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Credit & Copyright: STS-129 Crew,
NASA
Explanation:
This was just one more breathtaking view from the International Space Station.
The Sun, a crescent Earth, and the long arm of a solar panel were
all visible outside a window when the
Space Shuttle
Atlantis visited the orbiting outpost last week.
Reflections from the window and
hexagonal
lens flares
from the camera are superposed.
The space
shuttle landed Friday after a successful 10 day
mission
to expand and resupply the
ISS.
Numbered
STS-129,
the space shuttle mission returned astronaut
Nicole Stott
to Earth from her stay on the ISS as a
Flight Engineer in the
Expedition 20 and21
crews.
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NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Sun - Earth - space station
Publications with words: Sun - Earth - space station
See also:
- APOD: 2024 February 19 Á Looking Sideways from the Parker Solar Probe
- Circling the Sun
- APOD: 2023 December 11 Á Solar Minimum versus Solar Maximum
- APOD: 2023 November 19 Á Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun
- APOD: 2023 October 25 Á Gone in 60 Seconds: A Green Flash Sunset
- Circular Sun Halo
- APOD: 2023 August 1 Á Monster Solar Prominence