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'Watch out, America!': Astronauts in space photographed Hurricane Florence and they say the view is 'chilling'

Gerst said Hurricane Florence is so enormous, with a width of more than 500 miles, that he "could only capture her with a super wide-angle lens."

'Watch out, America!': Astronauts in space photographed Hurricane Florence and they say the view is 'chilling'

When the space station flew over the storm's menacing eye, Gerst took this photo. "Get prepared on the East Coast," he warned.

When the space station flew over the storm

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But Gerst also had a high-power telephoto lens handy to zoom in on the eye.

But Gerst also had a high-power telephoto lens handy to zoom in on the eye.

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"Ever stared down the gaping eye of a category 4 hurricane?" he said. "It's chilling, even from space."

"Ever stared down the gaping eye of a category 4 hurricane?" he said. "It

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This photo shows what it looks like deep inside the eye of Hurricane Florence, a place of relative calm for such storms.

This photo shows what it looks like deep inside the eye of Hurricane Florence, a place of relative calm for such storms.

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NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold has also been following the giant storm. "The crew of @Space_Station is thinking of those who will be affected," he said on Wednesday.

NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold has also been following the giant storm. "The crew of @Space_Station is thinking of those who will be affected," he said on Wednesday.

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This oblique view of the cyclone shows its outer bands just within reach of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina — near where the storm's powerful eye could make landfall.

This oblique view of the cyclone shows its outer bands just within reach of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina — near where the storm

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Arnold has been following the storm's progress for days from his lofty perch. This picture show Hurricane Florence on Monday, September 10, 2018.

Arnold has been following the storm

Here's a shot of the still-strengthening storm on the same day.

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Arnold and his crewmates have seen two other big storms brewing in the Atlantic Ocean, including Hurricane Helene (a Category-1 storm, shown here) and Hurricane Isaac (which has weakened into a tropical storm).

Arnold and his crewmates have seen two other big storms brewing in the Atlantic Ocean, including Hurricane Helene (a Category-1 storm, shown here) and Hurricane Isaac (which has weakened into a tropical storm).

Sources: NHC (1, 2), Business Insider

NASA also recorded what it called "stark and sobering" video footage of the storm from the space station on Wednesday.

NASA also recorded what it called "stark and sobering" video footage of the storm from the space station on Wednesday.

Watch the full clip of the space agency's flyover here.

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