
iss072e030147 (Oct. 7, 2024) --- The atmospheric glow, caused by atoms and moelcules excited by sunlight, blankets Earth's nighttime horizon with a sparkling field of stars above in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 270 miles above the Pacific Ocean north of Auckland, New Zealand.
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