An amazing image of Earth was captured recently from the International Space Station.
Most of the images taken from the space station's seven-window Cupola observatory show our planet in the night. An Aurora, a dramatic swirl of cloud 250 miles below, an abundance of distant stars, and even part of the space station are included in the picture.
Cristoforetti, who arrived at the International Space Station in April for a six-month stay, shared a beautiful image with her one million followers on the social networking site.
She said that she could see features on the planet's surface even at night. The view from the Cupola is similar to looking up at the sky. Clouds and stars at the same time.
Huub Eggen, a space enthusiast, used a picture of Earth to show it from a different perspective.
In those bright nights around the full Moon you can see features on the planet surface even at night. From the Cupola the view is “upside down” – flying above clouds feels like looking up at the sky from Earth. Cloud gazing and stargazing at the same time! https://t.co/NyB2TQ7oIu pic.twitter.com/i7eXdO4RtE
— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) August 16, 2022
Nature is depicted in this image from a time lapse taken byAstroSamantha from the International Space Station. Eggen wrote about the low pressure area and the Aurora.
Every 90 minutes or so, the space station goes around Earth at a 17,000 mph speed. If astronauts spent an entire day gazing out of the Cupola, they would see 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets, though with full moons only happening once a month, few of the nightscapes will be as beautiful.
To see more amazing Earth shots, take a moment to look at these wonderful images compiled to celebrate this year's Earth Day.
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