D.C. from Space

The District of Columbia seen from space at night in December 2010. DCist noted you can seen the shape of the diamond outlined by lights. (Courtesy Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center)
Baltimore, Md., and Washington, D.C., seen at night on Dec. 18, 2010. (Courtesy Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center)
The District of Columbia and Potomac River as seen on Nov. 17, 2012. (Courtesy Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center)
The Chesepeake Bay and its tributaries seen from space on Sept. 9, 2011. (Courtesy Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center)
The District of Columbia seen from space Nov. 17, 2012. View more photos through Nasa's astronaut photography gateway. (Courtesy Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center)
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Astronauts working on the International Space Station routinely take photographs of Earth as part of their scientific research. Here are a few taken in recent years of the Baltimore-Washington region.

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