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Credit & Copyright: NASA,
Scott
Kelly
Explanation:
Since
November 2000, people have been living
continuously on the International Space Station.
To celebrate humanity's 15th anniversary
off planet Earth,
consider this
snapshot
from space of our galaxy and
our home world posing together beyond the orbital outpost.
The Milky Way stretches below the curve of Earth's limb in the scene
that also records a faint red, extended airglow.
The galaxy's central bulge appears with starfields
cut by dark rifts of obscuring interstellar dust.
The picture was taken by Astronaut Scott Kelly on August 9, 2015,
the 135th day of his
one-year mission in space.
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NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Milky Way - ISS
Publications with words: Milky Way - ISS
See also:
- APOD: 2025 February 9 Á Milky Way over the Australian Pinnacles
- APOD: 2025 January 5 Á Rocket Launch as Seen from the International Space Station
- APOD: 2024 November 24 Á Journey to the Center of the Galaxy
- APOD: 2024 November 5 Á Milky Way over Easter Island
- APOD: 2024 August 4 Á Gaia: Here Comes the Sun
- APOD: 2024 July 29 Á Milky Way over Uluru
- APOD: 2024 May 29 Á Stairway to the Milky Way