Astronaut Kimiya Yui captured a breathtaking time-lapse video showing the beauty of low Earth orbit as seen from the International Space Station.
Yui’s video began with a spectacular demonstration of zodiacal lightwhich formed when sunlight reflected off a cloud of interplanetary dust particles to form a column of light above the colored arc of our planet. Blue marble.
Green Aurora he can be seen dancing in EarthIt is upper atmosphere as the zodiacal light fades, shimmering between the profiles of the space station’s solar panels as they rotate to follow the sun. The shiny stars of the constellations Pegasus, Andromeda and Ares also rotate into view as the station continues its tour of Earth.
Finally, eagle-eyed observers may also notice the seven most important white species.blue stars of the Pleiades an open star cluster appears at the top left of the screen towards the end of the sequence to descend towards the modular form of the SSI.
Curious about the long-standing orbiting laboratory? Don’t forget to check out our detailed article everything you need to know about the International Space Station and don’t forget that you can always log in live orbital views of Earth broadcast from SEN cameras mounted externally or from the orbital station right here on Space.com. Why not also check out our review of the official LEGO kit for the ISSthis will allow you to bring the venerable space station into your own living room!
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