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Dear Earth: Happy Valentine's Day from @Cdmr_Hadfield

Storified by Maclean's Magazine· Thu, Feb 14 2013 07:37:34

February 14th greetings from Chris Hadfield:

"My heart glows like the Northern Lights when I think of you, my Valentine."Chris Hadfield

Good Morning, Earth! Happy St. Valentine's Day! Today I will send some Space Valentines from orbit for you to send to your beloved.Chris Hadfield

Without you my heart is a lonely iceberg. #ValentineFromSpace http://pic.twitter.com/PSPJCfGkChris Hadfield

You're the island on the horizon when my heart is out to sea. http://pic.twitter.com/fxGzguVjChris Hadfield

@Cmdr_Hadfield challenged Tweeps to imagine a #ValentineFromSpace. Here's the response so far:

Over the course of the day, I will be popping in to retweet the best #ValentineFromSpace I can find. Bring on your cheesiest!Chris Hadfield

@Cmdr_Hadfield Betelgeuse is red. Rigel is blue. Neither of these stars shine as bright as you. #valentinefromspaceDale Foote

@Cmdr_Hadfield "I'd spend 1000 years on the dark side of the moon if it meant one day in the sun with you." #spacecheese #valentinefromspaceRich Crosby

@Cmdr_Hadfield "My love for you burns brighter than a solid rocket booster, my Valentine." #ValentineFromSpaceMarjan

@Cmdr_Hadfield Love as a black hole : infinite attraction, so dangerous but absolute need to know what's behind... #ValentineFromSpaceFlorence Porcel

You are the thrusters that keep me in orbit when the world tries to bring me down. #valentinefromspace @Cmdr_Hadfielddrewski

Plus ... some photos from Feb. 13:

The Caribbean and the ISS sharing an evening yesterday – wonderful and peaceful end to the day http://pic.twitter.com/688pdeShThomas H. Marshburn

Look to the horizon to see how thin Earth's atmosphere truly is. http://pic.twitter.com/fjdezaS1Chris Hadfield

This is such a phenomenal place to be. I'm an adult busy working, but the little boy in me is screaming and running around and laughing.Chris Hadfield

Air and pepper oil suspended in a water blob. I blew on it to make it wiggle. http://pic.twitter.com/Iu02n6KjChris Hadfield

Lyon, France, glowing under a touch of February cloud. http://pic.twitter.com/rwv2T0cGChris Hadfield

The busy Saudi port city of Dhahran, and the bridge to Bahrain. An incredible sea of humanity, as-seen from space. http://pic.twitter.com/M26F9a5CChris Hadfield

Center-pivot irrigation farms mining an ancient reef of deep water. http://pic.twitter.com/CgBIa4nUChris Hadfield

Wide angle look at the Southern UK - despite the blur from clouds you can make out many cities and the overall shape. http://pic.twitter.com/IrIEpEvaChris Hadfield

Tonight's finale: The Sun just over the horizon silhouettes the complexities of our atmosphere. http://pic.twitter.com/HueNtJGQChris Hadfield

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