<p>Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli captured footage “from the Black Sea to Oman, across the Persian Gulf” while on board the International Space Station.</p><p>This clip, uploaded on November 12, shows the twinkling city lights and occasional lightning storms seen from above.</p><p>Nespoli has uploaded footage from outer space in the past, including one timelapse</a> that shows the Earth from Africa to Russia. Credit: Paolo Nespoli via Storyful</p><br />
