Science and Exploration

Orbital View: Earth’s Atmospheric Glow And The Milky Way

By Keith Cowing

Press Release

October 15, 2018

Filed under Astronomy, NASA, OnOrbit

Orbital View: Earth’s Atmospheric Glow And The Milky Way — Earth's Atmospheric Glow And The Milky Way

NASA and Cameron et al. (2018)

The International Space Station was orbiting about 256 miles above South Australia when a camera on board the orbital complex captured this celestial view of Earth’s atmospheric glow and the Milky Way.
iss057e035382 (Oct. 7, 2018) – Larger image

Keith Cowing

SpaceRef co-founder, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA, Away Teams, Journalist, Space & Astrobiology, Lapsed climber.

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