
Star trails and Earth’s atmospheric glow above the southern Atlantic Ocean
iss072e941128 (April 2, 2025) --- This long duration photograph, taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 271 miles above the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Ocean, highlights star trails and Earth's atmospheric glow moments before the orbital outpost soared into a sunrise. In the foreground (from left), are the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet module, a set of the station's main solar arrays, and the Canadarm2 robotic arm.
Image Credit: NASA/Don Pettit
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TakenApril 2, 2025
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