Atmospheric Glow And The Milky Way Seen By Humans In Orbit
Atmospheric Glow And The Milky Way
NASA
The amber hue hovering just above the Earth’s limb is the atmospheric glow with the Milky Way’s stars sparkling in the background.
This long-duration photograph was taken from the International Space Station at an altitude of 262 miles above Kazakhstan.
iss062e081621 (March 4, 2020) – larger image
