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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Планета Юрия http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1284940/eng |
Credit & Copyright: ISS Expedition 30,
NASA
Explanation:
On another April 12th,
in 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alexseyevich Gagarin
became the first human
to see planet Earth from space.
Commenting on his view from orbit
he reported, "The sky is very dark; the Earth is bluish.
Everything is seen very clearly".
On yet another April 12th, in 1981 NASA launched the
first space shuttle.
To celebrate in 2013,
consider this
image from the orbiting International
Space Station, a stunning view of the planet at night
from low Earth
orbit.
Constellations of lights
connecting the densely
populated cities along the Atlantic east coast of the United States
are framed by two Russian spacecraft docked at the space station.
Easy to recognize cities include New York City and Long Island
at the right.
From there, track toward the left for Philadelphia, Baltimore,
and then Washington DC near picture center.
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.