![NASA astronaut Terry Virts tweeted this image of the Tampa Bay area from aboard the International Space Station on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. It was one of several images of Florida. [Photo by Terry Virts via Twitter]](https://www.tampabay.com/resizer//gKPlXXxhx_8VIgeRd1wPa9_v0eM=/426x0/smart/filters:format(webP)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tbt.s3.amazonaws.com/public/3Q5IO3GIB4I6TJTLIBWI6S7HAY.jpg "NASA astronaut Terry Virts tweeted this image of the Tampa Bay area from aboard the International Space Station on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014. It was one of several images of Florida. [Photo by Terry Virts via Twitter]")
It seems so peaceful from up there.
On Sunday, NASA astronaut Terry W. Virts ( @AstroTerry ) posted this photo of the Tampa Bay area taken aboard the International Space Station.
Beautiful coastline of #StPete #Florida pic.twitter.com/fFLnzdVF25
Virts, who considers Maryland his earthly home, is commander of the current expedition aboard the space station. It's not all fun for Virts aboard the station. He is also serving as a test subject for medical research on the effects of weightlessness on human physiology ranging from bone loss to muscle degradation and vision problems.
Here are some of the other images of Florida he tweeted on Sunday.
#KSC- the Kennedy Space Center in #Florida- site of my #STS-130 (and hopefully future!) launch pic.twitter.com/eCW4Iib2hV
Nice view of downtown #Miami #Florida - I could go for some good Cuban food right now! pic.twitter.com/UFLasCGBzd
I had no idea the #Bahamas were so colorful- I've never seen those shades of blue and green pic.twitter.com/Y2hzj5zJOk
#Florida Keys with a cloudy ocean in the distance pic.twitter.com/5XRkDhQ9Z4
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