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The sun’s first rays peek above Earth’s limb

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May 20, 2019
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The sun's first rays peek above Earth's limb
The sun's first rays peek above Earth's limb highlighting the thin blue atmosphere during an orbital sunrise as the International Space Station orbited 255 miles above Indonesia.

iss059e027932 (April 21, 2019) — The sun’s first rays peek above Earth’s limb highlighting the thin blue atmosphere during an orbital sunrise as the International Space Station orbited 255 miles above Indonesia.