orbital lab was 258 miles above the Pacific Ocean
(NASA) – This high-exposure photograph revealed Earth’s atmospheric glow against the backdrop of a starry sky in this image taken from the International Space Station on Jan. 21, 2024.
At the time, the orbital lab was 258 miles above the Pacific Ocean northeast of Papua New Guinea.
The Nauka science module and Prichal docking module are visible on the left.
Since the space station became operational in November 2000, crew members have produced hundreds of thousands of images of the land, oceans, and atmosphere of Earth, and even of the Moon through Crew Earth Observations.
Their photographs of Earth record how the planet changes over time due to human activity and natural events.
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