Science and Exploration

New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Seen From Orbit

By Keith Cowing
October 17, 2013
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New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Seen From Orbit
New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
NASA

One of three Expedition 37 crew members aboard the International Space Station on Sept. 20 photographed this night image showing parts of the New Jersey-New York-Connecticut area of the Atlantic coast.
Long Island, NY is a tell-tale identifier near right center as it juts out into the Atlantic, with Long Island Sound to its west. The New York metropolitan area is largely visible in the bottom center of the frame, with parts of New Jersey at left and parts of Connecticut at right.

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