This Picture Of Hurricane Milton From Space Is Being Called Horrifyingly Beautiful

by · BuzzFeed

We're a little over 24 hours away from Hurricane Milton making landfall somewhere in Florida.

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Meteorologists are saying it has the "potential to become one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida."

Hurricane Milton has the potential to become one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida, but effects will be far reaching. Find your city and the expected wind, rain, and surge for late Wednesday and Thursday. pic.twitter.com/T84mCATuu4
— Brandon Orr (@BrandonOrrWPLG) October 8, 2024

Twitter: @BrandonOrrWPLG

And now we're seeing what it looks like from space.

The Dragon Endeavour flew over the storm, and astronaut Matthew Dominick took this picture from it:

We flew over Hurricane Milton about 90 minutes ago. Here is the view out the Dragon Endeavour window. Expect lots of images from this window as this is where I’m sleeping while we wait to undock and return to Earth.

Timelapse coming in a separate post.

1/6400 sec, f8, ISO 500 pic.twitter.com/zkhJdTlag7
— Matthew Dominick (@dominickmatthew) October 8, 2024

Twitter: @dominickmatthew

And here's an equally surreal timelapse:

Timelapse flying by Hurricane Milton about 2 hours ago.

1/6400 sec exposure, 14mm, ISO 500, 0.5 sec interval, 30fps pic.twitter.com/p5wBlC95mx
— Matthew Dominick (@dominickmatthew) October 8, 2024

Twitter: @dominickmatthew

People are both gobsmacked and terrified of this view.

Unbelievable photo https://t.co/JU304QfRg1
— Greg Diamond (@gdimeweather) October 8, 2024

Twitter: @gdimeweather

"This is one of the most beautiful, horrifying images I've ever seen," this person said.

This is one of the most beautiful, horrifying images I’ve ever seen. https://t.co/hwU8EeCU14
— Rusty McCranie (@RustyMcCranie) October 8, 2024

Twitter: @RustyMcCranie

"It must be bizarre to serenely float over this whilst knowing that it will cause utter havoc to everything in its path," another person said.

It must be bizarre to serenely float over this whilst knowing that it will cause utter havoc to everything in its path https://t.co/ZgIAjuD94E
— DrRed5 (@DrRed5) October 8, 2024

Twitter: @DrRed5

And a bunch of people are pointing out how wild it is that we can literally text and tweet with astronauts in space.

I'm not over how we can now tweet astronauts in space & vice versa https://t.co/ZYkaIAXpKh
— Rizler (@RizlerUK) October 8, 2024

Twitter: @RizlerUK

Ultimately, I'm with this person: That's definitely not a reassuring view.

Not a reassuring view, I am afraid. https://t.co/w1Hvmm22dU
— Michael Deibert (@michaelcdeibert) October 8, 2024

Twitter: @michaelcdeibert

Follow the National Weather Service for updates about the storm.