Canada is a beautiful country from any angle — and this is no exception. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shared a series of breathtaking photos of the northern lights over the Pacific Northwest from the International Space Station (ISS) last week.

#GoodMorning #aurora and the Pacific Northwest! #YearInSpace #northernlights #beautiful #morning #space #spacestation #iss A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Jan 20, 2016 at 7:45am PST

Auroras happen when "gaseous particles in the Earth's atmosphere [collide] with charged particles from the sun's atmosphere," according to the Northern Lights Centre. The resulting lights are coloured differently depending on the kinds of particles that are smashing into each other.

Kelly, an American astronaut, began a year-long tour aboard the ISS in March. His trip, known as the "One Year Mission," involves studying the effects of "prolonged weightlessness on the human body," in what's being called a "stepping stone to future missions to Mars and beyond." And his tour has involved sharing plenty more spectacular photos, like this one:

More morning's #aurora! #YearInSpace #green #glow #northernlights #space #spacestation #iss A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Jan 20, 2016 at 8:46am PST

He also shared this video seven months ago:

Yesterday's #aurora was an impressive show from 250 miles up. Good morning from @ISS! #YearInSpace #cosmic #solarstorm #space #iss #nasa A video posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Jun 23, 2015 at 8:13am PDT

But the northern lights aren't Kelly's only stock in trade. He also posted this picture from over the Bahamas on Instagram:

A splash of #EarthArt over the #Bahamas! #YearInSpace #blue #earth #art #ocean #space #spacestation #iss A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Jan 19, 2016 at 11:18am PST

And this one, of a gorgeous sunrise:

A little #sunrise to brighten your #BlueMonday! #YearInSpace #Monday #MondayMotivation #morning #brightstar #space #spacestation #iss A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Jan 18, 2016 at 8:12am PST

Here are more photos of auroras that Kelly has taken from space:

The dance of #aurora. #YearInSpace #northernlights #space #spacestation #iss #cosmos #lights A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Jan 20, 2016 at 10:44am PST

Nothing like a little #aurora to get things started. Good morning from @ISS! #YearInSpace #space #spacestation #iss #northernlights #solarstorm #colorful A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Nov 17, 2015 at 8:02am PST

Our #sun was very active again last night! #GoodMorning from @ISS. #YearInSpace #aurora #colorful #space #iss #spacestation A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Oct 8, 2015 at 9:13am PDT