(Credit: ESA/Alexander Gerst)

ESA Astronaut Alexander Gerst spent his time from May to November of 2014 on the International Space Station. One of the projects he worked on while he was up there was taking thousands of photos of the Earths surface using ultra-high definition cameras.

After coming back to Earth, Gerst then took 12,500 of those photos and created a stunning timelapse video of the Earth and other interesting objects as seen from the International Space Station.

In addition to the Earths surface, there are also some incredible shots of the space station in action, including the solar panels in action, the stations robotic arm manipulating a SpaceX Dragon capsule, and an Orbital Sciences Cygnus capsule departing from the station.

And just after the three minute mark, you can also see stunning photos of the Milky Way from the station. To my mind, thats the highlight of the video.

You can check out the timelapse video in full below:

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Astronaut Creates Timelapse Video Of Earth As Seen From The ISS