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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Earth and Milky Way from Space
NASA ^ | November 07, 2015 | (see photo credit)

Posted on 11/07/2015 11:17:46 AM PST by SunkenCiv

Explanation: Since November 2000, people have been living continuously on the International Space Station. To celebrate humanity's 15th anniversary off planet Earth, consider this snapshot from space of our galaxy and our home world posing together beyond the orbital outpost. The Milky Way stretches below the curve of Earth's limb in the scene that also records a faint red, extended airglow. The galaxy's central bulge appears with starfields cut by dark rifts of obscuring interstellar dust. The picture was taken by Astronaut Scott Kelly on August 9, 2015, the 135th day of his one-year mission in space.

November 07, 2015

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; science
[Credit: NASA, Scott Kelly]

1 posted on 11/07/2015 11:17:46 AM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; dayglored; ...
Since November 2000, people have been living continuously on the International Space Station. To celebrate humanity's 15th anniversary off planet Earth...
The Big One

2 posted on 11/07/2015 11:19:09 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: SunkenCiv

*BUMP*


3 posted on 11/07/2015 11:23:32 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: SunkenCiv

Excellent


4 posted on 11/07/2015 11:28:33 AM PST by samtheman (I will build a great, great wall on our southern border... - DT)
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To: SunkenCiv

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=737

5 posted on 11/07/2015 4:06:42 PM PST by BlueDragon
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To: samtheman

What a view!


6 posted on 11/07/2015 4:35:13 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: BlueDragon
...sun-tanned stranded starfish in a daze.
Up the Pool

7 posted on 11/07/2015 6:44:46 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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To: SunkenCiv

it looks like they tried the brown acid


8 posted on 11/07/2015 8:33:29 PM PST by BlueDragon
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