International Space Station Shares Spectacular Night-Time Shots of Earth

  • ace Station Shares Spectacular Night-Time Shots of Earth

International Space Station (ISS) has shared some spectacular photos of the Earth, captured by the astronauts stationed on it. In a new Instagram post, the ISS shared four different photos of “the Earth's colours” — capturing our home planet “from the city lights to the hues of an orbital sunrise.” It also added “how vivid our planet is when pictured from the space station.”

So, what are the amazing sights in the newest set of photos from the space station? The first image is of Mauritius and Réunion Island on the Indian Ocean at night, with the glittering lights marking their boundaries in the dark sea.

In the second photo, we can see the Sun's glint beaming off the Tasman Sea on the south-eastern coast of New South Wales, Australia.photos of Mauritius to night lights of Italy, see the beauty of Earth from space

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By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 29 May 2021 15:13 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
  • ISS shared four stunning photographs on Instagram
  • One of the photos showed Italy from the space
  • ISS also shared photos of the recent lunar eclipse
International Space Station Shares Spectacular Night-Time Shots of Earth

Night lights of Italy (left) and an orbital sunrise in far eastern Asia (right), as shared by the ISS

Photo Credit: Instagram/ iss

International Space Station (ISS) has shared some spectacular photos of the Earth, captured by the astronauts stationed on it. In a new Instagram post, the ISS shared four different photos of “the Earth's colours” — capturing our home planet “from the city lights to the hues of an orbital sunrise.” It also added “how vivid our planet is when pictured from the space station.”

So, what are the amazing sights in the newest set of photos from the space station? The first image is of Mauritius and Réunion Island on the Indian Ocean at night, with the glittering lights marking their boundaries in the dark sea.

In the second photo, we can see the Sun's glint beaming off the Tasman Sea on the south-eastern coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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