Astronaut Scott Kelly just broke the record for the longest US single spaceflight, and the pictures he's taken along the way are incredible

Astronaut Scott Kelly now officially holds the record for the longest US single spaceflight, surpassing Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria's record of 215 days.

And here at Business Insider, we can't get enough of Astronaut Scott Kelly's Instagram account.

Right before Kelly took off for his year in space, President Obama told him, "Good luck Captain. Make sure to Instagram it."

So in celebration of his most recent milestone, here are some of the best shots from his time in space.

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Here's Kelly's first stunning shot of Earth from space, taken 27 weeks ago.

Good morning, Texas from the @ISS. Looks like Houston and Austin have some weather headed your way. #YearInSpace #ISS #Goodmorning #saturday #weekend #Texas #Houston #Austin #weather #wx #houwx #space #earth

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on Apr 4, 2015 at 11:32am PDT

His photos are filled with striking colors, from neon greens ...

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... to vibrant yellow. Unfortunately, Kelly used to not include where these photos were taken, leaving his Instagram audience to guess.

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