The Expedition 32 crew onboard the International Space Station, flying an altitude of approximately 240 miles, recorded a series of images of Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, on July 15. NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, flight engineer, recorded the series of images from the Tranquility node. The Canadarm2 robot arm is in the foreground.
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LePalomé 5 months ago | reply
Algo que se cree imposible de captar!
mark-in-gr 3 months ago | reply
Funny how some of the Exif data has no relevance for shots taken from space :-)
☀ SussiLaPiloto ✈ 2 months ago | reply
Exceptional image!!
☀ SussiLaPiloto ✈ 2 months ago | reply
Absolutely wonderful!