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Data acquired January 19, 2024 720 x 480 JPEG
Data acquired January 19, 2024 5568 x 3712 8 MB - JPEG
Major cities in northwestern Europe shine bright in this nighttime photo, taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
Astronaut photograph ISS070-E-75895 was acquired on January 19, 2024, with a Nikon D5 digital camera using a focal length of 24 millimeters. It is provided by the International Space Station (ISS) Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by a member of the Expedition 70 crew. The image has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory as part of the ISS National Lab to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the Internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Story by Emily Cassidy.
Published April 18, 2024 Data acquired January 19, 2024