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A starry orbital nighttime sky above New Zealand

A starry orbital nighttime sky above New Zealand
The station's docked Progress 72 resupply ship is silhouetted over a wispy aurora australis, or "southern lights," the Earth's atmospheric glow and a starry orbital nighttime sky.

iss060e002056 (June 29, 2019) — Flying 268 miles above New Zealand, the International Space Station’s docked Progress 72 resupply ship is silhouetted over a wispy aurora australis, or “southern lights,” the Earth’s atmospheric glow and a starry orbital nighttime sky. The bright light at top is the Pirs module’s lit airlock window.