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Milky Way Time Lapse

View of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy visible over an Earth
This time lapse of the Milky Way Galaxy taken from the International Space Station (ISS) also captured a lightning strike on Earth so bright that it lights up the space station’s solar panels.

This time lapse of the Milky Way Galaxy taken from the International Space Station (ISS) also captured a lightning strike on Earth so bright that it lit up the space station’s solar panels.

Astronaut Kjell Lindgren posted this on Twitter and Instagram on Sept. 2, 2015, saying, “Large lightning strike on Earth lights up or solar panels.”

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Image credit: NASA/Kjell Lindgren