Have you had your daily dose of natural beauty?

Christiaan van Heijst, the world-renowned 747 pilot with a major cargo airline has revealed his 10 favourite photos taken from his office in the sky.


Sunrise and some small thunderstorms while flying over Arkansas, United States.


The Aurora and moon over Canada. “In the dark; a long veil of Aurora is stretching under the stars while the full moon ahead acts like, a bright beacon for our 747.”


The moon over a cloudy Pacific. “Endless patches of stratus clouds cover the north Pacific Ocean, while the moon shows her face in the far distance. An island in the sky.”


Milkyway over Brazil. “A long exposure over Brazil shows the brilliance of the galaxy core while countless villages drift by below our wings.”


St Elmo’s fire on 747 windows. “Flying through a storm is causing a mesmerizing show of colourful static discharges on the 747 windows.”


Caspian Sea. “Where land and water meet. The north-eastern coast of the Caspian Sea shows how dramatic the play of colours can turn out.”


Mist and factory clouds. “A thick layer of mist over Germany, protruded by distinct chimney clouds. These puffs are caused by warm convecting air from factories below.”


Growing thunderstorm. “Impressive thunderstorm over the South-Chinese Sea. The warm convective air is creating powerful thunderstorms in summer.”


Aurora and stars over Russia. “Sunrise, a veil of Aurora and a sky full of stars as seen from the 747-8 cockpit.”


Thunderstorms at night. “My colleague enjoying an impressive thunderstorm over the city of Toronto, Canada.”


Contrail under a moon over the Pacific. “Illuminated by a bright moon, the contrail of another 747 ahead of us is glowing like the tail of a comet. Taken somewhere over the cloudy Pacific Ocean.”


Milkyway over Africa. “The bright milky way is glowing in the night sky over Chad, Africa. The flashes of a major thunderstorm and the city lights of N’Djamena are glowing in far distance.”