Japanese Astronaut Soichi Noguchi has been "tweeting" pictures of Earth from the International Space Station. Here are his pictures and thoughts, as well as other photos from the starry plane.

Banff, Canada

Feb. 5: "Looks like plenty of snow for ski."

Sapporo, Japan

Feb. 3:"Someday I would like to go to Snow Festival!

Kennedy Space Center, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A

Feb. 3: "Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-130 is ready to launch on Sunday!!!"

Full Moon

Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

Feb. 3: "Three weeks after the earthquake."

Singapore

Feb. 4: "Where is Mar Lion?"

Moscow, Russia

Feb. 5: "Star City is far back on the right upper corner."

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Feb. 5: "Oh, I miss pho noodle!"

Casablanca, Morocco

Feb. 6: "Here is looking at you, kid!"

London, England, United Kingdom

Feb. 7: "First time that I saw the whole city without any cloud."

Pico De Orizaba, Mexico

Feb. 7: "The highest mountain in Mexico."

New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

Feb. 8: "Congrats, New Orleans Saints"

Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Clouds and Anvils

August 19, 2003: Cumulonimbus clouds and anvils over Canada as seen from the International Space Station.

Wind, Sand and Stars

Jan 3, 2003: Cloud patterns over the Sahara.

From Moon to the Earth

Dec. 7, 1972: A view of Earth from Apollo 17.

Swirls in Sand

Dec. 12, 2007: As seen from the International Space Station, the Richat Structure in Mauritania's Gres de Chinguetti Plateau.

Hawaii From on High

Oct. 8, 2003: Clouds over Oahu, Hawaii.

Weightlessness

February 1984: Astronaut Robert C. Stewart tests the nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled manned maneuvering unit as part of an extravehicular activity during Flight 41-B of the space shuttle Challenger.

The Gift of Egypt

Oct. 11, 2007: Clouds over North Africa and the Mediterranean Sea, a scenic view of the Nile River, the Nile River Delta, Gulf of Suez and part of the Sinai Peninsula in Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah, Egypt.

Clouds Over Mexico

Oct. 8, 2007:  A bright cloud over the Gulf of Mexico.

Mountain Deltas

May 2, 2002: An alluvial fan between China's Kunlun and Altun Mountains.