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Star trails and an atmospheric glow blanket Earth's horizon
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iss072e921629 (March 30, 2025) --- This long-duration photograph from the International Space Station highlights star trails and an atmospheric glow blanketing Earth's horizon. In the foreground, is a set of the space station's main solar arrays (left), the Kibo laboratory module (right), and Kibo's External Platform that houses experiments exposed to the vacuum of space. The orbital outpost was soaring 259 miles above the Pacific Ocean southeast of Japan after sunset.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineStar trails and an atmospheric glow blanket Earth's horizon. NASA/JSC, 2025-03-30. Public domain. ID: iss072e921629.
