November 30, 2009
The oldest light in the universe still hums faintly through space, a relic of the beginning itself.
Bright Sun and Crescent Earth from the Space Station
Birthday · November 30, 2009
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Bright Sun and Crescent Earth from the Space Station
Original APOD · November 30, 2009 ↗This was just one more breathtaking view from the International Space Station. The Sun, a crescent Earth, and the long arm of a solar panel were all visible outside a window when the Space Shuttle Atlantis visited the orbiting outpost last week. Reflections from the window and hexagonal lens flares from the camera are superposed. The space shuttle landed Friday after a successful 10 day mission to expand and resupply the ISS. Numbered STS-129, the space shuttle mission returned astronaut Nicole Stott to Earth from her stay on the ISS as a Flight Engineer in the Expedition 20 and 21 crews.