The waxing crescent moon is photographed just above Earth's limb and the fading, bluish hue of the atmosphere at the beginning of an orbital sunrise.
iss059e059211 (May 8, 2019) — The waxing crescent moon is photographed just above Earth’s limb and the bluish hue of the atmosphere at the beginning of an orbital sunrise. A portion of one of the International Space Station’s solar arrays is seen in the left foreground as the orbital complex flew 258 miles above the Sea of Japan.