Astronaut shares space photos from the International Space Station via twitpic

By Robert Hood

Douglas H. Wheelock is an astronaut and a photographer. He just happens to be photographing from a great location: the International Space Station. Wheelock has been making pictures and uploading to his twitpic account for several months, much to the delight of his Twitter followers. You can follow Wheelock @ http://twitter.com/Astro_Wheels#

Douglas Wheelock / NASA / TWITPIC via AP

This image provided by NASA and posted to Twitpic by astronaut Douglas Wheelock on Oct. 30, 2010 shows a mountain in the Andes of South America as seen from the International Space Station. Earthlings are seeing their planet in a whole new light, thanks to NASA and its astronauts aboard the Internet-wired space station. They're sending down dazzling images and guess-this-mystery-location photos via Twitter.

Douglas Wheelock / NASA / TWITPIC via AP

This image provided by NASA and posted to Twitpic by astronaut Douglas Wheelock on Nov. 9, 2010, shows a view of Key West, Fla., as seen from the International Space Station.