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Lets set aside all the controversy surrounding the 2014 Olympic Games for a moment and just take in the view, because NASA has -- in the way only NASA can -- put the games in perspective for us with this beautiful photo taken while passing over Sochi at night in the International Space Station (ISS).

Well, if you're gonna put a portrait of your mug on Instagram for the whole world to see, this is the way to do it. Taken from outside the ISS during one of the two spacewalks required to replace a faulty water pump, this selfie-like portrait (it is NOT a selfie, contrary to just about every headline you'll read) was uploaded to NASA's Instagram account yesterday.