Don't know about you, but I think this is one of most spectacular views from space that I've seen.
Quote:Astronauts in the crew of the ISS-5 mission were able to observe Mt. Etna's spectacular eruption, and photograph the details of the eruption plume as well as smoke from fires triggered by the lava as it flowed down the 11,000-foot mountain. This image is looking obliquely to the southeast over the island of Sicily. This was one of Etna's most vigorous eruptions in years. The eruption was triggered by a series of earthquakes on October 27. These images were taken on October 30, 2002. Sicilans have learned to live with Etna's eruptions.