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Hispaniola Panorama (NASA, International Space Station Science, 08/19/08)

A panoramic view of the island of Hispaniola in the foreground and Cuba extending to over the horizon. The sunglint is illuminating Haiti and the Dominican Republic while the thunderstorms persist in the late afternoon of the summertime day. Taken by the Expedition 17 crew onboard the ISS on Aug. 19, 2008 with a 28 [...]

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Haiti and the Greater Antilles (NASA, International Space Station Science, 08/19/08)

A serene view of a portion of the Greater Antilles islands in the Caribbean Sea. The island of Hispaniola is in the foreground, comprised of the Dominican Republic and Haiti (in the sunglint). Looking toward the horizon, the eastern tip of Cuba is seen through the clouds and thunderstorms that are scattered over the islands. [...]

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Sun Over Earth (NASA, International Space Station, 07/21/03)

Editor’s note: This is an archive image from 2003, part of our "Think Pink" gallery, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month: www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157625045060125/ __________________________________________________________ This view of Earth’s horizon as the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean was taken by an Expedition 7 crewmember onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Anvil tops of thunderclouds are [...]

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Crescent Moon, Earth’s Horizon (NASA, International Space Station Science, 09/05/10)

A last quarter crescent moon above Earth’s horizon is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 24 crew member on the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA View original image/caption: spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-24/html/… More about space station science: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/index.html There’s a Flickr group about Space Station Science. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/ By: NASA’s Marshall [...]

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Hawaiian Islands (NASA, International Space Station Science, 04/27/07)

Most of the Hawaiian Islands and Earth’s horizon are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 15 crewmember on the International Space Station. Image/caption credit: NASA spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-15/html/… More about space station science: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/index.html There’s a Flickr group about Space Station Science. Please feel welcome to join! www.flickr.com/groups/stationscience/ By: NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center

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Comet Lovejoy, Earth’s Horizon (NASA, International Space Station, 12/21/11)

Editor’s note: fantastic series of images of Comet Lovejoy coming from the ISS tonight. Be sure to view large size to see the nice details of the comet’s tail! These have been pulled together into a photoset, Comet Lovejoy, at www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157628637946049/ Comet Lovejoy is visible near Earth’s horizon in this nighttime image photographed by NASA [...]

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