November 24, 2019

Visions of love




International Space Station - The first crew of astronauts arrived on November 2, 2000. They started snapping photos soon after.



A glaciated area at the headwaters of the Rio de la Colonia in southern Chile, December 2000. NASA


Usually six people live and work together in the station, orbiting Earth about every 90 minutes
That means they see 16 sunrises and sunsets every day.

Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo to Twitter on March 1, 2016, writing "Rise and shine! My last #sunrise from space then I gotta go! 1 of 5. #GoodMorning from @space_station! #YearInSpace." NASA/Scott Kelly



The astronauts inside don't always know or share much detail about the sights they see. But many say they never get bored with the views.

Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo of Australia taken from the International Space Station on Twitter with the caption, "#EarthArt A single pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 15 of 17. #YearInSpace." NASA/Scott Kelly




Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo on Twitter with the caption, "Cool frozen lake in #Himalayas! #YearInSpace," January 6, 2016. NASA/Scott Kelly 


On the morning of June 22, 2019, astronauts in the ISS captured the plume of ash and gases rising from the erupting Raikoke Volcano on the Kuril Islands in the North Pacific.NASA                                                     



The Aurora Australis on June 25, 2017, as seen from the International Space Station. NASA


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