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A view of Grand Rapids from space

A view of Grand Rapids at night as seen from the International Space Station. (courtesy Canadian astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield - Feb. 18, 2013)

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Canadian astronaut tweets GR from space

Commander Chris Hadfield on ISS

Updated: Monday, 18 Feb 2013, 4:27 PM EST
Published : Monday, 18 Feb 2013, 4:20 PM EST

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - A Canadian astronaut tweeted a photo of Grand Rapids as seen from space.

Commander Chris Hadfield is currently aboard the International Space Station.

Monday morning, he tweeted a photo of Grand Rapids at night as seen from the ISS.

"Grand Rapids, MI, with the lights on, as-seen from 300 miles up," he wrote.

Other pictures he has shared from space include a night shot of Dublin, Ireland, King George's Sound in Australia, Brussels, Havana, Grand Cayman, and many more.

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Commander Hadfield's Twitter account

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