
Almost yin and yang over #Brazil in this odd #EarthArt pic.twitter.com/VRaSHnTX2G
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 21, 2014
Crawling #lightning from the same storm over #Kansas – #SpaceVine https://t.co/8tzRgzSZAd
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 19, 2014
#Miami sticks out a little on the #Florida coast. pic.twitter.com/QKIu9ix5lq
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 18, 2014
Powerful #lightning rocks #Mexico. #Earthlights #SpaceVine #Timelapse https://t.co/47GWAa22PZ
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 16, 2014
Unbelievable #EarthArt looking straight down on #Iran just now. pic.twitter.com/7Ld3gchPL9
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 13, 2014
#EarthArt over Afghanistan. Wild geology! pic.twitter.com/Uc6tQUfzju
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 12, 2014
#aurora in the north, #SanFrancisco #LA to the south and moon glow on the solar arrays. pic.twitter.com/GMfKLjrsDf
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 11, 2014
#SuperTyphoon #Vongfang – I’ve seen many from here, but none like this. pic.twitter.com/i2ZwzPsJcV
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 9, 2014
I still have trouble comprehending that this impossibly thin blue curve keeps everything alive beneath it. pic.twitter.com/WHU5UShpKR
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 8, 2014
#AuroraWeek #SpaceVine #Timelapse #aurora blizzard North of #Edmonton #Canada https://t.co/hGXVbR2f0w
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 5, 2014
#AuroraWeek #SpaceVine #Timelapse 28mm lens, simply spectacular https://t.co/fzz0pgaWKZ
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 3, 2014
#Paris in the middle with #London on the horizon to the right. pic.twitter.com/vybxEBy3p7
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) October 2, 2014
The rings of #Moscow at night – been trying to get this shot for a long time. #success pic.twitter.com/TIxpT6QIRT
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 28, 2014
This is what #Earth must have looked like in the Ice Age pic.twitter.com/XbsIDgNnwa
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 25, 2014
#Hawaii blue waters and spiraling clouds. #Earth still amazes me every day. pic.twitter.com/IseQYWHYdj
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 19, 2014
#EarthArt – Red desert of #Australia is truly unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/bTo2uW6Li1
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 12, 2014
#Italy is the most photogenic of countries, day or night. pic.twitter.com/CkjxlUns1a
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 8, 2014
Accidentally saw a nice #moonrise just now. pic.twitter.com/a3s6GlhByV
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 7, 2014
The #Nile #Africa and windswept desert. I love flying over this area. pic.twitter.com/Q5097BaMGM
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 7, 2014
#Tahoe and #Reno this afternoon. I’ve landed an airplane on that lake…intentionally. pic.twitter.com/ATDz871zEm
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 6, 2014
#EarthArt –a beautiful bridge in what I think is #greece pic.twitter.com/Hg0ltiqP7Q
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 6, 2014
No doubt about it, those are some GREAT #Pyramids at #Giza pic.twitter.com/0BFno9SlVW
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 5, 2014
This had a huge impact on me as a kid. #Chernobyl – thx @astro_alex for pointing it out. pic.twitter.com/SkIq4GXGf8
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 5, 2014
A rare view just now of #Denmark #Norway and #Sweden pic.twitter.com/AauMV2oXNS
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 4, 2014
#EarthArt – glacial flows in British Columbia. pic.twitter.com/IhhbtG5sHT
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 3, 2014
#NOLA with the new 800mm. I’m having too much fun with this lens. pic.twitter.com/RJc7NQGse0
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 2, 2014
Wicked cool view of #Boston through the 800mm lens. pic.twitter.com/Yi1KDcQrYX
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) September 1, 2014
Grand Canyon #EarthArt – never been to see it from ground level. pic.twitter.com/V9KgokIg2L
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 31, 2014
Clouds cast thousand-mile shadows into the black of #space. A favorite view of ours. @astro_alex pic.twitter.com/lhZhv3zUu3
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 31, 2014
We just got a new 800mm lens, it’ll be a great weekend. #EarthArt – the sands of Africa pic.twitter.com/yMMCyFjF33
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 29, 2014
Beauty. Power. Fear. #Hurricane #Marie off of #Baja pic.twitter.com/NUvAcxU3AE
