These pictures from the cockpit of a 747 will leave you awestruck

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News Desk | June 01, 2017

This incredible image contains three mesmerising sights - the Northern Lights, a slow sunrise and the twinkling Milky Way. It was taken over far northern Russia during a night flight from Luxembourg to Komatsu, Japan, said Van Heijst, from the first officer's seat of a Boeing 747-8 cockpit.

JPC Van Heijst, pilot and photographer from Netherlands flies Boeing 747s around the world and shares stunning pictures of the incredible sights he sees from the cockpit.

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"Seeing the entire world is my job, I feel privileged to be in a position to capture many different parts of the planet through my camera and immortalise the beauty of the places I visit," he said while speaking to Daily Mail.

Here are some of the pictures he's taken which will leave you awe-struck:


A beautiful purple sunrise over Myanmar (Burma) as seen from the first officer's seat of a 747-8.


Van Heijst said of this picture: "A beautiful sunset during a quiet moment over the Yukon, flying from Anchorage to Chicago. My colleague is quietly reading his magazine while we cruise into the night."


This eye-catching image shows a full moon over the snow-covered landscape of Canada, with Toronto just up ahead.




This amazing picture was taken over the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska, with a full moon shining down on thick clouds.
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