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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Planet Earth at Night II
NASA ^ | 17 Jun, 2023 | Video Credit: NASA, Gateway to Astronaut Photography, ISS Expedition 53; Music: The Low Seas (The 12

Posted on 06/17/2023 2:39:28 PM PDT by MtnClimber

Explanation: Recorded during 2017, timelapse sequences from the International Space Station are compiled in this serene video of planet Earth at Night. Fans of low Earth orbit can start by enjoying the view as green and red aurora borealis slather up the sky. The night scene tracks from northwest to southeast across North America, toward the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida coast. A second sequence follows European city lights, crosses the Mediterranean Sea, and passes over a bright Nile river in northern Africa. Seen from the orbital outpost, erratic flashes of lightning appear in thunder storms below and stars rise above the planet's curved horizon through a faint atmospheric airglow. Of course, from home you can always check out the vital signs of Planet Earth Now.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: nasa
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1 posted on 06/17/2023 2:39:28 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; abb; AFB-XYZ; AFPhys; Agatsu77; America_Right; ...
Todays image is a video at the link. Pinging the APOD list.

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2 posted on 06/17/2023 2:40:08 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

The picture was just beautiful. It’s too bad you couldn’t post in on this thread.


3 posted on 06/17/2023 3:33:34 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: No name given

I have researched and have not found how to post a video to a thread.


4 posted on 06/17/2023 3:41:39 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3999744/posts

The above post from HTML Sandbox says FR can do GIFs, but not videos. I knew this because I wanted to do this, and found out I couldn't.

C. VIDEOS Sorry, FR does not support embedding videos. The best we have are GIFs, those short videos which last several seconds and then repeat endlessly.

5 posted on 06/17/2023 6:07:13 PM PDT by Deaf and Discerning
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To: MtnClimber

That is so cool, wouldn’t it be amazing to see it in person…


6 posted on 06/18/2023 5:27:38 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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