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 26, 2014
It always blows me away to look down at #manhattan pic.twitter.com/amWYbb6xMv
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 25, 2014
And the Hoover Dam. pic.twitter.com/4zIml6foAB
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 24, 2014
More fun with the 800mm. Las Vegas! pic.twitter.com/8x8QpBh7Ft
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 24, 2014
A beautiful Sunday as #Africa meets the Med. #Crete and #Greece top right. pic.twitter.com/rsmMkRJ8Wc
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 24, 2014
Cool eddies off the coast of #England in the late afternoon. #EarthArt pic.twitter.com/m9m2p9QAzD
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 23, 2014
Breathtaking. The #Nile and the Red Sea meet the Mediterranean. pic.twitter.com/BFtPf670nv
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 23, 2014
Dams are everywhere and easy to spot from #space – this is along the #Nile pic.twitter.com/zzmZahc8VS
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 23, 2014
Another slow shutter to capture the #atmosphere at night pic.twitter.com/o38MclA6SY
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 22, 2014
Do these little African #volcanoes seed North American hurricanes? pic.twitter.com/CMYIz4fee7
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 22, 2014
#Toronto and #Buffalo on the banks of Lakes #Huron and #Erie pic.twitter.com/7jwTdvc3md
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 20, 2014
Downtown #Philadelphia in the afternoon sun. 800mm zoom lens. pic.twitter.com/UqhwXew8th
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 17, 2014
The #Bahamas make for amazing #EarthArt pic.twitter.com/kcjbdhgqYC
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 17, 2014
#Etna and #Stromboli erupting by day. @astro_alex took the exact same shot at night, with lava. #teamwork pic.twitter.com/pPA2YFwPIo
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 14, 2014
I missed the #supermoon but it still looked great setting today! pic.twitter.com/xWrUKZ5j3T
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 13, 2014
You can absolutely see #borders from space. Seoul, Korea and a line just north. pic.twitter.com/ORQ72XEHdT
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 12, 2014
You can absolutely see #borders from space. Here, a bright yellow line divides San Diego and Tijuana. pic.twitter.com/NwqcU3L1cB
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 12, 2014
Another wicked sand storm crosses the Red Sea. pic.twitter.com/BqNn8uBxxl
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 12, 2014
Wow!!! San Diego, LA, San Francisco. And Vegas sticks out a bit in the desert! pic.twitter.com/yRP2T8U1zD
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 12, 2014
#Dubai shines bright on a super clear night. pic.twitter.com/YkMoMArhZk
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 11, 2014
#Wildfires along the spectacular western #Australia coastline. pic.twitter.com/FkHdd1aYqa
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) August 8, 2014
The Hoover dam and Vegas are far more spectacular when viewed from 5’10’’ high. pic.twitter.com/UWa26gOiFv
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) July 23, 2014
My oh my. pic.twitter.com/1z5ddWUuEv
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) July 23, 2014
It is always great to look down on the mid-atlantic, where I spent most of my life. pic.twitter.com/5ZGyjG0CV5
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) July 14, 2014
I need to go hiking in the #Canyonlands of #Utah again. Wow. pic.twitter.com/MufJN7ZPvW
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) July 9, 2014
#Typhoon Neoguri nearing Japan. Takes up our entire view. Wow. pic.twitter.com/dQEa1m2i7b
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) July 5, 2014
Beautiful #NiagraFalls thru 800mm – natural wonder better viewed from Earth! pic.twitter.com/6YWCSg40B2
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) July 5, 2014
#Hurricane #Arthur through a 10.5mm fish eye lens. Amazing to see nature at work. pic.twitter.com/iGM0Izw1DC
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) July 4, 2014
A single jetliner streaks over south-central Africa. pic.twitter.com/oe31IdN2gK
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) June 21, 2014
I’m becoming obsessed with volcanoes, and for good reason. Chile. pic.twitter.com/NEmRcFUjSx
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) June 6, 2014
A retweeted selfie to say HUGE thanks to the men and women who built our rocket! @astro_alex @msuraev pic.twitter.com/cjS8iKR61L
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) May 29, 2014
