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Astronaut Posts Pic of Annapolis as Viewed from Space

A portion of Annapolis and Broadneck peninsula can be seen from space in this picture from an astronaut.

Astronaut and U.S. Army Colonel Douglas H. Wheelock recently posted a picture of Annapolis and Broadneck, as viewed from space on his Twitter account.

"It hurts a little to say this... but, even Annapolis looks beautiful from space," Wheelock posted on Twitter Tuesday evening.

Wheelock, a test pilot and astronaut with NASA, lived on the International Space Station as part of Expedition 25 in 2010, where he was the commander, according to information from NASA.

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