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Hurricane Irene 2011 Space And Satellite Images Of Storm (PHOTOS)

PHOTOS: Hurricane Irene From Space
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As Hurricane Irene makes its way up the Eastern seaboard, bringing with it 100 mph winds and up to 15 inches of rain in some areas, as many as 65 million people are bracing themselves for a weekend of extreme weather, the Associated Press and NOAA report.

Michael R. Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, ordered mandatory evacuations for nearly 300,000 residents living in coastal areas, and President Obama on Friday declared a state of emergency in New York state in anticipation of the storm.

NASA reported on Friday that, Hurricane Irene's cloud was more than 600 miles wide, with the storm stretches about one-third the length of the entire U.S. Atlantic coast.

Remarkable images from NASA and NOAA satellites, as well as photos taken from the International Space Station 230 miles above the Earth, show the enormity of the storm.

For the latest on Hurricane Irene, check out HuffPost's live blog. Click here for a video of Hurricane Irene taken from the International Space Station.

Check out Hurricane Irene from space. The latest images are at the beginning of the slideshow.

Satellite Image - August 27, 2011(01 of13)
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This image, capture from a NASA satellite image at 2:50 p.m. EDT on August 27, 2011, shows Hurricane Irene over the eastern United States. (credit:NASA/GSFC/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team)
GOES Satellite Image - August 27, 2011(02 of13)
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This image, taken from NASA's GOES-13 satellite on August 27 at 10:10 a.m. EDT, shows Hurricane Irene centered over the Carolinas.According to NASA, the GOES0-13 satellite is 22,300 miles above the earth and shows Irene's outer bands reaching as far north as New England. (credit:NASA/NOAA GOES Project)
Irene From The ISS - August 26, 2011(03 of13)
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This image of Hurricane Irene was captured by a member of the crew of the International Space Station on Friday, August 26, 2011 at approximately 4:30 p.m. EDT. (credit:NASA)
NASA's Aqua Satellite - August 26, 2011(04 of13)
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This image, which shows Hurricane Irene off the coast of the Carolinas, was taken from NASA's Aqua satellite on August 26, 2011 at 2:05 p.m. EDT. (credit:NASA/GSFC/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team)
Satellite Image - August 26, 2011(05 of13)
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This satellite image from NASA shows Hurricane Irene off the coast of the Carolinas, captured on August 26th at 12:30 p.m. EDT. (credit:NASA/GSFC/Jeff Schmaltz/MODIS Land Rapid Response Team)
GOES Satellite Image - August 26, 2011(06 of13)
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This image, taken from the GOES-13 satellite on August 26, 2011 at 10:45 a.m. EDT, shows Hurricane Irene on the eastern coast of the United States.According to the NASA Goddard Photo and Video Flickr stream, Irene is nearly one-third the size of the entire east coast of the country and has a diameter of 510 miles. (credit:NASA / NOAA GOES-13)
GOES Satellite Image - August 26, 2011(07 of13)
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This image, from the NOAA GOES-EAST satellite, was taken on August 26, 2011 at 8:45 a.m. EST and shows Hurricane Irene of the southeastern coast of the United States. (credit:NOAA)
Terra Satellite Image - August 25, 2011(08 of13)
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This image, taken with a camera aboard the Terra satellite on August 25 at 11:50 a.m. EDT, shows Hurricane Irene -- with winds as high as 115 m.p.h., moving over the Bahamas. (credit:NASA/GSFC, Rapid Response)
GOES Satellite Image - August 25, 2011(09 of13)
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This image, taken with the GOES-13 satellite on August 25, 2011 at 10:02 a.m. EDT, Shows Hurricane Irene over the Bahamas. (credit:NASA/NOAA GOES Project)
Terra Satellite Image - August 24, 2011(10 of13)
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NASA's Terra satellite captured a visible image of Hurricane Irene's eye directly over Crooked Island in the southern Bahamas on August 24, 2011 at 12:15 p.m. EDT.http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2011/h2011_Irene.html (credit:NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response)
Irene From The ISS - August 24, 2011(11 of13)
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Astronaut Ron Garan, a prolific tweeter currently aboard the International Space Station, took this photo of Hurricane Irene over the Bahamas on August 24 at 3:14 p.m EDT. (credit:NASA/Ron Garan)
GOES Satellite Image - August 24, 2011(12 of13)
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The GOES-13 satellite captured this image on August 24, 2011 at 9:02 a.m. EDT. It shows Irene before going over the Bahamas. (credit:NASA/NOAA GOES Project)
GOES Satellite Image - August 24, 2011(13 of13)
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The GOES-13 satellite captured this image on August 24, 2011 at 7:45 a.m. EDT. At this point, Hurricane Irene was over the Bahamas and moving at 12 mph. (credit:NOAA/NASA GOES Project)

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