Hurricane Arthur as Seen by Astronaut Reid Wiseman on the ISS [Update]

#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

[Update] Wiseman tweeted this photo of the hurricane just seconds ago as the ISS passed nearly directly over the storm.

Hurricane #Arthur has grown an eye since we last met. pic.twitter.com/HBJoDrcNxQ — Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) July 3, 2014

Before Hurricane Arthur made landfall in North Carolina yesterday astronaut Reid Wiseman snapped this picture from the International Space Station showing the storm’s then newly formed eye. Even terrible things can look beautiful from space.

(via Reid Wiseman)

Previously in things Reid Wiseman does in space

• Wiseman is now bald after a World Cup bet with German astronaut Alexander Gerst
• Wiseman, Gerst, and Steve Swanson played a game of soccer on the ISS
• Wiseman took the first Vine from space

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