Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield had a special treat for Southern Californians during the early days of his current mission aboard the International Space Station. Hadfield has been using Twitter to send back photos of the earth from his position in orbit, including a nice, clear view of Westwood, and other parts of the Los Angeles Basin. In the words of a tweet that accompanied the photograph, “Los Angeles, CA. The grey of pavement and dense population is visible from Earth orbit.”
Commander Hadfield can be found on Twitter @Cmdr_Hadfield
To learn more about the Canadian mission of which Hadfield is commander: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/default.asp