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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Солнце и серп Земли с МКС http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1237143/eng |
Credit & Copyright: STS-129 Crew,
NASA
Explanation:
This was just one more breathtaking view from the International Space Station.
The Sun, a crescent Earth, and the long arm of a solar panel were
all visible outside a window when the
Space Shuttle
Atlantis visited the orbiting outpost last week.
Reflections from the window and
hexagonal
lens flares
from the camera are superposed.
The space
shuttle landed Friday after a successful 10 day
mission
to expand and resupply the
ISS.
Numbered
STS-129,
the space shuttle mission returned astronaut
Nicole Stott
to Earth from her stay on the ISS as a
Flight Engineer in the
Expedition 20 and21
crews.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.