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The First Rays Of An Orbital Sunrise

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
NASA
January 11, 2023
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The First Rays Of An Orbital Sunrise
The First Rays Of An Orbital Sunrise

The first rays of an orbital sunrise begin to illuminate the Earth’s atmosphere and reflect off the Earth-facing portion of the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the northern Pacific Ocean south of Alaska’s Aleutian Island’s.

iss068e038496 (Dec. 31, 2022) — larger image

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