See an astronaut's view of Earth's breathtaking colors - CNET

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Seen from afar, Earth looks like a watercolor wash of mainly blue and white with a little green sneaking through. Get a little closer, like from the point of view of the orbiting Inteational Space Station, and you start to see more subtlety to the hues. Now throw in a really great camera, a steady hand and a quick eye and you get astronaut Scott Kelly's gorgeous photo series he calls "Colors of Earth."

Kelly shared a round of photos on Twitter showcasing some stunning shots from his yearlong stay on the space station. He's still up there and is scheduled to retu to the planet's surface in March.

The colorful images cover a wide variety of landscapes. They represent views of white snow, sandy orange and yellow deserts, green seas and bright blue waters against a coastline.

Earth's true colors shine through to space...

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