With a camera in hand, a Cargolux airline pilot captured stunning images from around the world from the cockpit of an airplane.
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| This beautiful cockpit image was captured by Van Heijst on a flight from Luxembourg to Komatsu, Japan in April 2016. The photo captured the Northern Lights, the rising sun, and the sparkling Milky Way. |
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| The combination of the Milky Way and the Aurora Borealis creates a breathtaking scene that mesmerizes viewers. This image was captured on a US-China flight in February 2016. |
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| On a flight from Johannesburg (South Africa) to Nairobi (Kenya) in May 2012, Van Heijst encountered a thunderstorm with lightning illuminating the sky. |
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| The cockpit of a 747 is bathed in a pale purple light as it flies over the Pacific Ocean in May 2013. Van Heijst, a pilot for Cargolux, had the opportunity to fly around the world in a Boeing 747. |
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| Zhengzhou City, China becomes sparkling with millions of electric lights. Photo taken in May 2015. |
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| A beautiful purple sunset in Myanmar as seen from the cockpit of a 747-8 in February 2015. |
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| A quiet moment during a sunset over the Yukon (Canada). Van Heijst took this photo in October 2013, when he was flying from Anchorage (Alaska) to Chicago (USA). Van’s colleague was reading a magazine. |
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| The moon lights up the night sky as Van Heijst flies over Siberia in August 2016. Van admits his job allows him to see sights that many people don't get to see. |
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| In this photo, a full moon can be seen shining down on a snow-covered area in Canada. Van Heijst said that on a clear night, the full moon can shine everywhere. The lakes and small rivers, the cities and villages below are bathed in a soft silvery light from the moon, creating a spectacular scene like no other. |
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| The Northern Lights are a common sight for Van Heijst on his night flights. |
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| This amazing image was captured in September 2015 while flying over the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska. |
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| Here’s one of Van Heijst’s “offices.” The control panels are so full of buttons that they might make you think that office work with a computer is complicated. Van Heijst says this photo was taken in 2011. Newer planes now use computerized control panels, which reduces the number of pilots to two. |
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