This is my favorite APOD. It is one of a female astronaut taking refuge in what I assume is the ISS observation deck, intense pondering, contemplating the population below of a planet in turmoil, the struggles of the collective dreams, desires, aspirations for the people,societies,civilizations and their quest to struggle, transcend the struggles, burdens they must deal with to make the most of the meager, measly lives from high up above.
Home from Above Credit: Expedition 24 Crew, NASA Explanation: There's no place like home. Peering out of the windows of the International Space Station (ISS), astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson takes in the planet on which we were all born, and to which she would soon return. About 350 kilometers up, the ISS is high enough so that the Earth's horizon appears clearly curved. Astronaut Dyson's windows show some of Earth's complex clouds, in white, and life giving atmosphere and oceans, in blue. The space station orbits the Earth about once every 90 minutes. It is not difficult for people living below to look back toward the ISS. The ISS can frequently be seen as a bright point of light drifting overhead just after sunset. Telescopes can even resolve the overall structure of the space station. The above image was taken in late September from the ISS's Cupola window bay. Dr. Dyson is a lead vocalist in the band Max Q. Challenge: Can you identify which part of Earth is visible in the background?
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09/26/2012 9:46:48 PM PDT by
lbryce
(BHO-"Now, I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds" by way of Oppenheimer at Trinity, NM)
91 posted on
09/26/2012 9:49:16 PM PDT by
lbryce
(BHO-"Now, I am become Death, the Destroyer of Worlds" by way of Oppenheimer at Trinity, NM)