Looking Outward From High Above Our Home World
The Milky Way beyond Earth’s horizon iss072e574660 (Jan. 29, 2025) larger image
The Milky Way appears beyond Earth’s horizon in this celestial photograph captured by NASA astronaut Don Pettit using a camera with low light and long duration settings pointed out a window on the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft.
The International Space Station was orbiting 263 miles above the Pacific Ocean just before sunrise.
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