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Alexander Gerst timelapses photography from 6 months in space

Auroras, illuminated cities and lightning make for a beautiful video.

By Aileen Graef

PARIS, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- German astronaut Alexander Gerst made a stunning timelapse video of his photography from his six months aboard the International Space Station.

The video is comprised of 12,500 images from his time in Lower Earth Orbit and includes auroras, storms, lit up cities, glimpses of the Soyuz rocket and the Canada arm as lightning across the Earth.

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Alexander Gerst, American Reid Wiseman and Russian Maxim Suraev landed back on Earth in November. Gerst's images can also be found on his Flickr page.

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