Orbital Stargazing
Orbital Stargazing
NASA
The Earth’s limb and the atmospheric glow highlight the thin blue atmosphere back lit by the Sun’s rays during a period between night and day.
The light of the moon and the starry Milky Way drape the background as the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Mexico.
iss060e002090 (June 29, 2019) – larger image
