Phil Plait just shared an amazing photo for the space shuttle Endeavour in orbit taken from the International Space Station. The photo (above) is absolutely brilliant. Here's an excerpt from the article that he posted over at Discover Magazine.
Incredible. The exposure time was long enough to show city lights streaking under the station, and I suspect tracked on the stars long enough to make them clear and obvious. I can’t identify the stars, but I think the southern dark nebula the Coal Sack can be seen on the left just above the limb of the Earth. I have no idea what cities we’re seeing here but all together the elements here are simply and literally other worldly.
Endeavour is due to land on June 1st at 02:32 EDT (06:32 UTC).
Click below for the full resolution image and the original article.
Source: Discover Magazine
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